Will Healthy Avalanche Have Happy Holidays? Colleen Flynn | December 4, 2019 Mikko Rantanen is back. Gabriel Landeskog is traveling with the team and may play on the road. Nathan MacKinnon is playing some of his best hockey ever. The top line…
Avalanche Weekly: MacKinnon’s Star Shines and Rantanen Returns J.D. Killian | December 4, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche finished the month of November like – an avalanche, only with goals instead of snow. While it was American Thanksgiving, the team didn’t get much rest. They…
Rantanen Returns to Lineup, Leads Avalanche past Chicago 7-3 The Canadian Press | December 1, 2019 DENVER — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and three assists in his return to Colorado’s lineup after missing 16 games due to injury, and Nazem Kadri and Joonas Donskoi each scored twice as the Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 on Saturday night. Natha…
Avalanche’s First Quarter Grades J.D. Killian | November 27, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche faced adversity early in the season and yet found ways to overcome. Despite losing a rotating host of starting players, the team fought to stay near the…
NHL Rumors: Fleury, Avalanche, Bruins, Oilers, More Jim Parsons | November 27, 2019 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, why did Marc-Andre Fleury leave the Vegas Golden Knights so suddenly? We have the details. There is news on whether or not Mikko Rantanen is…
Avalanche Face Biggest Foe – Injuries J.D. Killian | November 17, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche rolled to a hot start as the hockey season began. Even when the lines were working on timing issues with the new players, the team found ways…
Avs Weekly Whiteboard: Injuries, Linemates, & Donskoi’s Hat Trick Joe Kramer | November 11, 2019 Hey there, Colorado Avalanche fans, I’m starting a new weekly piece as we move through the 2019-20 season called “Avs Weekly Whiteboard.” Each week, I’ll highlight some of the big…
Top-Line Injuries to Blues and Avalanche Shake up Central The Canadian Press | October 30, 2019 Not long after the St. Louis Blues raised their Stanley Cup banner and the Colorado Avalanche got rolling on a season of high expectations each team has a significant obstacle to overcome. The Blues will be without sniper Vladimir Tarasenko for five mo…
Avalanche Can Keep Rolling Even with Rantanen Injured Ryan Szporer | October 29, 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…
Avalanche Fight Through Adversity and Keep Winning J.D. Killian | October 24, 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…
Avalanche’s Impact of Losing Rantanen J.D. Killian | October 24, 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…
Avs’ Rantanen Listed as Week to Week with Lower-Body Injury The Canadian Press | October 23, 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…