"Good guy Shane Doan? put the Avalanche in a bad mood Monday afternoon.

The respected Phoenix captain, who produced his first career hat trick in his previous game at Jobing.com Arena, was the big difference in the Coyotes' 6-1 victory over the road-weary Avs.

Doan helped make life miserable for young goalie Semyon Varlamov, who allowed all six goals and declined comment after what might have been his worst performance in a Colorado sweater.

"He needs to be better," Avs coach Joe Sacco said of Varlamov, whom the club acquired in a high-priced trade with the Washington Capitals last summer. "We could have been better in front of him ... but he needs to battle through some of that adversity. He knows. He knows that he can be better than that for us.""