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• MacKinnon scores two, Blackwood sensational as Avalanche win 5-1 to open playoffs

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images It was a close game throughout, until Colorado scored three goals in just over four minutes to hand the Dallas Stars a brutal defeat. Home ice advantage didn’t amount to much. The Colorado Avalanche smashed the Dallas Stars on Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series at American Airlines Center with a 5-1 victory. They now lead 1-0 in th...2025
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• NHL 25 Prediction: Avalanche shuts out Dallas 3-0 in Game One

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Stars had more shots on goal, but Colorado was the only team that scored. Both teams also went scoreless on the power play. If NHL 25 is correct, the Colorado Avalanche will win Game 1 of their series against the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. The Avalanche shut out Dallas 3-0 as Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals, Cale Makar added two assists, and Macke...2025
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• Playoff Preview: Defense Wins Championships

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Let’s take a look at how the Avs and Stars compare on the blueline! Playoffs are right around the corner, and the Colorado Avalanche drew its seemingly inevitable matchup with the Dallas Stars. We’ve already previewed the forward matchup, so let’s dive in to the defense! Dallas Projected Defense Pairs Thomas Harley - Ilya LyubushkinEsa Lindell - Cody CeciBrendan ...2025
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• Every NHL Playoffs team ranked by their Stanley Cup chances

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Playoff hockey is the best time of the year, and here’s your full preview for the playoffs. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are upon us, and the close to the 2024-25 season figures to be brimming with emotion. Is this Alex Ovechkin’s last chance to win a cup? Canada has roared back with six of its eight teams in the playoffs. Is Dallas a hockey town now? It’s ...2025
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• MHH Roundtable: Built to Win?

Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s finally time to see what this team is made of. As the Colorado Avalanche embark on their first-round playoff series with the Dallas Stars, we’ve gathered to share our thoughts on the matchup and the postseason road ahead. This year’s slogans seem to be “Built to Win” and “Built Different.” Do you agree? Adrian: Regarding the t...2025
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• Mile High Pollster: Fans vote Avs in 6 over Dallas in round one

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Fans also say that Jamie Benn will somehow get more unlikeable. It's another installment of Mile High Pollster! Adrian Hernandez took to X this week to get the Colorado Avalanche fan perspective, and some interesting results have come back this time regarding the first-round matchup with the Dallas Stars! Let's take a look! Makar4Norris I had a few polls go o...2025
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• Recap: Avs rally to defeat Ducks 4-2, face Dallas next in first round

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Even the minor leaguers had a slow start and come back finish. It was a fan appreciation night at Honda Center, and the Anaheim Ducks thanked their fans by giving up four goals to the Colorado Avalanche in the third period en route to a 4-2 defeat Sunday night. Colorado fans said, “Thank you very much!” as Wyatt Aamodt, Jack Drury, Charlie Coyle, and...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche slump in 5-4 loss to LA Kings

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Another slow start doomed the Avalanche. The Colorado Avalanche were a different team two weeks ago. That was when they shut out the Los Angeles Kings 4-0 at home and were considered one of the deadliest teams in the NHL. It wasn’t the case Saturday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena, where the Avalanche suffered a 5-4 loss to the Kings. It was Colorado’s...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at LA Kings (2:00 p.m.)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s an early Colorado Avalanche gameday! With two games left in the regular season, there’s nothing to play for as the Colorado Avalanche are essentially locked into the third seed likely facing the Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs. Still, the squad will be in search of a better effort than they managed on Thursday night in the ...2025
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• Preview: Avalanche begin weekend with matinee in LA

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images The start of a final regular season California back-to-back. With two games left in the regular season, there’s nothing to play for as the Colorado Avalanche are essentially locked into the third seed likely facing the Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs. Still, the squad will be in search of a better effort than they managed on Thu...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche drop home finale 4-1 to Canucks

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images It was a long night. The Vancouver Canucks were the comeback kids the other night against the Dallas Stars, but there were no avenues for a rally Thursday night at Ball Arena, as they easily defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-1. Devon Toews scored the lone goal for Colorado, while Charlie Coyle and Cale Makar each recorded an assist. Nathan MacKinnon sat out ...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Vancouver Canucks (7:00 p.m.)

Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Following a thrilling shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday evening, the Colorado Avalanche are back in Ball Arena for the final time this regular season to wrap up their season series with the Vancouver Canucks. The Avs are looking to avoid a series sweep to the Canucks, as they struggled mightily to ...2025
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• Preview: Avalanche look to ramp it up as NHL returns from Four Nations break

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs return to action to visit the division rival Nashville Predators. After the remarkable success of the Four Nations Faceoff, which captivated the sports world in North America for the last 10 days, the National Hockey League is back in action Saturday, with 14 games occurring across the league. The Colorado Avalanche return to play with s...2025
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• Saturday Stats: What will the Avs do during the Four Nations break?

Perry Nelson-Imagn Images Two weeks off? I’m about to get so much done! It’s here, it’s really happening - the Four Nations break is upon us and I’m about to have so much more time for activities. I’m finally going to build that plant stand my girlfriend has been bugging me about since pre-season! She’s going to be so happy! Obviously we know what Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Devon Toews...2025
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• Avalanche Comeback Yet Again in Donskoi and Grubauer Return to Ball Arena
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Avalanche win 4-3 in Kraken’s first game in Colorado Today the Seattle Kraken travelled to the Mile High City for their first ever game at Ball Arena. Two familiar faces returned for their first game against the Colorado Avalanche in front of the Avs faithful since going to the Kraken this offseason, Joonas Donskoi and Philip Grubauer. Recap: ...2022
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• Prospect Need to Know: A steady diet of Cale at UMass
Sophomore defenseman Cale Makar was a wonder on opening weekend. Learn more about him and other hot prospects in our weekly wrap The post Prospect Need to Know: A steady diet of Cale at UMass appeared first on TheHockeyNews....2018

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"Canada Canada is led by Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Sam Reinhart, Brayden Point, and Cale Makar."

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"Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar left Tuesday night's win over the Kraken after he "tweaked something," head coach Jared Bednar said."

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"Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar has been suspended one game for his hit on Kraken leading scorer Jared McCann."

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"Longtime Boston Bruins defenseman and Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr welcomed Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar to an exclusive club."

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"With Sakic needing to fill out the bottom six, re-sign Cale Makar and Philipp Grubauer; is it unrealistic to see a team throwing a huge contract at Landeskog to pull him away from Ball Arena?"

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"For the Colorado Avalanche’s top-pairing defensemen of rookie Cale Makar and sophomore Ryan Graves, if you asked them if they’d be in this position a couple years ago, they’d probably tell you no."

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"With a lot of talent surrounding him, the goal is clear in Denver: make a deep playoff run The post Cale Makar is making life in the NHL look easy as a rookie appeared first on TheHockeyNews."

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"Sophomore defenseman Cale Makar was a wonder on opening weekend."

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"Nico Hischierwill not be around for the Toronto Maple Leafs to draft unless they win the lottery after shooting up the rankings, but Cale Makar might be around."

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• Star Russian rookie arrives in stunning move to shake up 2025 NHL Playoffs

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Alexander Nikishin is the real deal, and he’s playoff ready. The Hurricanes simply ran out of time at the NHL trade deadline. The organization was too preoccupied with shipping off Mikko Rantanen that it left little room for the Canes to add talent for a playoff push. As it stood Carolina was a very good team entering the playoffs, but lacked the spark n...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Vancouver Canucks (7:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: Avalanche wrap up home portion of schedule against Canucks

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Avs looking to build momentum as postseason rapidly approaches. Following a thrilling shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday evening, the Colorado Avalanche are back in Ball Arena for the final time this regular season to wrap up their season series with the Vancouver Canucks. The Avs are looking to avoid a series sweep to the Canucks,...2025
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• Friday Feels: Stayin’ Motivated

Russell LaBounty-Imagn Images Locked into the Central 3 Seed, the Avs need to stay motivated to close out the regular season Kind of an ugly stretch of game this week, eh? Two losses to Western playoff bubble teams, a shootout win over lowly Chicago, and a win taking advantage of an off night for Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins have made it clear this team realized they’re locked int...2025
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• Recap: The Avs mount a comeback of their own, besting the Hawks in a shootout

Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs win 3-2 on a SO tally from Artturi Lehknonen! The Colorado Avalanche visited the windy city to face the Blackhawks for the fourth time this season. Surprisingly, the Blackhawks are 2-1 against the boys in burgundy and blue this season. The game started slow and favored the Blackhawks, but the Avalanche did what they had to do in the...2025
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• Cale Makar's brother, Taylor, signs with Avs
The Avalanche signed Taylor Makar, younger brother of Colorado star Cale Makar, to a one-year deal on Monday; he will play in the AHL Colorado Eagles for the rest of the season....2025
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• Avalanche Sign Cale Makar’s Brother, Taylor Maker to 1-Yr Deal

The post Avalanche Sign Cale Makar’s Brother, Taylor Maker to 1-Yr Deal appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Colorado Avalanche announced the team has signed forward Taylor Makar to a one-year entry-level contract through the 2025-26 season. The post Avalanche Sign Cale Makar’s Brother, Taylor Maker to 1-Yr Deal appeared first on NHL Trade Talk....2025
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• MacKinnon scores two, Blackwood sensational as Avalanche win 5-1 to open playoffs
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• Mile High Pollster: Fans vote Avs in 6 over Dallas in round one
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• Recap: Avs rally to defeat Ducks 4-2, face Dallas next in first round
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• Preview: Avalanche begin weekend with matinee in LA
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• Recap: Avalanche survive bad goaltending duel in Columbus

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Colorado officially clinches a playoff berth in the 7-3 win. After the shootout win in Chicago it was a quick turnaround for the Colorado Avalanche, including some unfortunate travel logistics, to play a desperate Columbus Blue Jackets squad looking to make the postseason the first time since their rebuild. Instead, it was the Avalanche punching their tic...2025
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• Bobby Orr Congratulates Cale Makar As Avalanche Star Joins Record Books

Longtime Boston Bruins defenseman and Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr welcomed Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar to an exclusive club. Makar, after the Avalanche bested the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final on Sunday night, became the youngest defenseman to win the Conn Smythe Trophy since Orr did so 52 years ago, […] The post Bobby Orr Congratulates Cale Makar As Avalanche Star J...2022
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• Avs top D-man Makar suspended 1 game for hit

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• Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche's Cale Makar makes history with Conn Smythe Trophy win
Makar is just the third defenseman aged 23 or younger to ever win the Conn Smythe...2022
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• Cale Makar and Ryan Graves proving to be an ideal pair for the Colorado Avalanche
Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs’ young top pair on defense open up about playing with one another Life comes at you fast, and in the National Hockey League, it can move even faster it seems. For the Colorado Avalanche’s top-pairing defensemen of rookie Cale Makar and sophomore Ryan Graves, if you asked them if they’d be in this position a couple years ago, they’d probably te...2020
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• WATCH: Cale Makar scores wild goal of the year candidate to lift Avalanche in overtime
Makar was able to deke his way through the defense and beat Marc-Andre Fleury top shelf...2022
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• Ryan Graves has found a home with the Colorado Avalanche
Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The NHL’s leader in +/- offers many contributions for the Avalanche One of the more interesting storylines outside of Cale Makar’s rookie brilliance and Valeri Nichuskin’s resurgence is the emergence of Ryan Graves as a staple on the blue line for the Colorado Avalanche. The tale of how Graves arrived in Colorado is well-known. Brought ...2020
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• MacKinnon and Rantanen are focused on repeating, not scoring
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports It’s Mile High Hockey Lab time, and we just released our 21st installment! Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon are on the precipice of realizing statistical benchmarks that will set them apart for the rest of their NHL careers. For Mikko Rantanen, that means scoring 50 goals in the regular season. He has 48 goals and nine games to reach that number and beyond. M...2023
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• Colorado Avalanche mile high after first Stanley Cup triumph since 2001

Nathan MacKinnon nets Cup winner and Cale Makar wins Conn Smythe in Tampa, where the two-time defending champion Lightning were knocked out in Game 6....2022
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• MacKinnon scores two, Blackwood sensational as Avalanche win 5-1 to open playoffs
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Toronto Maple Leafs (5:00 p.m.)

Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Following a strong performance in an emotional overtime victory over Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars Sunday afternoon, the Colorado Avalanche will embark on their final Eastern Conference road trip of the season, which will take them through Eastern Canada. The Avs will face the Maple Leafs in Toronto to star...2025
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• Preview: Avs look to keep rolling into Ontario as road trip begins against Maple Leafs

Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs enter this trip with a nine-game point streak. Following a strong performance in an emotional overtime victory over Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars Sunday afternoon, the Colorado Avalanche will embark on their final Eastern Conference road trip of the season, which will take them through Eastern Canada. The Avs will face the Map...2025
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• MHH Roundtable: Hopes and fears for what lies ahead

John A. Babiak Unpacking where the Avalanche stand after all their moves. After concluding what some might consider a shocking and franchise-altering trade deadline, especially in concert with other moves made this season, we unpack where the Colorado Avalanche stand heading into the final 16 games of the regular season. What move did you like the best? Adrian: I liked the addition of Mart...2025
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• 4 Nations Face-Off: Preview & Discussion Thread
With the majority of National Hockey League players preparing to enjoy a mid-season break, 92 of them will instead be heading to Montreal & Boston to take part in the NHL & NHLPA’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Teams representing four of the world’s hockey-craziest nations, the 7 game schedule will allow the top players from Canada, Finland, Sweden, & the United States to show off the...2025
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• Avalanche score second straight shutout with 2-0 victory over Flyers

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The defense was solid and Mackenzie Blackwood was incredible once again. Two straight games and two straight goose eggs for the opposition. Following a topsy-turvy month of January coupled by the shocking trade of Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Colorado Avalanche are back on a roll. After getting outmuscled and outwitted in the opening period, the Av...2025
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• Lab #77: Win Now Mode

The latest Mile High Hockey Lab episode is available, and Jackie earned a ding. What’s new? The 77th installment of the Mile High Hockey Lab is available on your preferred Podcast platform! Don't forget to download our new episode and give us a follow! This episode was hosted by Adrian Hernandez and joined by Jackie Kay, Ezra Parter, and Brennan Vogt. The Colorado Avalanche have come screaming ba...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche outmuscle Sharks, win 4-1 for second straight

Robert Edwards-Imagn Images The Colorado Avalanche are back in the win column again as they continue to shine after rough start. Ross Colton scored twice, Justus Annunen made 25 saves in his first start of the season and the Colorado Avalanche kept the San Jose Sharks winless in a 4-1 drubbing Sunday night at SAP Center. Colton now has five goals in his last three games to kick off his hot...2024
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images It is simply astonishing that after everything Makar’s accomplished, he’s still eligible for the Top 25 under 25 The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Five writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of July 1, 2023. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. Ca...2023
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• Cale Makar calls for change in hockey culture
Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images The Avalanche blueliner was one of the only NHL players to actually call out the rotten organization. On Thursday, as stars from across the NHL gathered in Las Vegas for the media tour, posing for pictures to be used for the next several months and promotional material for the league to sprinkle all over social media, the tough hockey question ...2022
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