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16 hours ago · Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar said he is treating the next few games before the 4 Nations break like the playoffs. The 5-0 shutout win against the Central Division rival St. Louis Blues was a good start. “It’s not just one game, right? Like I said, five games. I really like what we did yesterday. […]

10 hours ago · DENVER — Shutouts aren’t supposed to be easy in the NHL. That’s why they’re often celebrated as the best performance of any particular game. But Mackenzie Blackwood is making it easy to shutout teams, and the Philadelphia Flyers are making it easy to get shutout. Un Sunday, Colorado won 2-0 over Erik Johnson and the […]

2 days ago · The salary cap is going up as expected. And with it, the Avalanche will get the flexibility to continue to re-work their roster heading into next season’s training camp. Most importantly, Colorado could make trades before the March 7 trade deadline that include players under contract for longer than just this year. The cap is […]

2 days ago · The newcomers got to practice for the first time with the Avalanche. Sidney Crosby is Canada’s captain for 4 Nations and one of the Avs will be an alternate. Should Colorado pick up a young defenseman off of waivers? Also, another big multi-player trade broke late Thursday evening. All that and more on this edition […]

4 days ago · Brandon Saad will be a free agent on Thursday after the sudden news that the player agreed to terminate his contract with the St. Louis Blues mutually. Saad, 32, has struggled this season, scoring nine goals and adding seven assists in 43 games. The Blues placed him on waivers on Tuesday and intended to send […]

The Avalanche have won one/lost one through 10 games in January. The team’s inability to put two or more wins together stems from inconsistency and chemistry... Valeri Nichushkin was supposed to be out day-to-day when he got injured against the Winnipeg Jets on New Year’s Eve. Head coach Jared ...

Jan 9, 2025 · So far so good for the Avalanche’s first two tests. New Year’s Eve’s matchup against Winnipeg began a stretch of 12 games of which six are against the Jets, the Minnesota Wild, and the Dallas Stars — the three teams sitting ahead of Colorado in the Central Division. The Avs were victorious against Winnipeg in […]

Dec 20, 2024 · Being on the road for 27 of 35 days is challenging. Even more so when the long stretch of games ends with a back-to-back. But the Avalanche found a way to come through again on Friday, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 at Honda Center less than 24 hours after securing two points in San Jose.

Dec 14, 2024 · DENVER — It’s crazy what solid goaltending can do for a team. Mackenzie Blackwood stepped in and stepped up in his Avalanche debut, stopping all but two of the 39 shots he faced to lift the Avs to a 5-2 victory on Saturday. Colorado improved to 8-8-0 at Ball Arena. “That was a great game […]