Tag: Stanley Cup Playoffs
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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 aiming to maintain speed, keep Edmonton’s turbo-charged attack in check
DENVER • If the brand of hockey played between the Avalanche and Oilers is closer to that of a video game than the traditional sport, the turbo button is getting worn out in the Western Conference Finals. A day after an 8-6 win over the Oilers in Game 1, Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor said the pace…
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Colorado Avalanche condemn threats directed at Nazem Kadri ahead of Game 4 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS • The Colorado Avalanche maintained that Nazem Kadri’s contact with Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington was a hockey play, while the response from some in St. Louis has gone beyond the sport. After Saturday’s game, Kadri said the hit, which will force Binnington to miss the remainder of the series with an undisclosed lower-body injury,…
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Nathan MacKinnon says Avalanche are preparing for ‘long, hard series’ vs. St. Louis Blues
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DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon and the Avalanche know as they advance in Stanley Cup Playoffs, the games only get tougher. MacKinnon said that is sure to be the case Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. when the Avs take on the Blues in Game 1 of their second-round series. For him and the Avalanche, they’re looking to avoid…
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With Gabriel Landeskog set to return, Avalanche head into Stanley Cup Playoffs ‘healthiest we’ve been all year’
DENVER — Gabriel Landeskog is ready to return to the ice, and his timing couldn’t be more perfect. The Avalanche forward and team captain has been cleared to play against the Predators in Game 1 Tuesday night at Ball Arena, after having knee surgery on March 14. Coach Jared Bednar said Sunday that Val Nichushkin will still…
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Intention irrelevant as Colorado Avalanche take down Pittsburgh Penguins
DENVER – Intentionally or accidentally, the Colorado Avalanche never left the game tied for long and took down the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at Ball Arena. Drop pass or bobble, Colorado forward Alex Newhook left the puck sitting for teammate Nicolas Aube-Kubel at the top of a faceoff circle. Aube-Kubel came roaring in…
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Vegas Golden Knights send series against Colorado Avalanche back to Denver tied
LAS VEGAS – The Vegas Golden Knights rumbled to a series tie, while the Colorado Avalanche turned in another clunker in Game 4. Jonathan Marchessault scored a hat trick as Vegas won 5-1 on Sunday, sending the best-of-seven series back to Denver at 2-2. Colorado won the first two games. It wasn’t the rebound effort…
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West Division rewind: A look back at the regular season between Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights
Here’s a look back at the regular-season series between the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche, who meet in Game 1 of the second round Sunday at Ball Arena in Denver. The NHL’s top two finishers — they each had 82 points, but the Avalanche had the tiebreaker in regulation wins — will decide who represents the…
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Nathan MacKinnon scores hat trick as Colorado Avalanche down St. Louis Blues in Game 2
DENVER — In stepped Nathan MacKinnon. Scorer of goals and motivational speaker on an as-needed basis. “Nate got the guys together on the bench, had a little chat,” Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said of a time when a Game 2 win over the St. Louis Blues wasn’t so certain anymore. “So did (Gabriel Landeskog).…