MacKinnon, Georgiev help Avalanche beat Flames, 4-1
February 26, 2023 GMTDENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal to extend his points streak to seven games, Alexandar Georgiev stopped 28 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.
Newhook scores on birthday, Avalanche beat Blues 4-2
January 29, 2023 GMTDENVER (AP) — Alex Newhook scored on his birthday for the second straight season, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday for their seventh win in eight games.
Avs spoil Kuemper’s return, top Caps 3-2 as Bednar sets mark
January 25, 2023 GMTDENVER (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen, Andrew Cogliano and Alex Newhook scored against former teammate Darcy Kuemper and the surging Colorado Avalanche held off the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night to give coach Jared Bednar his franchise-record 266th victory.
MacKinnon lifts Avalanche past Kraken 2-1 in SO
January 22, 2023 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored the only goal of the shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 Saturday night for their season-high fifth straight win.
Alex Newhook scored in regulation for the Avalanche, and Pavel Francouz stopped 26 shots.
Avalanche rout Senators 7-0 after losing 7 of 8 games
January 15, 2023 GMTDENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen, Artturi Lehkonen and Alex Newhook each scored twice, Pavel Francouz made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Colorado Avalanche routed the Ottawa Senators 7-0 on Saturday night.
Raddysh scores in third as Blackhawks beat Avalanche 3-2
January 13, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Taylor Raddysh snapped a tie in the third period, and the lowly Chicago Blackhawks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Thursday night for their third straight victory.
Sam Lafferty and Andreas Athanasiou also scored for Chicago (11-25-4), and Petr Mrazek made 31 saves.
Rantanen, Newhook goals lift Avs over Predators, 3-1
December 18, 2022 GMTDENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen and Alex Newhook scored goals in the second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Saturday night.
Cale Makar scored into the empty net in the final minute and added an assist and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 25 shots for Colorado, which bounced back from a Thursday loss to Buffalo in the second game of its five-game homestand.
DeAngelo, Tippett help Flyers beat Avalanche 5-3
December 6, 2022 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tony DeAngelo and Owen Tippett scored power-play goals and the Philadelphia Flyers held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Monday night.
Tanner Laczynski, Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny also scored for the Flyers, who won for just the second time in 14 games (2-9-3).
Rantanen scores in shootout, Avalanche beat Stars 3-2
November 22, 2022 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen was the only scorer in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Monday night.
Rantanen beat Oettinger to the glove side on the second of Colorado’s three shootout attempts.
Lehkonen’s OT goal lifts Avalanche past Hurricanes 3-2
November 18, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Backup goalie Pavel Francouz likes a heavy workload when he has a chance to play for the Colorado Avalanche.
He proved he could handle it Thursday night.
Artturi Lehkonen scored 1:55 into overtime to reward Francouz for his 46 saves as the Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2.
Avalanche top Blue Jackets 5-1 to sweep Finland series
November 5, 2022 GMTTAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored in his home country, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Saturday for a sweep of the NHL's two-game series in Finland.
Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon each had three assists for the Stanley Cup champion Avalanche, who won for the fourth time in six games overall.
Islanders overcome 3-goal deficit to beat Avalanche 5-4
October 30, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Scott Mayfield and Anthony Beauvillier scored 17 seconds apart midway through the third period and the New York Islanders overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Saturday night.
Islanders score 4 in third, rally to beat Avalanche 5-4
October 30, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Scott Mayfield and Anthony Beauvillier scored 17 seconds apart midway through the third period and the New York Islanders rallied from three goals down and beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Saturday night.
Avalanche take top seed in West, beating Hurrcicanes 7-4
April 17, 2022 GMTDENVER (AP) — J.T. Compher and Nathan MacKinnon each scored twice, Ben Meyers added a goal in his NHL debut and the Colorado Avalanche took the top seed in the Western Conference, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4 on Saturday night.
Rantanen scores go-ahead goal, Avalanche beat Sharks 4-2
April 1, 2022 GMTDENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 7:43 remaining, Pavel Francouz stopped 25 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Thursday night.
Rantanen has goal, assist as Avalanche beat Sabres 5-3
February 20, 2022 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored a goal and assisted on Alex Newhook’s tiebreaking score in the third period, and the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday.
Rantanen, Newhook lead NHL-best Avalanche past Sabres, 5-3
February 19, 2022 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored a goal and assisted on Alex Newhook’s tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday.
Landeskog scores twice, Avs hang on for 9th straight win
January 29, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored two power-play goals, and the Colorado Avalanche topped the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 on Friday night for their ninth straight win.
Western Conference-leading Colorado extended its point streak to 15 games (14-0-1), surviving a wild finish.
Landeskog, Avalanche beat Blackhawks for 9th straight win
January 29, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored two power-play goals, and the Colorado Avalanche topped the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 on Friday night for their ninth straight win.
Western Conference-leading Colorado extended its point streak to 15 games (14-0-1), surviving a wild finish.
Avs beat New York 7-3; Trouba delivers another hard check
December 9, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Logan O’Connor scored twice in a 22-second span in a five-goal second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Rangers 7-3 on Wednesday night, ending New York's seven-game winning streak.
After firing coach, Flyers drop 9th straight, 7-5 to Avs
December 7, 2021 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Erik Johnson had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia 7-5 on Monday night to hand the Flyers their ninth straight loss just hours after they fired coach Alain Vigneault.
Tkachuk scores early in OT, leads Senators past Avalanche
December 5, 2021 GMTOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored his second goal 51 seconds into overtime, giving the Ottawa Senators a 6-5 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.
“With all the ice, I told myself I better score,” said Tkachuk, who added an assist for a three-point night.
Kadri extends point streak, Avs top Ducks 5-2 for 6th in row
November 25, 2021 GMTDENVER (AP) — Nazem Kadri kept up his scoring tear with a goal and an assist to lift the Colorado Avalanche over the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.
Kadri extended his point streak to 10 games, the longest current run in the NHL.
Faulk scores 100th goal, Blues beat Golden Knights 5-2
November 23, 2021 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — Justin Faulk scored his 100th career goal to cap a quick three-goal outburst by St. Louis in the first period, and the Blues beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 on Monday night.
Ryan O’Reilly, Tyler Bozak, Brandon Saad and Niko Mikkola also scored for the Blues, who won for the third time in 11 games.
Newhook scores tiebreaker late, Avalanche beat Senators 7-5
November 23, 2021 GMTDENVER (AP) — Alex Newhook scored the go-ahead goal with 1:33 left, sending the Colorado Avalanche past the Ottawa Senators 7-5 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory.
Jared Bednar earned his 193rd win with Colorado, tying Bob Hartley for most by an Avalanche coach.
Girard has goal and 3 assists to help Avs over Sharks, 6-2
November 14, 2021 GMTDENVER (AP) — Colorado should be struggling without their top offensive player. Instead, they’ve gone on a goal-scoring tear.
In their second game without Nathan MacKinnon, the Avalanche overcame a slow start with another strong offensive push to beat the San Jose Sharks 6-2 on Saturday night.
Caufield, college stars add ‘young energy’ to NHL playoffs
June 11, 2021 GMTWhen the Montreal Canadiens were one goal away from being eliminated in the first round, and then again when they were one goal away from reaching the Stanley Cup semifinals, Cole Caufield set up the overtime winner each time.
Avs score 3 in 2nd, beat Blues 5-1 to take a 3-0 series lead
May 22, 2021 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Graves had a goal and two assists, Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche used a three-goal second period to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Friday night and take a 3-0 series lead in their first-round West Division matchup.