The point streak lives! That’s the upside, I suppose. The downside is Vegas retained control of the West Division as they scraped out a 3-2 overtime to stay just one point ahead of Colorado in the standings. Because the season didn’t end today, there are a variety of takeaways here. The Avs now have a 10-game point streak in which…...
Okay, now what? The Avs had a huge series against Minnesota and they destroyed the Wild to the point where one of their beat writers spent the following week harping on how shots are counted because there was nothing else of substance from that series to delve into. Colorado went to Arizona and pulled three of four points against the…...
The four-game series between the two favorites from the West Division finished much as it started – with an opportunistic Vegas team finding enough offense and then turning the keys over to highlight-machine Marc-Andre Fleury. The first game of the series was a 1-0 Vegas win in which the Avs played a sloppy, disjointed game where Fleury made no mistakes…...
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays Nathan MacKinnon from the swift scoring of his points. The Avs battle the element of good weather and come away victorious, eventually. https://youtu.be/TuE7vt1jq5g
I guess technically I’ve had all day to start writing this piece because the puck dropped right about 12 and a half hours ago to begin Colorado’s third outdoor game experience, this time a Lake Tahoe “home” game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Sam Girard scored just minutes into the contest and the television broadcast worked overtime to prevent gratuitous…...
In an 82-game season with a normal schedule, there isn’t very much you could do to paint the 13th game of the season as particularly important. You’d still have about 85% of the regular season remaining and most likely would see that team again down the road, especially a division rival. Maybe you’ve noticed but we’re not in a normal…...
Two fun facts we learned about Jayson Megna coming into tonight’s game: He grew up in Cameron’s house from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and his father-in-law is Jim Craig. Unfortunately for the Avalanche, those fun facts were pretty much the end of the fun tonight as Colorado’s return to play fell flat in a 1-0 loss to Vegas. Marc-Andre Fleury’s…...
Happy New Year! According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Avalanche are one of four teams that will participate in a unique two-game set of outdoor games in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Boston, Philadelphia and Colorado’s opponent, Vegas, will play in a two-day, two-game set at the Edgewood Tahoe Resort as part of an experimental “Outdoor Weekend” experience for the league. The…...
If the Avs can play better than they did in this game they are going to win a Stanley Cup. https://youtu.be/HbMXvsisnTI
The three best Avs players from the Avs domination of the Vegas Golden Knights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–_cUnWuSMo
Allie Monroy and Jesse Montano discuss the Avs recent home-and-home over the weekend, Philipp Grubauer’s performance, and more! https://youtu.be/8Oq3dtnsmEQ
The Colorado Avalanche headed west to take on the Vegas Golden Knights in an afternoon tilt on “Nevada Day”. The Golden Knights did all the celebrating in a 7-0 blowout. How did each of the players score? Let’s find out… Sven Andrighetto (D) – Andrighetto didn’t have a terrible game and his involvement in another controversial offside call was a source…...
LAS VEGAS – There’s something unique about the silence of a locker room of players who are just minutes removed from getting embarrassed 7-0. It’s not the peaceful silence of the winter’s first snowstorm or the hopeful silence of a star-gazing dreamer pondering their future. It’s more of an angry silence, occasionally penetrated by sounds of velcro being ripped off…...
When Duncan Siemens first stepped foot in the Colorado Avalanche dressing room, he was about 190 pounds of shyness and uncertainty. The Duncan Siemens of Tuesday morning was 220 pounds of make-my-day certitude, a man who has been through the jaded early steps of the pro hockey business and ready to finally make his mark with the varsity club. A…...