Chambers: Why the Avalanche leads the NHL in road attendance

It’s likely because of Nathan MacKinnon, and it might have something to do with Cale Makar along with Mikko Rantanen, as soon as healthy. But only one thing is for sure: Hockey fans enjoy watching the Avalanche throughout North America. Through 17 road games, the Avs are playing before an ordinary audience of 18,163, maximum
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Avalanche bracing for tighter games against Blackhawks

CHICAGO — The Avalanche is Anticipating more of a fight from the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night at the United Center. The Avs, who host Chicago on Saturday at the Pepsi Center, pounded the Blackhawks from 5-2 and 7-3 scores late last month. Those games were a home-and-home place, but in a stretch. “We know
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Avs get Nazem Kadri back, but rookie Cale Makar still unavailable

Second-line center Nazem Kadri will Come from a three-game injury Shortage Wednesday night when the Avalanche, minus Colin Wilson, hosts the Philadelphia Flyers with a Complete complement of Forward. “We’re healthy up front for the first time in quite a very long time,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said after a morning skate at the Pepsi
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Minus Cale Makar, the Avalanche loses 5-4 in OT to the Calgary Flames

Life with No Cale Makar was a Tumultuous experience for the Avalanche on Monday night. Playing without its precious rookie defenseman for first time this year, along with also the very first time in 40 games dating to last year’s Gravity, Colorado gave up too many goals and didn’t score sufficient at a 5-4 overtime
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Avs Mailbag: Would Cale Makar be better as a forward than a defenseman for Colorado?

Denver Post sports writer Mike Chambers reacts to queries at the Avs Mailbag every other week during the regular season.  Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related query for the Avs Mailbag. OK. Has it been discussed that the Avs have the league’s WORST practice facility? The ownership has money that is infinite and we’re talking peanuts
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Chambers: Avalanche has been at its best against NHL’s best

Against the NHL’s teams this year, the Avalanche has come experts up. Before the year began the two teams most capable of winning the Stanley Cup were both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins at the Eastern Conference, along with the Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights from the West. Throw from the defending seminar
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Nikita Zadorov had surgery to repair broken jaw, out “week-to-week” for the Avalanche

The Avalanche will be without another player on a basis, trainer Jared Bednar stated Saturday morning, since defenseman Nikita Zadorov sustained a broken jaw Thursday and necessary surgery Friday. “Everything went nicely, therefore we’ll just watch how things go another few days and then we’ll attempt to put him back to the ice,” Bednar stated
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Avalanche regains offensive mojo in 9-4 victory against Predators

The Avalanche crime entered Thursday night at a substantial drought. Colorado responded against Nashville using a tidal wave of aims. The Avs hammered the Predators, 9-4, within the Pepsi Center with six targets over 8 minutes in the second stage alone to snap a five-game losing series. Colorado forwards Joonas Donskoi listed his hat trick.
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Avalanche gameday: Still no sign of Mikko Rantanen

DALLAS — It appears that Mikko Rantanen, initially listed as “week-to-week” with the injury to his left leg, could miss an whole month since the Avalanche proceeds to wade through significant losses to its own forward corps. Rantanen, a 2019 NHL All-Star who will make a team-high $12 million salary this season, is starting his
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Cale Makar’s blistering October has him on pace to break Avalanche records

David Zalubowski, The Associated PressColorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) from the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at Denver. The Panthers won 4-3 in overtime. The NHL season is a month old and this might be submitted under the “Way Too Early Stats” folder, however, it’s ’s tough to
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