The Avalanche finished the season with a 42-28-11-1 record for 96 points and won the Northwest Division.
With the Canucks leading their Northwest Division, there has not been much pressure.
The victory moved the Canucks into first place in the Northwest Division.
Vancouver is 3 points ahead of Minnesota in the Northwest Division.
Edmonton, in first place in the Northwest Division, was 0 for 5 tonight on the power play.
In the 2001-02 season, the team finished the regular season with 99 points from a 45-28-8-1 record and won the Northwest Division.
Looks to me like the Northwest Division hasn't gotten much better, so a Vancouver repeat is very feasible.
His speed and finesse will probably be more suitable in the less physical Northwest Division.
The Northwest Division was the only division to remain the same from the 1995 season.
The team plays in the Northwest Division of the league.