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Avalanche: 3 Keys to Come Back to Beat the Stars in Round 2

Following a frustrating 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday night (Apr. 13), the Colorado Avalanche find themselves down 3-1 in their Western Conference second-round series.

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3 Key Avalanche Players Who Must Step up to Beat the Stars

Monday went differently than how the Colorado Avalanche wanted it to. A pivotal Game 4 can see a series tied at two apiece or lead to a team being down 3-1 and having to mount a comeback.

Nathan MacKinnon News / Colorado Hockey Now / 2 hours ago

MacKinnon Owns Game Four Performance: ‘I Was Bad’

Most teams depend on their star players to get them out of slumps, and the Colorado Avalanche are no different. Nathan MacKinnon has been held to just one assist over the last three games, all of which his team has lost.

NHL News / The Avs Report / 3 minutes ago

Avalanche Close to the Edge After 5-1 Stars Drubbing

DENVER – Down two games to one in the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Colorado Avalanche were optimistic heading into Game 4 against the Dallas Stars on Monday.

Colorado Avalanche News / Daily Faceoff / 1 hour ago

The Avalanche have a massive mountain to climb to avoid second-round exit

The Colorado Avalanche are in some trouble. After dropping two straight to fall behind 2-1 in their second-round series against the Dallas Stars, the Avs were dealt massive blows.

Cale Makar News / Colorado Hockey Now / 2 hours ago

Avalanche Game Four Plus/Minus: A No Show, Makar Mistakes

It’s time for playoff plus/minus! As with every game, you take the good with the bad, so time to take a look at the pluses and the minuses in Game Four against the Dallas Stars for the Colorado Avalanche.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / 3 hours ago

3 Takeaways From Avalanche’s Game 4 Loss to Stars

Monday was a pretty rough day for the Colorado Avalanche. They found out two of their better players wouldn’t be able to suit up for their pivotal Game 4 shortly before the puck was supposed to drop.

Jared Bednar News / ClutchPoints / 1 hour ago

Jared Bednar flummoxed by Avalanche’s effort in Game 4 — ‘We looked frozen’

The Colorado Avalanche are on the verge of elimination for the first time in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs after the team played maybe the worst game of its Western Conference second-round series against the Dallas Stars at Ball Arena on Monday night.

Valeri Nichushkin News / The Rink / 1 hour ago

Valeri Nichushkin enters Stage 3 of NHL Player Assistance Program

Valeri Nichushkin will once again be unavailable to the Colorado Avalanche during the playoffs. Nichushkin has entered Stage 3 of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.

Colorado Avalanche News / The Rink / 1 hour ago

Morale takes beating as Avalanche drop Game 4 to Stars

Morale for the Colorado Avalanche was pretty low on Monday night as they received bad news right before game four against the Dallas Stars. Valerie Nichushkin was going to be entering Stage 3 of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program and receive a six-month suspension.

Valeri Nichushkin News / Colorado Hockey Now / 1 hour ago

Avalanche Room: Reaction To Nichushkin News, ‘Atrocious’ Game

So much happened to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday that the day seemed at least 48 hours long. It all started off so well. The Avalanche were set to get Jonathan Drouin back in their lineup, and hope had been restored that they could tie this series up.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Hockey Now / 36 minutes ago

Rapid Reaction: Shocked Or Not, Unacceptable Performance By Avalanche

You would be shocked too if you received the news that the Colorado Avalanche received prior to Game Four. Losing one of your best players not just for one game, but for at least six months?

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Hockey Now / 2 hours ago

Avalanche On The Brink After Shockingly Bad Performance, Fall 5-1 To Stars

In a must-win game, the Colorado Avalanche laid an egg. A really big one. Hours after learning that the team had lost Valeri Nichushkin to a six month suspension, the Avalanche, as their head coach described it, looked “frozen” in the first period, getting outshot 16-2 in front of their home crowd and generally looking awful.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / 1 hour ago

Stars Beat Avalanche 5-1 in Game 4, Head Home Up 3-1 in Series

Nobody likes Mondays, but this one was especially bad for the Colorado Avalanche. Hours after being informed by the NHL that one of their most productive players, Valeri Nichushkin, was suspended for six months, they fell to the Dallas Stars 5-1 in Game 4 of their second-round series.

Wyatt Johnston News / Yardbarker / 12 minutes ago

Stars center matches Gretzky feat as Dallas goes up 3-1

Stars center matches Gretzky feat as Dallas pushes Avalanche to brink

Wyatt Johnston celebrated his 21st birthday a day early by doing something that only Wayne Gretzky had done before on Monday night.

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Colorado Avalanche News / Mile High Hockey / 1 hour ago

Game Four Recap: Colorado collapse on full display in loss

Not much good at all for the Colorado Avalanche on and off the ice. A dreadful downfall for the Colorado Avalanche was shown to the world. In an outright ugly performance, the Avs fell 5-1 to the Dallas Stars in Game Four.

Devon Toews News / Daily Faceoff / 3 hours ago

Avalanche’s Devon Toews out tonight vs. Stars

Just a short time after the NHL/NHLPA announced that Colorado Avalanche forward Val Nichushkin has entered the NHL’s Player Assistance Program, the Avs will now also be losing one of their top defenseman, Devon Toews.

Colorado Avalanche News / Yardbarker / 8 minutes ago

Avalanche star placed in player assistance program

The Colorado Avalanche are losing their leading playoff goal scorer.

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Colorado Avalanche News / Yardbarker / 9 hours ago

NHL bets: Point props lead the way for tonight's postseason play

We have a close-out game in New York and basically a must-win game in Colorado headlining tonight's playoff NHL action. We're drawn to the home teams leading the scoring charge this evening.

Avalanche hope to rediscover offense in Game 4 vs. Stars

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NHL News / Field Level Media / 17 hours ago

Avalanche hope to rediscover offense in Game 4 vs. Stars

The Colorado Avalanche entered Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series with the most goals in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, but the Dallas Stars found a way to shut them down.