Tag: Matt Dumba
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Cale Makar and Matt Dumba: Family ties bond Avalanche, Wild defensemen in Central Division rivalry
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Cale Makar and Matt Dumba are opposing defensemen in a Central Division rivalry whose NHL dreams started on the same sheet of backyard ice. Makar, the quick-skilled Avalanche phenom, and Dumba, the instigating Wild enforcer, returned to their roots Monday night at the Xcel Energy Center for Colorado’s first road trip…
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Seemingly a false alarm for Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon, who returns after missing one game
DENVER – Nathan MacKinnon didn’t finish out the Colorado Avalanche’s recent two-game road trip. Coach Jared Bednar said MacKinnon had X-rays done, then left the team for further evaluation. That must have gone well because Bednar said MacKinnon was “good to go” Thursday morning. He took up his usual spot on the top line against…
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Tyson Jost draws penalty that leads to OT win against Colorado Avalanche, his former team
A strange circumstance cost the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night as defenseman Erik Johnson made contact with a guy that, two weeks ago, was his teammate. Johnson was called for cross-checking the Minnesota Wild’s Tyson Jost late in the third period. About a minute and a half of the power play carried over to overtime,…