As with every game, you take the good with the bad, so time to take a look at the pluses and the minuses in the game against the Edmonton Oilers for the Colorado Avalanche.
It was hardly a secret, as Chris MacFarland let it spill that this might be coming last month, but on Friday, Colorado Avalanche netminder and Stanley Cup Champion Pavel Francouz announced that he is officially retiring from the game of hockey.
One of the most underrated netminders over the last few years has decided to call it a day. On Friday, Colorado Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz announced he is retiring from hockey at the age of 33.
Nathan MacKinnon quickly made history last night as his Avalanche got off to a hot start in a 5-1 beatdown of the Oilers. The Avalanche scored four goals in the first period, two of which came from Valeri Nichushkin.
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.
In the final stretch of the regular season, the Colorado Avalanche did not put their best foot forward and desperately needed redemption. In their last 10 games, the team sported a 4–3–1–1 record and suffered several disheartening losses.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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