OVERTIME Regular season’s best

The Presidents’ Trophy has been awarded 34 times, but only eight of the winners have gone on to win the Stanley Cup, most recently the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013. Colorado has now won it three times, including the 200001 season when they went all the way. In an abbreviated season, the 2020-21 Avalanche topped the points percentage record of .720 set 20 years previously, finishing with .732.

This was the Avalanche’s 10th division title since moving to Denver.

Points leader

Mikko Rantanen assisted on Wednesday’s first two goals, giving him not just the regular-season team lead in goals (30) but points (66). He passed Nathan MacKinnon, who missed four of the last five games with what coach Jared Bednar said are separate injuries.

Consistent Makar

With an assist Thursday, Cale Makar reached 44 points (8 goals, 36 assists) in 44 games, the only defenseman in the league (that has appeared in more than one game) so far to average a point per game. He also finished plus-17. The team said he’s one of just two defensemen in franchise history - that has appeared in a minimum of 25 games - to hit that mark. He joins Steve Duchesne (82 points in 82 games, 1992-93).

Turning point

The Avalanche had seen the L.A. net from all angles but failed to put the puck into it almost halfway through the game. Tyson Jost scored from the hashmarks and the Avalanche were off. KATE SHEFTE, THE DENVER GAZETTE