Valeri Nichushkin scored twice in Colorado's four-goal first period, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists to reach 140 points, and the Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Denver on Thursday night.
The NHL waited until the absolute last second possible to release their round one schedule, but it’s here now. And the schedule for the Avalanche and Jets is…interesting, to say the least.
The Colorado Avalanche got out to a four goal lead early on Thursday night against a depleted Edmonton Oilers lineup, and at that point, the game was over.
Good times to conclude the regular season at Ball Arena. The regular season has come and gone for the Colorado Avalanche. Colorado wrapped up game 82 of the season with a dominant 5-1 win over the shorthanded Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
In game No. 82, Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon put an exclamation point on an already historic 2023-24 campaign, recording point No. 140 to set the single-season franchise mark.
DENVER — The Central Division’s third-seed Avalanche are set to begin the Stanley Cup playoffs on Sunday against the No. 2 Winnipeg Jets, Mile High Sports has learned.
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon has established a new franchise record for points in a single season with 140. MacKinnon achieved the feat during the Avs’ final game of the season on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers.
Nathan MacKinnon has done what Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg couldn’t do. Imagine saying that six or seven years ago. With two assists in the first period on Thursday night, MacKinnon hit 140 points on the season.
The NHL is piecemealing out the Stanley Cup playoff schedule, which seems like a terrible way to go about things, but we now have a start date for the series between the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets.
The American Hockey League announced its First and Second All-Star Teams on Thursday. Amongst those honored, Colorado Eagles defenseman Brad Hunt was awarded First-Team All-Star in his second year with AHL Colorado.
The Colorado Avalanche starting Justus Annunen in a meaningless game isn’t that big of a deal…is it? That’s who Jared Bednar is choosing to play against the Edmonton Oilers, who are expected to rest some of their best players on Thursday night.
Per Sportsnet Insider Elliot Friedman on his renowned 32 Thoughts Podcast, the Colorado Avalanche versus Winnipeg Jets first-round postseason series is slated to begin on April 22.
Colorado Avalanche forward Zach Parise has confirmed that he will retire as a player at the end of the current season, the Denver Post‘s Corey Masisak reported Wednesday.
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is missing his second straight regular season as he is recovering from a knee cartilage replacement he had last May, and head coach Jared Bednar said he is “not close” to returning with the Stanley Cup Playoffs approaching, according to theScore.
The Colorado Eagles have signed not one but two skaters from the WHL’s Wenatchee Wild to Amateur Tryouts. Defenseman Graham Sward and forward Briley Wood inked their respective ATOs on Tuesday for the rest of the 2023-24 AHL regular season.
Winnipeg Jets: 2nd in Central Division, 106 points* Colorado Avalanche: 3rd in Central Division, 105 points** * – with two games remaining ** – with one
The Colorado Avalanche are closing the regular season running through a difficult Western Conference gauntlet that – in theory – was going to be a good preparation for the playoffs.
The Colorado Avalanche are headed back to the NHL Playoffs in 2024. And they enter the tournament with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. Colorado entered last year’s playoffs as the defending Stanley Cup champion.
With just three games remaining in the regular season, the Colorado Avalanche have a chance to secure a good spot in the standings ahead of the playoffs.
While Rantanen has been out for the team’s last two games due to a concussion, Wagner has been with the team for the better part of two weeks.
We split our plus-money prop looks yesterday, and we'll aim to do one better with two more looks on the ice tonight. There's plenty of action, but we've aimed to follow a pair of home teams in games that matter.
We're keeping it simple on this fine Friday in the NHL, backing a player with a 100% hit rate against his opponent, and jumping on a game prop that seems to be a number or two too low.
The Avalanche have signed veteran forward Chris Wagner to a one-year contract extension.
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