Four takeaways from Avalanche win over Sharks

• Well, for one thing, when you have Corsi flow charts that look like this, winning usually results:

The Avs had an even better looking Corsi flow chart the other night against Dallas, but found a way to lose in OT. This chart shows that the Avs possessed the puck at an even higher rate after taking a 4-0 lead, which means they didn’t SIT BACK with a lead, for a change. The fact that the Avs won 62-percent of their faceoffs in the game didn’t hurt things, possession-wise.

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