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Mile High MVPs: Looking back at Colorado’s most valuable player award winners prior to Nikola Jokic

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With Nikola Jokic selected since the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets center became only the eighth athlete in the history of Colorado’s four major professional sports teams to be named league MVP. Here’take a peek at the preceding seven: Avalanche MVPs Since the Quebec Nordiques jumped to Denver and became the
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Avalanche completes sweep of Coyotes before fans at Gila River Arena

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Playing facing fans for the first time in almost a year, the Avalanche collected two wins and a maximum four points at consecutive-night games at Gila River Arena. Colorado finished the sweep Saturday with a 6-2 triumph against the Arizona Coyotes, who led in the 2 games which comprised limited fans but
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Nathan MacKinnon named Hart Trophy finalist along with Rangers’ Artemi Panarin, Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl

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If everything works out for Nathan MacKinnon this summer, the Avalanche star could very well score a hat trick off the ice. MacKinnon was named one of three finalists for the Hart Trophy, given to the NHL MVP by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association, on Tuesday morning. It’s the third postseason award the 24-year-old center
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Chambers: Avs playing host to Blues on April 4 regular-season finale could be fantastic

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Something fabulous will unfold April 4. The Stanley Cup playoffs could start on a Saturday afternoon in the Pepsi Center. The St. Louis Blues, defending Cup champions, will close out the regular season against the Avalanche in Denver on April 4. And at the rate they’re moving, this game could ascertain the
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Nathan MacKinnon reaches milestone as Avalanche defeats Islanders 3-1

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In winning trend Wednesday night, Nathan MacKinnon attained a Hall of Fame-backed milestone with his 50th point of the season, becoming just the third Avalanche participant to produce 50 points in 3 consecutive seasons. Merely club legends Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg had done this before, together using Sakic (1998-2002) and Forsberg (1995-99) — both
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Avalanche blows 2-0 lead as Capitals snap Colorado’s five-game winning streak

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The Avalanche gave Alex Ovechkin ample opportunity to become the eighth player in NHL history to reach 700 goals Thursday. Ovechkin, who is No. 3 all-time with 259 career power-play goals, was a mainstay in the Washington Capitals‘ five opportunities with the man-advantage at the Pepsi Center. The Russian superstar didn’t have a point in
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Logan Couture’s hat trick leads Sharks past Avalanche in Game 3

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The tide turned for the Sharks. Both teams hit an extraordinary number of goalposts and crossbars Tuesday night, but the San Jose Sharks had two more pucks hit on the back of the net in defeating the Avalanche 4-2 in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series at the Pepsi Center. The Avalanche
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Avalanche dominates Buffalo Sabres in first game without Gabe Landeskog

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Producing shots Saturday was no issue, and preventing them seemed similarly as easy. The Avalanche, minus all-star left wing and team captain Gabe Landeskog, put together one of its most complete game of the season in front of a sellout crowd of 18,052 in the Pepsi Center. In Landeskog’s first absence of this season, Colorado’s
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NHL primes pump for future talent with transfer fees

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When Rasmus Dahlin put pen to paper in his first NHL contract, then the reverberations transported to Gothenburg and Lidkoping in his native Sweden. The No. 1 overall pick enrolling with the Buffalo Sabres earned Sweden greater than $250,000 to put back into growth. “It’s unreal,” Dahlin explained. &ldquoWe need all of the money we
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Five things to know as the Avalanche play at cellar-dwelling Los Angeles on Wednesday night

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Fresh off a comeback victory over the Ducks in overtime on Sunday, the Avalanche keep their road trip with a showdown against the Kings on Wednesday. Here are 5 things to learn heading to the game at the Staples Center: Momentum to Los Angeles.  Colorado’s dramatic 4-3 overtime triumph over Anaheim marked the 1,000th victory
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