To say the last few weeks have been a whirlwind for Colorado Avalanche forward Nikolai Kovalenko might be an understatement. One night, he was helping the Colorado Eagles keep their season alive, scoring the opening goal in a game they needed to win (and eventually did).
Now we know who - now it’s time to go out and win four more games. With the Game 7 win for the Dallas Stars over the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 earlier this evening, it is official.
It was an odd day at practice for the Colorado Avalanche. Not because of anything that happened on the ice, but because there really isn’t a ton to talk about at the moment.
Will it be the Dallas Stars or the Vegas Golden Knights in round two for the Colorado Avalanche? After three straight wins heading into Friday’s Game Six, I thought we’d all be booking our flights to Dallas by the end of the night.
During the regular season, Jared Bednar mentioned multiple times that he didn’t like the way his Avalanche team played coming out of long breaks. His team might just be in the middle of a long break right now.
The Colorado Eagles season has concluded but a few remain as Black Aces. This is our last installment to recognize standout Colorado Eagles performances for the 2023-24 season because this is also a farewell as the Eagles did not win their postseason play-in series and now their season has concluded.
On Tuesday, the Colorado Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets for a ‘gentleman’s sweep’ of their first-round playoff series, winning 4-1. Many, including myself, thought the series would go to six or seven games as both teams, on paper, matched up well.
Updates on the forward are somewhat positive after missing the entire first round. While the entire Colorado Avalanche team dominated their first-round series over the Winnipeg Jets, they will need all the help they can get going forward against the Dallas Stars or Vegas Golden Knights.
With the Avalanche taking down the Winnipeg Jets in five games, it’s time for a series debrief. What was the turning point? Who were the three stars? Unsung heroes?
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar was recently announced as a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded every season “to the defense
The NHL announced on Wednesday, May 1st, the three finalists for the 2023-24 James Norris Memorial Trophy award – Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks, Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators, and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche.
Artturi Lehkonen showed promising signs of becoming a bonafide top-six scoring winger after an 18-goal rookie season with the Montreal Canadiens in 2016-17.
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar was named a Norris Trophy finalist for the fourth time in his career on Wednesday. Makar, who won the award in 2021-22, finished second in the previous campaign and third last season.
For the fourth straight season, Cale Makar will be a finalist for the Norris Trophy. Not a bad way to start your career. On Wednesday, Makar was named as one of the three finalists for the award, which is given annually to the top defenseman in the NHL.
The Winnipeg Jets were facing elimination for the first time in the series against the Colorado Avalanche. It was time that they had to step up and Colorado did not step back at all themselves.
The NHL announced the three finalists for the Norris Trophy on Wednesday.
You never want to lose anyone to injury, but the Colorado Avalanche were able to overcome a few and make it past round one on Tuesday night. Could they get some of the calvary in round two?
Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist as the visiting Colorado Avalanche eliminated the Winnipeg Jets with a 6-3 win in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
Colorado defeated the Winnipeg Jets 6-3 to win the Western Conference first-round playoff series.
What a gem Joe Sakic, President of the Colorado Avalanche, found in Artturi Lehkonen. Since being traded to the Avalanche from the Montreal Canadiens in 2022, he has fit right in with this team.
Valeri Nichushkin got the hat trick on Sunday but Cale Makar was the difference for the Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado Avalanche left winger Artturi Lehkonen has turned into a goal-scoring machine this postseason.
The Colorado Avalanche are getting a little depth fortification at goaltender ahead of Friday's pivotal Game 3 matchup with the Winnipeg Jets.
In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, you need your goaltender to come up with key saves at the most crucial moments of the game. In the first game of the Central Division Semifinals between the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche, Avs netminder Alexandar Georgiev did not rise to the occasion, surrendering seven goals and on 23 shots in a 7-6 loss.
The Colorado Avalanche have swapped third-string goaltenders, recalling one and assigning the other.
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