Avs Make Trade Deadline Deal With Sharks
The Colorado Avalanche have sent forwards Daniel Winnik and T.J. Galiardi to the San Jose Sharks for forward Jamie McGinn.
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The Colorado Avalanche have sent forwards Daniel Winnik and T.J. Galiardi to the San Jose Sharks for forward Jamie McGinn.
The Detroit Red Wings acquired defenseman Kyle Quincey on Tuesday in a three-team deal that sent forward Steve Downie from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Colorado Avalanche.
The Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings are sputtering in the Western Conference playoff race.
Shootouts have been very kind to the Colorado Avalanche all season, except earlier this month when they hosted Vancouver.
This is a big week for the Colorado Avalanche as they're still chasing a playoff spot.
The NHL has fined Colorado Avalanche forward Chuck Kobasew for tripping Vancouver Canucks defenseman Dan Hamhuis.
Peter Mueller showed flashes of his offensive flair on Wednesday with two nifty scores and an assist on Paul Stastny's game-tying goal late in the third period.
Ryan O'Reilly scored the tying goal with 5:43 left in the third period, Milan Hejduk got the only goal in a shootout and Semyon Varlamov made 31 saves to lead the surging Colorado Avalanche to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.
Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves, Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist, and Colorado beat the Coyotes 3-2 on Thursday night.
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With five of their next six games scheduled for home ice, the Avalanche might be able to turn things around. They've lost their last eight road games.
It was a great week for the Avalanche, who capped a three-game winning streak with a streak-busting victory over red-hot Detroit Sunday. The Avs have outscored their foes, 12-5 in the three triumphs.
Colorado (11-13-1) had scored no more than one goal in four of its previous six contests, and its home scoring average of 2.14 is among the lowest in the NHL. However, coach Joe Sacco is confident the club can improve after opening 5-9-0 at the Pepsi Center.
After scoring just one goal in its prior two games, Colorado erupted for five goals in a victory over Edmonton. The young Avs have yet to put together consecutive wins in November, though.
