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Yahoo! Sports - NHL - Colorado Avalanche News
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Avalanche Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Avalanche offense, in hibernation for much of the season, is beginning to emerge.
A 10-goal outburst over two games has resulted in back-to-back wins for the first time since mid-November and enabled the Avalanche to reach the .500 mark (12-12-0) for the first time in more than two weeks heading into Thursday's game at Nashville.
"With a good road trip here we can get back in the playoff mix, where I think we belong," coach Tony Granato said. "I thought we played extremely well lately and hadn't been rewarded, but if we stuck with it, we'd get some good results. "It takes some time sometimes to get rewarded for your efforts." A number of key players are starting to break out of prolonged slumps. After scoring one goal in a 13-game stretch, Paul... |
Stastny leads offensive outburst in Colorado's win (AP)
Games between the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche are usually low-scoring, grind-it-out affairs. Not this time. Paul Stastny had two goals and an assist, and the low-scoring Avalanche broke out for a 6-5 win over the Wild on Monday night. Marek Svatos, David Jones, T.J. Hensick and Milan Hejduk also scored for Colorado, which entered the game as the second lowest scoring team in the Western... |
Wolski scores 2 goals as Avalanche beat Lightning (AP)
The Colorado Avalanche have been waiting for Wojtek Wolski to break out offensively. He picked the right night to come up big. With Joe Sakic sidelined again with a back injury, Wolski scored two goals, Marek Svatos had three assists and the Colorado Avalanche held on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday.
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Avs place D Foote on IR, recall MacKenzie (AP)
The Colorado Avalanche placed defenseman Adam Foote on the injured list Saturday due to injuries to his lower back and knee, and recalled defenseman Aaron MacKenzie from Lake Erie of the AHL. Foote, 37, was injured in the second period of Colorado's game against Los Angeles on Nov. 22 and didn't return. |
Tellqvist makes 37 saves, Coyotes beat Avalanche (AP)
Mikael Tellqvist has turned the Coyotes around. He stopped 37 shots in his second consecutive start and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 Friday afternoon. "This is two outstanding games in a row for him," Gretzky said. "He's definitely been the difference the last two games." Derek Morris and Kevin Porter each scored goals and Enver Lisin added a pair of assists for Phoenix, which...
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Paul Stastny goes 1-up on brother in Avs' win (AP)
The final score was Colorado 3, St. Louis 1. In the Stastny household, however, the scoreboard reads Paul 1, Yan 0. Daniel Tjarnqvist scored his first goal in almost two years Wednesday night to lift the Avalanche to the 3-1 victory over the Blues and make Paul Stastny a winner in his first NHL matchup against older brother Yan.
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Avalanche recall Cumiskey from AHL (AP)
The Colorado Avalanche placed forward Darcy Tucker on injured reserve on Tuesday with a knee injury he suffered against the Anaheim Ducks the night before. He's expected to be sidelined for about four weeks. The Avalanche recalled defenseman Kyle Cumiskey from Lake Erie of the American Hockey League. Cumiskey leads all Monster defensemen in scoring with eight points -- one goal and seven assists --... |
Selanne scores twice, Ducks beat Avalanche (AP)
The Anaheim Ducks were looking for a better start at home, and their power play provided it. Teemu Selanne scored two power-play goals and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 29 saves in Anaheim's 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night. Looking to end a 1-3-1 stretch on home ice, the Ducks took an early lead on a first-period goal by Selanne.
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Avalanche beat Kings for 8th straight shootout win (AP)
The Colorado Avalanche extended their winning streak in shootouts to eight with two goals, even after losing two players to aggressive checks against the boards. Marek Svatos and Milan Hejduk scored in the first two rounds of the shootout, giving the Avalanche a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.
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Avs call up Willsie; place Guite on IR (AP)
The Colorado Avalanche called up Brian Willsie from its AHL affiliate on Saturday and placed center Ben Guite on injured reserve because of a rib injury. Willsie signed as a free agent with the Avs in July after playing with the Washington Capitals and Los Angeles Kings. Willsie played his first five NHL seasons with Avs, who drafted him in 1996. |
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