Avs’ run of dominance feels sustainable

Can any team challenge the Colorado Avalanche this year? That’s the most pressing question across the National Hockey League as we head into the winter holidays, because it’s been a long time since a team dominated the regular season the way Jared Bednar’s club has in 2025. Most of the league is locked into extremely tight divisional races, with teams separated by just a few points. Parity is playing a role, and so too is the shockingly high number of games being decided by way of overtime and the shootout. The standings, well into December, are a jumbled mess – with one colossal exception. That outlier is the team with the two-headed monster of Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. Colorado has...