Avs Beat Canucks 4-2 In Vancouver
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Canucks at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver for the first time in four years on Thursday night.
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The Colorado Avalanche beat the Canucks at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver for the first time in four years on Thursday night.
Jussi Jokinen skated across the front of the crease and roofed a shot over sprawling goalie Semyon Varlamov to give the Penguins a 3-2 win in a shootout on Sunday night.
Semyon Varlamov tied the franchise single-season record for goalie wins held by Colorado Avalanche coach Patrick Roy and Paul Stastny had another big game in his hometown in a penalty-filled 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
The Colorado Avalanche are hot, and fans wanting to see their team in the NHL Playoffs for the first time since 2010 will want to act fast to get tickets.
Not once this season has Colorado Avalanche forward Ryan O'Reilly cross-checked an opponent. He hasn't interfered, high-sticked, hooked, tripped, elbowed, boarded, roughed, charged, speared or slashed anyone, either.
It's hard to believe that a Avs team that finished last in the NHL a year ago has become a force in the Western Conference. CBS4's Tom Helmer talked with Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog about the team's turnaround.
The Colorado Avalanche have reached three-year deals with center John Mitchell and goalie Reto Berra.
After 14 seasons the man who suited up in an Avalanche uniform more times than any other player decided to trade one A on his chest for another.
It has been 10 years since Steve Moore's NHL career ended with an attack by former Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi.
The Colorado Avalanche will get back on the ice Wednesday evening against the Los Angeles Kings and all four Avs Olympians will be on the ice, including the two who brought home medals.
If the Avalanche's season ended right now, they would have 18-year-old Nathan MacKinnon at the top of their list goal scorers.
Milan Hejduk still laces up his skates every day and heads out onto the ice, where his notoriously quick wrists continue to send puck after puck skittering into the net.
After 10 days off, the Colorado Avalanche, minus their Olympians, got back to work Thursday morning. Head Coach Patrick Roy worked the team hard. If fact, the practice almost had a training camp feel to it.
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson has been suspended by the NHL for two games without pay on Tuesday for slashing New York Islanders forward Frans Nielsen.
The Colorado Avalanche have signed goaltender Semyon Varlamov to a five-year extension that goes through the 2018-19 season.
