Posts About "Mikko Rantanen"
Avalanche Can Keep Rolling Even with Rantanen Injured
October 29th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche probably don’t feel all that lucky these days, even if the stats say otherwise. Atop the NHL in terms of PDO, which effectively measures luck by combining save and shooting percentages, the Avs are now without star Mikko Rantanen, who’s been ruled week-to-week. The impact of losing Rantanen will be felt...
Avalanche Fight Through Adversity and Keep Winning
October 24th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche flew through four road games as part of a five-road games-in-eight-days swing, fighting through adversity to keep racking up points. Their hard work paid off but it was a bumpy road. Breaking down all the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly during the past week, ranging from weird injuries to a hat trick to depth scoring....
Avalanche's Impact of Losing Rantanen
October 24th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche kept tweaking their roster throughout their hot start but seem to have finalized their line combinations. Unfortunately, Mikko Rantanen left in the middle of Monday night’s game with an injury. What did the Avalanche’s “ideal” lineup look like and how will Rantanen’s injury shake things...
Avs' Rantanen Listed as Week to Week with Lower-Body Injury
October 23rd, 2019 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Colorado Avalanche say forward Mikko Rantanen is week to week with a lower-body injury. The 2019 All-Star caught an edge in the ice and awkwardly twisted his left skate during the second period of Monday night's loss in St. Louis. He didn't return. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday after practice...
Marleau and Others Missed Camp but Haven't Missed a Beat
October 22nd, 2019 Peter DeBoer should have known better. He heard the stories of how Patrick Marleau and longtime Sharks teammate Joe Thornton trained in the off-season well before he got to San Jose. Still, he was amazed at how the 40-year-old Marleau jumped back on to the ice after no training camp and scored twice in his first game. "I know what...
Kadri, Rantanen Help Avalanche Stay Perfect, Beat Capitals 6-3
October 14th, 2019 WASHINGTON — Nazem Kadri and Mikko Rantanen each had a goal and two assists to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Monday night. Erik Johnson, Nikita Zadorov and Matt Nieto also scored as Colorado improved to 5-0-0. Nathan MacKinnon added an empty-net goal and had an assist for the Avalanche, who scored...
Rantanen Extends Hot Start, Leads Avalanche past Wild 4-2
October 6th, 2019 DENVER — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Rantanen, who missed training camp and the preseason before agreeing to a contract with Colorado last weekend, has t...
NHL (Video) Highlights: Oct. 3
October 4th, 2019 Last night, Oct. 3, there were eight games across the league. While there were some nifty goals, it was the goaltenders who stole the show. Here are the five best highlights from last night's slate. Related: NHL's Opening Night Highlights Bobrovsky Shuts Down Palat Early in the second period, and with the game tied 1-1, the...
Rantanen Scores Twice, Avalanche Beat Flames 5-3
October 4th, 2019 DENVER — Mikko Rantanen had two goals less than a week after agreeing to a contract with Colorado, Joonas Donskoi scored twice in his debut and the Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Thursday night. Rantanen was a restricted free agent heading in...
Mikko Rantanen and the Avalanche Finally Come to Terms
September 28th, 2019 The Avalanche and Mikko Rantanen finally found common ground.
NHL Rumors: Crosby, Rantanen, Flames, More
September 28th, 2019 In today's NHL rumors rundown, we look at the Colorado Avalanche and whether they're making progress on a contract with restricted free agent (RFA) Mikko Rantanen. Plus, several teams could be close to making a trade, including the Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes. Finally, Sidney Crosby's No. 87 will be retired league-wide by the...
NHL Rumors: Lightning, Canucks, Avalanche, KHL, More
September 20th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, it looks like the Tampa Bay Lightning are going through with their goaltending plans, the Vancouver Canucks were interested in a player that wound up going to Calgary, there are updates out of Colorado when it comes to Mikko Rantanen and can fans expect to see more KHL players try to make their way over to...
4 Key Lessons from Avs' 2nd Round Playoff Performance
September 19th, 2019 Nathan "the Beast" MacKinnon competed throughout the San Jose Sharks series.
