
Not once this season has Colorado Avalanche forward Ryan O'Reilly cross-checked an opponent. The Avalanche are 73 games into the season and O'Reilly, the team's leading goal scorer, has yet to be sent to the penalty box. According to the Avalanche, the last NHL player with a minimum of 70 games to go an entire season without a penalty was Butch Goring of the New York Islanders in 1980-81. ''Just a lot of good luck,'' O'Reilly said of his penalty-free ways.
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