Tag: Andre Burakovsky
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Valeri Nichushkin’s pair of goals in Game 2 has Colorado Avalanche in driver’s seat of Stanley Cup Final
DENVER – The Lightning haven’t been able to get off the tracks when Colorado’s train is coming through. Avalanche right winger Valeri Nichushkin, nicknamed “Choo Choo,” scored his second and third goals of the Stanley Cup Final in Saturday’s 7-0 win over the Lightning at Ball Arena and led Colorado to a 2-0 series lead.…
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Logan O’Connor gets back on the board as Colorado Avalanche dispatch New Jersey Devils
DENVER – Logan O’Connor ended a scoring slump after taking part in a pregame salute to his alma mater. He kicked off a strong second period that carried the Colorado Avalanche to an eighth straight victory, 3-1 Thursday night at Ball Arena. O’Connor took the ceremonial puck drop in front of Denver head coach David…
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Colorado Avalanche set franchise win records, Nathan MacKinnon nets hat trick in blowout
DENVER • Nathan MacKinnon’s body language and facial expression didn’t change after he dropped a ninth goal on the Los Angeles Kings and finished his third career regular-season hat trick. Just another day at the office, when that office is Ball Arena. “Good bounce and I just whacked it in,” MacKinnon said. “I was blessed…
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Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar’s third OT goal of the season cuts off Winnipeg Jets comeback
Cale Makar scored with two seconds left in an overtime power play to help the Colorado Avalanche finish off host Winnipeg, 5-4, after the Jets dug their way out of a two-goal, third-period hole. Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey kept the Avalanche from icing the game in regulation. Morrissey absorbed a Nathan MacKinnon shot on an empty…
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Cale Makar rediscovers scoring touch as Colorado Avalanche edge New York Islanders
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Defenseman Cale Makar had three points of significance Monday night as his Colorado Avalanche held back the New York Islanders, 5-4, at UBS Arena. Makar opened the scoring with his first goal since Jan. 28 against the Chicago Blackhawks, a 14-game drought. Despite taking more than a month off from goal-scoring, he still leads NHL…
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League-best Colorado Avalanche keep cleaning up messes
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche are playing with fire again. Singed, but rarely burned. Games haven’t gotten away from Colorado often this season and especially in 2022, no matter the circumstances. The NHL’s top team picked up its league-best 18th comeback win of the season Tuesday against the New York Islanders. “I’m not keeping track,”…
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A matter of millimeters: Colorado Avalanche push past New York Islanders, win Jack Johnson’s 1000th game
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche – the NHL team that probably needs it least – got some help in their latest third-period comeback. With the score tied, the Avalanche got lucky on several fronts. A New York Islanders goal was signaled on the ice, the light came on and something angrier than a cheer went…
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Third-period scoring spurt sends visiting Colorado Avalanche past Vegas Golden Knights
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A pair of third-period goals 26 seconds apart gave the Avalanche their first lead of the game Saturday in Vegas. Colorado made the 3-2 advantage stretch for its second win in Vegas in 10 days – both of which came on the second night of a back-to-back. J.T. Compher first redirected in a shot by…
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Colorado Avalanche drop six unanswered goals on Winnipeg Jets, including Landeskog hat trick
DENVER – The Avalanche spotted the Jets a 3-0 lead Friday. Generous, but not enough. Gabriel Landeskog had his second hat trick against Winnipeg this season and Andre Burakovsky’s goal to end a 17-game drought was the go-ahead tally in Colorado’s 6-3 victory at Ball Arena. “It feels good to finally get one in the…
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4 more players enter COVID protocol, Colorado Avalanche opt to play, fall in Nashville
As surreal as the pregame sounded, members of the Colorado Avalanche downplayed it. A game heavily affected by COVID-19 on both sides went ahead. The rapid tests kept coming back reportedly within an hour of game time in Nashville. In the wake of defenseman Devon Toews’ positive test announcement two days previously, four more Avalanche…