Avalanche report: Goals, anyone?
Avalanche at Oilers * When: 8 p.m. Saturday * TV/radio: Altitude; KCKK-AM . * Leading scorers Coach: Tony Granato Coach: Craig MacTavish * Injuries: Colorado - C Ben Guite and C Joe Sakic are out.
Colorado Avalanche News:
Sakic’s wait almost over
Published November 19, 2008 at 2:34 p.m. Updated November 19, 2008 at 2:34 p.m. CENTENNIAL - He’s an elite athlete with a Hall of Fame resume, but Joe Sakic is hardly immune to the ailments common to the …
Roy expects emotional night when jersey retired
When Patrick Roy was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame two years ago, one of the questions he was asked was which goal-scorer he feared the most during his 19-year NHL career.
24 Hours Vancouver
It wasn’t by design, but the timing of Paul Stastny’s contract extension seems appropriate.
Avs shot down in Flames
Colorado left wing Wojtek Wolski, foreground, gets tangled up with Calgary defenseman Robyn Regehr during the first period Tuesday night at the Pengrowth Saddledome.
Flames host Avs to open home-and-home set
The Calgary Flames seek their third straight win over the Colorado Avalanche, as the clubs open a home-and-home set tonight in Canada at Pengrowth Saddledome.
Avalanche ink Stastny to $33M extension
Paul Stastny is committed to Colorado through 2013-14. Colorado Avalanche forward Paul Stastny was rewarded Monday with a five-year, $33-million US contract extension.
Avalanche report: Team runs into brick wall
Published November 12, 2008 at 7:26 a.m. Numbers Game 40 percent success rate on shots by Vancouver center Kyle Wellwood , by far the best mark in the NHL.
Smyth snaps Oilers egg
One wouldn’t expect Ryan Smyth to get it any other way, on his backside, hacking and whacking at the puck until it crossed the line.
NHL: Colorado 3, Edmonton 2
Darcy Tucker ’s last minute goal sent the game to overtime and his fifth-round shootout goal gave the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 win over Edmonton Saturday night.
Avs, Oilers clash in Edmonton
The Colorado Avalanche will take aim at their third straight victory when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for a Northwest Division clash at Rexall Place.
Hensick starting to feel comfy
Talk to any established NHL player, and he’ll tell you: Until a player has the confidence that he expects to play a good game - and doesn’t just hope to - he will forever be chasing the dream of becoming an …
Fired coach Savard rejoins Blackhawks as ambassador
Former coach Denis Savard is back with the Blackhawks. A Hockey Hall of Fame player and one of the franchise’s most popular figures, Savard returned to the organization as a team ambassador on Thursday after …
Scoring change gives Svatos tying goal in Colorado’s 2-1 win over
The team announced Thursday that the NHL’s scoring change also gave assists to Stastny and Wojtek Wolski .
Rib injury to sideline Guite indefinitely
Avalanche center Ben Guite will be lost to the team indefinitely with a rib injury.
Avalanche-Canucks Preview
With a shutout streak already in excess of 200 minutes, Luongo and the Canucks meet the Colorado Avalanche for the first time this season on Wednesday night at GM Place.
Avalanche confident with Hensick
Avalanche confident with Hensick : The Sports Xchange reports second-year Avalanche center T.J. Hensick didn’t make the opening-night roster despite an impressive training camp, but his return to the team could …
Avalanche report: A crisis of identity
He Said It “He yells at the times he’s supposed to, but he’s not someone who just goes off the wire and yells for the point of yelling.” Wojtek Wolski , Avalanche forward, on coach Tony Granato during the …
Game Preview: Predators at Avalanche
Nashville has surrendered a combined four power-play goals in the past two games, and its 66.7 percent penalty-killing success rate on the road is worst in the league.
Avs Budaj stops 26 shots, blanks Preds 1-0
Peter Budaj posted his first shutout in more than a year, Darcy Tucker scored his 200th NHL goal, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 1-0 on Saturday night to end a five-game losing …
Colorado Avalanche recall T.J. Hensick for game against Minnesota Wild
The Colorado Avalanche have recalled forward T.J. Hensick from Lake Erie of the AHL.
Avs host Preds, try to end five-game slide
The Colorado Avalanche will try to put the breaks on a five-game losing streak when they welcome the Nashville Predators for tonight’s matchup at the Pepsi Center.
Avs Recall Hensick, Cumiskey From AHL
Hensick and Cumiskey will be available for Thursday night’s game against the Minnesota Wild.
Colorado’s Sakic scratched Thursday with back strain
Colorado Avalanche centerman Joe Sakic was scratched from Thursday night’s 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild with a strained back.
Avalanche recall Hensick from Erie
The NHL’s Colorado Avalanche announced that forward T.J. Hensick has been recalled from the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, on Thursday.
Thursday preview: Wild at Avalanche, 9 p.m. ET
After getting off to a fast start, the Minnesota Wild are suffering through their first slump of the season.
Next up for Sharks: at Colorado
Faceoff: 5 p.m. today at the Pepsi Center in Denver. TV: Comcast SportsNet. Radio: 98.5. Head to head: This is the first meeting of the season.
Hawks crush Avs for 3rd straight win
Patrick Sharp and Andrew Ladd each had two goals and an assist, leading the Chicago Blackhawks over the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on Monday night for their third straight victory.
Colorado Avalanche (5-6-0) at Chicago Blackhawks (5-3-3),
Joel Quenneville’s Chicago Blackhawks begin a five-game homestand tonight against the head coach’s old team, as the Colorado Avalanche pay a visit to the United Center.
Top Stories: Sharks Down Avalanche 5-3 for latest win
Devin Setoguchi and Milan Michalek each scored two goals and goaltender Evgeni Nabokov had 33 saves and the San Jose Sharks held off the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 Sunday night for their fourth consecutive victory.