Mikko Rantanen collected one goal and one assist to pace the surging Colorado Avalanche to a 4-1 victory over the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Friday.
There would be no disappointing two-goal lead blown this time. There would be no silly games this time around. The Colorado Avalanche made good work and recovery after their last game at Rogers Arena.
Colorado romped and rolled on the backs of Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen. We’re back with week two of the Avalanche weekly report card! The first installment was a huge success, you all loved it and completely agreed with everything I said.
The Colorado Avalanche have a long list of successful first-round picks, including many near the top of the NHL Entry Draft. Nathan MacKinnon is an All-Star first-overall selection, and longtime captain Gabriel Landeskog was chosen with the second-overall pick.
Yesterday's article brought about more winners than losers — which is always great. Luckily for my article readers only, that's where the good times ended, as the rest of my plays did not pan out.
The Avalanche teammates took two of the three remaining spots. The fan voting for the 2023 NHL All-Star Game has concluded and for the second straight year, the Colorado Avalanche have three players selected to attend the event.
What a difference a week has made for the Colorado Avalanche. Heading into Friday's road clash with the Vancouver Canucks, the Avalanche are on a three-game winning spree in which they've been a dominant squad.
Evan Rodrigues wasn’t supposed to be as big a contributor as he’s been when he joined the Avalanche late in the offseason. Just days before the start of training camp, Rodrigues, 29, signed a one-year deal worth $2 million — well below market value for a 43-point producer — to shore up Colorado’s depth.
The Colorado Avalanche played the Calgary Flames for the second time this year last night. With the Flames being only four points ahead of the Avalanche for the wild card this game had far more implications in the standings for both teams.
It may seem like a long-shot right now, but there is a plausible path back to the top for the defending champs. Despite being home to Lord Stanley, Colorado is a bit of a panicked hockey state right now.
Avs get big win in playoff race, without Cale Makar. It’s been a while since I’ve had the chance to talk about a win and boy howdy what a win to get to talk about.
Mikko Rantanen collected two goals and one assist and Artturi Lehkonen scored twice as the visiting Colorado Avalanche rode a three-goal first period en route to a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
Cale Makar was unavailable in Calgary following an undisclosed injury two nights earlier. Without their superstar defenseman and reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner, the Avalanche still continued their recent offensive charge, defeating the Flames 4-1 to increase their winning streak to three games.
Injuries continue to plague the Avalanche, who will now be without star defenseman Cale Makar Wednesday night as he deals with an undisclosed injury.
With Makar out of the lineup, Devon Toews will move up to the team’s top power-play unit while Erik Johnson will play alongside Toews on the team’s top defensive pairing at even-strength.
The Colorado Eagles took on the Ontario Reign on Tuesday night for the fourth time this season. They met for the third time in Loveland this year, with Colorado looking for their second win against Ontario.
To say that the Colorado Avalanche‘s season has not gone to plan is an understatement. The defending Stanley Cup champions own a middling record of 22-17-3 at the halfway point of the season, and currently sit outside of the Western Conference playoff picture by both total points and points percentage (PTS%).
Things were pretty rosy for the Colorado Avalanche entering the 2022-23 season. They were coming off winning their third Stanley Cup, they just re-signed Nathan MacKinnon to a brand new contract extension, and had a roster that looked more than capable of a repeat.
Last we chatted, we had ourselves a clean night in the Shots on Goal market while falling on our face in the Team Total department. That has us leaning toward focusing more on SOGs on this fine Saturday slate, though we have to include one team total look as well.
The Colorado Avalanche are lacking in certain areas, which is not a secret. They have tried to make up for the deficiencies by adding Alex Galchenyuk. A former first-round pick from the 2012 NHL Entry draft, Galchenyuk entered Avalanche training camp with high expectations from the fans and the coaching staff alike.
Injuries have caused the Avalanche to dress 24 different forwards this season as they look to find some options for the fourth line.
As if it wasn’t already bad enough in Colorado this season, Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar provided updates on several injuries, with no significant good news at the moment.
Matt Larkin and Frank Seravalli talked about the latest concerns facing the Colorado Avalanche on the latest episode of Daily Faceoff Live.
The Blackhawks enter Thursday's game against Colorado on a two-game winning streak for just the second time this season, but don't think they're going to make it three.
The Colorado Avalanche returned Jonas Johansson to the minor leagues earlier today, suggesting that Pavel Francouz was ready to return to the active roster.
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