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Avalanche snaps six-game losing skid at Pepsi Center with shutout win over Vegas

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After performing apparently everything wrong in the previous six home matches, the Avalanche merged up its own lines Monday night and finally discovered a winning recipe facing a near-sellout audience of 17,808 at the Pepsi Center. The Avs, who’d been outscored 28-9 throughout their six-game losing streak in front of faces, got plenty of scoring,
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When Avalanche games go into overtime, losing is almost a certainty

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The optimist would say the Avalanche is on a three-game points streak, having lost its last three games in overtime. The pessimist would say Colorado has lost three straight games in OT — falling to 1-11 on the season when the game goes beyond regulation — and takes a seven-game losing streak overall into Tuesday’s
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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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Avalanche splitting up Nathan MacKinnon, Gabe Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen line

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Avalanche coach Jared Bednar had the NHL All-Star break and the team’s designated bye week to reflect on its 3-7 slide in the last ten matches and float about the rest 32 regular-season games. Changes were expected and, so, the Avs will have a look Saturday night when they play their very first game. Against
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Avalanche rolls over Kings with dominant 7-1 victory

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Colorado spent the past two weeks trudging through a disastrous road trip.  Perhaps the Avalanche were nostalgic. Because one shot of sold outside Pepsi Center energy burst Saturday afternoon into the group ’s dominant performance this season. The Avalanche defeated the Kings 7-1 to tie some season-high for goals scored.  The win gives Colorado (22-18-8)
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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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Avs improve to 2-1 on a four-game homestand with win over Canadiens

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The MGM Line was cash Wednesday night, accounting for the two goals and all five factors in the Avalanche’s 2-1 triumph over the Montreal Canadiens. Center Nathan MacKinnon had been confined to only one shot over 59 moments but had primary assists on goals from wingers Mikko Rantanen and Gabe Landeskog as Colorado increased back
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Avalanche have a big night in Los Angeles scoring 7 goals in rout of Kings

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LOS ANGELES — The Colorado Avalanche have been deadly on the street, maybe no more than at Wednesday’s nighttime ’s rout within the humble Los Angeles Kings. A superb defensive effort and a practically perfect night in the Avs’ particular teams added up into a 7-3 triumph that extended their winning streak away from Pepsi
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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

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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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