Three takeaways from the Knights’ 4-2 preseason loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday:
1. Powerless on PP.
The Knights’ power play entered the game fourth in the NHL on the power play at 25.8 percent (8-for-31) — a plethora of 5-on-3s early in the preseason helped those numbers — but it’s gone dry the past two games.
The Knights finished 0-for-7 with the man advantage against the Avalanche and haven’t scored in their past 16 power plays, dating to Sunday’s game in Anaheim.
“We tried to make the fancy plays, the cross-seam play, and we weren’t shooting the puck,” Knights coach Gerard Gallant said.