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Why J.T. Compher is the Colorado Avalanche’s secret weapon in chase for Stanley Cup

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We should’ve seen it coming. In the 14 regular-season contests in which winger Avalanche winger J.T. Compher found the web — he scored just 16 times, but few were cheapies — Colorado posted a stellar record of 10-1-3. Fast forward to the Stanley Cup playoffs and there’s Compher, again, fastening a set of jumper cables
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Colorado Avalanche suffers black eyes, bruised knuckles and another crushing defeat at the hands of the Predators

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Ouch. Black eyes, bruised knuckles and another crushing defeat. This 1 hurt. Going into Monday’s matinee at the Pepsi Center — and as the Avalanche planned to gather a winning series for the first time since Nov. 28 — the Predators looked as good of a matchup as any so as to inject some mojo
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Shark Tank: Avalanche losing streak his six thanks to San Jose power play

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The series? It ’s now officially a rut. The Avalanche dropped their sixth straight competition late Wednesday nightthis one a 5-4 decision at the Pepsi Center to the San Jose Sharks, extending the longest losing streak of the year. The Avs (19-14-8) had fallen five straight from Oct. 27 through Nov. 9. More concerningthe power
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In wild third period, Mikko Rantanen’s goal caps Colorado Avalanche’s victory over the Dallas Stars

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Mikko Rantanen Hits again. In a wild third period on Saturday night in the Pepsi Center, the NHL’s issues leader again demonstrated he’s the very energetic offensive force in baseball at the moment with a late third period goal which triggered the Avalanche into a 3-2 victory on the Dallas Stars. Colorado led 1-0 after
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