DENVER -- Brock Nelson had four points for the Colorado Avalanche, who extended their point streak to 16 games with a 7-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Ball Arena on Saturday.

While the Colorado Avalanche continue to dominate both the Central Division and the NHL, head coach Jared Bednar finally revealed the motivation driving the team's spot at the top of the standings.

The old guys on the Colorado Avalanche handed out a few lessons Saturday afternoon to the young Montreal Canadiens.

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.

The Avalanche are the best team in the NHL at this point of the season, and it's not a very close race. With just one loss in regulation and an absurd goal differential of +38, there’s not another team on the same level as Colorado. The organization has a strong chance of advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals once again this spring.

Valeri Nichushkin logged a full practice for the Colorado Avalanche, and there's a chance that he could be making his return soon.

The Colorado Avalanche's winning streak ended at 10 games, however their run of consecutive contests with at least a point continued after a 3-2 shootout loss on Friday afternoon.

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Coming off back-to-back shutouts this weekend, the Avs have only one regulation loss in 22 games — the NHL's best team, and it's not close.

Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche are one of the NHL's best teams right now and it certainly shows. So much so, that they are at the top of the Centra