The Colorado Avalanche complete the second half of their back-to-back at home against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Colorado Avalanche return from Vegas to Denver for their second game of their second back-to-back of the season. (They have 11 total.) They’re hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Historically, the Avalanche have fared well against Chicago. They’re 55-34-5-3(ties) since…
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The Colorado Avalanche complete the second half of their back-to-back at home against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Colorado Avalanche return from Vegas to Denver for their second game of their second back-to-back of the season. (They have 11 total.) They’re hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Historically, the Avalanche have fared well against Chicago. They’re 55-34-5-3(ties) since…
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The Colorado Avalanche recalled Gabriel Bourque to help replace injured players and shore up the offense. The Colorado Avalanche recalled both A.J. Greer and Gabriel Bourque to replace Tyson Jost (lower body) and J.T. Compher( broken thumb). Both are expected to be out around three weeks. Greer was a little more covered during his training…
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We don’t want to jinx anything, but at least early on this year it appears the Avalanche remembered how to play hockey; something they forgot quite quickly last year. Is this a sign of things to come or just an outlier? Shawn Drotar and TJ Carpenter discuss. AMP users click here to watch on YouTube
via MORNING MINUTE: Avs beginning to remember — Mile High Sports
DENVER (AP) — A deluge of injuries got Matt Nieto back into the lineup. More games like this will certainly keep him in there. Nieto capped off his first career hat trick on an empty-netter in the closing seconds, Semyon Varlamov stopped 34 shots and the banged-up Colorado Avalanche ended a three-game skid with a…
via Nieto’s Hat Trick Lifts Avalanche To 5-3 Win Over Stars — CBS Denver
The Colorado Avalanche loss to the St. Louis Blues is overshadowed by injuries to core forwards Tyson Jost and JT Compher The Colorado Avalanche’s 4-3 defeat at the hands of the St. Louis Blues was an interesting one, with a lot of story lines coming out of it. On the surface, the Avalanche followed their…
via Colorado Avalanche Could Get Even Younger After Loss to the St. Louis Blues — Mile High Sticking
Gabriel Landeskog, Matt Duchene, Nathan MacKinnon, Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie and Semyon Varlamov still are the Avalanche’s six-man “core,” all at various points in recent years signed to long-term extensions. They’ll remain that core unless, or perhaps until, Duchene answers his cell phone and gets the news that he’s headed for … the airport and…
via With Avalanche off to another 3-1 start, leadership is a ‘core’ issue — Mile High Sports
DENVER (AP) — Alexander Kerfoot scored his first NHL goal with some part of his lower leg. Doesn’t really matter which part — a first goal is a first goal and it’s a “great feeling,” he said. Kerfoot’s goal and two more by Sven Andrighetto, the second an empty-netter with 1:34 remaining, helped the Colorado Avalanche (3-1) to a…
via Andrighetto Scores Twice, Avalanche Beat Bruins 6-3 — CBS Denver
If the Colorado Avalanche is going to bounce back from their worst season ever, and one of the worst seasons in NHL history, here is what they will need to lean on. 1. Defensemen. Do the Avs have enough talent on the back end? Nine of 10 ardent fans would probably say no. Media around…
via 5 keys for the Avalanche to have a successful 2017-18 season — The Denver Post
The Avalanche and young defenseman Nikita Zadorov agreed to terms Friday on a two-year, $4.3 million contract. Zadorov, 22, did not report to training camp Thursday and did not begin on-ice sessions with the team Friday. He will be with the team Saturday, coach Jared Bednar said. Zadorov, 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, has 145 games…
via Avalanche sign defenseman Nikita Zadorov — The Denver Post
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