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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’s Martin Kaut on NHL debut: “Dream come true for me”

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Martin Kaut was one of the last two Avalanche players to step off the ice Wednesday to conclude that a morning skate in the Pepsi Center. He wanted to soak in each second to prepare for his NHL debut that would occur Wednesday night against the New York Islanders. Kaut, 20, is Colorado’s 2018 draft
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Tampa Bay extends win streak to 11 with overtime goal to beat Avalanche

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Lightning struck twice at the Pepsi Center on Monday night. To begin with, Avalanche first-line winger Mikko Rantanen was triggered into the end boards in the next stage and didn’t go back. Colorado’s highest-paid participant be out “weeks” using a shoulder injury. And then the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning got a sleek breakaway goal from
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Kiszla: With loss of Avs star Mikko Rantanen to serious injury, the pressure’s on Joe Sakic to make trade deadline deal

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We find out if the Avalanche is so serious about becoming a Stanley Cup contender, or if director Joe Sakic is content to play for next year. The NHL trade deadline is Feb. 24. As presently constructed, the Avs are great enough to break the heart. His action (or inaction) will speak louder than words
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Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen to miss “weeks” with upper-body injury suffered in overtime loss to Lightning

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The Avalanche injury difficulty is snowballing. Forward Mikko Rantanen endured an apparent shoulder injury Monday night in Colorado’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Lightning and is predicted to miss “months,” coach Jared Bednar informed reporters. It led from a tripping punishment in the second stage on Tampa Bay defenseman Erik Cernak, sending Rantanen crashing into
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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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Philipp Grubauer’s 34-save shutout leads Avalanche to win over Senators

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Over three months passed between Avalanche games within the Pepsi Center when Colorado finally returned to its house ice Tuesday night. The welcome-back party? A powerful performance against an NHL bottom feeder that prolonged the Avs&rsquo winning streak to five matches. Goalie Philipp Grubauer has been fantastic with 34 saves in his second shutout operation
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Avs blow another third-period lead, fall 3-2 to Stars in overtime

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In case the NHL Plays had opened Tuesday, the Dallas Stars and Avalanche would have started a first-round show involving the Central Division’s Nos. 2 and 3 seeds. But, no, we’re three months away from the postseason and Tuesday’s tilt was the fourth and closing assembly between the competitions. Overtime was required, and also in
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Rantanen’s hat trick gives Avalanche win at New Jersey to begin second half

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NEWARK, N.J. — The 2020 undefeated Avalanche opened up the second half of its season Saturday night using its 25th victory in its 42nd match, defeating the New Jersey Devils 5-2 at the Prudential Center. Kathy Willens, The Associated PressColorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) skates with the puck through the first period of the
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Avalanche breaks out of slump, routs Stanley Cup champion Blues

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The Avalanche’s chilly spell may be over. The Avs, who entered Thursday to some three-game winless skid and having dropped four straight at home, put a major damage over the defending Stanley Cup champions at the Pepsi Center. In a showdown involving Central Division rivals and a couple of the greatest clubs from the Western
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