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

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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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Avalanche allows a flurry of power-play goals, loses to the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs

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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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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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Tyson Jost, the Avalanche’s 2016 first-round draft pick, sees the bright side of AHL demotion

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LOVELAND — Avalanche ahead Tyson Jost said Wednesday he’s taken his demotion to the American Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles “with a grain of salt” and certainly will return to the NHL club following week a much better player. Jost, who played 43 games with the Avs prior to being reassigned for their new AHL affiliate
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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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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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Why playing with Nathan MacKinnon is both a pleasure and a burden

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The Avalanche will follow along with its strategy to find secondary scoring by dividing up what is believed the NHL’s dangerous line in Saturday’s “Hockey Night in Canada” match against Vancouver in the Pepsi Center. For forward Alex Kerfoot, being promoted to the Nathan MacKinnon-centered line is both exciting and painful. “Pleasure to perform him
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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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Avalanche’s MacKinnon, Landeskog and Rantanen will take the ice in preseason opener

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The Avalanche’s Leading line of center Nathan MacKinnon along with wingers Gabe Landeskog along with Mikko Rantanen will Perform Tuesday’s preseason opener from the Vegas Golden Knights in the Pepsi Center, Colorado Trainer Jared Bednar said Monday after the training-camp finale in Family Sports Center. Veteran defensemen Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie and newcomer Ian Cole
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