When a team is off to the third-best start in league history, any sort of concern is very much a first-world problem.

Valanciunas gives Nikola Jokic best backup of his career; Burns has helped Nathan MacKinnon produce best start of his career.

This edition of the Colorado Avalanche has been so consistently good that Jared Bednar, often a tinkerer when he’s looking for a spark, hasn’t needed to turn the line blender on very often.

The NHL loves the parity in the league, but too much of it can make a parody of the standings.

This Colorado Avalanche team has the most explosive offense in the NHL this season, and it doesn’t waste time reminding everyone.

Most of Sam Malinski’s closest friends have become Colorado Avalanche fans in recent years, but they’re still Minnesota kids at heart.