The Hockey Writers

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nathan MacKinnon scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:34 left, Philipp Grubauer had 31 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday night. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) Nazem Kadri scored earlier in the third to tie the game, and MacKinnon beat Elvis Merzlikins with a slap shot from … [Read more...] about MacKinnon Scores Winner, Avalanche Edge Blue Jackets 2-1

What a difference three years makes. Turn back the calendar to the end of the 2016-17 season. To say things in Colorado were not good wouldn’t give justice to just how bad things were. The Avalanche suffered through a 60-loss season and a lot of drama. Most notably, the Matt Duchene situation was playing out. Talk about walking into a situation for a new head coach. Jared … [Read more...] about Avalanche Players Rave About Jared Bednar

When talking about all-time greats in hockey, there are a few names that come to mind. Wayne Gretzky. Bobby Orr. Mario Lemieux. Among those greats, one defenseman had arguably the best career an NHL defender has ever had. He collected records, trophies, and ultimately ended up as one player the entire hockey world was cheering for. Raymond Jean Bourque had a lengthy NHL … [Read more...] about Ray Bourque – A Long Way to the Stanley Cup

With two Stanley Cups and six Hockey Hall of Famers in their 41-year franchise history, the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche have had six 100-plus point players on their team. The club has had at least one of these elite players on the squad in 14 different seasons. Only two players were with the Avalanche and only one player solely earned his 100-plus points season wearing … [Read more...] about Nordiques/Avalanche Players with 100-Point Seasons

OTTAWA — Cale Makar had a goal and an assist Thursday night as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1. Colorado has now won five of its last six games (5-1-0) and improves to 2-1-0 as it plays the third game of its five-game road trip. Coming into Thursday’s game, Colorado hadn’t won in Ottawa since Feb. 11, 2016. Valeri Nichushkin, Matt Nieto and J.T. … [Read more...] about Cale Makar Records a Goal and an Assist as Avalanche Edge Senators 4-1

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Andre Burakovsky had a goal and three assists for a career-best four points in the Colorado Avalanche’s 6-1 win over the spiraling Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Samuel Girard sparked the rout with the opening goal by chasing down a loose puck that no one, including Sabres goalie Carter Hutton, could spot in a game the Avalanche scored six times on their … [Read more...] about Burakovsky, Fluke Goal, Spark Avalanche’s 6-1 Rout of Sabres

PHILADELPHIA — Kevin Hayes and Joel Farabee scored two goals each and seldom-used reserve goaltender Alex Lyon made 28 saves to earn his first win in nearly two years as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Saturday night. Sean Couturier assisted on three of the Flyers goals, including when he capitalized on a sloppy Colorado turnover eight minutes into … [Read more...] about Hayes, Farabee Lead Flyers to 6-3 Win Over Avalanche

While the Colorado Avalanche vie for the top of the Central Division and the Western Conference, many of their players are looking at hitting career scoring records. The saying goes that a rising tide raises all boats. A successful Avalanche team boasts some interesting players on pace for new career highs. Some jumps are more dramatic than others but the list of players on … [Read more...] about Avalanche Players on the Rise

What team you root for is usually determined at a young age, influenced by your parents and where you were born. It’s easy to choose a team when you come from a big market location. What do you do when you’re from a city that didn’t have a hockey team when you were growing up? Do you keep allegiance to the team you were raised with? Or do you switch sides if you move to a new … [Read more...] about My Dual Avalanche/Blues Fandom