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Seguin, Stankoven score two goals each to power Stars' 4-1 win over Avalanche for 2-1 series lead

May. 12, 2024 01:58 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Tyler Seguin and Logan Stankoven scored two goals each and goaltender Jake Oettinger thwarted Colorado's high-powered offense, stanching the Avalanche's third-period comeback prowess in a 4-1 win Saturday night that gave the Dallas Stars the upper hand in their Western Conference...

Wood scores 11:03 in OT as Avalanche finish off 3-goal comeback to beat Stars 4-3 to open 2nd round

May. 08, 2024 08:52 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Miles Wood screamed for the puck, and delivered the game-winner in overtime for the Colorado Avalanche once he got it. Wood scored on a hard-charging backhander 11:03 into OT after getting the puck from Andrew Cogliano, and the Avalanche, after trailing by three...

Avalanche got legs under them in another comeback to beat fading Stars in 2nd-round opener

May. 08, 2024 03:12 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche had gone a full week since wrapping up their first-round series, and were down three goals in the first period on the road against the top seed. But once league MVP finalist Nathan MacKinnon and the Avs started getting back into the flow of...

Nichushkin records 1st career hat trick, Avalanche beat Jets 5-1 in Game 4 to take 3-1 series lead

Apr. 29, 2024 10:49 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — In his postgame on-ice interview, Valeri Nichushkin described his day in as many words as he had goals: “I feel amazing.” Nichushkin recorded his first career hat trick, Alexandar Georgiev turned in another strong showing and the Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets...

Lowry, Connor propel Jets to 7-6 playoff win over Avalanche

Apr. 22, 2024 00:05 AM EDT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Captain Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor each scored twice to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 7-6 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. “He loves these challenges," Jets coach Rick Bowness said of Lowry....

Who will win the NHL's top awards this season? Here are AP's predictions

Apr. 19, 2024 13:14 PM EDT

Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon, Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov, Edmonton's Connor McDavid and Toronto's Auston Matthews are all in the running to win the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. MacKinnon has carried the top-heavy Avalanche into the playoffs, Kucherov has played a role in half the...

Flames beat NHL-worst Sharks 5-1 in the season finale for the non-playoff teams

Apr. 19, 2024 02:00 AM EDT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Blake Coleman scored his 30th goal and MacKenzie Weegar netted his 20th as the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 on Thursday night in the season-ending game for both teams. Weegar had never had more than eight goals in a season. The jump to 20 tied...

Tomas Hertl's power-play goal in OT rallies Golden Knights from 3 goals down to beat Avalanche 4-3

Apr. 14, 2024 20:12 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tomas Hertl, who earlier had a goal wiped out because of goaltender interference, scored on a power play 1:23 into overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from three goals down to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Sunday. “Maybe it was karma," Hertl said....

McDavid and Vasilevskiy remain tops in the latest NHLPA player poll

Apr. 10, 2024 15:31 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — NHL players still think Edmonton's Connor McDavid is the best skater, Tampa Bay's Andrei Vasilevskiy is the top goaltender and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby the most well-rounded player in the league, according to the union's annual survey released Wednesday. McDavid,...

MacKinnon's hat trick lifts Avalanche to a 5-2 win over the Wild

Apr. 10, 2024 01:28 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon notched his seventh career hat trick as part of a four-point performance, and the Colorado Avalanche broke out of a two-game funk with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. The speedy MacKinnon has scored 51 times this season, eclipsing...