A six-point night for the Avalanche defense including goals from Byram, Jack Johnson, and Girard. This is the Colorado defense the entire NHL should be afraid of and it’s not even at full power yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMl438A21T4
Studs Sam Girard & Bowen Byram I’m putting them together in this because I thought they were especially great as a pairing. The shot metrics are awesome, of course, and they combined for three points (Byram two of them) and two of the five goals scored. It was an all-around great night for Colorado’s second pairing and the kind of…
If you listened to the DNVR Avalanche postgame show after the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 in OT on Sunday night, you heard us talk about the importance of winning games against teams you “should” beat this time of year. Over the course of an 82-game season, let’s face it… you’re going to get some stinkers in there.…
CHOO CHOO. Val Nichushkin is the key to Colorado’s success coming in the clutch on multiple fronts in a shootout win over Arizona. With the Avs depth finally fleshing out the Avs are a tough team to beat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfuTJlR2RMk
Studs Valeri Nichushkin What do you say about the chu-chu train? His speed still hasn’t fully returned after the myriad of lower-body injuries he’s fought through this year but he’s healthy enough otherwise to help the Avalanche and today we saw a good showcase of his value to the team. He’s not their most skilled forward or their hardest working…
After successfully clearing concussion protocol, Evan Rodrigues returned to the lineup six days after a collision in the Chicago game. With Artturi Lehkonen still on the mend, it was a welcome boost to the Avs forward group. Alex Galchenyuk played six games in this recent call-up and Jared Bednar saying, “I liked him a lot on this return.” Galchenyuk was…
When both Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon are popping it off it’s hard for any team to keep up. The Avs’ depth is quickly becoming apparent when they are actually healthy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX7K4Ht243M
After a disappointing fall to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, the Avs had some work to do. On Thursday, Dallas won over the Penguins and then Minnesota lost in the shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers which meant they both inched forward. To keep pace, Colorado needed to start recouping points wherever they could, and they’d have few reasons not to…
Sidney Crosby remains one of the few NHL Centers that isn’t just an automatic to take Nathan MacKinnon over. A tough night for anyone not named JT Compher leads Colorado to a loss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptJsU70wOIg
Studs Alexandar Georgiev I don’t know how many games in a row he’s been here, but it’s quite a few now. I think he’s playing great hockey and tonight was no exception. He gave up four goals and all of them were either great hockey, power play goals, or both. Anybody who watched Georgiev go under siege in the second…
The Colorado Avalanche had a chance to tie the Dallas Stars in points, and with a game in hand, they would have become the Central Division leader. Cale Makar was a participant in the optional morning skate but would stay out as a precaution. Jared Bednar reported he was doing “much better” and would be reevaluated for Friday’s contest. Evan…
The Avs roster remains in flux with Erik Johnson and Darren Helm back to practicing with the team, but Evan Rodrigues out with injury. Can the Avs continue to survive the roster shuffle and which teams have been successful in their playoff run? The DNVR Avalanche Podcast takes a look on today’s show DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE POD!…
Could Denis Malgin have beaten Chicago by himself? No, obviously not hockey is a team sport, but he did pop off. Malgin Mania and a GWG from Kurtis MacDermid honestly sum up a lot of this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty8omwyor6c
Studs Alexandar Georgiev We’ll just start here. I say this literally every time and will just continue doing so, but if a goaltender gets a shutout in an NHL game, he’s a stud that night, no questions asked. This wasn’t the most impressive of Georgiev’s five shutouts this year, but at 27 saves he was at least seriously tested for…
Just three points back from Dallas, Colorado is in hot pursuit of the top of the Central Division. They can’t surpass them tonight, but they can come closer. Tonight, the Avs kicked off a three-game homestand. After missing his homecoming game, news out of morning skate revealed that Darren Helm is out with an illness. Cale Makar tweaked something, lower-body,…
Studs Cale Makar When Bowen Byram scored late in the second period to make it 3-1, it was Makar’s third point of the game and all three were well-earned. Three points in just under 38 minutes to put the Avs in prime territory to walk away with a 4-0 road trip. He was that good today. While Detroit fans were…
The Colorado Avalanche headed to the final stop of their road trip in Detroit for an afternoon of hockey. After securing the win over the Ottawa Senators, they looked to stay perfect. Colorado was third in the Central with 84 points and games in hand on both Minnesota and Dallas above them. A rested Alexandar Georgiev would get the start…
Outscoring your problems gets a W just as well as not having any. Goals from Nichushkin, Makar, Rantanen, Erod, and crucially Eller were enough for the Avs to take the 5 – 4 win over Ottawa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQpuZWkPLHg
Studs Colorado’s stars I guess I didn’t really feel like putting Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, and Cale Makar all in here separately so, I didn’t. They’re in this group. Makes sense, right? MacKinnon had three assists and he does great work along the wall on Colorado’s second goal but didn’t pick up a point on it. He was pretty great…
In a familiar storyline, the Colorado Avalanche would play a team on the second leg of a back-to-back. Fortunately, the travel from Toronto to Ottawa would give them a bit of time to collect themselves. The team did not hold a morning skate to maximize their rest. The impressive victory over Toronto in the shootout last night breathed new life…
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