Tag: Montreal Canadiens
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Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon wins the 2025-26 Rocket Richard Trophy, goaltenders win William Jennings Trophy
For just the second time in franchise history, the Rocket Richard Trophy will call Colorado home. Nathan MacKinnon is your 2025-26 Rocket Richard Trophy winner as the league leader in goals scored. MacKinnon, who did not dress in Thursday’s season finale against the Seattle Kraken, finished the year with 53 goals, a new career high…
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Wedgewood, Makar tough on themselves as Avalanche blown out in Montreal 7-3
MONTREAL – The colors on the ice were beautiful. The on-ice play from the Avalanche was far from it. Colorado gave up four unanswered goals after both teams traded early markers on their way to a 7-3 loss at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens in the Bell Centre. Playing in the province of Quebec,…
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Avalanche stomp Canadiens at home as Landeskog hits his stride
Gabriel Landeskog doesn’t want to judge his play by the numbers, but it’s hard to ignore three goals in 24 hours, especially when he had just two over the previous 48 days. Led by Landeskog and Brock Nelson, the Avalanche bounced back from their first loss in over three weeks to rout the Montreal Canadiens…
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Rockies-Yankees series epitomizes ‘haves vs. have-nots’ of sports world
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Memorial Day weekend in LoDo brought Yankee Stadium West to 20th and Blake. Pinstripes outnumbered purple in the stands at Coors Field on Friday night to begin a three-game series between the Rockies and Yankees. Is anyone surprised? Colorado is on pace for the worst season in MLB history. The Yankees have one of the…
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Colorado Avalanche will face Tampa Bay Lightning in Stanley Cup Finals
The Stanley Cup Finals will start Wednesday. The Colorado Avalanche will host back-to-back champion Tampa Bay at 6 p.m. at Ball Arena. The Lightning defeated the New York Rangers on Saturday night in the Eastern Conference finals. Colorado started its Stanley Cup playoff run by sweeping the Nashville Predators, outscoring them 21-9. The Avalanche’s second-round…
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Colorado Avalanche acquire forwards Lehkonen, Cogliano just before trade deadline
DENVER • The Colorado Avalanche added two depth forwards Monday, bringing the total to four deals leading up to the trade deadline. An hour before the deadline, the Avalanche announced they had acquired winger Artturi Lehkonen from the Montreal Canadiens for prospect Justin Barron and a second-round draft pick in 2024. Lehkonen, 26, had 29 points…
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Colorado Avalanche not satisfied with recent play as wins pile up
DENVER – The mood in the media room after a sixth straight Colorado Avalanche victory Saturday? Frustrated. Bordering on gloomy. “We’ve set a high standard,” coach Jared Bednar said. “Instead of being real happy and celebrating the two points…we’re on a long run here of gathered points, but the big picture is we know that…
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It takes OT for Colorado Avalanche to finish off Montreal Canadiens in 15th straight home win
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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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Miracles happen, and the Denver Nuggets need several | Woody Paige
Can the Nuggets rise from the ashes like the mythical Egyptian Phoenix with golden plumage and conquer Phoenix? I’ve witnessed miracles. Not the Old Testament parting-of-the-Red-Sea kind. Or Our Lady of Guadalupe, although I visited the basilica in Mexico City. Woody Paige: Who must leave after Avalanche’s latest early playoff exit? But, among the thousands…