The Colorado Avalanche are on a tear to begin the 2025-26 season , posting a 17-1-5 record, a pace we haven't seen since the Boston Bruins in 2022-23. In that season, the Bruins passed the Montreal Canadiens' previous record of 132 points in 1976-77, and added two more for good measure. While the Bruins broke a long-standing single-season record that season, there are reasons to believe the Avalanche are going to make sure it doesn't take 46 years to break it again.

The 39 points the Avalanche secured put them five points clear of the next closest team with a game in hand. However, if any team is going to avoid resting on its laurels, it's the team led by Nathan MacKinnon . One of the most intense players in the game takes no days off, and it's evident that his mindset is trickling

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