Throughout the Colorado Avalanche's bout with injuries during the first two months of the season, different players have stepped up on any given night to help the club climb the Western Conference standings.
On Monday against the Calgary Flames, it was defenseman Ryan Graves' turn.
Graves contributed on the Avalanche's first two tallies (goal and assist) of the game and finished with a plus-3 rating in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Flames at Pepsi Center. His plus-3 rating in the contest matched a career high and now gives him a plus-22 mark on the season, taking over the league lead in the category.
Graves Becoming Reliable Defender
Avalanche defenseman leads NHL in plus/minus rating

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Ryan Graves talks after the overtime loss to Calgary

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CGY@COL: Graves nets goal with stellar concentration

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CGY@COL: MacKinnon fires wrister from the circle

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CGY@COL: Nichushkin beats Rittich from in tight

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Joonas Donskoi discusses the game versus the Flames