For the first time since 2001 the Avs have swept a playoff opponent. That will hopefully stand as just accomplishment number one as the push through the playoffs this season. https://youtu.be/ow96eqfr-zs

“This is embarrassing. It’s always hard to lose in the playoffs, especially like this.” “Listen, they were better than us. They beat us in four straight. They’re a great team. We weren’t good enough, that’s the bottom line.” “As you can see, we didn’t even give ourselves a chance…Clearly [the Avalanche] the better team.” Sometimes the story of a playoff…...

The Avs extend their series lead to 3 – 0 off of a dominant depth performance including a game-winning goal from Alex Newhook. With sights set on the grand prize, the magic number is now 13. https://youtu.be/DrdnqSavNak

This was the game the St. Louis Blues were looking for. This was the game folks said the Colorado Avalanche couldn’t win. With an aggressive forecheck turned all the way up and feeding off a raucous home crowd, this was the recipe for the Blues to find their way into a game in a series they entered the night trailing…...

Nathan MacKinnon is worthy. When it comes to the playoffs no one in his generation comes close. The Avs have no choice but greatness when he is their driving force. https://youtu.be/aXTkdYb_yQM

When the game is halfway over and you’re leading 3-0 and outshooting the opponent 26-10, you aren’t expecting the closest of finishes in that game but that’s exactly what the Colorado Avalanche got in their Game 2 tilt against the St. Louis Blues. Continuing their raw domination of the Blues from Game 1, the Avs jumped on St. Louis and…...

The Avs start the playoffs on the right foot crushing the Blues 4 – 1 in game one. Gabe Landeskog shows his versatility as a leader providing everything the Avs need from scoring to grit and leading by example. https://youtu.be/1Ekl4D_9RII

“Playoffs, you start over, right? Your stats from the regular season don’t matter. In fact, your postseason stats don’t matter at all. For us, it’s about wins and losses.” Colorado Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog started his postgame presser by throwing the numbers from Colorado’s 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 out the window entirely. Coming from…...

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here. The Colorado Avalanche, winner of the President’s Trophy as the league’s top regular-season team, opens up their first-round matchup tomorrow night against the St. Louis Blues. Despite the Avs going 5-3 against the Blues in their eight matchups throughout the season, many are nervous about the possible matchup problems presented by the Blues as…...

The Avs were not competitive in their final game of the season against the Blues. A myriad of errors plagued the Avs’ top stars as lackadaisical play cost the Avs on multiple occasions. Nathan MacKinnon stood out as one of the Avs’ worst. https://youtu.be/8gj0T7E3vh0

Sometimes you can just feel a stinker of a game coming up. It’s been a while since the Avalanche really had one (the 8-3 loss at Minnesota to end their point streak certainly qualifies) but tonight’s 4-1 loss was the first time since maybe opening night where it felt like they weren’t even competitive. There were those few minutes in…...

The Avs take just their third regulation loss in the past 55 days. A good reminder of the players they are missing and that no team is impervious to losses. Some obvious critical errors but also some significant positives to take away. https://youtu.be/jVRBHtRi0vg

Afternoon games have the reputation of producing some wild contests and today’s Avalanche-Blues matinee affair certainly lived up to it. While the Avalanche fell short in a 5-3 loss and had their five-game winning streak snapped, it was a weird one from the very beginning. Colorado scored two goals in the first four minutes of the game, then watched the…...

The Avs secure a playoff spot in their first game back from a covid pause off the back of players who have been moved around the lineup to makeup for those still on the NHL COVID protocol list. https://youtu.be/zdpsOTAGqi0

Remembering back to the first game of the season, a tough 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues on home ice, really gives you a sense of how this Colorado Avalanche season has developed. That night, the Avs opened the season as Cup favorites, a team facing real expectations after they fell just short of making a conference finals appearance…...

The Avs pick up their fourth straight win to get Devan Dubnyk his first as an Av and continue to role through the western division with relative ease. https://youtu.be/vcjA_BYk6Yg

The Avalanche had to grind for this one but got the job done to complete the sweep of the St. Louis Blues, an unexpected goaltending duel came down to a fluky bounce in the end. https://youtu.be/YxRdMeoJgWo

Even in a condensed season like this one you are going to have a handful of games that fall into the bog standard category. That was this one for the most part, except for the fact that the Avs finally got quality goaltending from their thrid-stringer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5BPzNw49Tk

When a team goes 10-0-2 across their last 12 games, all while climbing the standings and eventually pulling dead even with the team that was leading everyone by several points, you expect that club to lose its edge at some point. Against the St. Louis Blues, who are suddenly desperate for points after an injury-ravaged season has forced them into…...