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NHL Power Rankings: Week 13 Injuries, Prospects, In-Depth Analysis

By Matt Duscharme

Dec 31, 2016; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky (72) celebrates the win after the game against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center. The Blue Jackets won 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2016; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky (72) celebrates the win after the game against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center. The Blue Jackets won 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /
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NHL Power Rankings: Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov (16) and defenseman Fedor Tyutin (51) react following the loss to the New York Rangers at the Pepsi Center. The Rangers defeated the Avalanche 6-2. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
NHL Power Rankings: Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov (16) and defenseman Fedor Tyutin (51) react following the loss to the New York Rangers at the Pepsi Center. The Rangers defeated the Avalanche 6-2. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /

Previous Ranking: 30 (+1)

Team Record: (12-25-1)

Goals For: 77

Goals Against: 128

Special Teams

PP: 17-for-122 (13.3 percent) (28th)
PK: 33-for-149 (77.8 percent) (25th)

Injury List

Erik Johnson (leg) – out until Late-January
Francois Beauchemin (illness) – day-to-day
Semyon Varlamov (groin) – day-to-day

Statistical Leaders in 2016-17

Top Forward: Nathan MacKinnon (38gp 9g 16a 25pts)
Top Defenseman: Tyson Barrie (38gp 3g 17a 20pts)
Top Rookie: Mikko Rantanen (33gp 6g 11a 17pts)
Top Goaltender: Semyon Varlamov (6 wins 3.33GAA .901 save percentage)

Player of the Week: D Tyson Barrie (4gp 1g 3a 4pts)

Last week for Colorado was not a good week at all, posting a 0-4-0 record. Tyson Barrie has been the biggest standout with four points in four games but despite that he was a minus one on the week. Calvin Pickard played all four games for the Avalanche and in doing so posted some horrendous numbers.

With Colorado’s play all season, a lot of trade rumors have been circulating around the team about who may be on the way out. And while they say it hasn’t effected their play, it obviously has since both Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog has yet to hit 25 points and the other hasn’t reached 15 yet. Due to Varlamov’s groin injury, backup goalie Calvin Pickard has had to step up and in doing so lost all four games from last week. He also posted a .878 save percentage and a 4.05 goals-against-average. Colorado is going to have to step things up if they don’t want to be a lottery team at the draft, but in some cases, that’s not always a bad thing. This week is fairly short since Colorado only has one game against the Islanders.

Weekly Prospect Profile: Sergei Boikov, Colorado (ECHL)

2016-17 stats: 7gp 1g 1a 2pts

Sergei Boikov is an extremely physical defenseman, he will hit you any chance he can get. He’s really strong defensively, but not so strong offensively, making him a perfect stay at home defenseman who will make things hard on the opposition in the defensive zone.

– Matt Duscharme

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