Tag: Gabriel Landeskog
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It takes OT for Colorado Avalanche to finish off Montreal Canadiens in 15th straight home win
DENVER – The NHL’s last-place team took one of its best to overtime Saturday. There Gabriel Landeskog sealed the 3-2 win for the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena. Valeri Nichushkin retrieved a Landeskog rebound and waited for the captain to reset, sending a pass over for him to tap in. Nichushkin made his return against…
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Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog tests positive for COVID-19 the same day he’s named NHL’s first star of the week
DENVER — Gabriel Landeskog wasn’t on the ice for the morning skate Monday at Ball Arena as he was named the NHL’s first star of the week, and coach Jared Bednar soon stated that it wasn’t just a maintenance day. Bednar said Landeskog tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning. The positive was confirmed with…
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Colorado Avalanche erase 3-goal deficit, beat Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime
DENVER – It had the makings of a misstep, but the Colorado Avalanche turned Saturday night’s game into a dance. J.T. Compher tied things up off a no-look, through-the-legs pass from Mikko Rantanen. Teammate Devon Toews sealed a 5-4 victory in overtime. The Avalanche spotted the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-0 lead and trailed 4-1…
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O’Connor scores late, Colorado Avalanche dump Anaheim Ducks in return to game action
DENVER – Nathan MacKinnon and Logan O’Connor collaborated to keep Sunday’s game out of overtime and send the Ball Arena crowd home before sundown. MacKinnon set up O’Connor on a quick 2-on-1 and the latter roofed the puck with 1:11 left in regulation, breaking a tie between the Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks. “You’re not just…
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Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche return to practice Sunday following extended break; 5 players remain in COVID protocol
DENVER – The basement wasn’t just for gift-wrapping this year in the house of Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews, who entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol in mid-December. “I quarantined in the basement a little bit, just because at home we have a 5-month-old,” Toews said. “Just trying to keep him safe and healthy. “Besides that…
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NHL won’t participate in 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, sources say
Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that the NHL and NHLPA have agreed not to take part in the men’s hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in February. There has been no formal announcement. NHL players did not represent their countries in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Participation in the next two Winter Games was…
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Avalanche find another way to beat Panthers after teammate stretchered off the ice
DENVER – The sound of the goal horn was replaced with thumps and crashes. The NHL’s two most consistently productive offenses traded finesse for physicality after Colorado defenseman Jacob MacDonald was stretchered off the ice. Andre Burakovsky had both elements covered and scored his first career hat trick in Sunday’s 3-2 Avalanche win over the…
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Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog set to miss time; G Pavel Francouz recalled
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is set to miss about two weeks with a lower-body injury, as announced by coach Jared Bednar on Sunday and reported by the team. Landeskog left Friday’s 7-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. The winger has 9 goals and 18 assists through 22 games this season and this is…
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Colorado Avalanche still scoring in bunches; AHL players wait in the wings
Friday’s win marked the third straight game featuring seven or more Colorado Avalanche goals. It was a first for the franchise and, according to the league, the first such streak since the 1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins did it. None of the three victories were assured from start to finish. On Friday, the Detroit Red Wings closed…
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Colorado Avalanche light up and tussle with New York Rangers to finish road trip
The Colorado Avalanche offense piled on seven more goals for an NHL-best 4.26 per game, and that was just part of a raucous Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Nathan MacKinnon found the net for the first time since Oct. 23 before briefly leaving the game. Logan O’Connor scored twice in 22 seconds to put…