Tag: Anaheim Ducks
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Taylor Makar a bright spot as Avalanche fall 2-1 in shootout to the Ducks
Some games are entertaining. Some aren’t. This one was the latter. A late goal in regulation by Colorado’s Artturi Lehkonen sent the game to overtime and then a shootout, where the Avalanche weren’t able to beat Lukas Dostal on their way to a 2-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at Ball Arena on Wednesday. Dostal…
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Josh Manson gets physical in Colorado Avalanche debut, a 3-0 win over Los Angeles Kings
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The day after he was acquired from the Anaheim Ducks – the only NHL team he’d ever played for – new Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson was in penalty kill meetings. Onboarding is expedited when there’s a game the next night. “I think it’ll be an adjustment, just learning how to play within their system…
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Avalanche notebook: Colorado deals for defenseman, acquiring Anaheim Ducks’ Josh Manson
DENVER • The Colorado Avalanche picked up a defenseman on the way to Los Angeles, acquiring Josh Manson on Monday afternoon. Colorado sent a 2023 second-round draft pick and prospect Drew Helleson to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for their alternate captain. Six-foot-three, 218-pound Manson had four goals and five assists in 45 games with…
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NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche climb past Anaheim Ducks
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The Colorado Avalanche are sitting at the top of the NHL, having worked their way past the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Sunday. Coach Jared Bednar decided Saturday that goaltender Jonas Johansson would get a second straight start in Anaheim. He was backed up by Devan Dubnyk, who was acquired in a trade with the San…
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Updated: Colorado Avalanche morning skate canceled after positive COVID-19 test result
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A positive COVID-19 test led to the cancellation of the Colorado Avalanche’s morning skate Friday. The team is scheduled to play the Ducks in Anaheim at 8 p.m. Friday. Hours later, rookie defenseman Bowen Byram – who has been injured, but skating with the team – was added to the protocol list. “The Avalanche will…
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Colorado Avalanche erase and surrender two-goal leads, fall to Ducks in OT
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Through two periods, Saturday night’s game between the Avalanche and Ducks could have been mistaken for a replay of the night before. A pair of two-goal leads came and went and the teams went to overtime for the second straight night. Mikko Rantanen had previously finished off a Colorado comeback and given the team its…
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Gibson, Anaheim Ducks stymie Avalanche in final game of West Coast swing
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The Anaheim Ducks’ only shot on goal in the third period was an empty-netter. A fitting ending, if not result. The Colorado Avalanche created a chorus of pings off the goal posts but failed to get one inside them until the final minutes. A penalty call then impeded the push for an equalizer and the…