For the Colorado Avalanche, there was nowhere to go but up after they finished with an NHL-worst 48 points (22-56-4) last season.
This season the Avalanche, one of the youngest teams in the League with an average age of 25, started winning and gaining confidence. Now they're going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second time since 2013-14.
Avalanche rode MacKinnon, winning streak to playoff berth
10-game run, success at home helped Colorado reach postseason

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