Avalanche’s Rocky Road to the Postseason J.D. Killian | April 9, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche fought their way into the postseason through skill, grit, teamwork, resiliency and a little bit of luck. In other words, the Avalanche earned every inch of their…
Avalanche May Have Rantanen Back for Playoffs The Canadian Press | April 8, 2019 DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche may have All-Star forward Mikko Rantanen back for the start of their first-round playoff series against Calgary. Rantanen has been sidelined since suffering a lower-body injury at Dallas on March 21. Rantanen is second o…
Sharks Bury Avalanche – Kane Scores 30th The Canadian Press | April 7, 2019 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Evander Kane scored to make San Jose the first team in 10 years with at least four 30-goal scorers and the Sharks wrapped up the second-best record in the Western Conference by beating the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Saturday night. Br…
Wild-Card Avalanche Should Be Feared in Round 1 Ryan Szporer | April 6, 2019 It really doesn’t matter which team the wild-card Colorado Avalanche face in the first round, because they’ll be a threat regardless. The fact they went undefeated in regulation over their…
Avalanche Down Jets in OT to Earn Playoff Spot The Canadian Press | April 5, 2019 DENVER — Erik Johnson scored 1:49 into overtime, Philipp Grubauer made 34 saves and the Colorado Avalanche clinched a playoff berth by rallying from a two-goal deficit to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Thursday night. Johnson took a feed from Nathan Mac…
Avalanche Overpower Oilers With Big 2nd Period The Canadian Press | April 3, 2019 DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie scored a minute apart to ignite a four-goal second period as the playoff-chasing Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 6-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Down 2-0 after the opening period to an Edmo…
Blues Slow Down Avalanche With Win in Shootout The Canadian Press | April 2, 2019 ST. LOUIS — Ryan O’Reilly scored the only goal in a shootout and the St. Louis Blues slowed Colorado’s playoff push with a 3-2 victory over the Avalanche on Monday night. Trying to hold onto the final post-season spot in the Western Conference, the Ava…
Avalanche Beat Coyotes in Shootout The Canadian Press | March 30, 2019 DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon’s shootout goal lifted Colorado over the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Friday night and the Avalanche tightened their grip on the second Western Conference wild-card berth. MacKinnon and Derick Brassard also had power-play goals in r…
NHL News & Notes: Shaw, Bowers & More Brandon Share-Cohen | March 29, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, Andrew Shaw will not be suspended, Shane Bowers has signed his entry-level contract and Matt Read has been placed on waivers. Related: NHL News &…
NHL Rumors: Lee, Bowers, Sabres, Flyers, More Jim Parsons | March 28, 2019 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Anders Lee and the New York Islanders are delayed on a contract extension due to term, the Buffalo Sabres aren’t quite ready to evaluate their…
Avalanche Survive Golden Knights – Grubauer Saves 34 The Canadian Press | March 28, 2019 DENVER — Tyson Barrie scored in the second period to become Colorado’s career goals leader among defencemen, Philipp Grubauer kept up his solid play with a 34-save performance and the playoff-chasing Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Wedne…
Avalanche Battling Hard for Playoff Berth J.D. Killian | March 27, 2019 A little over two weeks ago, the Colorado Avalanche looked dead in the water. It appeared time to focus on draft picks and free agency. The list of challenges was…