Colorado Avalanche — Power play units · 2026-27
Measured through 12 October 2026 · Source: NHL shift charts
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Colorado's first unit scores 0.200 goals a game, tied for 27th in the league. Utah's scores 1.500.
2026-27 · 5 games measured · ranks of 32 first units by goals per team game
First unit
A goal every 21:2421:24 on the ice as a first unit · 1 goal · a shot every 0:58 · the same five 47% of the time
Second unit
25.3% of PP time7:39 on the ice as a second unit · 3 goals · a goal every 2:33
Unit by game · last 5
- PP1
- PP2
- Played, not on PP
| Skater | Games → 10 Oct | PP min/gm | PP1 share | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar | 4:25 | 100% | 1 | |
| Martin Necas | 4:29 | 100% | 0 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 4:18 | 100% | 1 | |
| T.J. Hughes | 3:54 | 100% | 0 | |
| Nazem Kadri | 3:36 | 60% | 2 | |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1:56 | 0% | 2 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1:30 | 0% | 3 | |
| Devon Toews | 1:37 | 0% | 2 | |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 2:50 | 40% | 0 | |
| Jaden Schwartz | 1:42 | 0% | 1 |
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 · 10 Oct2nd power-play unit
the five from the last game · 10 OctWho 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 10:01 as this exact five, 47% of the club's first-unit time.
The season's most-used second unit is Nazem Kadri, Brock Nelson, Jaden Schwartz, Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews — together 3:53 as this exact five, 51% of the club's second-unit time.
The club's power play
| measure | value |
|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 3.60 |
| Power-play time per game | 6:03 |
| Games measured | 5 |
| Times shorthanded per game | 2.80 |
First power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP1 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazem Kadri | C | 3:36 | 3 | 60% | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | 4:18 | 5 | 100% | 1 |
| Martin Necas | C | 4:29 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
| Cale Makar | D | 4:25 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
| T.J. Hughes | R | 3:54 | 5 | 100% | 0 |
What PP1 produces
| measure | value | rank of 32 PP1s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | a goal every 21:24 | 29th of 32 | 1 goal in 21:24 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.200 | T-27th of 32 | 1 goal across the club's 5 games |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 70.7% | 15th of 32 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 70.7% |
| Same five | 47% | 23rd of 32 | this exact five: 10:01 of the line's 21:24 |
| Shooting pace | a shot every 0:58 | — | 22 shots in 21:24 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | a chance every 1:47 | — | 12 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 21:24 on the ice |
Second power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP2 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazem Kadri | C | 3:36 | 3 | 40% | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | C | 1:30 | 2 | 80% | 1 |
| Jaden Schwartz | L | 1:42 | 2 | 80% | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | L | 1:56 | 2 | 80% | 2 |
| Devon Toews | D | 1:37 | 2 | 80% | 0 |
What PP2 produces
| measure | value | rank of 32 PP2s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | a goal every 2:33 | 1st of 32 | 3 goals in 7:39 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.600 | 1st of 32 | 3 goals across the club's 5 games |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 25.3% | 23rd of 32 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 25.3% |
| Same five | 51% | 10th of 32 | this exact five: 3:53 of the line's 7:39 |
| Shooting pace | a shot every 0:57 | — | 8 shots in 7:39 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | a chance every 1:32 | — | 5 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 7:39 on the ice |
What a first-unit spot is worth here
| term | value | rank |
|---|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 3.60 | T-11th of 32 |
| First-unit minutes per game | 4:17 | 10th of 32 |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 70.7% | 15th of 32 |
| Scoring pace as a five | a goal every 21:24 | 29th of 32 |
| First-unit goals per game | 0.200 | T-27th of 32 |
| Same five | 47% | 23rd of 32 |
Every skater
| player | pos | unit | streak | PP1 share | PP min/gm | PK time/gm | PP G | PP A | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar | D | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 4:25 | 1:07 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Necas | C | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 4:29 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 4:18 | 0:05 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T.J. Hughes | R | PP1 | 5 | 100% | 3:54 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri | C | PP1 | 3 | 60% | 3:36 | 0:03 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | L | PP2 | 2 | 0% | 1:56 | 2:21 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brock Nelson | C | PP2 | 2 | 0% | 1:30 | 2:30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Devon Toews | D | PP2 | 2 | 0% | 1:37 | 2:13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | L | PP2 | 2 | 40% | 2:50 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Schwartz | L | PP2 | 2 | 0% | 1:42 | 0:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Burns | D | — | — | 0% | 0:03 | 1:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | D | — | — | 0% | 0:06 | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fedor Svechkov | C | — | — | 0% | 0:07 | 0:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | D | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 2:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy | C | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 1:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | C | — | — | 0% | 0:02 | 2:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | D | — | — | 0% | 0:02 | 0:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Juulsen | D | — | — | 0% | 0:04 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary L'Heureux | L | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 — 5 this season
| date | opp | PP1 time | PP1 G | PP1 SOG | PP1 SAT | PP1 HDC | PP2 time | PP2 G | PP2 SAT | PP2 HDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 games | 4:17/gm | 1 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 1:32/gm | 3 | 8 | 5 | |
| 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: 89 games in 2026-27.