Pittsburgh and Buffalo aren’t known as particularly stingy defensive teams, but both blanked Colorado with impressive performances.
Colorado Avalanche’s Devon Toews is trailed by Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. PITTSBURGH — The day before they played the then-undefeated Avalanche, multiple veteran players on the Pittsburgh Penguins roster offered a warning: If their scuffling club didn’t play better and pay attention to important details, the visiting team was going to punish them.
But after back-to-back performances in which the Avs suddenly looked vulnerable after a dominant 6-0 start, does this edition still need to figure some things out when the opponent shows up locked in?The interesting part of this isn’t that Colorado suddenly lost two games. The Avs are clearly still one of the best teams in the league.
The Avs were just shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since 2016. There are some obvious reasons why. The power play struggled in both contests. The opposing goaltenders played very well. The penalty kill has been better than expected, and the power play has been worse. It’s a small sample size, and both should naturally regress towards preseason expectations.
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