Gaining 81.6 percent of points through 19 games isn’t something we often see. But that’s where the Avalanche are right now.
Following a 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders, the Avs improved to 13-1-5 and 7-0-2 at Ball Arena. They’ve collected 31 of a possible 38 games and have the NHL’s longest active winning streak, currently at six games.
They keep winning, but it’s not the same guys each night. For example, Nathan MacKinnon didn’t have a crazy multi-point night in this one.
Cale Makar had an assist, and it was a nice pass, but he didn’t produce multiple points either.
Martin Necas scored a goal, his 13th of the season, but it was on an empty net.
Different guys are stepping up when the top stars aren’t carrying the offensive load. It’s a nice change from the past three seasons.
“It’s not always going to be total domination in every game,” head coach Jared Bednar said. “You gotta make one more play than they do to win hockey games, and we’ve been consistent with that. It’s different guys stepping up on different nights.”
Here’s what I saw at Ball Arena on Sunday night, and how the Avs continued to handle clubs that are playing good hockey.
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