Tag: Los Angeles Kings
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Game 1 starter, playoff ‘X’ factor and best first-round matchup | Avalanche mailbag
Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week, Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal answers all your Avalanche- and hockey-related questions. Mailbag questions can be sent to [email protected]. I told myself no power-play questions due to the Avalanche’s improvement since the Olympic break, but… Will our power play return to scaring the “living daylights” out of our opponents? Or at this…
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Jared Bednar’s Avalanche summon memories of 2022 Stanley Cup champs on opening night | Evan’s take
LOS ANGELES — The Colorado Avalanche are still ticked off about last season’s end. They played like it on opening night. It was a slow burn, but when the Avalanche got rolling, the Los Angeles Kings could not slow them. It was the usual suspects on offense who provided the fireworks, but that lingering anger…
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Avalanche’s Gabriel Landeskog ‘antsy’ to play — 1,306 days after last regular-season game
LOS ANGELES — Most veterans don’t look forward to the long training camp that precedes the regular season. They prefer to get to the real stuff as quickly as possible. It was different for Gabriel Landeskog this season, though. “For me, personally, I was stoked to be a part of training camp, feel good, and…
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Colorado Avalanche set franchise win records, Nathan MacKinnon nets hat trick in blowout
DENVER • Nathan MacKinnon’s body language and facial expression didn’t change after he dropped a ninth goal on the Los Angeles Kings and finished his third career regular-season hat trick. Just another day at the office, when that office is Ball Arena. “Good bounce and I just whacked it in,” MacKinnon said. “I was blessed…
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Josh Manson gets physical in Colorado Avalanche debut, a 3-0 win over Los Angeles Kings
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The day after he was acquired from the Anaheim Ducks – the only NHL team he’d ever played for – new Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson was in penalty kill meetings. Onboarding is expedited when there’s a game the next night. “I think it’ll be an adjustment, just learning how to play within their system…
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Colorado Avalanche clinch Presidents’ Trophy, home-ice advantage with win over L.A. Kings
DENVER — It took until Game 56, but the Colorado Avalanche proved they were as good as advertised. At least during the regular season. The Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Thursday and clinched the Presidents’ Trophy, winning a tiebreaker with the Vegas Golden Knights. They also seized the top seed of the…
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Strong night from Andre Burakovsky helped keep Colorado Avalanche in hunt for first
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Andre Burakovsky already has his name on the Stanley Cup. Since the Colorado Avalanche’s second COVID-19 pause, he’s appeared ready for another run at it. The forward has points in six straight games (four goals, five assists) and 28 of his 51 appearances this season. He was singled out after a weighty game Monday when…
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Colorado Avalanche stick to formula in win over L.A. Kings
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Devon Toews, then Cale Makar. Then Devon Toews from Cale Makar. The Colorado Avalanche’s top defensive pairing picked up the scoring slack in the absence of Nathan MacKinnon and set the pace in a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Makar had a goal and an assist for the second straight night.…
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Regular season extended as Colorado Avalanche stretch run resumes
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The stretch run is back on. After three games were postponed due to COVID-19 protocol, the Colorado Avalanche are again marching toward the playoffs, practicing Wednesday before a flight to St. Louis. What’s left of the regular season is set to resume against the Blues on Thursday night, the first of four straight games on…
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Three Colorado Avalanche games postponed after third positive COVID-19 test; Donskoi added to protocol list
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The number of positive COVID-19 tests among the Colorado Avalanche steadily grew over eight days. On Friday, hours before the Avalanche were set to host the Los Angeles Kings at Ball Arena, the NHL announced three games would be postponed. Games Friday and Sunday against the Kings were postponed, along with an April 20 matchup…