Tag: Dallas Stars
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First round offers reminders of why Stanley Cup playoffs are the best | NHL Insider
LOS ANGELES — Three teams, including the Colorado Avalanche, are looking to complete a first-round sweep this weekend. The other five series have been more competitive. One week into the NHL playoffs, fans have been reminded why postseason hockey is as good as it gets. It’s fast, it’s intense, and it’s appointment viewing every night.…
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Which NHL team poses biggest Avalanche threat on path to Stanley Cup? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: Which NHL team poses the biggest postseason challenge to the Avalanche after they clinched the top playoff seed in the Western Conference? Kyle Fredrickson, Broncos reporter Answer: Dallas Stars The Avalanche and Stars don’t like each other. That’s no secret. But it’s more than just familiarity in the Central Division. Check their postseason…
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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 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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Mark Kiszla: Good job, good effort doesn’t cut it when Avs lose biggest game of season
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar tried to draw a smiley face on his team’s biggest loss of this NHL season. “I’m not going to judge (the) team on results only. I think that’s a losing battle … You play like that and good things will happen,” Bednar said Wednesday, after Colorado outplayed Dallas for 65 minutes…
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Avalanche do almost everything right, still fall to Stars 2-1 in shootout as division race gets tighter
It’s hard to be unhappy with the way the Colorado Avalanche played on Wednesday evening at Ball Arena, but the night still ended with the Dallas Stars gaining on them in the Central Division standings. That’s got to sting just a little. The Avalanche controlled the majority of the play all evening and gave Dallas…
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Avalanche the big deadline winner with Kadri — and as other impact centers stay put | NHL Insider
DALLAS — Nazem Kadri was dealt. The other big-name centers on the market were not. It was almost like two victories in one day for the Colorado Avalanche. Or, more like three after they beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 in a shootout hours after the deadline had passed. Not a bad little Friday. In acquiring…
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Valeri Nichushkin gets his swagger back as Avalanche mount epic comeback to beat Stars, 5-4
DALLAS – On the day the Avalanche brought back Nazem Kadri, their Choo-Choo train might have gotten his swagger back. Down a goal with less than a minute remaining, Valeri Nichushkin scored just his second goal since the calendar flipped to 2026, tying the game with 15 seconds remaining to force overtime. In that overtime,…