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Avalanche adds trusted D Patrik Nemeth to lineup in a potential elimination Game 6

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In an expected elimination game for the Avalanche on Monday night, a trusted and respected player who helped the team advance will return to the lineup. Defenseman Patrik Nemeth, who played in 74 of 82 regular-season games and the whole first-round playoff series against Calgary, will make his Western Conference semifinal series debut in Game
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Kiszla: Cute Avs play soft, get eaten alive by Sharks and really irk coach Jared Bednar in 4-2 playoff loss

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Dude, hey. This hairy, 4-2 decrease the Avalanche endured against San Jose in the NHL playoffs reminded me of something a wiser fella than myself said in “The Big Lebowski. ” Sometimes you eat the bear. And occasionally Logan Couture, well, he eats you. Too often on Tuesday night, the Avs were “adorable ” and
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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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Chambers: Cale Makar making seamless transition from NCAA to NHL, and impressing off the ice

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CALGARY, Alberta — The grounded Cale Makar won’t make waves with Avalanche. Character counts in hockey, and the Avs wouldn’t have introduced Makar into the lineup at the Stanley Cup Playoffs if they believed he would interrupt chemistry. Makar, 20, didn’t perform in a single shift in Colorado’s season but is currently a defenseman for
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Colorado Avalanche get shut out at home by Carolina Hurricanes

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Carolina Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek gathered or pushed aside everything the Avalanche threw at him Monday night, destroying the Avs’ glorious chance to gain ground in the Western Conference playoff hunt. “I have to say, he played a great game,” Colorado ahead Mikko Rantanen stated. After Minnesota dropped at home and Arizona dropped on the
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Avalanche defeats Red Wings in overtime on Nathan MacKinnon’s winning shot

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Two third-period rallies led to a two points that were crucial for the Avalanche on Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center. In keeping up with the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild and overtaking the Arizona Coyotes for a Western Conference wild-card playoff berth, Colorado star center Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:29 into overtime for a 4-3
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Chambers: Avalanche trade for Derick Brassard didn’t help playoff chances much, but Colorado was smart at the deadline

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Based on the last four games, it s hard to criticize the Avalanche for doing little Monday’s NHL trade deadline. After outscoring four opponents by a combined 20-4 — including 5-0 at Nashville on Saturday — that the Avs are playing their best hockey of the season and believe they have what it takes to
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Colorado Avalanche knows its penalty killing has been in peril at the Pepsi Center. Are things finally looking up?

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Avalanche forwards Gabe Landeskog and Carl Soderberg had exactly the identical answer, which was no answer. “If we knew how to repair it, we’d,” they each said Feb. 16, soon after absorbing a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues in the Pepsi Center. Colorado had just lost its sixth consecutive game at home, where it
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What’s wrong with the Avalanche? Joe Sakic says it’s not coaching. “We can turn this thing around”

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Less than 15 minutes later meeting with reporters Tuesday night in the Pepsi Center, Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic witnessed a prime example of why his team entered its game against the Columbus Blue Jackets having won an NHL-low five games since Dec. 7. Exercising from the puck — the term for playing defense in
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Rested Avalanche loses to Vancouver, falls to 2-8 in last 10 games

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The Vancouver Canucks scored double on his first four shots Saturday night as they magnified the Avalanche’s most glaring difficulty of lapses and playing behind. In a match between two highly rested teams in front of a sellout crowd at the Pepsi Center, the Canucks (24-22-6, 54 points) chose a three-goal lead twice before prevailing
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