Avalanche Coach Hit in Face As Frustrated Players Smashed Sticks in Loss to Lightning Colorado coach Jared Bednar took a broken stick to the face. Sports Illustrated · Nov 26, 2024
Avalanche Defeat Stars 5-3 In Game 5 Colorado Avalanche's Game 5 win against Dallas Stars with Cale Makar's standout performance and Rantanen's milestone. Top News · May 16, 2024
Rantanen has goal, 3 assists as Avalanche beat Islanders 7-4 for record 15th straight road win Mikko Rantanen scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and had three assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 7-4 for their NHL-record 15th straight road win The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023
Kraken beat Avs 2-1, eliminate defending Stanley Cup champs Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, Philipp Grubauer was stellar in stopping 33 shots and the Seattle Kraken eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche with a 2-1 win in Game 7 The Independent UK · May 1, 2023
Kraken overwhelmed by Avalanche in first home playoff game, trail 2-1 in series SEATTLE — A seesaw night of emotions for Seattle’s first major professional hockey game in more than a century had Kraken fans living, dying and reviving themselves with each gut-wrenching, spirit-lifting swing of events. Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2023
To stay out of their heads, goaltenders find ways to unwind Goaltenders search for any activity to help them unwind and not constantly dwell on the game The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023
Quick-starting Kraken stun Avalanche 3-1 in NHL playoff debut DENVER — Minutes into Tuesday night’s historic Kraken playoff debut, feisty defenseman Will Borgen served notice his underdog team wasn’t just happy to be here. Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2023
Colorado falls to Oilers in overtime in rare convergence of 100-point talent, but Avs clinch home ice in 1st round It was 37 years and 16 days ago when Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and three other Hockey Hall of Famers converged in the same game with 688 combined points in the 1985-86 season. The Denver Post · Apr 12, 2023
Gaudreau supplies 2 shorthanded goals in Wild’s 4-2 win over Avs DENVER — The Wild are starting to settle in at their new digs. Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023
Avs crush Anaheim Ducks, stay hot on Minnesota Wild’s heels in Central standings No sweating it out this time for the Avalanche. The Denver Post · Mar 28, 2023
Valeri Nichushkin scores seven rounds deep in shootout, Avs escape Arizona Coyotes with two vital points No matter how many times the Avs try, the Coyotes are almost never definitively conquered. The Denver Post · Mar 26, 2023
Blackhawks’ Tyler Johnson producing plenty of shots but no goals: ‘I’m in a rut’ Johnson has gone 11 consecutive games without scoring despite recording 43 shots and 30 scoring chances over the same time period. He has been particularly snakebitten during the Hawks’ last two losses in Arizona and Colorado. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 21, 2023
Avs wallop unrecognizable Chicago Blackhawks, 5-0, without Cale Makar, out with lower-body injury DENVER — The Chicago Blackhawks look unrecognizable, even from the team that delivered a gut check to Colorado’s season in January. The Avalanche have looked unbeatable since then. The Denver Post · Mar 21, 2023
Stanley Cup champion Avalanche toy with Red Wings en route to 5-1 victory DETROIT — There remains a sizeble talent gap between the Red Wings and Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023
The Denver Post · Mar 8, 2023 Avs snap winless streak with lopsided 6-0 shutout of weakened San Jose Sharks The Avalanche did not need a bigger boat.
Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2023 Yanni Gourde gives Kraken win in OT against defending Stanley Cup champs DENVER — After trailing the defending Stanley Cup champions for most of Sunday’s game, Brandon Tanev tied it at two apiece and Yanni Gourde sealed a 3-2 overtime victory for the Kraken.
The Denver Post · Mar 5, 2023 Stars clobber Avs, 7-3, prompting Keith Kinkaid to make Avalanche debut in Bruins goalie pads If the Avs want to keep their reputation as the most feared team in the un-wild west, they’ll have to do better than they did Saturday.
The Denver Post · Feb 16, 2023 Avs escape Minnesota with vital, bizarre 3-2 win for playoff standings The Avalanche’s scheduled loss became a charitable win.
The Denver Post · Jan 29, 2023 Avs survive Blues in 4-2 thriller featuring more Jordan Binnington theatrics DENVER — One underrated attribute of a spicy rivalry is an eerie sense of déjà vu.
The Denver Post · Jan 25, 2023 Nathan MacKinnon’s milestone helps Jared Bednar reach his in Avalanche’s 3-2 win over Capitals DENVER — Seven years can take a toll on a relationship, but the spark is still there between Nathan MacKinnon and Jared Bednar.
The Denver Post · Jan 19, 2023 Alexandar Georgiev shines, Mikko Rantanen breaks another Joe Sakic record in Avalanche 4-1 win at Calgary CALGARY, Alberta — Jared Bednar’s choice of goaltender the last three games was never meant to stir speculation about a competition, nor was it a show of distrust in his starter.
The Denver Post · Jan 15, 2023 Mikko Rantanen urges 'not too much time' for Avalanche, then scores twice to supply refreshing blowout over Senators DENVER — Point to any number of shortcomings as a primary reason for the Avalanche’s dramatic malfunction toward the halfway point of the 2022-23 season: injuries, lack of organizational depth, a short offseason catching up in the form of fatigue.
The Denver Post · Jan 11, 2023 Florida Panthers score late to erase Avalanche 3-goal comeback in 5-4 Avs loss From one moment to the next, the outlook on the Avalanche’s season can deteriorate from apprehension to hopelessness, or just as easily it can swivel from existential dread to ecstatic amnesia. The defending champion Avs are testing their fans on almost a nightly basis, as they simultaneously test their own…
The Denver Post · Jan 6, 2023 Avs fall apart, Alexandar Georgiev slams stick, comeback falls flat: How Colorado blew 2-0 lead for fifth straight loss The emotional high of Alexandar Georgiev’s season was aired on television after the seventh game. Two months and 30 games later, the low-point was also visible for everyone to see.
The Denver Post · Jan 1, 2023 Maple Leafs spoil Nathan MacKinnon’s return to lineup in Avs’ 6-2 loss DENVER — The Avalanche have plenty to look forward to in 2023, but before 2022 was history, history repeated itself.