Tag: Boston Bruins
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Should Avalanche shuffle Martin Necas into second line after 3-2 loss to Boston Bruins? | 5 Takeaways
All good things must come to an end. The Avalanche suffered their first regulation loss of the season Saturday, falling 3-2 in a matinee against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Big mistakes again cost the Avalanche, who will have a quick turnaround before facing the New Jersey Devils at 11 a.m. Sunday. Here are…
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Breaking down early season individual performances on the Colorado Avalanche | Evan’s Take
Three games are a small sample size in the grand scheme of an 82-game season, but these three games have already felt like an eternity for the Colorado Avalanche. There’s been a lot of bad, but also a fair bit of good. OK, maybe there wasn’t a whole lot of good in Monday’s loss to…
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3 takeaways from Avalanche home loss to Boston Bruins; Burke’s NHL debut, Rantanen No. 1 center
DENVER • The Avalanche dropped a 4-0 home game Wednesday night against the visiting Boston Bruins at Ball Arena. Here are three takeaways from the loss: Burke’s NHL debut Another game, another highly regarded Avalanche prospect making his NHL debut. Colorado’s rash of injuries, and subsequent AHL call-ups, opened the door Wednesday for Cal Burke to…
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Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon expected to miss about four weeks with upper-body injury
The Avalanche will be without superstar center Nathan MacKinnon until after the calendar flips to 2023. MacKinnon suffered an upper-body injury Monday in the Philadelphia road loss, and he is expected to miss “approximately four weeks,” the team confirmed late Tuesday. It’s another major blow for an Avalanche team that simply cannot catch a break…
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Colorado Avalanche don’t even bring ‘B-game’ to Boston, fall to Bruins
Since the middle of October, the Colorado Avalanche haven’t been badly outplayed often. It happened Monday in Boston, where the Bruins took out the league’s top team, 5-1. “It wasn’t our A-game. It wasn’t even our B-game,” Colorado winger Gabriel Landeskog said. “At the end of the day, sometimes you have bad games or tough…
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Nathan MacKinnon, named Central Division captain, set to miss All-Star Game after surgery
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DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon isn’t able to play in the NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 5 due to injury, Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar confirmed Sunday morning. MacKinnon was set to be the captain of the Central Division. The league announced later Sunday that MacKinnon would be replaced by the Nashville Predators’ Roman Josi. Joe…
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Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon out until after NHL All-Star Game, according to reports
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon has a facial fracture and a concussion and will miss the next three games according to multiple reports. That would put MacKinnon’s return after the All-Star break, Feb. 10 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is unknown if MacKinnon would play…
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Colorado Avalanche recall F Dylan Sikura with MacKinnon reportedly still being evaluated
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche recalled Dylan Sikura from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) on Thursday morning ahead of a meeting with the Chicago Blackhawks, Sikura’s former team. It’s the forward’s second recall of the season. Sikura has 14 goals and 17 assists through 29 games with the Eagles, leading the team in goals and points. He’s…
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Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche rally past Boston Bruins, win 17th straight at home
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DENVER — Preoccupation with retaliation endangered the Colorado Avalanche’s franchise-record 16-game home win streak Wednesday night, but Colorado came back to beat the Boston Bruins in overtime, 4-3. Captain Gabriel Landeskog tied the game with 37 seconds left in regulation, and defenseman Cale Makar scored the winner. An injury to star Nathan MacKinnon less than…
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Avalanche playing another outdoor game — this one in February: Report
The Colorado Avalanche are reportedly headed outdoors again, and soon. The team will play the Vegas Golden Knights the weekend of Feb. 20-21 at Lake Tahoe in Nevada, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Four teams – the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins are the others – will be part of a two-game “Outdoor Weekend” showcase.…