Few expected the Tampa Bay Lightning to be co-leading the Atlantic Division deep into January after Steven Stamkos went down with an injury early in the season. The Colorado Avalanche have been a surprise in their own right under first-year coach Patrick Roy. Tampa Bay will look to end Colorado's four-game road winning streak while winning a third straight contest Saturday night. The Lightning (30-16-5)...
Reilly is on a roll. O'Reilly had a goal and an assist to lift the Colorado Avalanche over the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Friday night. Matt Duchene missed a wraparound shot but O'Reilly grabbed the rebound and sneaked it past Thomas in the corner of the net to make it 1-0. The goal was O'Reilly...
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Left winger Alex Tanguay has been a good-luck charm of sorts for the Colorado Avalanche this season. Tanguay, who had missed 36 games because of knee and hip injuries, returned to action on Friday night as the Avs opened a three-game road trip with a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center. The Avs are 13-1 this season with Tanguay in the lineup. "I was very happy...
SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Colorado Avalanche opened a three-game road trip with a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers Friday night at the BB&T Center....
There was a time in the past month or so that Alex Tanguay thought his first season with the Avalanche might be finished after just 13 games. He admitted as much Wednesday while he sat in front of his stall at the Avs practice facility in Cent......
re portable, relatively safe, and fun for all ages. It's a great way to increase the fan experience outside of your arena. Let the kiddies go for a tumble! Bad idea: crafting the inflatable slide in the shape of a living creature -- in this case, the cat from the Florida Panthers' logo -- and then having fans line up to march into its backside so they can slide out of his mouth in some sort of horrific,...
One would think the Avalanche’s focus this morning would have been on the Panthers. The Avs are in South Florida, after all, and will face off against Florida at 5:30 p.m. MT at BB&T Center. But after its morning skate the team kept talking abo......
s aiming to return Friday night when the Avalanche visit the Florida Panthers. Defenseman Nate Guenin has been activated from injured reserve and could also return after missing eight games with an ankle injury, while forward P.A. Parenteau played in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Toronto after missing 10 games with a knee injury. They...
COMMENTARY At the beginning of the New Year, it looked like Mike Yeo was going to be relieved of his duties as head coach of the Minnesota Wild. The team had lost six-straight games, including losses to the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Winnipeg Jets, and New York Islanders, and it had gotten to the point where Yeo was no longer speaking to his team any more. It is one thing for a coach give...
The San Jose Sharks agreed to three-year contract extensions with forwards Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton, ESPN reported Friday....
s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-Caption: "The New York Islanders mascot Sparky The Dragon entertains fans during the game against the Philadelphia Flyers." • • • • • Preview: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m. ET Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. ET Preview: Colorado Avalanche at...
re starting to see some deals go down as the Olympics trade freeze approaches. But sadly, any traded player with fantasy relevance has been a dud thus far. This flies in the face of the general belief that a change of scenery will often help a struggling player. Devan Dubnyk gave up five goals in his Nashville debut. Ben Scrivens hasn't been bad, giving up six goals in two games with Edmonton - but...
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Toronto's won six straight, getting outshot in all but one of them....
DETROIT Chicago-Detroit, Blackhawks-Red Wings: any way you say it, it usually means great hockey, great history and great rivalry. The Blackhawks are doing just fine in the Western Conference while the Red Wings are struggling in the East, mainly because theyve been so injured. Its always entertaining, and you can bet that the Wings, injured or not, are going to give the Blackhawks everything theyve...
Hip and knee issues have kept him out for 36 games....
DETROIT The Chicago Blackhawks knew exactly what they were going to get from the injury-laden Detroit Red Wings. They were going to get the same effort that the injured St. Louis Blues put threw at them in late December, the same effort the injured Colorado Avalanche threw at them earlier this month. And while the Blackhawks matched it from the third period on, it wasnt enough. Marian Hossa scored...
It was the start Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy wanted against the Maple Leafs. Colorado controlled the play early in the first period, registering four shots in the first two minutes, but Toronto grabbed the lead off an unlucky bounce of sor......
No. 1 Star: Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg Jets The Anaheim Duck entered their game with the Jets with a 22-game unbeaten streak at home. Pavelec was the difference with a 42-save effort, leading Winnipeg to a 3-2 victory to snap the streak. Evander Kane had a goal and an assist. No. 2 Star: John Tavares, New York Islanders Tavares didn’t score a goal, but he had three key primary assists in the Islanders’...
DENVER -- Phil Kessel is as elusive off the ice as he is on it. The Toronto Maple Leafs center has been in high demand since he started piling up the points, but getting him to speak postgame might be tougher than stopping him with the puck. Lately, it is darn near impossible to contain him on the ice -- as the Colorado Avalanche found out Tuesday night. Kessel scored two goals, left winger James van...