Coach Quenneville nominated for Coach of the Year
Joel Quenneville, otherwise known as Coach Q, head coach of the Florida Panthers of the NHL looks to turn the franchise around in his upcoming third season as head coach after leading the Panthers to back-to-back playoff appearances in his first two seasons.
MacKinnon, Avs left frustrated by another early playoff exit
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon didn’t really want to hear about how the Colorado Avalanche remain squarely in a win-it-all sort of window and how there’s always next year. The speedy forward has grown tired of such talk. This is the cold, hard reality: MacKinnon and the top-seeded Avs are done in the second round […]
Golden Knights top Avalanche 6-3, reach Stanley Cup semis
LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Alex Pietrangelo signed with the Vegas Golden Knights in October, he didn’t mince words as to why he left St. Louis after 12 seasons. “Obviously the atmosphere; I mean, I think everybody agrees it’s probably the best place to play in the NHL right now,” he said. “They play the […]
Avs coach misses skate after virus testing ‘irregularity’
Coach Jared Bednar missed the Colorado Avalanche’s morning skate in Las Vegas on Thursday after what the team called an “irregularity” in his COVID-19 test. An Avalanche spokeswoman said Bednar was not at the arena because of the virus testing snafu. It was not clear if Bednar will be behind the bench for Game 6 […]
Arbitrator upholds Kadri’s 8-game suspension for illegal hit
NEW YORK (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri saw his eight-game suspension for an illegal hit upheld by an arbitrator hours before Game 5 on Tuesday in a second-round series against Vegas. Kadri has already served six games of a suspension he was given after an illegal check to the head of St. Louis […]
Quick study: Knights neutralize Avs’ speed, series tied at 2
DENVER (AP) — The speedy Colorado Avalanche are suddenly the ones doing all the chasing. Vegas had Colorado in defense mode as the Golden Knights tied their playoff series at two games apiece by taking both games at home. Game 5 is Tuesday in Denver. “They make a play in the ‘D’ zone, they’re throwing […]
Golden Knights tie series with Avalanche at 2 games apiece
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault had his fourth career hat trick to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night to tie their second-round series at two games apiece. Two days after his tying goal sparked a come-from-behind win in Game 3, Marchessault got his third […]
Marchessault’s hat trick lifts Vegas to 5-1 win over Avs
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault had his fourth career hat trick to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night to tie their second-round series at two games apiece. Two days after his tying goal sparked a come-from-behind win in Game 3, Marchessault got his third […]
Rantanen scores OT winner, Avs up 2-0 in series vs. Knights
DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored a power-play goal 2:07 into overtime, Philipp Grubauer outdueled fellow Vezina Trophy finalist Marc-Andre Fleury and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. Rantanen took a cross-ice pass from Nathan MacKinnon and sent a […]
Avalanche blaze past Knights 7-1 in penalty-filled Game 1
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog each scored twice and the well-rested Colorado Avalanche made quick work of Vegas with their speed, beating the Golden Knights 7-1 on Sunday night in a skirmish-filled Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. What began as Colorado putting on a passing clinic — racing out to […]