The Hockey Writers’ 2019-20 NHL Awards Josh Bell | May 1, 2020 Welcome to the ninth annual installment of our Year-End Awards here at The Hockey Writers. At the conclusion of every National Hockey League regular season, we ask all active writers…
Avalanche Benefit from Suspended NHL Season Nick Haydon | March 15, 2020 As you surely know by now, the NHL has suspended the 2019-20 season amid the coronavirus outbreak. This decision, of course, reflects the best interests of players, team staff, fans,…
Avalanche’s MacKinnon Cool but Team Continues to Stay Hot Colleen Flynn | March 3, 2020 Colorado Avalanche elite, Nathan MacKinnon, notched his 300th career assist against the Detroit Red Wings on March 2 and sits in fifth place for points leaders in the league. Only one…
Sabres’ Cap Situation: How it Stacks Up Daniel Kuter | February 25, 2020 Digging into the Buffalo Sabres’ cap situation can explain a lot of things, especially when you put it next to upper echelon teams. Doing this can provide context for why…
MacKinnon Scores 32nd Goal; Avalanche Beat Wild 3-2 The Canadian Press | February 9, 2020 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nathan MacKinnon scored his 32nd goal of the season, Pavel Francouz made 34 saves and the Colorado Avalanche ended their road trip with four wins in…
MacKinnon Scores Winner, Avalanche Edge Blue Jackets 2-1 The Canadian Press | February 8, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nathan MacKinnon scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:34 left, Philipp Grubauer had 31 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday night. Nazem Kadri scored earlier in the third to tie the game, and Ma…
Avalanche Players on the Rise J.D. Killian | January 29, 2020 While the Colorado Avalanche vie for the top of the Central Division and the Western Conference, many of their players are looking at hitting career scoring records. The saying goes…
Bruins Have More than a Mere All-Star MVP in Pastrnak Ryan Szporer | January 28, 2020 Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak may have won the All-Star MVP award this past weekend, but he should set his sights much higher. Pastrnak’s League Lead in Goals Granted, the…
Avalanche All-Decade Team: Forwards J.D. Killian | January 23, 2020 It’s time for the final piece of the Colorado Avalanche All-Decade team – the forwards. In some ways, this is the most difficult compilation. The past decade saw the Avalanche…
Panthers Land One of NHL’s Best Bargains in Acciari Ryan Szporer | January 22, 2020 If you had told Florida Panthers forward Noel Acciari he’d score 18 goals with his new team, he’d probably have believed you. He just would have thought you had meant…
McCann Scores in OT, Penguins Beat Avalanche 4-3 The Canadian Press | January 11, 2020 DENVER — Jared McCann scored at 3:19 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Friday night for their fourth straight road win. Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, which recovered …
Nathan MacKinnon’s First 500 Games Shane Andrews | January 8, 2020 From being labelled a bust and a wasted first-overall pick in his early years, to becoming one of the most consistent and dominant NHL players in recent years, a lot…
