Tag: Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Paul Klee: After Golden Knights grab 1-0 series lead, Avalanche desperately need Cale Makar back
Get well, Cale. Or the Avalanche are in deep doo-doo against the Vegas Golden Knights. After the Golden Knights laid a 4-2 whupping on the Avalanche in Game 1 of the Western Conference final Wednesday night, one question buzzed through my mind at Ball Arena: Does anyone have an upper body Cale Makar can borrow? …
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Paul Klee: Splish, splash, the Nathan MacKinnon show is swimming into Western Conference finals
Pack your flippers and goggles. Nathan MacKinnon is the Missy Franklin of this Stanley Cup tournament. Who else could lift 18,000 Avalanche faithful off their seats with a goal so impossible it took a half-dozen slow-mo replays to figure out exactly how he pulled it off? No. 29. That’s who. The Avalanche erased a 3-0…
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Mark Kiszla: Avs survive mugging by dirty Kings, get revenge with 2-1 victory
The Colorado Avalanche laced up their skates for a hockey game and a UFC fight broke out. This bitterly fought 2-1 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Kings should’ve been staged inside a steel cage rather than on a sheet of ice. Nicolas Roy put the visitors out of their misery with a hard-working goal…
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3 keys to Colorado’s first-round series against Kings | 2026 Avalanche Playoff Preview
The Avalanche went wire-to-wire as the best team in the NHL. Naturally, they’re considered heavy favorites against the Los Angeles Kings, the team with the lowest point total to qualify for the postseason. You can’t take any team for granted when the playoffs roll around, though. Here are three key factors that could decide the…
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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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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Can Avs win Stanley Cup with goalie who doesn’t know true meaning of playoff pressure?
I think the Avs should go with Scott Wedgewood over Mackenzie Blackwood as their No. 1 goaltender in the NHL playoffs. Wedgewood plays big in big games. It’s the exact opposite with Blackwood, unfortunately. – Michael, puckmeister Kiz: It’s impossible to look at the wowza stats posted by Wedgie this season and not think: Vezina!…
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Avalanche-Stars playoff thriller shouldn’t be in second round | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: Numbers game 2 — Times Embiid has played in Denver during his career. The last time he did so was Nov. 8, 2019, when Nikola Jokic hit a game-winner. Box office $109 — To see the Pittsburgh Penguins’ only visit to Ball Arena to take on…
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Avalanche signs Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues to 1-year contract
The Avalanche made a splash in free agency to address the departure of Nazem Kadri and bolster their second line. Evan Rodrigues signed a one-year, $2-million contract Monday to leave the Penguins and give Colorado critical middle-six forward depth. His stock rose last season with a career-best 43 points (19 goals) in Pittsburgh while playing in all 82…
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Valeri Nichushkin’s pair of goals in Game 2 has Colorado Avalanche in driver’s seat of Stanley Cup Final
DENVER – The Lightning haven’t been able to get off the tracks when Colorado’s train is coming through. Avalanche right winger Valeri Nichushkin, nicknamed “Choo Choo,” scored his second and third goals of the Stanley Cup Final in Saturday’s 7-0 win over the Lightning at Ball Arena and led Colorado to a 2-0 series lead.…
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Denver businesses reap benefit of Stanley Cup Final
Hockey fans flocked to downtown Denver late Wednesday afternoon and the town seemed abuzz as cup frenzy gripped the Mile High City for the first time in 21 years. Crowds started gathering after 4 p.m. near Ball Arena, the site of game one of the Stanley Cup Final between the Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning.…