Tag: Avs Hockey
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Byram charges back into lineup, Rantanen scores hat trick as Colorado Avalanche down Nashville Predators
DENVER – Mikko Rantanen scored the third hat trick of his career and Bowen Byram found the net in his return from the injury list Saturday as the Colorado Avalanche bounced back against the Nashville Predators, 6-2 at Ball Arena. Gabriel Landeskog sent a pass straight to an open Byram, who was rapping the ice…
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Cale Makar sets franchise mark but Colorado Avalanche can’t overcome poor start in Dallas
After six high-scoring wins, the letdown came for the Avalanche. Joe Pavelski scored twice in 19 seconds to boost the Dallas Stars 1:31 into the game and visiting Colorado never recovered in a 3-1 loss Friday night. Cale Makar’s third-period shot with Darcy Kuemper (19 saves) pulled for the extra attacker finally beat Jake Oettinger…
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Alex Newhook’s late goal helps salvage Colorado Avalanche win over Ottawa Senators
DENVER • Alex Newhook snatched a rebound and scored with 1:33 left in regulation and Nazem Kadri added the empty netter in a 7-5 Colorado Avalanche win Monday night at Ball Arena. Cale Makar scored twice, Kadri added three assists and the Avalanche won their fifth straight — all without star Nathan MacKinnon. “It wasn’t the…
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Colorado Avalanche build huge lead, take down Seattle Kraken
A crack rang through Family Sports Center on Tuesday as Andre Burakovsky’s stick met an untimely end on the bench of the practice facility. “Frustrated, for sure,” he said. He was in better spirits before the weekend, scoring a pair of power-play goals as the visiting Colorado Avalanche crushed the Seattle Kraken 7-3 in the…
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Colorado Avalanche sign coach Jared Bednar to two-year extension
The Avalanche announced Friday night, about two hours before Colorado faced the Seattle Kraken, that the club signed coach Jared Bednar to a two-year extension through the 2023-24 season. Bednar was named head coach on Aug. 25, 2016, replacing Patrick Roy, who resigned abruptly weeks earlier. Bednar, then 44, had recently won a Calder Cup…
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Colorado Avalanche visit Seattle Kraken, including former teammates, for first time Friday
Joonas Donskoi and Philipp Grubauer both wore the Avalanche’s burgundy and blue last season and will face their former team Friday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. “Both good teammates, good guys,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. “Obviously wish the best for them anytime they’re playing anybody but us.” Forward Donskoi was the Kraken’s expansion…
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Colorado Avalanche push back in Vancouver, win third straight
The third period swung the Colorado Avalanche’s way Wednesday. Cale Makar scored the team’s third power-play goal of the night, Nazem Kadri added his third point of the evening and the Avalanche (7-5-1) won their third straight. Makar played catch with Devon Toews before ripping one in stick side for the go-ahead goal. The Vancouver…
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Building on – not relying on – last season point of emphasis for Colorado Avalanche
Coming off a convincing 2-0 week, the Colorado Avalanche once again look to be showing signs of shaking off their early season doldrums. Back-to-back blowout wins over visiting teams in the bottom half of the Pacific Division – 7-1 against the Vancouver Canucks and 6-2 against the San Jose Sharks, respectively – put the former,…
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Colorado Avalanche top line needs more adjusting as J.T. Compher expected to miss about a month
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Avalanche forward J.T. Compher, who is tied for the team lead in goals with five, will miss about a month with an upper-body injury. Compher left the first period of Saturday’s 6-2 win against the San Jose Sharks. He had been centering the top…
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Samuel Girard has four points as Colorado Avalanche roll past San Jose Sharks
DENVER – With a 6-2 blowout of the San Jose Sharks, the Colorado Avalanche got over .500 for the first time 12 games into the season Saturday night at Ball Arena. Devon Toews opened the scoring on a power-play slap shot through traffic. He’s scored twice in three games since his season debut, delayed by…