Tag: Cale Makar
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Avalanche, Cale Makar remind Wild who runs the Central Division | Evan’s take
SAINT PAUL – This doesn’t look like a Colorado Avalanche team that needs any extra motivation, but Jesper Wallstedt may have made a rookie mistake in giving them some. “It kind of says that we’re a better team than them,” Wallstedt said after the Wild beat the Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout in November. “We…
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Power play comes through for Avalanche, who send message and beat streaking Wild, 5-1
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Everyone on the Avalanche might be a little sick of hearing about how bad their power play is. On Sunday, in perhaps the biggest game of the season to date for the Avalanche, the power play came through in a big way, propelling Colorado to a 5-1 victory over the red-hot…
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From one No. 8 to another, Avalanche great Sandis Ozolinsh praises Cale Makar: ‘He is a game changer’
Before the great Cale Makar wore No. 8, there was another No. 8 who was pretty great. Ahead of the 1996 Stanley Cup-winning Avalanche team being honored Dec. 11, the current No. 8 showed some respect to the man who came before him. Game respects game. “I just met Sandis Ozolinsh really quick there,” Makar…
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Avalanche star Cale Makar searching for ways to break through on power play as NHL adjusts
Cale Makar leads all NHL defensemen in assists and points, and he’s just one goal off the lead in goal scoring. Imagine what his numbers would look like if the Avalanche could figure out their power play. It’s December, and the Avalanche are dominating the league almost in spite of their power play, which currently…
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Scott Wedgewood’s 22-save shutout against Blackhawks makes Avalanche history
CHICAGO – The Wood is good in net for the Colorado Avalanche. Very good. One night after Mackenzie Blackwood posted a 35-save shutout against the Nashville Predators, Scott Wedgewood matched his goaltending partner, stopping all 22 shots against the Chicago Blackhawks to lead the Avalanche to a 1-0 victory on Sunday. The performance marked the…
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Avalanche, MacKinnon make history in 6-3 win over N.Y. Rangers
Mr. Sakic, Nate is coming for you. With his first-period goal in Colorado’s 6-3 win over the New York Rangers, Nathan MacKinnon passed Peter Stastny for second place on the franchise’ ‘s all-time scoring list. Two more points later in the game put him at 1,051 for his career, leaving him behind only Joe Sakic…
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Seeing double? Cale Makar and Matthew Schaefer share ice for first time
For the first time since Cale Makar entered the NHL, there was a young defenseman on the other side of the ice who made you think, “that guy kind of looks like Cale.” Yes, there’s only one Cale Makar, but Matthew Schaefer looks pretty special. In Colorado’s 4-1 win to the New York Islanders on…
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Brindley, Avalanche conquer overtime for first win past regulation | 5 takeaways
All it took for the Avalanche to conquer their overtime problems was to just let the kid on the ice. Gavin Brindley, the youngest player on the Colorado roster, was the hero in overtime, scoring the game-winning goal to give the Avalanche their first win of the season in a game that went beyond regulation…
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Avalanche blow out Oilers in their own building with 9-1 win | 5 takeaways
When the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers play, fans get to witness the four best players in the world on the ice at the same time. The ones wearing white on Saturday evening had far better nights than the ones wearing blue. Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon, Jack Drury and Parker Kelly all scored twice to…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Only knuckleheads got mad when Cale Makar wore L.A. Rams jersey to NFL game
The Avalanche wearing Rams jerseys was the most overblown thing ever! Those guys don’t care about any NFL team. They were just there in Los Angeles to hang out at a Rams game on the owner’s dime. – M.L., not a knucklehead Kiz: When Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and the Avs showed up Thursday at SoFi…