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Colorado Avalanche: Checking in at the Quarter-Season Mark

By Nadia Archuleta

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 04: Members of the Colorado Avalanche stand during the National Anthem prior to the game against the Minnesota Wild at the Pepsi Center on October 4, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 04: Members of the Colorado Avalanche stand during the National Anthem prior to the game against the Minnesota Wild at the Pepsi Center on October 4, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 14: Erik Johnson #6 and Mark Barberio #44 of the Colorado Avalanche point to the crowd after a win against the Boston Bruins at the Pepsi Center on November 14, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Bruins 6-3. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Home and Away Play

The gap between home and away play has shrunk for the Colorado Avalanche this season. That’s both a good and a bad thing.

On the good side, the Avalanche finally have a winning record on the road, 6-4-2. That statistic is augmented by their 3-1 roadie on the East Coast. Last season at this time, the team had a 4-7-0 record.

The not-so-good comes in the fact that Colorado is less dominant at home now, at least by a little. Right now they’re 4-2-2 at home. That’s still 10 out of 16 points they’ve earned. However, last season they were a stellar 6-1-1 at this time.

The one worry up until the Ducks game was the overtime record. Four times this season Colorado had gotten into overtime. Three times they lost in overtime. One time they lost in the shootout. The Ducks game saw the Avs win in OT for the first time this season.

I’m not worried about the home record — it’s still a good one. I think it’s better to see that Colorado has developed a road identity.

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