Colorado Avalanche Make Records in Nashville Win

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators. Meanwhile, they ticked off some milestones along the way.

The Colorado Avalanche visited the Music City and made their own records. They beat the Nashville Predators 3-2.

That’s not the record, necessarily. They have won six games in a row, but that’s not the record either.

Rather, the win in Nashville represented their eighth consecutive road win. That’s a franchise record. That win also represented the 11th win in February. That’s also a franchise record.

Mind you, for half the month of February they’ve had key injuries. Nazem Kadri, Mikko Rantanen, Matt Calvert, Philipp Grubauer.

Meanwhile, the current longest-tenured Colorado Avalanche player, Erik Johnson, hit a milestone of his own. He scored a goal and earned an assist. He now has 300 career points.

Let’s look at that goal:

That was the game-winning goal. And that was his 300th point. I’ve always loved Erik Johnson coast-to-coast goals. That empty-netter from behind his own net is pretty sweet, too.

His best buddy and usual defensive partner, Samuel Girard, was very happy for him:

And, hey, let’s look at that assist.

He earned the primary assist on that one.

Meanwhile, I’m reminded of something Johnson said earlier in the year when the Avalanche were having their bad stretch — that mid-season slump that’s been their lot the last few years. He gave the situation at the time the proper gravity, but he said you also don’t want to peak too early in the season.

We definitely saw the result of that situation with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season.

Meanwhile, the Avs are coming on strong. They play so well as a team when they’re injured. They’re going to get healthy again, but it’s good to know this team can find ways to win even when they’re facing injuries.

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Oh, by the way, Martin Kaut scored, too. He’s now scored two goals in six NHL games. What’s more, he has yet to feel the losing feeling when he’s in the lineup. Here’s hoping it stays that way.

Johnson did have an explanation for the team’s success on the road. He relates it all back to team chemistry. The players really like each other so they “play really hard for each other.

Hey, I’ve been saying it for a while that goal tending and team chemistry are what win Stanley Cups in today’s NHL.

The Colorado Avalanche are off tomorrow. Johnson gave a little hint into their plans when he talked about “getting beers on Broadway.” Hey, the boys deserve it, and they don’t play again until Monday.