The Colorado Avalanche power play has improved this season.
So far there’s been a lot that has gone poorly for the Avalanche, but I’ve written enough about that already. Frankly, it’s making me sad.
So today were going to look at a change to systems that I actually enjoy — the Avalanche power play now using a support man in the middle. Before we dive into specifics lets go over the basics of the power play that nearly every team in the NHL uses now a days.
The 1-3-1 Avalanche Powerplay
The basic premise of every power play in the NHL is the 1-3-1, which is mostly as it sounds.