Duchene Returns, Avs Lose Again To Canucks
Sven Baertschi scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Canucks beat the Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night.
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Sven Baertschi scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Canucks beat the Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night.
They have come from around the world to see their favorite team -- the Colorado Avalanche. On the two-week trip the group has seen six games. As luck would have it, they have seen six straight losses.
It's hard to blame the Avalanche's problems on one thing. Nathan MacKinnon told CBS4 recently it could be that "our chemistry is off or we're not meshing well together."
Patrick Marleau put on a stunning scoring display with four goals in the third period as the San Jose Sharks beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2.
David Schlemko scored his first career overtime goal 1:18 into sudden death to give the Sharks a 3-2 victory over Colorado at sold-out SAP Center.
The Ducks rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night at the Honda Center.
Matt Duchene had two goals and Blake Comeau and Matt Nieto also scored for the Avs. Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie had two assists for Colorado, which has lost 13 of 14 home games.
Cody McLeod scored a day after Nashville acquired him from Colorado. The Avalanche honored him with a video tribute early in the first period, and then he dropped the gloves with Jarome Iginla early in the second period.
Filip Forsberg scored with 11:54 remaining in the third period, Cody McLeod had a goal and a fight against his former team and the Nashville Predators rallied for a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
The Colorado Avalanche have traded veteran Cody McLeod.
Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist, John Gibson had 33 saves, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the struggling Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Thursday night.
Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon will play in this season's NHL All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
Nathan MacKinnon scored with 16.1 seconds left in overtime and the Avalanche ended seven weeks of home futility with a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night.
The last month has been bad for Denver pro sports teams. The combined record for the Broncos, Nuggets and Avalanche from Dec. 6 until Jan. 6 is a horrible 10-24.
Calvin Pickard, making his sixth straight start in net, did his best to keep the Avalanche in the game by making 34 saves.
