Tag: Central Division
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Avalanche clinch fourth Presidents’ Trophy, secure home ice for NHL playoffs
Fans of the Colorado Avalanche could be seeing a lot of live hockey at Ball Arena well into June if things go according to plan. With a win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night at Ball Arena, the Avalanche clinched the fourth Presidents’ Trophy in franchise history, given to the team that finishes the…
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Avalanche win Central Division, guarantee home-ice advantage until Stanley Cup Final
The Colorado Avalanche set a few major goals for themselves at the start of training camp. On Tuesday night, they checked off a few of those goals. With a win over the St. Louis Blues, the Avalanche clinched the Central Division title, their first division title since the 2022-23 season. This is the 13th time…
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Avalanche drop another home game, fail to clinch division in 3-2 loss to Blues
The Colorado Avalanche better figure things out at home if they’re about to clinch home-ice advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs. That clinching, however, did not happen on Sunday evening. Robert Thomas completed the hat trick with 2:50 remaining in the third period, taking advantage of the Avalanche getting caught up ice late and giving…
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Avalanche all but clinch No. 1 seed in West with exemplary defensive effort in Dallas | 5 takeaways
It’s not officially over, but let’s be real. It’s over. The Avalanche, just a few days after giving up eight goals to the worst team in the NHL, shut down the Dallas Stars, allowing only 17 shots on goal in a 2-0 shutout victory at American Airlines Center on Saturday. With the win, the magic…
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Avalanche build 9-point Central Division lead with rare road win over Jets | 5 takeaways
Colorado solved its Winnipeg problem at just the right time. For the first time since Feb. 24, 2023, the Avalanche took down the Jets in Winnipeg, solving Connor Hellebuyck three times on their way to a 3-2 victory. With the Dallas Stars losing in regulation earlier in the evening, Colorado’s lead in the Central Division…
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Why Avalanche’s once-insurmountable Central Division lead has almost vanished | NHL Insider
On Jan. 10, the Colorado Avalanche held a 12-point lead over the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild in the Central Division. Things have changed a bit, to say the least. After the Stars took down the Avalanche in a shootout Wednesday, that Central lead was down to just two points. Technically, it should be considered…
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Nazem Kadri makes immediate impact as Avalanche down Wild 3-2 in playoff-like atmosphere
Leave it to Colorado’s big deadline addition to make the difference in a game that had a playoff-like atmosphere to it. Nazem Kadri picked up an assist on a second-period goal from Nathan MacKinnon as the Avalanche took down the Minnesota Wild in a thrilling game by a score of 3-2 on Sunday at Ball…
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‘Exactly what we want’: Avalanche openly chase home-ice advantage after win over Predators, 4-2
Is it too early for the Avalanche to talk about having home-ice advantage in the postseason? Not at all. The Avalanche have apparently been talking about it for months. With a 4-2 win on Saturday night over the Nashville Predators and a Dallas Stars loss, the Avalanche extended their lead to six points in the…
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Why a tight Central Division race with the Dallas Stars isn’t a bad thing for the Avalanche | Evan’s take
The Colorado Avalanche are off to an historic start. Their reward? A whopping three-point lead on the second-place Dallas Stars. Such is life in the NHL’s Central Division. The Avalanche recently became the second team in NHL history to go beyond the first 25 games of a season with just one regulation loss. Through 29…
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After ‘frustrating’ end to last season, Ross Colton playing his best hockey in Avalanche uniform | NHL Insider
In the blink of an eye last October, Ross Colton went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. “It sucked, honestly,” Colton told The Denver Gazette. What “sucked” was Colton breaking his foot after blocking a shot in the second period of a game on Oct. 28, 2024, against the Chicago Blackhawks.…