Journeyman minor-leaguer Andrew Agozzino has a big night for the Avalanche in his first NHL game since 2015-16

In the 470th game of his professional baseball career, but only his 11th at the NHL and first since the 2015-16 season, center Andrew Agozzino scored his first goal at the highest degree. Conserve the puck. Agozzino, 28, had been on Cloud 9 Monday night after serving lead the Avalanche into a 3-0 victory over Vegas
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Avalanche snaps six-game losing skid at Pepsi Center with shutout win over Vegas

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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Andrew Agozzino, the Colorado Eagles’ leading scorer, gets his shot with the Avalanche

While tearing up the American Hockey League offense, Andrew Agozzino has waited patiently for his shot at the NHL. Even the 28-year-old center is the Colorado Eagles’ top scorer and ranks fourth in the AHL with 50 points (22 goals). Six Eagles forwards, however, were called up to the Avalanche until Agozzino obtained the call Sunday.
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Isaiah Thomas dishes on his hip, his rhythm, and “amazing” Nuggets fans

The timing was perfect, and, well terrible. When you’ve got your mojo working, once you’ve got the crowd, the shooter, the adrenaline pumping, even if you’t just played with your very first NBA contest in almost a year, the last thing you want is a stinking holiday. So Isaiah Thomas figures, what the hell? He’ll
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Analysis: Top-line struggles explains the Avalanche’s eight-game losing streak

Toronto’s top forward and its supporting offensive cast easily outplayed the Avalanche and its very best players Tuesday night in the Pepsi Center. In a match containing three point-per-game gamers on each aspect, the Maple Leafs won in a landslide. Colorado’s top line of center Nathan MacKinnon along with wingers Gabe Landeskog along with Mikko
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How Isaiah Thomas — Joe Pesci with a jump shot — pushed Nuggets to NBA stratosphere

He’s 5-foot-9 and rsquo & everybody;s big brother, Joe Pesci with a jump shooter. Occasionally it’s a tip. Occasionally it’s a nudge. Occasionally it’s a joke. Occasionally it’s a kick at the crown jewels. “He’s just one who’s definitely planning to mention anything such as, ‘You’re not playing good. You have to step upward,’ or
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From Florida Georgia Line to Snoop Dogg, a ton of Denver concerts were announced this week

Even though the metro area’s biggest outdoor places are quiet this season, the preparation isn’t, as evidenced by this week’s raft of concert statements. Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre on Sept. 13 will host Florida Georgia Line, with wholesalers Dan + Shay along with Morgan Wallen. Tickets for the pop-country display are on sale in 10 a.m.
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Avalanche allows a flurry of power-play goals, loses to the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs

Early in the second period Tuesday night, Avalanche forward J.T. Compher has been evaluated a double-minor penalty for cross checking stiff in the offensive zone. Compher was ready to devote the whole four minutes from the sin bin as his teammates killed off the drawback. Rather, he had been discharged after just 49 seconds. That’s
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The Nuggets got their groove — and their defense — back in rout of Miami Heat

The Nuggets got their groove backagain. Their swagger, also. Denver used a 16-0 run in the next quarter and long-lived mastery from Nikola Jokic, Malik Beasley and Monte Morris into whup that the Miami Heat in their very own game — the 3-ball — at a 103-87 success Monday night in the Pepsi Center, snapping
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