For the first time this season, the Avs complete the comeback and take home a win. The offense won the day as the Avs saw goal scoring come from multiple forwards who desperately needed them. https://youtu.be/1hb60mc3OAM

The Avs had the much-awaited explosion of goals everyone has been waiting for but are also facing down a glaring problem. https://youtu.be/x4yzD8VBiss

The Avs’ second line shines as they finally break out of goal scoring and jail. This team looks capable of taking on all comers when the puck is going in. https://youtu.be/g4X5y58CDZY

A three-point night from Nazem Kadri and goals from key contributors Rantanen and Burakovsky made for what should have been an easy win for the Avs. When you are playing a third-string goaltender sometimes things get spooky. https://youtu.be/7kVaTZOQVf8

Goalies, man. They’re weird, unpredictable creatures even in the best of times. If you look at the numbers right now, goaltenders with a save percentage under .900 include Sergei Bobrovsky, Braden Holtby, Tuukka Rask, Carey Price, Robin Lehner, Carter Hart, and Ilya Sorokin. That’s a lot of hardware and two of the brightest young goaltenders in the game today. Even…...

The secondary scorers come through in the clutch as Avs take a big two points from the Vegas Golden Knights. https://youtu.be/N5TyfB6cAlg

The Avs second line pulled some ninja magic late in the game to help the Avs overcome five posts and take down their first series win of the season. https://youtu.be/dEiwPTs8XBs

For the second straight game, it was a high-profile Av getting the proverbial monkey off his back to lead the Avs to victory. Two nights ago, it was Brandon Saad leading the Avs to victory as he enjoyed a two-goal effort. Tonight, his linemate Nazem Kadri enjoyed a three-point third period as relentless Avalanche pressure finally broke through on a…...

“That’s what I want to do.” It was nothing short of a disastrous start for Brandon Saad in Colorado, scoring just one goal in his first six games and repeatedly being on the ice when the opposing team found the back of the net. Following a two-goal performance in Colorado’s 7-3 beatdown of the San Jose Sharks, Saad was upbeat…...

Hockey games are won and lost as a team, all goals count the same which is why the Avs’ second line players must become secondary stars in their push for the Stanley Cup. Nazem Kadri and Andre Burakovsky are set to play key roles in the top six this season and could be the difference makers. https://youtu.be/PR58sfwCq_c

The year that no one wanted is finally over. While the majority of 2020 is better left in the rearview, it wasn’t all bad on the ice. On this edition of The Tape, we look back at some of the best plays made by the Avs last season. 1. Depth dominance. We start with a little reminder that even a fourth-line…...

When the Avs stars come to play, it’s time for the Coyotes to go far away. https://youtu.be/zOEfL5Vwd3c

The three best players from the Avs possession heavy suffocation of the Arizona Coyotes. https://youtu.be/6_1EMZ153AI

The three best Avs players from their close loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in the final round robin game. https://youtu.be/BX13Mk76EV8

Nazem Kadri has cemented a record that is nearly statistically impossible to beat. https://youtu.be/4VLjKQmtb0w

Welcome back, hockey! And I don’t mean that weird exhibition game against Minnesota that was like snacking on kettle chips while waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to finally hit the table. This was the real thing. Hockey that meant something, that actually counted. The Avs used all 59 minutes and 59.9 seconds available to them to top the St. Louis Blues…...

If it don’t read all zeros, it ain’t over. https://youtu.be/y3EedGi17HA

After falling short last year in seven grueling games to the San Jose Sharks, Colorado’s front office knew it had the high-end talent to make trips to the second round a regular occurrence. It also knew it lacked the kind of depth needed to get beyond that point. Insert an aggressive offseason plan that saw Colorado add talent up front…...

Funny what a couple of years can do in the NHL. It wasn’t that long ago that Joe Sakic was in the shadow of the impetuous attitude of Patrick Roy, his former teammate back during their glory-filled playing day. Their management structure didn’t last long and yielded almost disastrous results. Their parting of ways left their pet project, the Colorado…...