Avs blow another third-period lead, fall 3-2 to Stars in overtime

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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Avalanche vs. Sharks Game 6 live blog: Real-time updates from the Stanley Cup Playoffs

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

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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Game 4 is “biggest game of the year” for the Avalanche and its slumbering power play

Tyson Barrie dubbed it the biggest game of the year. Teammate Mikko Rantanen concurred. And said the Avalanche’s power play in Thursday’s Game 4 against the San Jose Sharks will play a big role if Colorado is to tie the Western Conference series 2-2. “We must have our best game of the year tonight, by
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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

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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Avalanche vs. Sharks Game 3 live blog: Real-time updates from the Stanley Cup Playoffs

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That big hit on Matt Calvert late in Game 2 will force the Avalanche forward to miss Game 3

Avalanche forward Matt Calvert will miss Game 3 Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks with an upper-body injury, it was learned after Colorado’s morning skate in the Pepsi Center. Related Articles Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks: Three keys to Game 3 Nuggets and Avalanche are in the next round. Here are their chances
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Avalanche podcast: Avs win first NHL playoff series since 2008, what’s next and Milan Hejduk

Denver Post hockey writer Mike Chambers visits with former Avalanche great Milan Hejduk at the latest episode of Traffic In Front of the Net. Hejduk, with his No. 23 retired from the Pepsi Center rafters, discusses the Avs’ first playoff-series victory since 2008 — when he was the right winger on a line with Joe
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The secret to Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer’s redemption in Colorado? It’s all in the roar.

He tries his best to tune it out. He can’t. What begins as a hum grows to a buzz, louder and louder, until the roar in Pepsi Center makes its way inside the mask of Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer. GRUUUUU! “It’s something that’s been with me and the fans for quite a long time now,
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