DENVER — Booted from his first two faceoffs of the game. Called for being offside. Busted for a hooking penalty. His team scores for what would have been a 1-0 lead only to have the goal nullified because replays show he was actually offside again.



All those events might be used to describe a full evening of misery. For Tyson Jost, that actually summarizes what happened to him in the first period in the Avalanche’s 1-0 loss to the Lightning at Pepsi Center.



Early-season indicators pointed toward Jost being a strong candidate to become the team’s breakout player. While that could still happen, Wednesday brought another reminder of how this campaign has yet to go to plan for the Avalanche’s first-round pick in 2016.



“Yeah, it’s frustrating. It’s hard to find words to explain it,” Jost said. “It’s just been a frustrating feeling. I expect more from myself. That’s the bottom line. I’m just...