Tag: Chicago Blackhawks
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Analyzing the NHL contenders, pretenders at quarter point of the season | NHL Insider
We’ve hit the quarter mark of the NHL season. And perhaps more so than other recent seasons, it’s hard to get a real read on who’s good and who’s not — other than the Colorado Avalanche, who are just steamrolling the NHL. If the playoffs started today, six of the 16 teams that made it…
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Scott Wedgewood makes ‘acrobatic’ kick save in Avalanche shutout win over Blackhawks
Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood made several highlight reel saves Monday night in a shutout victory over the Blackhawks. The crowd at Ball Arena chanted a rendition of his last name — “WEDGIE! WEDGIE! WEDGIE!” — as Colorado won its sixth consecutive game, 3-0, against a bottom-feeding divisional opponent. The Avs scored three times in the…
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Colorado Avalanche take wild one at Chicago Blackhawks, their 9th straight victory
J.T. Compher had a “Gordie Howe hat trick” – a goal, an assist and a fight – in his home state. Alex Newhook had his 21st birthday goal overturned, but made sure the next one was beyond reproach. The Colorado Avalanche then held on during an eight-goal third period and won their ninth straight game,…
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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’s slick overtime move lifts Colorado Avalanche past Chicago Blackhawks
Plan B was a beauty. During overtime Tuesday in Chicago, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar took the puck around the boards and said he saw his pass close up. In a split second he’d changed tactics and direction, leaving the Blackhawks’ Kirby Dach in his wake. “Just a spur-of-a-moment thing,” Makar said. Makar went in…
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Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog suspended for hit in season-opening win against Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog received a two-game suspension – the fourth suspension of his career – for boarding the Chicago Blackhawks’ Kirby Dach in the teams’ season opener. Landeskog is set to miss a home game Saturday against the St. Louis Blues and a road game against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. With 3:37…