Game #52 - Colorado Avalanche 4, Dallas Stars 3 (from Dallas) - The Avalanche improved to 33-14-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 24-21-8.
Goals:
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (18) - from Max Talbot and Tyson Barrie (1:40 1ST)
COL - Jamie McGinn (12) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (15:57 1ST)
DAL - Jamie Benn (20) - from Tyler Seguin (17:27 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (22) - from Jamie Benn and Alex Goligoski (1:02 2ND)
COL - Paul Stastny PPG (15) - from Gabriel Landeskog (17:57 2ND)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (23) - from Alex Goligoski and Sergei Gonchar (18:13 2ND)
COL - Alex Tanguay (4) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Max Talbot (4:13 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (41 saves on 44 shots: 26-9-5) LG - Kari Lehtonen (17 saves on 21 shots: 20-15-8)
Three Stars:
3. Gabriel Landeskog (2 assists) - Colorado
2. Tyler Seguin (2 goals, 1 assist) - Dallas
1. Semyon Varlamov (41 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Colorado
Game #53 - Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 4 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 34-14-5 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 29-21-6.
Goals:
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (20) - from Matt Duchene and Jamie McGinn (4:41 1ST)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (17) - from Dany Heatley and Ryan Suter (6:16 1ST)
COL - John Mitchell (6) - from Nate Guenin and Matt Duchene (1:43 2ND)
COL - Paul Stastny (16) - from Erik Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog (9:17 2ND)
COL - Max Talbot (6) - from John Mitchell and Nathan MacKinnon (15:26 2ND)
MIN - Zach Parise (18) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (7:47 3RD)
MIN - Mikael Granlund (5) - from Zach Parise and Keith Ballard (12:51 3RD)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (19) - from Andre Benoit and Tyson Barrie (17:35 3RD) *GWG*
MIN - Jason Pominville (22) - from Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise (17:46 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 35 shots: 27-9-5) LG - Niklas Backstrom (8 saves on 9 shots: 5-11-2) in relief of Darcy Kuemper (19 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
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2. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado
1. Zach Parise (2 goals, 2 assists) - Minnesota
Game #54 - Colorado Avalanche 7, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Colorado) - The Avalancue improved to 35-14-5 on the season thanks to a 7-1 rout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 15-31-8.
Goals:
COL - Tyson Barrie (7) - from Nathan MacKinnon (7:37 1ST)
COL - Jamie McGinn PPG (13) - from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly (11:49 1ST) *GWG*
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (15) - from Nathan MacKinnon and P.A. Parenteau (12:47 1ST)
COL - Marc-Andre Cliche (1) - from Patrick Bordeleau and Jamie McGinn (6:05 2ND)
BUF - Matt D'Agostini PPG (3) - from Tyler Ennis and Christian Ehrhoff (11:45 2ND)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon PPG (20) - from Erik Johnson and Semyon Varlamov (16:29 2ND)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (16) - from Erik Johnson (7:36 3RD)
COL - Jame McGinn (14) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (10:07 3RD)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (16) - from Erik Johnson (7:36 3RD)
COL - Jame McGinn (14) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (10:07 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 28 shots: 28-9-5) LG - Ryan Miller (22 saves on 27 shots: 14-21-3) Jhonas Enroth (10 saves on 12 shots in relief of Ryan Miller)
Three Stars:
3. Gabriel Landeskog (2 goals) - Colorado
2. Jamie McGinn (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado
1. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado
Game #55 - Colorado Avalanche 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - The Avalanche improved to 36-14-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 23-21-13.
Goals:
NJD - Ryan Carter (5) - from Steve Bernier and Stephen Gionta (18:25 1ST)
COL - P.A. Parenteau (10) - from Tyson Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog (18:13 3RD)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly PPG (21) - from Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon (0:28 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - J.S. Giguere (27 saves on 28 shots: 8-4-0) LG - Cory Schneider (23 saves on 25 shots: 10-10-9)
Three Stars:
3. J.S. Giguere (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Colorado
2. P.A. Parenteau (1 goal) - Colorado
1. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, OT winner) - Colorado
Game #56 - New York Rangers 5, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 31-23-3 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 36-15-5.
Goals:
NYR - Ryan Callahan (10) - from Carl Hagelin (14:16 1ST)
NYR - Ryan Callahan (11) - from Brad Richards (17:35 1ST) *GWG*
COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (17) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Paul Stastny (6:37 2ND)
NYR - Anton Stralman (1) - from Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard (7:30 2ND)
NYR - Derick Brassard (10) - from Mats Zuccarello (1:58 3RD)
NYR - Brad Richards (15) - from Ryan Callahan and Carl Hagelin (18:24 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (27 saves on 28 shots: 21-18-3) LG - Semyon Varlamov (38 saves on 43 shots: 28-10-5)
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Ludnqvist (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - New York
2. Derick Brassard (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Ryan Callahan (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - New York
Game #57 - The Avs play game 3 of their 4 game road trip leading into the Olympic break, as they meet the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night (@7PM ET)
-Joel Forman - Colorado Avalanche News
