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Ilya Sorokin's 30 saves backstop the Islanders to a 5-2 win over Avalanche
NEW YORK (AP) — Simon Holmstrom scored twice and added an assist, and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Bo Horvat, Anders Lee and Alexander Romanov also scored for New York, which has won...

Lehkonen's late goal gives Avs 5-4 victory over the Rangers
NEW YORK (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal with 14.7 seconds left and Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday. Defenseman Cale Makar scored twice and assisted on the winning goal while Jack Drury and...

Pastrnak stars as the Bruins beat the Avalanche 3-1 a day after the Rantanen trade
BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, and the Boston Bruins beat Colorado 3-1 on Saturday, a day after the Avalanche traded star winger Mikko Rantanen. Pastrnak set up both of Morgan Geekie’s goals in the third period. He also had an empty-netter in the final...

Hurricanes acquire Rantanen from Avs, Hall from Blackhawks in 3-team trade
For the second straight year, the Carolina Hurricanes are taking a significant swing to bolster a perennial playoff team. The Hurricanes acquired forwards Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche and Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-team trade Friday night. In the...

Pionk scores in OT to lift Jets to 3-2 win over Avalanche
DENVER (AP) — Neal Pionk scored 17 seconds into overtime, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck started the winning play when he sent the puck to Vladislav Namestnikov, who fed Pionk skating down the right side....

NHL linesman returns after being injured in collision with Toews
DENVER (AP) — Linesman Jonny Murray returned at the start of the third period after a second-period collision with Colorado defenseman Devon Toews in the Avalanche game against Winnipeg on Wednesday night. Toews was skating with Jets forward Kyle Connor in the Winnipeg end and...

Avs forward Valeri Nichushkin suffers setback in return from lower-body injury, status week-to-week
Forward Valeri Nichushkin suffered a setback in his return from a lower-body injury and doesn't figure to be back in the Colorado Avalanche lineup anytime soon. Colorado coach Jared Bednar described Nichushkin's status on Wednesday as “week-to-week.” “Any time...

Yakov Trenin and Brock Faber score 3rd period goals in the Wild's 3-1 win over the Avalanche
DENVER (AP) — Yakov Trenin scored against his former team early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Monday. Jake Middleton had a goal and an assist, Brock Faber also scored and Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves for Minnesota. ...

Avs playmaker Cale Makar becomes one of the fastest defensemen in NHL history to reach 100 goals
DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar deflects not only shots but any mention of milestones related to him. It’s just the nature of the Colorado Avalanche’s dynamic defenseman. He’s not a big spotlight person even if he constantly finds himself in the limelight. Makar...

Lehkonen has 2 goals and 2 assists, Makar also scores 2 as Avalanche beat Stars 6-3
DENVER (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar also scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Saturday. Jonathan Drouin and Casey Mittelstadt each had a goal and two assists, and Josh Manson also had two assists for the...
