The Avalanche went 5-for-5 on the penalty kill in the outing and is 35-for-39 (89.7 percent) this season, ranking fourth in the NHL.
Colorado went to the penalty box four times in the third period, but Grubauer remained strong in net, making nine saves while the club was shorthanded.
"We are able to identity who is on the ice, who is dangerous, who has a dangerous shot, what pass can they make," Grubauer said of killing penalties. "I think we had a lot of penalties again today, like in last period we took a penalty we give them a chance to hang around but we killed it off and that's been huge. At the same time, you put a lot of pressure on those guys, they are out there for a couple minutes and then if you take another penalty again--so we got to stay out of the box, but they did a great job again."
AVS TOP LINE STAYS HOT: Colorado's top line of Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen combined for six points in the victory in Carolina. The trio has accounted for 38 points (17 goals, 21 assists) and 48.1 percent of the Avs' offense this season.
"That line is working hard. Mikko extends his assist streak tonight, MacK gets on the board again--I think the only game he hasn't scored in is Jersey, and he had three assists," said Bednar. "Landy finds a way to get us a win in Jersey, has a big night and comes out tonight firing again. He is around the net, he is shooting the puck."
MacKinnon helped open the game's scoring as he carried the puck into the offensive zone and passed it back to Landeskog, who scored on a sneaky shot at the end of the first period.