Latest Nathan MacKinnon News
Wood helps Avalanche beat Ovechkin-less Capitals 2-1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Miles Wood scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Thursday night. Mikko Rantanen also scored for the Avalanche, who have won five of their last six games. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 29...
Suspended Avs forward Valeri Nichushkin added to roster, will make season debut against Washington
DENVER (AP) — Suspended Colorado forward Valeri Nichushkin was added to the Avalanche's active roster and will make his season debut Friday night against Washington. Nichushkin recently returned to the team after being placed in Stage 3 of the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program...
Rantanen has 9th career hat trick, Avalanche beat Kings 4-2
DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored twice in the third period to complete his ninth career hat trick, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Wednesday night. Rantanen’s goal at 10:01, his second of the night, gave Colorado the lead in the third and he added...
Samuel Girard steals the puck in overtime and scores on a breakaway as Avalanche beat Predators 3-2
DENVER (AP) — Samuel Girard stole the puck and scored his first goal of the season on a breakaway 2:47 into overtime as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Monday night. Girard was mobbed by teammates on the ice after beating Juuse Saros with a shot into the...
Avalanche score 5 goals in second period and end Hurricanes' 8-game win streak, 6-4
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina 6-4 on Saturday night, snapping the Hurricanes' eight-game win streak. Cale Makar, Artturi Lehkonen and Sam Malinski also scored for...
Kirill Kaprizov scores twice to lead Wild past Ducks 5-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist and the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Friday night. Jake Middleton, Marcus Foligno and Marco Rossi also scored for Minnesota and Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves. The Wild improved to 7-1-1 away from...
Lehkonen scores go-ahead goal in return from injury as Avalanche beat Kraken 6-3
DENVER (AP) — Arturri Lehkonen scored the go-ahead goal on a power play in his season debut and Nathan MacKinnon had five assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 6-3 on Tuesday night. Mikko Rantanen added two goals for the Avalanche, who snapped a three-game...
Josi and Stamkos lead Predators to 5-2 win over Avalanche
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Roman Josi and Steven Stamkos and Gustav Nyquist each had a goal and added an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Saturday night. Colton Sissons and Filip Forsberg also a scored, and Juuse Saros made 28 saves as Nashville...
Nikita Kucherov scores first goal to ignite early flurry, Tampa Bay beats Colorado 5-2
DENVER (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored the first of three Tampa Bay goals in the opening 5 1/2 minutes and the Lightning beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight win. Jake Guentzel and Conor Geekie also scored in the early flurry against goalie...
Donato scores twice as Blackhawks beat Avalanche 5-2 to snap a 4-game skid
DENVER (AP) — Ryan Donato scored twice, including an empty-netter with 57.8 seconds remaining, and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a four-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night. Philipp Kurashev, Lukas Reichel and Donato had goals as the Blackhawks...
