Patrick Bordeleau has taken up the role as Colorado's enforcer this campaign.

He leads the team with 111 hits and is ranked second with 66 penalty minutes. His willingness to drop the gloves has allowed Cody McLeod to succeed on a scoring line down the stretch. At 6-foot-6 and 230 pounds, Bordeleau can take on the heavyweights which has helped free up McLeod, who classifies as a middleweight, to take on a different role. Bordeleau can become an unrestricted free agent this summer, but it's likely he gets retained by the Avalanche.

Patrick Bordeleau got his first NHL point on Tuesday.

It took Bordeleau 18 games to achieve that milestone. He's a solid source of penalty minutes, but you can't expect him to do much offensively.

Patrick Bordeleau needed stitches to repair a cut to his hand suffered in a fight with Paul Bissonnette during the second period.

Bordeleau did not return to action after the injury but was said to be ok. He has 35 penalty minutes in 11 games with nary a point. Consider him day-to-day for now but it could be tough fighting with stitches in his hand.