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Victor Olofsson's 2-goal output powers Avs' win over Lightning
Victor Olofsson scored twice, Ross Colton also had a goal and the Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night to end the Lightning's five-game winning streak.,Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves for Colorado, which survived a furious surge at the end of the third period to improve to ...
Red-hot Lightning continue Western swing at snake-bitten Avalanche
The Tampa Bay Lightning got off to a rough start this season, but they've turned things around quickly.,They began a three-game road trip with a 4-2 victory over Utah on Sunday to push their winning streak to five. The Lightning go for their sixth in a row Tuesday night at the Western Conference-lea...
Philipp Kurashev's heroics propel Sharks to OT win over Avalanche
Philipp Kurashev scored twice, including the overtime winner, to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.,Kurashev snapped a shot over the glove of Mackenzie Blackwood at 1:48 of the extra period for the game-winner, giving San Jose back-to-back vic...
Philipp Kurashev heroics propel Sharks to OT win over Avalanche
Philipp Kurashev scored twice, including the overtime winner, lifting the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.,Kurashev snapped a shot over the glove of Mackenzie Blackwood at 1:48 of the extra period for the game-winner, giving San Jose back-to-back vic...
Avs' Mackenzie Blackwood expected to make season debut vs. Sharks
Mackenzie Blackwood likely will make his season debut for the Avalanche on Saturday when Colorado visits his former team, the San Jose Sharks.,The 28-year-old goaltender, returning from a lower-body injury, spent parts of two seasons with the Sharks before being dealt to the Avalanche on Dec. 9, 202...
Martin Necas, Cale Maker power Avs to victory over Golden Knights
Martin Necas had a goal and two assists and Cale Makar added a goal and an assist to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday afternoon in Las Vegas.,Brock Nelson and Brent Burns also scored goals for Colorado, which moved into a tie with the Pittsburgh Pe...
Red-hot Jack Eichel, Golden Knights face Avs for Nevada Day game
After picking up three points in three games on a difficult Southern road trip, the Vegas Golden Knights return to Las Vegas to open a season-long six-game homestand with a Friday afternoon matinee against the Colorado Avalanche.,Halloween is also a state holiday known as Nevada Day, celebrating the...
Avalanche F Martin Necas signs 8-year extension
Forward Martin Necas signed an eight-year contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Avalanche, however TSN reported the deal was worth $92 million and includes $60.4 million in signing bonuses.,The extension spans through the 2033-34 season...
Victor Olofsson notches first career hat trick as Avs trounce Devils
Victor Olofsson produced his first career hat trick and the Colorado Avalanche ended New Jersey's eight-game winning streak with an 8-4 decision over the Devils in Denver on Tuesday night.,Olofsson, who did not have a goal this season coming into the game, scored early in the second period and twice...
Victor Olofsson notches first career hat trick as Avalanche trounce Devils
Victor Olofsson had three goals for his first career hat trick, and the Colorado Avalanche ended New Jersey's eight-game winning streak with an 8-4 win over the Devils in Denver on Tuesday night.,Olofsson, who did not have a goal coming into the game, scored early in the second period and twice in t...
Avalanche's next 10-game segment starts with NHL-best Devils
Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar dissects the season into 10-game segments, and his team completed the first segment near the top of the Western Conference.,The second one starts Tuesday night against the team that beat them in overtime Sunday -- the red-hot New Jersey Devils.,New Jersey has wo...
Jack Hughes scores twice to give Devils 8th straight win over Avalanche
Jack Hughes scored two goals Sunday afternoon, including the game-winner with 3:07 left in overtime as the streaking New Jersey Devils earned their eighth straight victory by beating the visiting Colorado Avalanche, 4-3, in Newark, N.J.,Hughes missed a shot moments before Simon Nemec picked off Cole...
Avalanche get shot at taking down red-hot Devils
The regular season is not yet 10% complete for the New Jersey Devils.,But if history is any indication, a fast start has dramatically improved the Devils' chances of making the playoffs.,The Devils will look to remain red hot Sunday afternoon when they host the Colorado Avalanche in Newark, N.J., in...
Bruins hold off Avalanche, snap six-game skid
Viktor Arvidsson and Mikey Eyssimont scored twice in a 39-second span in the first period and Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves, as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.,A game-high 12 of Swayman's stops came in the second period, setting the table for Morgan G...
Avalanche pose 'great challenge' for skidding Bruins
It has been tough sledding of late for the Boston Bruins, but a Saturday matchup with the visiting Colorado Avalanche is as good a time as any to break out of a six-game losing streak.,The game is Boston's third in a row at home and comes a week after Colorado dominated their first head-to-head matc...
Avalanche rally in 3rd, but Hurricanes prevail in shootout
Frederik Andersen made 44 saves through overtime and three more in the shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 in Denver on Thursday night.,Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist and scored the lone goal in the shootout. Eric Robinson, Sebastian Aho and Logan Stankoven al...
Avalanche, Hurricanes hope to continue hot starts in retro-jersey tilt
For 14 seasons, the Quebec Nordiques and Hartford Whalers were division rivals, meeting in the playoffs for two straight years. Two relocations later, the old rivalry is reduced to meeting twice a season.,The Nordiques are now the Colorado Avalanche and Hartford headed south to become the Carolina H...
Dylan Guenther's OT winner lifts Mammoth past Avalanche
Dylan Guenther scored 33 seconds into overtime, giving the Utah Mammoth a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,After Colorado's Martin Necas sent the game into overtime with a goal late in the third period, Utah struck quickly in the extra frame.,Clayton Keller carried t...
Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz guide Mammoth against Avalanche
The Utah Mammoth haven't lost at home this season and the Colorado Avalanche are unbeaten on the road, so something will give when the teams meet Tuesday night in Salt Lake City.,Utah, behind the duo of Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz, has started the season 3-0-0 at home, the last a 3-2 win over t...
Avalanche F Joel Kiviranta (lower body) out indefinitely
Colorado Avalanche forward Joel Kiviranta will be sidelined indefinitely with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Saturday.,Kiviranta signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract Aug. 8 on the heels on a career season. He recorded personal-best totals in goals (16), assists (seven), points (23) ...