Three quick hits from Avalanche-Jets Game 5
Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 6-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series. 1. Mikko’s second stick worked: Ya know, sometimes, it’s …
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Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen cook Jets in playoffs
The Colorado Avalanche have made the Winnipeg Jets look more like the San Jose Sharks. In a much-anticipated battle between the highest-scoring team in the NHL this season against the …
Avalanche star Valeri Nichushkin’s hat trick left ex-NHL great Kevin Stevens tipping his cap. “I’m pulling for him.”
Kevin Stevens doesn’t have to ride shotgun on the Valeri Nichushkin train, mind you. But he’d love it if Avalanche fans saved him a seat. “It’s always great to see …
Gabriel Vilardi’s stick to Devon Toews’ face wakes up Avs
Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 6-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series. 1. Stick in the face wakes Avs up: The …
Alexandar Georgiev, all is forgiven! We’ve got a series, baby
Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series. 1. Tip of the cap to Georgie (and to …
Alexandar Georgiev rebounds, Avs roar back with Game 2 win over Jets
WINNIPEG — The margins are never thinner, and the swings are never greater than in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Colorado Avalanche was centimeters from a potentially back-breaking goal and …
Avalanche snowed by Jets’ flurry of goals in Game 1 loss, 7-6
WINNIPEG — The Colorado Avalanche did not make it to Game 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs before goaltending became the dominant storyline. Alexandar Georgiev allowed seven goals on …
Cale Makar’s evolution into world-class defenseman required time, freedom
BROOKS, Alberta — Cale Makar collected the puck along the left wall, faked like he was going to the middle of the ice and instead cut toward the net with …
Why Colorado Avalanche’s big guns make risky plays with regularity
There was a moment Thursday night when Colorado Avalanche forward Jonathan Drouin carried the puck across the Edmonton blue line and had a decision to make. The Oilers player in …
Why Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon is going to win Hart Trophy
Nathan MacKinnon did not become one of five players to ever record 100 assists in an NHL season. He did not score the most goals in the league in nearly …