Losing Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar at the same time is about as tough a break as an NHL team can get. The Colorado Avalanche will be without MacKinnon for at least a month and Makar for several weeks.
The Colorado Avalanche overcame the absence of injured stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar and halted the Montreal Canadiens' 12-game point streak with a 4-1 road victory on Saturday.
Fedor Svechkov scored the go-ahead goal in the first period, Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche topped the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Saturday night at Bell Centre.
Head coach Jared Bednar announced on Saturday morning that MacKinnon is going to miss at least a month, while Makar will be sidelined for at least a few weeks.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
While the Colorado Avalanche are facing some uncertainty regarding two of their biggest stars for Saturday night, one of the members of the blue line is preparing to make NHL history.
Gavin Brindley has spent much of the young season moving between two hockey worlds. One offers an opportunity to develop his offensive game. The other demands that he prove he belongs among the best players in the sport.
Former Hart Trophy winner Nathan MacKinnon and two-time Norris Trophy recipient Cale Makar are dealing with significant lower-body injuries for the Colorado Avalanche.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Avalanche will find themselves without their two top players for the next little while. Corey Masisak of The Denver Post relays (Twitter link) that center Nathan MacKinnon will be out for at least one month while defenseman Cale Makar will miss two weeks with respective lower-body injuries.
The Colorado Avalanche will be without Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar for Saturday night’s clash with the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre as they
In today’s NHL rumours, we look at Simon Edvinsson preparing to play the season in Sweden as he remains without an NHL contract. Next, despite an unfavourable start and a historically bad homestand, the Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t expected to make a change at the coaching position.
The Colorado Avalanche take on the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Avalanche are 11-6-3. Colorado lost to Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Thursday, Nov.
The second period against the Ottawa Senators can, so far, go down as the worst period of the season for the Colorado Avalanche. No matter how bad they
The Colorado Avalanche made a roster move Friday, just hours after franchise player Nathan MacKinnon left Thursday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators with a lower-body injury.
The road has been hard on the Colorado Avalanche. For the season, the Avalanche are ranked third in the Western Conference with an 11-6-3 record. The away stats are a sore spot, though, with an unfortunate road record of 4-5-1.
The Colorado Avalanche have recalled winger Gavin Brindley ahead of a two-game road trip. His presence will give Colorado an extra body in case star center Nathan MacKinnon is unavailable for Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens.
Things have been very un-Avalanche-like for the Colorado Avalanche this season. Prior to a 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, they were staring down a two-game losing streak and a position on the edge of the Western Conference playoff picture.
The Colorado Avalanche take on the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Avalanche are 11-6-2 and have won two straight.
The Colorado Avalanche have solved their Scott Wedgewood problem the easiest way possible, by handing Mackenzie Blackwood the crease night after night.
Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar announced on Friday that defenseman Josh Manson is going to about miss eight weeks due to an ankle injury. The injury occurred late in the first period of Wednesday’s 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils after taking a weird hit.