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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Washington Capitals (7:00 p.m. MT)

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images Can the squad make it four wins in a row with three returning players? One final game at home commences tonight before the Colorado Avalanche embark on a road-heavy schedule for the rest of the calendar year. This contest will be the 12th game at Ball Arena thus far in the 2024-25 season and the Avalanche have used home ice to their advantage to stay...2024
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Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Val Nichushkin, and Jonathan Drouin, and Miles Wood, oh my! One final game at home commences tonight before the Colorado Avalanche embark on a road-heavy schedule for the rest of the calendar year. This contest will be the 12th game at Ball Arena thus far in the 2024-25 season and the Avalanche have used home ice to their advantage to stay afl...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Carolina Hurricanes (7:00 p.m. MT)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Avalanche aim to rebound against surging Hurricanes. After losing a hard fought battle on Thursday evening in Winnipeg to the Jets, the Colorado Avalanche return to Ball Arena in a snowy downtown Denver to take on the Carolina Hurricanes. There was a lot to like in the latter half of Colorado’s game, but they were unable to score on Connor Hell...2024
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• Preview: Avalanche aim to rebound against surging Hurricanes

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado faces another team atop the NHL standings early on in the season Perhaps we get a weather omen today? After losing a hard-fought battle on Thursday evening in Winnipeg against the Jets, the Avalanche return to Ball Arena in a snowy downtown Denver to take on the Carolina Hurricanes. There was a lot to like in the latter half of Colora...2024
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• Recap: Nathan MacKinnon leads the way in Avalanche rout over Kraken

Photo by Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images Nathan MacKinnon tallied five assists in the contest. The Colorado Avalanche have defeated the Seattle Kraken by a final score of 6-3. Coming off of three disappointing losses to the Blackhawks, Lightning, and Predators, the Avs needed a fast start tonight to give themselves the best chance of breaking the schneid. Led by Nathan MacKinn...2024
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• Preview: Artturi Lehkonen returns as Avalanche try to end three game skid

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Seattle has also lost three straight, which streak ends tonight? The Colorado Avalanche are returning to Ball Arena after their quick trip to Nashville. The Avs have had four of the last five days off and are looking to use that to their advantage as they try and end their three game losing streak against the Seattle Kraken. Colorado Avalanche...2024
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• Recap: Nathan MacKinnon leads the way in Avalanche rout over Kraken
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• Preview: Artturi Lehkonen returns as Avalanche try to end three game skid
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• Recap: Avalanche fall 5-2 to the Predators

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images The power play is the only thing that keeps working. A wounded caravan of hockey players headed to Nashville in search of a win. The Colorado Avalanche played the Nashville Predators close for most of the game but couldn’t capitalize on their chances and fell 5-2, which is now their third loss in a row. The Game It was a cautious start for two t...2024
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• Preview: Colorado looks to bounce back against Nashville

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs continue to try to make it through this stretch of injuries. The Colorado Avalanche are looking for a much-needed bounce-back game tonight after losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 three days ago. Tonight, they get their first look at the Nashville Predators this season, who have arguably been struggling more than the Avs. Will Colora...2024
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• Preview: Back home against the Ottawa Senators

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The first of a back-to-back at home for the Avalanche. The Colorado Avalanche return home after a three-game West Coast road trip to host the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. These two teams have combined for 60 goals in their last six games, and it could be another high-flying matchup tonight. Both teams have had decent starts to...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche dominate Utah in first-ever matchup

Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado comes home from the road trip with a clean sweep. Simple as that. In the first-ever matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and the Utah Hockey Club, it would be the visiting team taking care of business. The Avs went into Salt Lake City and got a big 5-1 win to end the road trip. The Avs went from 0-4 to 4-4 just like that with the perfec...2024
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• Preview: Frozen Frenzy day in Seattle

Photo by Christopher Mast/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs take part in the festivities against the Kraken. As part of the NHL Frozen Frenzy day today, the Colorado Avalanche continues its three-game west coast road trip up in the Pacific Northwest to face the Seattle Kraken. The new rivalry dating back to the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs gets another crack at one another at Climate Pledge Aren...2024
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• Preview: Colorado looks to keep their winning ways alive against San Jose

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Can the Avalanche continue to build upon their last game against the Sharks? After finally breaking through and earning their first win of the season against the Anaheim Ducks, the Colorado Avalanche head out for a little three-game west coast road trip. Today marks the first of those three games against the winless San Jose Sharks. Sunday ...2024
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• Weekly Grades: Extended Vacation Edition

Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs piled up the Ls this week. But were they actually good? (Hint: no) We’re back from the All-Star Break with the Colorado Avalanche weekly report card! This week Colorado couldn’t solve Jonathan Quick and the New York Rangers, failed a comeback bid in New Jersey, and fell to the Carolina Hurricanes. But were they any good? THE GAMES Mond...2024
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• Weekly Grades: Guest Edition!

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Colorado Avalanche won two tough games this week but were they any good? With the weekly grades specialist Erza on vacation I will do my best to depict the week that was as your guest evaluator. We saw the Colorado Avalanche go 2-1-0 in their last home stand before the start of a long road trip, which began with a disappointing ...2024
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2024
"Projected Lineup: Artturi Lehkonen (62) - Nathan MacKinnon (29) - Mikko Rantanen (96) Jonathan Drouin (27) - Casey Mittelstadt (37) - Valeri Nichushkin (13) Miles Wood (28) - Ross Colton (20) - Andrew Cogliano (11) Brandon Duhaime (12) - Yakov Trenin (15) - Joel Kiviranta (94) Devon Toews (7) - Cale Makar (8) Samuel Girard (49) - Josh Manson (42) Jack Johnson (3) - Sean Walker (26) Alexandar Georgiev (40) Emergency Goalie?"

2023
"This time, it belongs to Joel Kiviranta, who was a member of the Dallas Stars."

2022
"FORWARDS Jason Robertson - Roope Hintz - Joe Pavelski Jamie Benn - Tyler Seguin - Denis Gurianov Michael Raffl - Luke Glendening - Joel Kiviranta Tanner Kero - Jacob Peterson - Alexander Radulov DEFENDERS Ryan Sutter - Miro Heiskanen Esa Lindell - Jani Hakanpaa Thomas Harley - Joel Hanley GOALTENDERS Dallas will likely go with Jake Oettinger, who has looked good so far in his young career."

2021
"942 (9) Raffl & Heiskanen, 2 G Leader Boone Jenner, 4 Miro Heiskanen, 4 A Leader BJORKSTRAND & Voracek, 5 Miro Heiskanen, 6 P Leader Oliver BJORKSTRAND, 7 Jani Hakanpaa, 21 PIM Leader Sean Kuraly, 9 2-2-0 Home / Road 3-1-0 3-2-0 Last 10 3-2-0 Projected Lineups Columbus Blue Jackets Patrik Laine Boone Jenner Jakub Voracek Gregory Hofmann Jack Roslovic Oliver BJORKSTRAND Gustav Nyquist Cole Sillinger Yegor Chinakhov Eric Robinson Sean Kuraly Alexandre Texier Zach Werenski Jake Bean Vladislav Gavrikov Adam Boqist Gabriel Carlsson Andrew Peeke Elvis Merzlikins Joonas Korpisalo Dallas Stars Denis Gurianov Roope Hintz Joe Pavelski Michael Raffl Radek Faksa Tyler Seguin Jacob Peterson Jamie Benn Alexander Radulov Joel Kiviranta Luke Glendening Tanner Kero Ryan Suter John Klingberg Esa Lindell Miro Heiskanen Andrej Sekera Jani Hakanpaa Braden Holtby Anton Khudobin"

2020
"Stars rookie Joel Kiviranta completed a hat trick with a series-clinching goal in overtime Friday to lift his team to a 5-4 win over the Avs in Game 7."

• Preview: Avalanche aim to rebound against surging Hurricanes
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Boston Bruins (7:30 p.m.)

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! The Colorado Avalanche will host the visiting Boston Bruins tonight in what awkwardly feels like a must-win for the Avalanche, who haven’t won a game three games into the new season. That might feel like an exaggeration, as we’ve seen some of the best Avalanche teams go on three-game slides. Boston arrives after a 4-3 defea...2024
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• Preview: The desperate Avs welcome the Boston Bruins

Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images Will the Avalanche start 0-4 for the first time since 98-99? The Colorado Avalanche will host the visiting Boston Bruins tonight in what awkwardly feels like a must-win for the Avalanche, who haven't won a game three games into the new season. That might feel like an exaggeration, as we've seen some of the best Avalanche teams go on three-game slides. Boston arriv...2024
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• Preview: Saturday night hockey is back in Denver

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images For the first time this season, Colorado plays at Ball Arena. The Colorado Avalanche open their season at Ball Arena tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets. It will give fans the opportunity to see new faces in burgundy and blue for the first time with their own eyes, alongside some new faces. We will also see the team likely pay tribute to...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights (8:00 p.m.)

Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Well, Avalanche fans, the day has finally come! We get to watch Colorado Avalanche hockey tonight as the 2024-25 regular season starts in Vegas against the Golden Knights. How will young guys like Cal Ritchie, Nikolai Kovalenko, Ivan Ivan, and Sam Malinksi fair instead of Colorado’s missing talent? Will Vegas hand out some...2024
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• Preview: The Colorado Avalanche start a new season in Vegas

Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images We made it Avalanche fans. Hockey season is upon us! Well, Avalanche fans, the day has finally come! We get to watch Colorado Avalanche hockey tonight as the 2024-25 regular season starts in Vegas against the Golden Knights. How will young guys like Cal Ritchie, Nikolai Kovalenko, Ivan Ivan, and Sam Malinksi fair instead of Colorado’s missing talent? Will V...2024
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• MHH Roundtable: Let the games begin!

Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The roster is set, now we are ready for puck drop on the 2024-25 Colorado Avalanche season. With the Colorado Avalanche season kick-off just around the corner and the setting of their initial roster, here are our final thoughts just before the puck drops on the 2024-25 season. Note: we are continuing the assumption that both Nikola...2024
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• Avalanche 24-25 Season Preview: Forwards

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Looking at the Avs’ forward lines heading into the season. With the preseason behind us, the Colorado Avalanche ended 1-5 without too many regulars in any games. But the season opener is right around the corner on Wednesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights. We will see plenty of regulars in the side who missed out on the postseason. But, ...2024
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• Preseason Recap: Avalanche fall 6-1 to Vegas and trim 10 from the roster

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Now there are 30 hopefuls for Avalanche opening night. For preseason game number four the Colorado Avalanche beefed up their roster a bit more than the bare bones offerings of the past week. It was the preseason debut for Avalanche stars Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar hoping to show a little bit more pizazz in front of the home cro...2024
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• Avalanche offseason roster checklist

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Where the roster stands two months before training camp. In just about two months from now members of the Colorado Avalanche will officially report for training camp. While much will be written about the camp battles and open roster positions leading up to that crucial main camp, there are still questioning lingering if there’s been enough added organiz...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Washington Capitals (7:00 p.m. MT)
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Carolina Hurricanes (7:00 p.m. MT)
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• Preview: Avalanche aim to rebound against surging Hurricanes
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• Recap: Nathan MacKinnon leads the way in Avalanche rout over Kraken
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• Preview: Artturi Lehkonen returns as Avalanche try to end three game skid
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• Recap: Avalanche fall 5-2 to the Predators
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• Recap: Avalanche dominate Utah in first-ever matchup
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• Recap: Avs win third straight and conquer the Kraken

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Boo-birds didn’t sway Cale Makar or the streaking Avalanche! The Avalanche stemmed the tide of their early-season struggles with a commanding performance and victory over the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA. The Avalanche got contributions from the usuals, one not-so-usual tonight, and a solid netminding performance. When those three elem...2024
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• Kiviranta scores 2 as Avalanche hold on to beat Kraken 3-2

SEATTLE (AP) — Joel Kiviranta and Nathan MacKinnon each scored in the second period to put Colorado ahead, and the Avalanche held on to beat the Seattle Kraken 3—2 on Tuesday....2024
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• Recap: Nathan MacKinnon leads the way in Avalanche rout over Kraken
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• Preview: Avalanche begin divisional play against Blackhawks

Photo by Alysa Rubin/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images The second leg of a back-to-back is tonight. Less than 24 hours after a crazy 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators the Colorado Avalanche will return to Ball Arena to face off against the Chicago Blackhawks. This will be the Avs's first divisional game, as well as their first back-to-back, of the season. Colorado has the advantage agains...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche dominate Utah in first-ever matchup
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• Recap: Avs win third straight and conquer the Kraken
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• Preview: Struggling Avalanche welcome the Ducks to Denver

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Can Colorado finally put it all together and get a win? The Colorado Avalanche continue to chase that ever-elusive first win of the season, as they welcome the Anaheim Ducks to Denver tonight. This will be the first of three matchups between these two teams this season, and wrap up Colorado’s current homestand. Friday night hockey in Ball Arena, with the A...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Boston Bruins (7:30 p.m.)
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• Preseason Recap: Stars sneak out of Ball Arena with last-second win

John A. Babiak Something about the Dallas Stars and tough losses. It still may be preseason, but losses to the Dallas Stars still sting. The Colorado Avalanche fell 3-2 to these Stars in a last-second gasp from the blue line, with 0.2 seconds to go. Dramatically just as they did in May, Dallas managed to sneak off with the win back to their own barn. What a way to welcome back hockey for t...2024
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• Game Five Preview: Avalanche on the brink of elimination

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Down 3-1, Colorado’s season could end tonight in Dallas. This could be it. The season is on the line, and this Colorado Avalanche team shouldn’t have any more surprises in store - they just have to win Game Five in Dallas to keep their season alive. Game Four was surrounded by chaos, with Val Nichushkin’s personal strug...2024
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• Colorado Avalanche Game Day: Seeing Stars on Division Rivalry Night
Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images Avalanche and Stars rematch; Avs look to double down on dominance. The Dallas Stars come to Ball Arena for a Central Division showdown with the Colorado Avalanche tonight. These two clubs just met on Sunday for a matinee contest, and Colorado dominated most of the action and secured a 4-0 shutout. Colorado is 17-0-2 in their last nineteen games a...2022
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• Avs sign Joel Kiviranta to a PTO

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Another forward could end up being depth down the line. Another day, another professional tryout. During the dog days of summer this August, the Colorado Avalanche have brought on their second PTO of the summer. This time, it belongs to Joel Kiviranta, who was a member of the Dallas Stars. The name may sound familiar. In case you forgot for very obvious ...2023
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• Another wave of cuts before game in Dallas

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images 41 players remain for preseason game five. On practice day Tuesday there was small announcement of cuts before putting several on waivers in anticipation of more cuts prior to the road game against the Dallas Stars. The Colorado Avalanche are getting closer to their opening night roster with a couple tough decisions ahead. We have announced...2023
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• Avalanche cut three prior to game in Minnesota

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The regular season is getting closer. It was a quick practice in Denver prior to tonight’s game group packing up and heading to Minnesota to face the Wild tonight for preseason game number three. The expected lineup is definitely the “B Squad” as only Jack Johnson is the only sure NHL regular on the list. It will be a good test to see those fi...2023
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• Preview: Avalanche ready to roll against Wild after busy deadline week

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports New day, new lineup. This is going to be fun. Is this the most anticipated game day of the regular season? I think yes. The Colorado Avalanche are back in action tonight, facing the Minnesota Wild. The Avs roster is going to look very different compared to Wednesday night, as they prepare to welcome four new Avs to the lineup: Center Casey Mittelstadt, Defensema...2024
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• Colorado Avalanche drop Game 7 in overtime 5-4 to the Dallas Stars
Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Hat trick from Dallas rookie Joel Kiviranta ends Colorado’s season There is no tomorrow, there’s only what happens in this moment and that resulted in the season ending. The Colorado Avalanche dug themselves out of a 3-1 hole to force Game 7 against the Dallas Stars. Through a sloppy but spirited game it looked like the Avalanche had control at points but cou...2020
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• Pavelski scores in OT to lift Stars over Devils 3-2
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Washington Capitals (7:00 p.m. MT)
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• Recap: Nathan MacKinnon leads the way in Avalanche rout over Kraken
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• Preview: Artturi Lehkonen returns as Avalanche try to end three game skid
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• Recap: Avalanche fall 5-2 to the Predators
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Ottawa Senators (7:00 p.m.)

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! The Colorado Avalanche return home after a three-game West Coast road trip to host the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. These two teams have combined for 60 goals in their last six games, and it could be another high-flying matchup tonight. Both teams have had decent starts to the year, hovering ...2024
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• Recap: Former Stars help Avs take down Dallas in divisional game

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images Avs get a four-point swing thanks to goals from Joel Kiviranta and Andrew Cogliano. In a tight Central Division race both the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars hit a bit of a skid coming out of the All-Star break. Both squads came into the divisional matchup needing the two points desperately with the Stars behind the eight ball after playing t...2024
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• Avalanche add veteran Zach Parise on one year deal

Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images Parise appeared in all 82 games for the New York Islanders last season. Can you call this the first “big” move of the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline? After a couple of days of excitement and speculation following a report from longtime Minnesota Wild reporter, Michael Russo, the Colorado Avalanche announced on Friday that they would be signing veteran Le...2024
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• Weekly Grades: MacKinnon Nichushkin Domination Edition

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs went 2-2 this week. But were they any good? We’re back with the Colorado Avalanche weekly report card! This week Colorado couldn’t get their engines going against the Jets, swallowed the Sharks, got goalied in Chicago, and rode a career night from Nathan MacKinnon to victory over the Senators. But were they any good? THE GAMES Satur...2023
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• Recap: Avs give up two at the buzzer to lose a heartbreaker in Nashville

Photo by Danny Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Just when it looked like the Avs would sneak out with two points, disaster struck, and they leave Nashville with zero The Colorado Avalanche hoped to extend their winning streak to four games against the Nashville Predators on Monday night, and just when it looked like that would happen...it didn’t. The game had some positive takeaways...2023
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