The Bruins are sitting a top the Atlantic this year and after battling back to beat Vegas look like they will be very difficult to beat. What else helps the Bruins out is the fact that the team is definitely playing among the top teams in the league early on and have been able to crush their opponents in those games as well. Something else the Bruins have done is proven that they can battle back from being down in the games to win.
This year the Bruins offense has not been nearly as good as what you would expect. The offense for the Bruins is heading into the game scoring at a clip of 2.33 goals a game. The team has converted on the power play at 22.2% this year. When it comes to killing off the penalties the Bruins have done it at a clip of 75%, but have allowed only 1.33 goals a game to be scored.
Colorado has been one of the teams that has surprised a lot of people with how they have been playing on the year. This year the Avalanche have not lost a single game on the season, but the team has been dominating in the way they have been able to pick up the wins on the year. What else helps the Avalanche out is the fact that the team has been able to score quite well on the year.
With the Avalanche the team has been able to score a total of 4.5 goals a game offensively. The Avalanche have converted on the power play at 25% on the season. When it comes to playing defense the Avalanche have given up 2.5 goals a game on the year and have been able to kill off 62.5% of the power plays they have faced.
