Showing posts with label Colorado Avalanche. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colorado Avalanche. Show all posts

17 April, 2018

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Avalanche Bury Predators in Game 3

[ PHOTO: THE DENVER POST ]
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice as Colorado hit back to beat Nashville 5-3 in game three of their Stanley Cup playoff series on Monday. The Avalanche were desperate for victory after the Predators won the first two games of the series to raise the prospect of a sweep. Colorado had endured a 12-game losing streak to last…
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13 December, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Kuznetsov, Holtby Help Capitals Defeat Avalanche

[ PHOTO: THE WASHINGTON POST ]
WASHINGTON -- Evgeny Kuznetsov had three assists, Braden Holtby stopped 22 shots one night after being pulled in the second period and the Washington Capitals defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Tuesday night. Jakub Vrana, John Carlson, Matt Niskanen, Brett Connolly and Devante Smith-Pelly scored for Washington, and Madison Bowey had two assists. The Capitals (19-12-1)…
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08 December, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Power-play Strike Lifts Lightning Past Avalanche

[ PHOTO: TAMPA BAY TIMES ]
TAMPA, Fla. -- Give the Tampa Bay Lightning enough chances and their power play will keep scoring. Tampa Bay pulled away with a power-play goal in the third, its eighth straight game with at least one, in a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night at Amalie Arena. The Lightning (20-6-2) missed on their…
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06 December, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

NHL Roundup: Kings' Gaborik Scores 400th Goal

[ PHOTO: TWIN CITIES PIONEER PRESS ]
LOS ANGELES -- Marian Gaborik scored two third-period goals, the second representing the 400th of his NHL career, and the Los Angeles Kings came from behind to win their sixth consecutive game, 5-2 over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
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04 December, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Stars Defeat Avalanche to Extend Winning Streak

[ PHOTO: THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS ]
DENVER -- Tyler Seguin and Brent Ritchie scored two goals each, Devin Shore had a goal and an assist, and the streaking Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-2 on Sunday night. Jason Spezza and Greg Pateryn also scored, Alexander Radulov and John Klingberg had two assists each, and Kari Lehtonen made 25 saves for Dallas.
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02 December, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Devils Stay Hot on Road, Defeat Avalanche

[ PHOTO: THE BERGEN RECORD ]
DENVER - Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist, Corey Schneider had 21 saves, and the New Jersey Devils continued their road success with a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. Brian Boyle also scored for the Devils, who improved to 9-2-2 away from home.
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24 November, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Wild Rally, Beat Avalanche in Shootout

[ PHOTO: TWIN CITIES PIONEER PRESS ]
SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Charlie Coyle and Chris Stewart scored in a shootout as the Minnesota Wild won their second game in a row, coming from behind to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Friday. The Wild (11-8-3) got an early goal from Jason Zucker and a power-play goal from Nino Niederreiter, along with 28 saves from Alex Stalock in the win.
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19 November, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

MacKinnon Scores in OT as Avalanche's Rally Past Red Wings

[ PHOTO: THE DENVER POST ]
DETROIT -- Center Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:55 into overtime, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night at Little Caesars Arena. MacKinnon joined defenseman Erik Johnson with a goal and an assist and right winger Nail Yakupov and center Carl Soderberg also scored for Colorado, which trailed…
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17 November, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Landeskog's Hat Trick Leads Avalanche Past Capitals

[ PHOTO: THE WASHINGTON POST ]
DENVER -- Gabriel Landeskog scored three goals -- one on a penalty shot -- for his first career hat trick, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 6-2 on Thursday night. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and four assists, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and three assists and Semyon Varlamov stopped 28 shots for the…
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06 November, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Avalanche Lose to Islanders After Trading Duchene

[ PHOTO: NEW YORK POST ]
NEW YORK -- Jordan Eberle and Nick Leddy scored twice apiece and Mathew Barzal collected a franchise rookie-record five assists Sunday night for the New York Islanders, who cruised past the Colorado Avalanche, 6-4, during a game at Barclays Center in which the Avalanche traded star center Matt Duchene. Duchene was active for the game but…
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The Monday Morning Quarterback

Duchene to Ottawa, Turris to Nashville, Haul to Avs in Blockbuster

[ PHOTO: USA TODAY ]
NEW YORK -- The Colorado Avalanche pulled off a blockbuster trade midgame Sunday night, sending center Matt Duchene to the Ottawa Senators in a three-team deal that also involved the Nashville Predators.
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03 November, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Varlamov Stops 57 as Avs Top 'Canes

[ PHOTO: THE FRESNO BEE ]

DENVER -- Semyon Varlamov had a career-high 57 saves, Carl Soderberg and Patrik Nemeth had a goal and an assist each, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Thursday night. Mikko Rantanen, Gabriel Landeskog and Blake Comeau also had goals and Nathan MacKinnon had two assists for Colorado, which survived a strong Carolina…
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09 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Sobotka Scores in NHL Return as Blues Beat Avs

[ PHOTO: ST. LOUIS GAME TIME ]
ST. LOUIS -- Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 39th goal of the season early in the third period to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night in the final game of the regular season for both teams. Tarasenko's goal came 1:19 after the Blues tied the game on a…
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The Monday Morning Quarterback

Seguin's Shootout Goal Sends Stars Past Avalanche

[ PHOTO: THE DENVER POST ]
DALLAS -- Tyler Seguin scored the only goal in the shootout and the Dallas Stars defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday night at American Airlines Center. Kari Lehtonen was perfect in the shootout and stopped Matt Duchene, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen to seal the win in Dallas' season finale. The Stars (34-37-11) appeared to…
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07 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Wild Hold on to Beat Avalanche

[PHOTO: THE DENVER POST]
DENVER -- Nino Niederreiter scored a go-ahead goal early in the third period and added an assist, Nate Prosser also had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Thursday night. Jason Zucker scored 10 seconds in after missing three games with an injury, and Mikael…
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05 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Avalanche Rally from Three-Goal Deficit to Beat Blackhawks

[PHOTO: BSN DENVER]
DENVER -- Erik Johnson scored at 1:57 of overtime and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Tuesday night. Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists, and Gabriel Landeskog and Mikhail Grigorenko also scored for Colorado. Marcus Kruger had a goal and an assist and Artemi Panarin and Ryan Hartman scored…
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01 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Avalanche Halt Seven-Game Skid with Shootout Win

[PHOTO: THE DENVER POST]
DENVER -- Calvin Pickard had 27 saves through overtime and two in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Friday night. J.T. Compher scored in regulation and Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon had shootout goals to help the Avalanche (21-53-3) end a seven-game losing streak. Jake Allen stopped 31 shots…
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28 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Flames, Monahan Hand Avalanche 4-2 Loss

[PHOTO: MATCHSTICKS & GASOLINE]
CALGARY, Alberta -- Sean Monahan had a goal and three assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Johnny Gaudreau and Micheal Ferland each added a goal and an assist for the Flames (43-29-4), who can clinch a playoff berth with a win…
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26 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Oilers, Brossoit Beat Avalanche Again

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Before this home-and-home series with the Colorado Avalanche, Oilers backup goaltender Laurent Brossoit had but one career NHL win. Now he has three. Brossoit made 23 saves as Edmonton beat last-place Colorado 4-1 on Saturday at Rogers Place, two days after he appeared in relief of starter Cam Talbot and beat the Avalanche…
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25 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Avalanche, Senators to Play Two Games in Sweden

The Colorado Avalanche and Ottawa Senators will play two regular-season games in Stockholm, Sweden, in November as part of the 2017 SAP NHL Global Series. The NHL and the NHL Players' Association announced Friday that the two teams will face each other at the Ericsson Globe on Nov. 10-11. "We have more Swedish players than ever…
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22 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Blues Beat Avs to Keep Streaking

DENVER -- Magnus Paajarvi scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Jordan Schwartz added to the lead later in the frame, and the St. Louis Blues stayed hot with a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. Patrik Berglund scored twice and Jake Allen had 26 saves for the Blues, who have won…
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19 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Blackhawks Stun Avalanche With 3-Goal Binge

CHICAGO -- Jonathan Toews scored two goals and the Chicago Blackhawks scored three times in a 34-second span of the third period to win their fifth straight game with a frantic 6-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night. Artemi Panarin scored the game-winner and Toews had a pair of goals in the third period…
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06 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Allen, Blues Shut Out Avalanche

[PHOTO: 9 NEWS-COLORADO]
DENVER -- Jake Allen made 27 saves for his third shutout of the season, and the St. Louis Blues picked up two valuable points with a 3-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night. Paul Stastny, Kyle Brodziak and Patrik Berglund collected the goals for the Blues, who stopped a five-game skid and moved past…
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03 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Burrows Shines in Senators Debut

[PHOTO: TIMES-CALL]
OTTAWA -- Newly acquired winger Alex Burrows scored twice in his debut as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday night. Mike Hoffman assisted on both goals as the Senators improved to 34-22-6 and rebounded from an ugly 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning Monday. Rene Bourque scored…
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01 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Avalanche Get F Andrighetto From Montreal for Martinsen

PHOTO: THE SCORE
The Colorado Avalanche acquired Sven Andrighetto from the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday for fellow forward Andreas Martinsen. Andrighetto collected two goals and six assists in 27 games with Montreal this season. The 23-year-old Swiss native has scored 11 goals and set up 17 others in 83 career NHL contests since being selected by the Canadiens in…
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The Monday Morning Quarterback

Kings Add Iginla in Bid to Improve Scoring Punch

PHOTO: MSTP NEWS 4-MINNEAPOLIS/SAINT PAUL
The Los Angeles Kings acquired veteran forward Jarome Iginla from the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday for a conditional pick in the 2018 draft, general manager Dean Lombardi announced. Desperate to upgrade an offense that ranked 25th in the NHL in scoring, the Kings are hoping the 39-year-old Iginla can conjure up the scoring touch that has…
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12 February, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Lundqvist Earns 400th Win as Rangers Defeat Avalanche

PHOTO: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
NEW YORK -- Henrik Lundqvist became just the 12th goaltender to win 400 career games in the National Hockey League on Saturday as the New York Rangers rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in front of a celebratory crowd at Madison Square Garden. Lundqvist made 32 saves in his milestone victory, and Kevin…
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