NHL Power Rankings: Avalanche Lead An Unpredictable Season, Canucks Fall To Last

Could the Colorado Avalanche be the best team in the NHL's Salary Cap Era? There's a new team below them in the NHL power rankings, and the Vancouver Canucks are falling out of the playoff picture.

Are the Colorado Avalanche having the best start in recent NHL history?

At 19-1-6 through 26 games, Colorado already is in rare company and on pace to set an NHL record for points in a season.

Smoldering Avalanche another challenge for tested Islanders

Both teams were off Wednesday after earning wins Tuesday night at home. Ilya Sorokin carried a shutout bid deep into the third period and finished with 30 saves as the Islanders edged the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1. The Avalanche ran their point streak to 17 games by beating the Vancouver Canucks, 3-1.

NHL Power Rankings: Avalanche have plenty of reasons to be thankful, Predators are not so fortunate

The top of the rankings proved difficult in a different way. Imagine trying to pinpoint just one good thing about the Colorado Avalanche. They haven't lost in regulation since Oct. 25, and they have multiple players up for awards. It's a bountiful feast in Denver.

Shots on goal are harder to come by in the NHL these days, but not for the Colorado Avalanche

Shots on goal are becoming a tougher commodity to collect in the NHL, except for the Colorado Avalanche. NHL clubs are averaging 27.7 shots on goal per game through November. That would be the fourth-lowest total in league history, and the fewest since teams averaged 27.5 in 2001-02.

Avalanche's Jared Bednar Gets Honest About NHL Standings

The Colorado Avalanche are rolling despite their overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild. They had ten consecutive wins going into that game alongside one of the be

The Colorado Avalanche Have What It Takes To Break NHL Points Record

The Colorado Avalanche are dominating the entire NHL, exceeding expectations and challenging the Boston Bruins' historic point record with a stunning balance of offensive and defensive prowess.

NHL power ratings: Avalanche keep rolling through Week 8 of 2025-26 season

Since then, the Avalanche have earned points in 16 consecutive contests (13-0-3), including both of their outings during last week's abbreviated four-day span as they lost to the Minnesota Wild in a shootout before clobbering the Montreal Canadiens 7-2 on Saturday.

Avalanche Leading League With Dominant Early-Season Metrics

The Colorado Avalanche aren’t just winning — they’re completely overwhelming teams. A month and a half into the 2025–26 season, they’ve become the NHL’s model o

Why Avalanche will break Bruins’ all-time single-season points record in 2025-26

Can Nathan MacKinnon and Scott Wedgewood lead the Avalanche into the record books with the single-season points lead?
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