John A. Babiak Celebrating the new leader in NHL goal scored. Taking a break from all things Colorado Avalanche, the weekend all the hockey world focused their attention on Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record. And that he did with signature record-tying then breaking power play goals to make Ovi the NHL’s all-time goals leader. First … [Read more...] about Morning Flurries: Ovechkin makes history with goal number 895
Mile High Pollster: Avs fans are eyeing the bottom six for Landeskog’s return
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images ‘Not if but when’ for Landeskog, but the real question is where does he fit? It's another installment of Mile High Pollster! Adrian Hernandez took to X this week to get the Colorado Avalanche fan perspective, and some interesting results have come back. Let's take a look! 'I get no respect' I know I'm biased, but what on … [Read more...] about Mile High Pollster: Avs fans are eyeing the bottom six for Landeskog’s return
Recap: Avalanche can’t get out of early hole, fall 5-4 to rival St. Louis
Photo by Joe Puetz/NHLI via Getty Images Mistakes and turnovers put Colorado in a 4-0 hole, but despite a valiant effort, it was too much in the end. The mistakes were too much to overcome. The Colorado Avalanche got into a deep hole early on and ultimately fell to the St. Louis Blues 5-4 Saturday evening at Enterprise Center despite putting up a valiant effort late … [Read more...] about Recap: Avalanche can’t get out of early hole, fall 5-4 to rival St. Louis
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (5:30 p.m. MT)
Talia Sprague-Imagn Images Can Colorado overcome day-of travel to down the Blue Jackets? It was a weird night for the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. They played poorly but managed to just barely eke out a win in Chicago. Then, a storm system prevented their plane from leaving on schedule, and they got stuck in the Windy City. They got a night in a hotel, but they had … [Read more...] about Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (5:30 p.m. MT)
Recap: Avalanche survive bad goaltending duel in Columbus
Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Colorado officially clinches a playoff berth in the 7-3 win. After the shootout win in Chicago it was a quick turnaround for the Colorado Avalanche, including some unfortunate travel logistics, to play a desperate Columbus Blue Jackets squad looking to make the postseason the first time since their rebuild. Instead, it was the … [Read more...] about Recap: Avalanche survive bad goaltending duel in Columbus