As the NHL season comes down the stretch there are two teams pacing the league ahead of the pack while lapping quite a few other teams…
The Panthers and Avalanche are the class of the NHL with both teams succeeding despite some serious injuries to key players along the way…
But who is better?
With 72 Games played the teams have both virtually identical records…The Avalanche have one more win at 52-14-6. Florida is 51-15-6.
The Panthers have scored more goals than anyone in the league: 302. Colorado sits third at 275
The Avalanche are 6th in Goals Allowed…The Panthers are 15th and have fallen in this rating since losing their stalwart Ekblad…and yet they have still found ways to win…
The Panthers have won 7 straight. The Avalanche have won 6 straight.
The Panthers play in arguably a much better conference. All eight teams are already at or nearing 100 points already…All eight teams are close to 700 winning percentage…a true NHL rarity..
They played each other twice this season. Each team won in its own building. Florida 4-1. Colorado 3-2.
So who is better?