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Avs try to stop slide in home battle vs. Sharks Sun Apr  4 11:09:27 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche will try to revive their stalled playoff push tonight when they host the San Jose Sharks, a team they haven't had much success against recently. The Avalanche have just one win in their last eight games (1-6-1) and are 0-2 so far on a three-game homestand at Pepsi Center. Colorado lost a 2-1 regulation decision against Calgary on Friday night to fall into a tie with the Flames for the eighth and final postseason berth in the Western Conference. The good
Avs ink defensemen Shattenkirk, Cohen Sat Apr  3 17:17:26 2010 EST
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche signed defensemen Kevin Shattenkirk and Colby Cohen to entry-level contracts Saturday. Terms of the deal were not released. Both players were instrumental in Boston University's 2009 NCAA men's ice hockey championship run. Shattenkirk assisted on Cohen's game-winning goal in overtime in the national title game against Miami-Ohio. Shattenkirk, 21, served as Terriers' captain as a junior this season, the first underclassman in almost five decad
Sullivan helps Preds rally over Blues Thu Apr  1 22:56:49 2010 EST
Patric Hornqvist posted three assists in the victory. Alex Steen and Andy McDonald scored for the Blues, who saw their three-game win streak halted. St. Louis, which has five games remaining, is six points behind the currently eighth-seeded Colorado Avalanche in the West. Chris Mason allowed three goals on 32 shots in the loss. With the score tied 2-2 in the final stanza, Hornqvist sent a floating outlet pass from his own end that flew high above the neutral zone and bounced into the Preds' offe
Flames beat Coyotes, inch closer in playoff race Thu Apr  1 00:13:29 2010 EST
9 saves, and the Calgary Flames edged the Phoenix Coyotes, 2-1, to give their playoff chances an enormous boost. Rene Bourque and Ales Kotalik each scored for the Flames, who have won two straight to climb to within two points of the fading Colorado Avalanche, the current eight seed in the Western Conference. The Avs, who lost Wednesday to Anaheim, will host Calgary at Pepsi Center on Friday in a game that has huge playoff implications. Kiprusoff notched his 34th win of the season for the Flames
Blake leads Ducks over spiraling Avalanche Wed Mar 31 23:43:16 2010 EST
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Jason Blake scored a goal and picked up a career-high four assists to help the Anaheim Ducks beat the spiraling Colorado Avalanche, 5-2, at Pepsi Center. Saku Koivu registered a goal and three assists for the Ducks, who have won three straight and seven of their last nine games. Anaheim's Teemu Selanne lit the lamp to match Jari Kurri (601) for the most goals scored by a Finnish player in the NHL. Selanne had gone four games without a goal since becoming the 18th p
Canucks, Coyotes to face off in marquee matchup Tue Mar 30 11:04:12 2010 EST
eadline in the beginning of March, and those moves have helped to guide Phoenix to its first playoff berth since 2002. Though they had already clinched their spot earlier in the day on Saturday, the Coyotes still went out and roughed up the Colorado Avalanche, 6-2, to surpass the 100-point mark for the first time since joining the NHL as the Winnipeg Jets in 1979-80. Phoenix, which has already set a single season-high with 47 wins this year, has 100 points, the most the franchise has recorded si
Sharks edge slumping Avs despite Thornton missing game Sun Mar 28 22:51:06 2010 EST
San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - Devin Setoguchi scored San Jose's first and last goal, as the Western Conference-leading Sharks edged the slumping Colorado Avalanche, 4-3, at HP Pavilion. Dan Boyle had a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who have won four in a row and hold a four-point lead on Phoenix for first in the Pacific Division and in the conference standings. The Blackhawks lost to Columbus on Sunday and now have 99 points. Jed Ortmeyer also scored for San Jose, while Thomas Greiss mad
Sharks' Thornton misses game vs. Colorado Sun Mar 28 20:36:37 2010 EST
San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - San Jose center Joe Thornton did not play in the team's game Sunday against the Colorado Avalanche due to a lower body injury. Thornton was hurt during Saturday night's 4-2 victory over the Canucks. Before missing Sunday's contest, the Olympic center had played in a Sharks record 379 consecutive games, and 398 overall dating back to October 20, 2005 with Boston. Thornton is considered day-to-day.
Coyotes try to end eight-year playoff drought versus Avalanche Sat Mar 27 10:55:39 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - On the verge of securing their first postseason appearance in eight years, the Phoenix Coyotes return to Jobing.com Arena tonight to take on the Colorado Avalanche in a matchup of Western Conference contenders. Phoenix has been one of the NHL's most interesting and unlikely success stories this season, with the franchise declaring bankruptcy in May and subsequently being taken over by the league. The Coyotes' troubles certainly haven't extended to the ice, though, as the club
Avs earn shootout win over Kings Thu Mar 25 00:22:14 2010 EST
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Chris Stewart's shootout goal lifted the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 win over Los Angeles in the finale of a home-and- home series at Pepsi Center. Colorado forward Peter Mueller and Los Angeles defenseman Jack Johnson both tallied after a scoreless first round in the shootout. Stewart then snapped a shot through the legs of Erik Ersberg before winger Ryan Smyth rang a shot off the post, sealing the Kings' fate. Milan Hejduk and Paul Stastny each scored a power-pla
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