Why Avalanche’s Current Dip Could Be the Hidden Opportunity No One Sees Coming
The Avalanche looked like they might be the best team in hockey history at one point in the season. Even now, the team still has fewer than ten outright losses. They are 35-7-9 for the season, which is good in terms of points, but still makes me a little concerned for their playoff outlook as it does mean they are struggling a bit in close games. Still, if we combine those losses and overtime losses, we get a record of 35-16, which is almost 20 games above .500. That is a great mark no matter how you look at it. For the season, the Avalanche are averaging almost four goals per game at 3.90. They are also elite on defense, holding opponents to just a 2.39 goals against per game average. They haven’t been great in January, though. They are just 5-7 overall, and 5-5-2 in actual hockey records. Tonight, they should have Scott Wedgewood in the net, and he has been basically a wall this season. He is 20-3-5, is allowing 2.14 goals against on average, and has a .918 save percentage. Those are all fifth or better in the league.



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