As the Avalanche ended a three-game homestand dud and departed for Canada this week, the most staggering statistic of the season (still) was the team’s scoring imbalance.
As the Avalanche flew from Vancouver to Edmonton after a fifth consecutive loss and a season low-point, the most staggering statistic of the season was the team’s scoring imbalance.The Avs were seventh in the West with a .554 point percentage, hanging around the wild card crowd even though Mikko Rantanen remained the team’s only double-digit scorer at the 37-game mark .
For historical context, only 70 times in NHL history and 56 times since the start of the expansion era has it taken a team 40 games to have a second player reach 10 goals. Only 15 of those 70 teams were above .500 when a second player scored his 10th. This is the second longest it has ever taken the Avalanche/Nordiques franchise. The longest? 39 games inObviously, the Avs would have more double-digit scorers if they had more healthy forwards. Nathan MacKinnon missed 11 games. Valeri Nichushkin was at seven goals in seven games when he sustained an ankle injury. Gabriel Landeskog scored 30 goals last season but still hasn’t played a game.
Landeskog’s original timeline put him on track to return next week, when the Avs visit Chicago. Coach Jared Bednar said he is “nowhere close” to returning, but the team does still expect him back this season. “I wouldn’t call it a setback,” Bednar said. “I think he’s making really good progress. We’re happy with the way it’s going. It’s just a new timeline.”
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