Colorado Avalanche News & Opinion

How the Avalanche Beat Toronto

J.D. Killian | January 16, 2019

The Colorado Avalanche made some key shifts which helped them beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in their own arena. For a struggling Avalanche team, those changes could signal better days…

Avalanche at the Midpoint – Some Good & Some Bad

J.D. Killian | January 15, 2019

45 games into the Colorado Avalanche’s season, their woes continue and the speculation mounts on why the team is struggling. It’s worth the time to step back from the ledge…

Avalanche Bury Maple Leafs – Soderberg With Hat Trick

The Canadian Press | January 15, 2019

TORONTO — Carl Soderberg scored his second goal of the night with 8:15 left in the third period before adding a third into an empty net to complete his first career hat trick as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Monday…

Canadiens Blank Avalanche – Price Gets Shutout

The Canadian Press | January 13, 2019

MONTREAL — Carey Price stopped all 28 shots he faced for his third shutout of the season as the Montreal Canadiens blanked the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Saturday night.
Brett Kulak, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordie Benn, into the empty net, scored third-p…

Avs’ Landeskog Makes It to the All-Star Game

J.D. Killian | January 11, 2019

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will join his linemates at the All-Star Game. He will join Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon, giving the Avalanche three players at the event for…

MacKinnon & Rantanen’s Formidable Season

Nathan Kanter | January 10, 2019

Only four times in Colorado Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques franchise history have two teammates each recorded 60 or more points in the first 43 games of a season. It first happened in 1987-88…

Flames Down Avalanche – Giordano Has 3 Assists

The Canadian Press | January 10, 2019

CALGARY — Captain Mark Giordano had three assists as the Calgary Flames kept on rolling with a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.
The three assists gives Giordano 303 career assists, moving him past Joe Nieuwendyk and into fift…

Jets Bury Avalanche – Wheeler Tallies 4 Points

The Canadian Press | January 9, 2019

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler scored once and added three assists as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Tuesday.
Mathieu Perreault, Kyle Connor, Bryan Little, Andrew Copp, Mark Scheifele and Jacob Trouba also scored for Winnipeg. Troub…

Avalanche Need to Add Some Depth Scoring

Nathan Kanter | January 6, 2019

The Colorado Avalanche snapped out of their recent funk on Friday night, slapping the New York Rangers 6-1 on home ice. The lopsided victory ended the Avs’ six-game losing streak…

Avalanche Bury Rangers – Break 6-Game Skid

The Canadian Press | January 5, 2019

DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen scored power-play goals early in the first period, helping the Colorado Avalanche end a six-game slide with a 6-1 win over the New York Rangers on Friday night.
Gabriel Landeskog added a goal off his right s…

Sharks Beat Avalanche – Pavelski & Burns Each Get 4 Points

The Canadian Press | January 3, 2019

DENVER — Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns each had a goal and three assists, Martin Jones made 31 saves and the San Jose Sharks held off the slumping Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Evander Kane, Joonas Donskoi and Lukas Radil also scored for th…

Kings Outlast Avalanche on Brown’s Overtime Goal

The Canadian Press | January 1, 2019

DENVER — Dustin Brown scored on a breakaway 56 seconds into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings withstood a late comeback attempt by Colorado and beat the Avalanche 3-2 on Monday night.
Brown gathered in a pass from Jake Muzzin in the Avalanche zone and…