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At playoff time, NHL teams march to the beat of their goaltenders and count on them to save the day
DENVER (AP) — Colorado goaltender Alexandar Georgiev went home after a recent shaky outing and immediately watched film — the car-racing thriller “The Fast and the Furious.” Anything to keep his own mind from racing. It's playoff time, where teams march to the...
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....
MacKinnon's hat trick lifts Avalanche to a 5-2 win over the Wild
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...
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...
McDavid, Kane help Oilers beat Avalanche 6-2 to clinch playoff berth
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid and Evander Kane each scored two goals, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 Friday night to clinch a playoff spot. Corey Perry and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers, who ended a two-game losing streak and improved...
MacKinnon, Trenin help Avalanche rally past Predators 7-4 to clinch playoff berth
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and two assists,, Yakov Trenin got the go-ahead goal against his former team, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the penalty-prone Nashville Predators 7-4 Saturday night to clinch a playoff spot. Cale Makar had a...
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...
Lehkonen scores last-second goal to lift Avalanche over Oilers 3-2 in OT
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored with half a second remaining in overtime and the Colorado Avalanche battled their way to their sixth straight win, 3-2 over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Nathan MacKinnon sent the puck across to a hard-charging Lehkonen, who...
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...
Nichushkin scores OT winner in return to lineup, Avalanche beat Wild 2-1
DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin parked himself in front of the net in overtime and started whacking at a loose puck until it went in, setting off a roar from the crowd. How's that for a return? Nichushkin knocked in a power-play goal 2:32 into overtime in his return...
