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MacKinnon has 2 assists, breaks franchise's single-season points mark as Avs beat Oilers 5-1
DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon added two assists to break the franchise’s single-season points mark and the Colorado Avalanche cruised into the playoffs behind a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. MacKinnon wrapped up the regular...
Avalanche captain Landeskog watches practice, but coach says he's 'not close' to being a participant
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog attended team meetings Tuesday and watched practice from the bench. His coach, however, says he's “not close” to becoming a participant. The 31-year-old Landeskog had cartilage replacement surgery on his...
Tomas Hertl's power-play goal in OT rallies Golden Knights from 3 goals down to beat Avalanche 4-3
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....
Stars score 3 power-play goals in 2nd period, hold on for 7-4 win over Avalanche
DENVER (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored twice, Thomas Harley had an assist on all three of Dallas’ power-play goals in the second period and the Western Conference-leading Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Sunday night. Dallas now has 107 points, which is five ahead of both...
Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen is in concussion protocol, will miss game against Stars
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen remains in concussion protocol and will miss their game Sunday night against the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars. It ends his streak of consecutive games at 161, which was the longest on the team. Rantanen's absence is a...
MacKinnon and Drouin each get 3 points as Avalanche beat Wild 5-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, Justus Annunen made a career-high 44 saves and the Colorado Avalanche moved closer to first place with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Jonathan Drouin scored twice and added an assist as the...
Rantanen scores twice, MacKinnon extends home points streak as Avalanche beat Blue Jackets 6-1
DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist, Nathan MacKinnon extended his home points streak to 33 games with a third-period score and the Colorado Avalanche routed the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 on Friday night. Cale Makar, Ross Colton and Valeri Nichushkin added...
Mikko Rantanen's 7th career hat trick leads surging Avalanche past Blues 4-3
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored three goals to lead the surging Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. "It feels good to help the team and to get the win with it. It’s always better when you win," Rantanen said. “I try to help the...
Nichushkin scores in OT and Colorado erases a 3-goal deficit for a 4-3 win over Vancouver
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored 30 seconds into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche erased a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon each had a goal and an assist for the...
Mikko Rantanen extends point streak to 10 games with four more as Avs beat Flames 6-2
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had two goals and two assists, extending his point streak to a career-best 10 games and leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and two assists while Nathan...
