It’s still a tiny sample size, but what a difference a year makes, so far, for the Colorado Avalanche penalty killers.
The entire Avalanche team got off to a slow start a season ago before a huge run to the finish line secured a Central Division title. Nowhere was that more evident than the penalty kill. The Avs allowed nine power-play goals in the first six games of last season, including two in each of the first three contests.“They’re doing a good job,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “I mean, that’s a key penalty kill in overtime.
Josh Manson, Cale Makar and Jack Johnson all blocked a shot during the PK. Andrew Cogliano and Val Nichushkin split the time as the lone forward while those three defensemen plus Devon Toews handled the two defense spots in the triangle.The Avs began this season with a couple of key figures from the penalty kill unit to replace, forward J.T. Compher and defenseman Erik Johnson.
“He’s a puck hound,” Bednar said. “You get him on the ice and he’s a gamer. He’s highly competitive. He’s fired up. He plays the game with passion and physicality. He has some quickness to his game and he likes to get after the puck, which helps your penalty kill.” “Each team kind of presents different challenges and different looks,” Jack Johnson said. “But yeah, so far so good. We’re just going to try and keep getting better as the year goes along.”
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