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...
