It’s time to address the nation with The State of the Union. The State of the Colorado Avalanche union, rather. I may be a political science student, but not at this moment.
Aside from the digression, the Avs have had quite a tumultuous first half of the season. Saturday night’s decisive 7-0 win over the Ottawa Senators was Game 41 of the year, crossing the halfway point of the season en route to Game 82 in April. Here’s where the Colorado Avalanche sits right now.
Colorado Avalanche Halfway Point Stats
Home Record: 10-8-3
Away Record: 11-9-0
Standings: 4th in Central, 9th in West, six points out of second wild card
Leading Goal-Scorer: Mikko Rantanen (29)
Leading Assister: Nathan MacKinnon (30)
The Avs have been a part of history in both good and bad ways this season.