The Man Advantage: Injuries Creating Power Play Chances

Mark McLarney

Mark McLarney writes about fantasy sports for RotoWire.

Posted on Sunday, February 3, 2013

PP Injury Analysis

Colorado Avalanche

It's bad enough the Avs have been forced to live without leading goal scorer Ryan O'Reilly so far this season due to a contract holdout, but they've also been bitten by the injury bug recently, losing top-six forwards Gabriel Landeskog (head/leg), Steve Downie (torn ACL) and David Jones (knee). As a result, you're now seeing guys like Jamie McGinn and John Mitchell see more PP time than they're used to. On Thursday against Calgary, coach Joe Sacco was using a top line consisting of Matt Duchene, Pierre Parenteau, Paul Stastny, McGinn and Erik Johnson. So far, the Avs have been brutal with the man advantage - second-last in the league with just two PP goals in 21 opportunities. With so many of their top guys on the shelf, it will take a herculean effort by the likes of Duchene, Parenteau and Stastny to turn things around.

Ottawa Senators

The Sens are not exactly deep down

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