Penalties, Blackhawks doom Avs to fourth straight defeat

The Avalanche spent 60 minutes to the wall using their collective backs. For all those backs to break, it took only 41 minutes of overtime. Patrick Kane’s power play goal less than a minute to action, his second of the day, handed Colorado its fourth straight loss, a 3-2 decision on Saturday night in front
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Feces, cockroaches and mold: Denver venues have some of the worst food-safety violations in pro sports, new report says

Mold , live cockroaches and mouse stool were among the crucial health offenses Denver sports venues racked up in 2017 and 2016, ESPN seen in sports venues around the nation in a review of review reports that were food-safety. The outcomes, shared Thursday from ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” program, called Broncos Stadium in Mile High,
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Semyon Varlamov will start at goalie for the Avalanche vs. Wild — the rest of the lineup? Not even Jared Bednar is sure

The Avalanche’s roster but its lineup for Thursday’s season opener against Minnesota? This ’therefore going to take Jared Bednar a little more time to work out. While the team announced a 23-man roster on Tuesday morning, injuries to players like Anton Lindholm, Vladislav Kamenev along with Sven Andrighetto, who’ve been placed on Injured Reserve, in
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Free coffee, $5 for 4 tacos and more cheap stuff coming up in Denver

Icy reception Are you prepared to hit the ice? The Colorado Avalanche host its inaugural Avs Fan Fest on Sept. 29 in the Pepsi Center. Both admission and parking are free. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the interactive adventure provides fans with a more comprehensive look in the internal workings of a team practice.
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Czech Republic Olympian Pavel Francouz makes his NHL preseason debut with the Colorado Avalanche

Czech Republic-born goalie Pavel Francouz, That played the last 3 seasons for Chelyabinsk Traktor of This Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League, will make his NHL preseason debut Monday night Once the Avalanche plays with the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena. Francouz, 28, will start in net. The 2018 Olympian served as backup and didn’t perform
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Analysis: Avalanche remains patient with goalie Spencer Martin

Should you assume Semyon Varlamov will stay nutritious — and that’s really been a terrible premise for the previous three years — the Avalanche appears to have enough goaltending thickness. There’so called Varlamov and newly signed free agent Phillip Grubauer — the 2018 Stanley Cup winner from the Washington Capitals — using the Avs. And
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Avalanche’s MacKinnon, Landeskog and Rantanen will take the ice in preseason opener

The Avalanche’s Leading line of center Nathan MacKinnon along with wingers Gabe Landeskog along with Mikko Rantanen will Perform Tuesday’s preseason opener from the Vegas Golden Knights in the Pepsi Center, Colorado Trainer Jared Bednar said Monday after the training-camp finale in Family Sports Center. Veteran defensemen Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie and newcomer Ian Cole
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From Day 1, the Avalanche will be a cohesive club, captain Gabe Landeskog says

CASTLE PINES — Following a successful golf outing Tuesday, two days before the Avalanche reports for training camp, team captain Gabe Landeskog noted the obvious differences from a year ago, when the club was coming off its worst season in franchise history and one of its top forwards didn’t want to be part of the
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