Takeaways From Avalanche Win Over Hurricanes

Another shortie for LOC

Five wins, zero losses. Has any NHL team ever gone 82-0-0? (That’s been a frequent inside joke between me and Terry Frei over the years).

Right now, there’s just no stopping the Colorado Avalanche. On a night the Avs had some rough moments, they just wiped them quickly away with quick bursts of all-around A-List talent, starting with Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen. Final score: Avalanche 6, Hurricanes 4.

Oh yeah, and the depth guys were excellent too. Logan O’Connor scored a short-handed goal for the THIRD straight game, tying the franchise record of Joe Sakic. Fredrik Olofsson scored a huge goal too.

Carolina’s goalie, Pyotr Kochetkov, was brutally awful too and that obviously helped the cause. Death, taxes and goalie problems for the Hurricanes. They’re a very good team otherwise, but there’s no chance they’ll win a Stanley Cup - as some oddsmakers think - with that goaltending.

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