It shouldn’t be a surprise by now, but the Colorado Avalanche are good. Well, the team does have some weaknesses, but their top players are not only the best on their own team, but some are even in the top 5-10 when considering the rest of the NHL. A lot of that has to do with their stats on paper, and sometimes things that don’t actually show up on paper.
The biggest factor of a hockey game is obviously the goals. The other is the number of assists. An assist goes to a maximum of two players—the two players on the team that scores a goal. Those two players would have to be back-to-back, though. If a player on the opposing team touches the puck in the process, the count restarts.
So, who are the top-3 Colorado Avalanche players from the 2023-24 season who led the team in points? We’ll start with number three.
3. Cale Makar
Cale Makar comes in third on this list, as he recorded 90 points in 77 games during the 2023-24 season. There were only two instances in which Makar went three or more games without recording a point: December 2-December 9 (3 games) and February 6-February 22 (8 games).
Makar had 21 multi-point games during the 2023-24 season. It’s a fair assumption that Makar would have been one of the leaders in the Conn Smythe race this postseason had the Colorado Avalanche advanced further into the postseason. Unfortunately, they were bounced in Round 2.
His best month statistically was November, in which he had a massive 25 points, including 21 assists.
At even-strength (same number of players on the ice for each team), Makar had 13 goals and 34 assists (47 points). On the power-play, Makar had seven goals and 32 assists for 39 points. While the Avalanche were shorthanded, Makar had four total points including 3 assists.
During 5-on-5 instances, Makar had 40 points.