Special Teams

So far this season, the Avalanche have had some of the better special teams play in all of the NHL. The Avs are currently fourth in the NHL in power play at 25 percent success rate, which is a vast improvement over last season where they finished 29th in the league with a lousy 15 percent.

The penalty kill has been strong as well, which is not much of a surprise since it was one of the few bright spots for the Avalanche last season. At fifth in the league, (exactly where they finished the 2014-15 season) the Avalanche have been efficient in this category, killing 88.9% of their penalties this season.

If Colorado can maintain these levels of special teams efficiency, they can dedicate focus on improving other aspects of their game, ultimately making the Avalanche better as a whole.