This Colorado Avalanche team is dismantling opponents when it has the same number of players on the ice. It almost doesn’t seem fair for the Avs to be best in the league with fewer players as well.

Colorado is the pacesetter in the NHL this season, improving to 22-2-7 with a 6-2 thrashing Thursday night of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. The Avalanche leads the league in points, goals scored and fewest goals allowed.

They are clearly the best team in the NHL at even strength, with the most even-strength goals scored through 30 games in 37 years. But, as of Friday morning, the Avs are also ranked No. 1 on the penalty kill, at 86.4%.

“Everybody has bought in to keeping the puck out our of net,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “It’s got a certain aggressiveness t

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