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Ageless Alex Ovechkin excelling as Capitals face Avalanche
Alex Ovechkin has drawn a lot of attention in his quest for Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record. Ovechkin is 31 behind The Great One and he is still scoring at an impressive clip at age 39.,He will try to move closer to Gretzky when his Washington Capitals play the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night...
Mikko Rantanen's hat trick propels Avalanche past Kings
Mikko Rantanen scored three goals for his ninth career hat trick, including a go-ahead goal midway through the third period, Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Rantanen added an assist, Nathan MacKinnon h...
Darcy Kuemper, Cup winner with Avs, returns with Kings
The Los Angeles Kings sit atop the Pacific Division early in the season but have been consistently inconsistent for the past month.,Los Angeles started the campaign by dropping three of four games, but since then, it has not won or lost more than two in a row. If the up-and-down play continues, the ...
Samuel Girard's OT goal pushes Avalanche past Predators
Samuel Girard scored at 2:47 of overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in Denver on Monday night.,Nashville defenseman Brady Skeji had the puck just inside the blueline in the Colorado zone but lost an edge. Girard took the puck, skated in on Juuse Saros ahead of Skeji...
Avalanche host Predators in battle of streaky teams
The Colorado Avalanche went nearly 90 minutes without a goal before scoring five in a span of less than 10 minutes.,Colorado hung on to win, splitting its last two games because goaltender Alexandar Georgiev seems to have found his confidence.,Georgiev was pulled from his first two starts and appear...
Avs score 5 in 2nd, halt Hurricanes' win streak at 8
Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen scored 53 seconds apart in a five-goal second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina 6-4 in Denver on Saturday night, ending the Hurricanes' eight-game winning streak.,MacKinnon added three assists, Lehkonen had one assist, Mikko Rantanen had two goals...
Five-goal second period helps Avalanche defeat Hurricanes
Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen scored 53 seconds apart in a five-goal second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina 6-4 in Denver on Saturday night, ending the Hurricanes' eight-game winning streak.,MacKinnon added three assists, Lehkonen had one assist, Mikko Rantanen had two goals...
Hurricanes look to extend NHL-best win streak at Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche tangled with the hottest team in the NHL on Thursday night and now they face another squad on a big roll to begin the season.,After losing at Winnipeg 1-0 on Thursday night, Colorado hosts the surging Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Carolina has won an NHL-best eight in...
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets stifle Avs 1-0, improve to 13-1-0
Connor Hellebuyck recorded 35 saves to post back-to-back shutouts for the first time in his career, and Gabriel Vilardi provided the offense in the Winnipeg Jets' 1-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. ,Two days after Hellebuyck stopped 21 shots in a 3-0 home victory ove...
Avs may be without Cale Makar for clash vs. soaring Jets
If the Colorado Avalanche are to temporarily slow the surging Winnipeg Jets, they might need to do so without one of the NHL's top players. ,It's uncertain if injured star defenseman Cale Makar will be available when the visiting Avalanche try to keep the Jets from a fifth straight victory in a play...
Five assists from Nathan MacKinnon help Avs top Kraken
Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup, Nathan MacKinnon had five assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 6-3 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Lehkonen missed the first 12 games of the season while rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery.,Mikko Rantanen...
Avalanche will host Kraken in battle of cold clubs
The Seattle Kraken were a surprise team in their second year of existence, coming within a game of reaching the Western Conference finals in 2023.,The Kraken haven't been to the playoffs since, but they were optimistic about this season under new coach Dan Bylsma. However, their current 1-5-1 stretc...
Avalanche activate F Artturi Lehkonen from injured reserve
The Colorado Avalanche activated forward Artturi Lehkonen from injured reserve on Sunday.,Lehkonen had been sidelined since undergoing shoulder surgery in the summer.,Lehkonen, 29, recorded 11 points (six goals, five assists) in 11 playoff games in the spring after recording 34 points (16 goals, 18 ...
Predators march past Avalanche, 5-2
Roman Josi scored what ended up being the game-winning goal early in the third period and the Nashville Predators connected on both of their power-play chances to beat the visiting Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Saturday night.,Josi, Steven Stamkos and Gustav Nyquist each had a goal and an assist. Filip ...
Avs, Predators try to snap respective 2-game skids
After losing two straight games following a five-game winning streak, the Colorado Avalanche hope to regain their rhythm Saturday night in the Music City.,Colorado is reeling from consecutive 5-2 defeats on home ice ahead of its road meeting with the Nashville Predators in the first of four regular-...
Avs rookie Matt Stienburg suspended 2 games for charging
Colorado Avalanche rookie Matt Stienburg was suspended two games Thursday for charging defenseman Erik Cernak during Wednesday night's 5-2 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.,The discipline was handed down after Stienburg had a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety, which determined tha...
Avs rookie Matt Stienburg facing discipline for charging
Colorado Avalanche rookie Matt Stienburg faces a player safety hearing Thursday following his actions in Wednesday night's home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.,The 24-year-old forward was penalized for charging Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak at 17:18 of the second period in Colorado's 5-2 defeat....
Lightning ride 3-goal first period to win over Avalanche
Jake Guentzel scored twice, Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning used a quick start to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Anthony Cirelli and Conor Geekie also scored, Brayden Point and Brandon Hagel contributed two assists each and Andre...
Avalanche F Ross Colton out 6-8 weeks with broken foot
Colorado Avalanche forward Ross Colton will miss six-to-eight weeks with a broken foot, coach Jared Bednar announced Wednesday. ,Colton, the team's leading scorer with eight goals, was injured in Monday night's game after blocking a shot. Bednar said Colton has been placed on injured reserve. ,Bedna...
Lightning, Avs out to boost special teams ahead of matchup
The Colorado Avalanche feel they haven't played well for two straight games. They got away with it once, but the subpar performance Monday night cost them in a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.,Colorado can atone for its loss when it faces the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night to close out a ...