At only 22 years of age, Samuel Girard is already proving to be one of the most complete defensemen in the NHL. This season, the Colorado Avalanche have been, at times, decimated with injuries. In light of that, the Quebec blueliner stepped up to the role of No. 1 defenseman for Colorado and has excelled
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Nathan MacKinnon returned from injury and led the charge for the Colorado Avalanche, helping them overcome 44 saves from the Arizona Coyotes’ Antti Raanta to seize two critical points. The game teetered between heartbreak and elation for Colorado, who ravaged Arizona’s zone throughout the contest but struggled to solve Raanta. Brandon Saad scored his ninth
The best penalty kill in the NHL was solved by one of the worst power-plays in the league, and the result was a 5-4 overtime victory for the Anaheim Ducks over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday in Denver. The win snapped a nine-game losing streak by the Ducks. Anaheim scored two power-play goals – one
Coming off a week of rest due to COVID-19 protocols, the Colorado Avalanche returned to the ice this week for a three-game series against the second place Vegas Golden Knights, in perhaps their most crucial series yet. The series included a special outdoor game at Lake Tahoe that brought a dazzling landscape to an already gratifying
The Colorado Avalanche are glad to get the band back together. Three players that had recently missed time due to injuries scored goals as the Avalanche dumped the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Saturday just off of Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nev. The game was held up by a delay of roughly eight hours after
Despite being only a month into the NHL season, despite no fans being in attendance, the bout between the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night held a palpable energy and intensity. The Avalanche, coming off of a COVID hiatus, are chasing the Knights in the standings and needed to make up ground
The injury bug has struck the Colorado Avalanche again, but maybe it never left. Missing players slashed Colorado’s playoff run short last summer, and the bench is getting pretty thin again for the Avalanche just 10 games into this season. Six players are out, with the most recent being leading scorer Nathan MacKinnon, who only
Don’t look now, but the third and fourth lines are carrying the Colorado Avalanche right now. The fourth line started the scoring, the third line got the lead for good, as the bottom-two scoring lines totaled three goals to lead the Avalanche to a 5-1 road win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Joonas Donskoi’s
Fresh off their first shutout win of the season, the Colorado Avalanche are getting a boost to their defensive unit as they head to California for four games in six days. Veteran defenseman Erik Johnson and rookie blueliner Bowen Byram were back skating with the club on Sunday. They’ve been skating together at practice this
The Colorado Avalanche have an abundance of firepower in their lineup and more to look forward to in the coming years. With the trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, and Mikko Rantanen already making up one of the better cores in the league, they’ve added a laundry list of young talent through the draft since
Sports fans would not be sports fans without their expectations. Whether they are high, low or middling, expectations abound on social media, the local bar or suburban home. With the 2020-21 NHL season starting, fans, writers and even the organizations themselves and setting the bar for how they believe teams and players should perform. The
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Boston Bruins have named their 20th team captain on Thursday and his name is Patrice Bergeron. In Edmonton, there is a bit of controversy over a jersey number and there is news surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins signing players and the Colorado Avalanche making a trade. Finally, the New York
As the World Juniors wrap up this week, hockey fans will only have eight more days to kill before the NHL season is officially underway. The Colorado Avalanche have four prospects representing them at the tournament while the current team began training camp on Sunday. In this article, we’ll be focusing on the NHLers over
The two biggest rivals of the Colorado Avalanche are arguably the Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota Wild. It’s been hard for Avalanche fans to get as riled up about facing those teams, as Colorado’s trajectory is going in the opposite direction of both those franchises. The Avalanche are one of the favorites to win
So close, yet so far away. Nathan MacKinnon has risen to the top echelon of the NHL over the last three seasons. After struggling to produce on some very bad Colorado Avalanche teams from 2014 to 2017, the Nova Scotian center’s hard work and training paid off as he carried a still very bad Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche appear to have everything lined up to be a serious Stanley Cup contender in 2020-21. Their resume includes a Hart Trophy finalist in Nathan MacKinnon leading a fearsome top line, depth all over the ice, playoff experience over the past few years, a couple of solid goaltenders, and talented new additions. Even
With the NHL and NHLPA establishing an agreement on the 2020-21 NHL season, it means the 2021 Expansion Draft looms near. The Colorado Avalanche were lucky enough to only lose Calvin Pickard to the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017, but they were not in the best shape as an organization back then. This time around,
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Phillip Danault of the Montreal Canadiens is talking for the first time in a long time about his role on the team and contract extension talks. In Colorado, there are more updates when it comes to Brandon Saad. Are the St. Louis facing major contract issues for certain pending free