Colorado Avalanche — Power play units · 2026-27
Measured through 14 November 2026 · Source: NHL shift charts
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Colorado's first unit scores 0.571 goals a game, tied for 13th in the league. Anaheim's scores 1.100.
2026-27 · 21 games measured · ranks of 32 first units by goals per team game
First unit
A goal every 7:2689:09 on the ice as a first unit · 12 goals · a shot every 1:01 · the same five 42% of the time
Second unit
24.6% of PP time29:52 on the ice as a second unit · 5 goals · a goal every 5:58
Unit by game · last 20
- PP1
- PP2
- Played, not on PP
- Did not play
| Skater | Games → last night | PP min/gm | PP1 share | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Hughes | 4:05 | 100% | 4 | |
| Nazem Kadri | 4:00 | 90% | 8 | |
| Martin Necas | 3:50 | 76% | 6 | |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1:41 | 10% | 4 | |
| Devon Toews | 1:48 | 14% | 5 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1:30 | 0% | 4 | |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 1:49 | 10% | 3 | |
| Jaden Schwartz | 1:59 | 24% | 2 | |
| Nicolas Roy ▲ NEW | 0:13 | 0% | 0 | |
| Sam Malinski ▲ NEW | 0:16 | 0% | 0 |
One square per club game, oldest to newest. An ink outline is a game he dressed without a power-play shift; a red slashed box, a game he did not dress; a small dot, a night the club drew no power play; a dashed box, a game before he joined the club or one the data could not read. Hover a square for the game. “Held” marks a skater whose unit slot stands while he is out of the lineup.
On the ice in Colorado's last game
1st power-play unit
the five from the last game · 14 Nov2nd power-play unit
the five from the last game · 14 NovWho is on Colorado's power play?
The season's most-used first unit is Nazem Kadri, Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas, Cale Makar and T.J. Hughes — together 37:27 as this exact five, 42% of the club's first-unit time.
The season's most-used second unit is Brock Nelson, Jaden Schwartz, Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews — together 9:04 as this exact five, 30% of the club's second-unit time.
The club's power play
| measure | value |
|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 3.38 |
| Power-play time per game | 5:47 |
| Games measured | 21 |
| Times shorthanded per game | 2.95 |
Trend
First power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP1 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazem Kadri | C | 4:00 | 19 | 90% | 3 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | 4:11 | 1 | 95% | 3 |
| Martin Necas | C | 3:50 | 9 | 76% | 3 |
| Cale Makar | D | 4:11 | 1 | 95% | 1 |
| T.J. Hughes | R | 4:05 | 21 | 100% | 0 |
What PP1 produces
| measure | value | rank of 32 PP1s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | a goal every 7:26 | 20th of 32 | 12 goals in 89:09 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.571 | T-13th of 32 | 12 goals across the club's 21 games |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 73.3% | 9th of 32 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 73.3% |
| Same five | 42% | 19th of 32 | this exact five: 37:27 of the line's 89:09 |
| Shooting pace | a shot every 1:01 | — | 87 shots in 89:09 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | a chance every 1:31 | — | 59 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 89:09 on the ice |
Second power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP2 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Nelson | C | 1:30 | 11 | 90% | 1 |
| Jaden Schwartz | L | 1:59 | 9 | 71% | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | L | 1:49 | 11 | 81% | 2 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | L | 1:41 | 2 | 71% | 4 |
| Devon Toews | D | 1:48 | 2 | 71% | 0 |
What PP2 produces
| measure | value | rank of 32 PP2s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | a goal every 5:58 | 3rd of 32 | 5 goals in 29:52 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.238 | 3rd of 32 | 5 goals across the club's 21 games |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 24.6% | 22nd of 32 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 24.6% |
| Same five | 30% | 5th of 32 | this exact five: 9:04 of the line's 29:52 |
| Shooting pace | a shot every 1:34 | — | 19 shots in 29:52 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | a chance every 2:59 | — | 10 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 29:52 on the ice |
What a first-unit spot is worth here
| term | value | rank |
|---|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 3.38 | T-7th of 32 |
| First-unit minutes per game | 4:15 | 4th of 32 |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 73.3% | 9th of 32 |
| Scoring pace as a five | a goal every 7:26 | 20th of 32 |
| First-unit goals per game | 0.571 | T-13th of 32 |
| Same five | 42% | 19th of 32 |
Every skater
| player | pos | unit | streak | PP1 share | PP min/gm | PK time/gm | PP G | PP A | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Hughes | R | PP1 | 21 | 100% | 4:05 | 0:00 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nazem Kadri | C | PP1 | 19 | 90% | 4:00 | 0:04 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Martin Necas | C | PP1 | 9 | 76% | 3:50 | 0:01 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | L | PP1 | 2 | 10% | 1:41 | 2:09 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Devon Toews | D | PP1 | 2 | 14% | 1:48 | 2:28 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Brock Nelson | C | PP2 | 11 | 0% | 1:30 | 2:27 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | L | PP2 | 11 | 10% | 1:49 | 0:00 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jaden Schwartz | L | PP2 | 9 | 24% | 1:59 | 0:00 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nicolas Roy | C | PP2 | 1 | 0% | 0:13 | 0:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | D | PP2 | 1 | 0% | 0:16 | 0:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Burns | D | — | — | 0% | 0:01 | 1:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | D | — | — | 0% | 0:02 | 1:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fedor Svechkov | C | — | — | 0% | 0:03 | 0:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | C | — | — | 0% | 0:02 | 2:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Juulsen | D | — | — | 0% | 0:01 | 0:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | D | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 1:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor | R | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 2:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Brindley | C | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary L'Heureux | L | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Makar | L | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 0:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Gagne | D | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | D | — | — | 95% | 4:11 | 1:45 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | — | — | 95% | 4:11 | 0:05 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
held — his last measured game is older than the club’s: injured or scratched, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a streak.
Every game — 21 this season
| date | opp | PP1 time | PP1 G | PP1 SOG | PP1 SAT | PP1 HDC | PP2 time | PP2 G | PP2 SAT | PP2 HDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 games | 4:15/gm | 12 | 87 | 117 | 59 | 1:25/gm | 5 | 25 | 10 | |
| 14 Nov | MTL | 4:05 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2:56 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 Nov | OTT | 5:17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0:45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 Nov | TOR | 2:33 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1:27 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 Nov | DET | 5:50 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Nov | NSH | 5:15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Nov | CBJ | 3:44 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0:49 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 Nov | CHI | 6:17 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2:07 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 Oct | CGY | 4:20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1:22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 Oct | NJD | 3:05 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0:52 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 Oct | NSH | 4:25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 Oct | TBL | 3:37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1:06 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 Oct | NJD | 1:37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Oct | PHI | 3:21 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 Oct | PIT | 4:53 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Oct | DAL | 5:17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 Oct | DAL | 4:09 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1:25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 Oct | TOR | 7:28 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 Oct | CGY | 2:49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Oct | WPG | 1:33 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Oct | STL | 5:25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2:35 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 Sep | LAK | 4:09 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2:26 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 325 games in 2026-27.