Tag: Avalanche
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Avalanche drop Game 3 in Minnesota as Wild show ‘more determination’
ST. PAUL, Minn. — It’s a series now. The Minnesota Wild came out and were clearly the better team in Game 3, taking it to the Colorado Avalanche from the drop of the puck on their way to a 5-1 victory at Grand Casino Arena. Minnesota got out to a 3-0 lead less than 25…
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Avalanche ‘feel good’ about Josh Manson’s availability as series moves to Minnesota
ST. PAUL — With the series between the Avalanche and Wild moving to Minnesota, there’s a possibility for both teams to get an important player back in the lineup on Saturday evening. Prior to the Avalanche flying to Minnesota, coach Jared Bednar said the team didn’t bring Jack Ahcan with them for the trip as…
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Avalanche vs. Wild | 3 keys for Colorado to take 3-0 lead in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Avalanche this season have been road warriors. If they want to take a commanding lead in their series against the Wild, they’ll need that to continue Saturday at Grand Casino Arena. Here are three keys to a Game 3 victory for Colorado: 1. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect about the…
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How Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood bounced back in Game 2 win over Wild
Scott Wedgewood can hear your chants. Avalanche faithful at Ball Arena make sure of it whenever their playoff goaltender makes a big save. It rang out plenty Tuesday night with a bounce-back performance against the Wild in Game 2 of the second-round playoff matchup. Wedgewood made 29 stops in a decisive 5-2 win over Minnesota…
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‘He can do it all’: Nathan MacKinnon leads Avalanche to 5-2 win over Wild
You wouldn’t want to get on Nathan MacKinnon’s bad side. The Minnesota Wild found out on Tuesday night what that’s like. The Avalanche have been getting production from MacKinnon, but in Game 2, he looked like the best player in the world. MacKinnon picked up a goal, two assists, and two gigantic hits that blew…
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Gabriel Landeskog showing he’s still the ‘fixer’ for Jared Bednar, Avalanche
When a line on the Avalanche needs a boost, Jared Bednar has the solution. Throw some Landy on it. Which is remarkable given everything Gabriel Landeskog has gone through over the past four years. Through five playoff games, Landeskog is producing at a point-per-game pace, with Game 1 against the Los Angeles Kings being the…
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Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog a Masterton Trophy finalist for second consecutive year
Gabriel Landeskog for the second consecutive season was named a finalist for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy on Monday. The Masterton Trophy, awarded “to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey,” will see its winner announced at a later date. Landeskog was a finalist last season but did…
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Avalanche 9, Wild 6 | 3 takeaways from a crazy Game 1 victory for Colorado
If you didn’t think there was enough action in Colorado’s first-round series, the Avalanche more than made up for it in Game 1 against the Wild. Here are three takeaways from a crazy 9-6 win by the Avalanche on Sunday night at Ball Arena. Nick Blankenburg shows his pros and his cons When the Avalanche…
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Avalanche, Wild to start the series with key players missing due to injury
Both the Avalanche and Wild will start their series missing important players, but the injury bug has impacted Minnesota a bit more. Joel Eriksson Ek, the top center on the Wild, did not travel with the team to Colorado and their head coach John Hynes confirmed that he will miss the first two games of…
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Avalanche looking for more offense out of second line against Wild
As long as you’re winning other matchups, there’s nothing wrong with a line breaking even throughout the course of a series. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar would prefer a little more, though. “I like to win every matchup, ideally,” Bednar said on Saturday. “But if we’re not winning them all, break-even, we’ll take that. As long…