Nathan MacKinnon finally looks like he’s 100% and at this rate, Cale Makar may actually play 100% of a game. The Avs are able to break their skid with some star power and finally a good bounce or two. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfztY4FnrTs
The Avalanche seem to have finally hit their boiling point in an implosion loss to the Vancouver Canucks. It’s plain for everyone to see that it needs to be better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzXslKWQLuo
The Colorado Avalanche came out of the Christmas break on their heels, and let a weaker Arizona team get the better of them. With critical issues in their own zone they never had a chance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CED5Z3uh4_Y
In a game that saw the puck cross the goal line exactly once and even that took a shootout attempt to happen the Avs played a much better game than the scoreboard reflects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_5Cq3hoMKM
The few pieces the Avs have seen return to health have been enough to get them playing winning hockey. Lehkonen’s versatility in the top six led the Avs to finally get some varied scoring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Y377Iy4pQ
Some days you are the moose, some days you get moosed. Today Mikko was the big moose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meZEBfRgc90
The best and healthiest team in the league versus the most injured team in the league. What did you expect? https://youtu.be/ZVcZKOXOF4M
Could the Nathan MacKinnon injury be the final nail in the coffin for an Avs team that just cannot stay healthy? It certainly was for this game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdJgd0aFMjI
When you have Nathan MacKinnon and he gets depth scoring support the answer to “Can you score away your problems?” is yes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_5Jo-uhpbA
The Avs continue to find ways to win despite being outshot heavily. With scoring coming from unusual places the Avs forwards are finding ways to be effective while relying on Georgiev defensively. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkCIboi_XeM
The Avs’ injury trouble might finally be catching up with them as they are unable to sustain quality play against some tough breaks. The outlook of the roster continues to worsen and help may still be a ways off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccuFvifRNVo
The Avs continue to find consistent quality across their lineup despite all of the injuries affecting the roster. With wins in seven of the last eight games, Colorado is on a roll. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTd65IR8RJk
The Avs takedown a fairly routine victory en route to their fires shutout of the season. Georgiev continues to be one of the best goalies in the league so far this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vdr7M8b_-w
This Avs loss was not for lack of opportunity but Colorado certainly lacked finish as one too many chances got away from them in a game you could argue they played better than St. Louis in most categories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSE_-3NrxCE
Cale Makar is back on his BS as the Avs top guns are looking like an all-star team that cannot be stopped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPn-rGBlVsQ
The Avs get their first overseas win in team history as Mikko Rantanen scores a hat trick on home soil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Mc4gn90Vc
The Avs drop a game in which both they and their opponent played quite poorly. With minimal to breakdown this one stands as a pretty simple one, play better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lQMOGfctrw
Georgiev gets his revenge on the New York Rangers by outdueling Shesterkin in a banger of a hockey game. The Avs special teams units were the ones to put them over the hump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j978hJmTtA4
The Avs get back above .500 with a solid win over Vegas as it feels like they are finally starting to gel together. Val Nichushkin may be the best forward over this starting stretch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_7mxFKXy8I