Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Game #66, #67, #68, #69, #70

Game #66 - Colorado Avalanche 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from Colorado) - The Avs improved to 43-18-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 38-14-14. 
Goals:
COL - Brad Malone (1) - from Tyson Barrie and Semyon Varlamov (18:24 1ST)
COL - Matt Duchene (22) - from Jamie McGinn and Ryan O'Reilly (0:19 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Kane (29) - from Patrick Sharp and Niklas Hjalmarsson (8:23 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly PPG (25) - from Matt Duchene and Erik Johnson (10:53 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Brandon Saad (19) - from Andrew Shaw and Duncan Keith (17:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (37 saves on 39 shots: 33-12-5) LG - Antti Raanta (26 saves on 29 shots: 12-3-3)
Three Stars:
3. Semyon Varlamov (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Colorado
2. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

Game #67 - Anaheim Ducks 6, Colorado Avalanche 4 (from Colorado) - The Ducks improved to 44-16-7 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 43-19-5.
Goals:
COL - John Mitchell (8) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Nate Guenin (12:25 1ST)
ANA - Daniel Winnik (4) - from Nick Bonino and Bryan Allen (3:08 2ND)
COL - Jamie McGinn PPG (16) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Nick Holden (5:21 2ND)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (10) - from Pat Maroon and Ryan Getzlaf (7:47 2ND)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (11) - from Hampus Lindholm and Nick Bonino (8:34 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (36) - from Teemu Selanne and Cam Fowler (9:40 2ND)
ANA - Ben Lovejoy (4) - from Cam Fowler and Ryan Getzlaf (11:53 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Jamie McGinn PPG (17) - from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly (18:08 2ND)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (20) - from John Mitchell and Jan Hejda (18:41 2ND)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (13) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Luca Sbisa (19:11 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (34 saves on 38 shots: 27-10-6) LG - Semyon Varlamov (19 saves on 24 shots: 33-13-5), J.S. Giguere (8 saves on 9 shots in relief of Varlamov
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Getzlaf (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Jamie McGinn (2 goals) - Colorado
1. Kyle Palmieri (2 goals) - Anaheim

Game #68 - Colorado Avalanche 3, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Ottawa) - The Avalanche improved to 44-19-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 28-26-13.
Goals:
COL - Andre Benoit (6) - from Patrick Bordeleau and Matt Duchene (15:49 2ND)
COL - Nick Holden PPG (7) - from Jamie McGinn and Matt Duchene (3:10 3RD) *GWG*
COL - John Mitchell (9) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon (17:02 3RD)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (12) - from Erik Karlsson and Bobby Ryan (19:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (38 saves on 39 shots: 34-13-5) LG - Robin Lehner (19 saves on 22 shots: 7-12-5)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Holden (1 goal, GWG) - Colorado
2. Matt Duchene (2 assists) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (38 savesv on 39 shots for the win) - Colorado

Game #69 - Montreal Canadiens 6, Colorado Avalanche 3 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 38-25-7 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 44-20-5.
Goals:
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (23) - from Paul Stastny and Erik Johnson (18:03 1ST)
MTL - Thomas Vanek (22) - from David Desharnais (7:44 2ND)
COL - Max Talbot (8) - from Matt Duchene and Jamie McGinn (9:33 2ND)
MTL - Travis Moen (2) - from Brandon Prust and Mike Weaver (10:21 2ND)
MTL - Brandon Prust (6) - from Andrei Markov and Alexei Emelin (3:33 3RD)
COL - Jamie McGinn (18) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (10:05 3RD)
MTL - Thomas Vanek PPG (23) - from Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais (14:45 3RD) *GWG*
MTL - Thomas Vanek PPG (24 - Hat Trick) - from Alexei Emelin and Max Pacioretty (17:40 3RD)
MTL - Dale Weise EN (5) - from Tomas Plekanec (19:00 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (25 saves on 28 shots: 28-17-5) LG - J.S. Giguere (30 saves on 35 shots: 10-6-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal) - Colorado
2. Brandon Prust (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Thomas Vanek (3 goals, GWG) - Montreal

Game #70 - Winnipeg Jets 5, Colorado Avalanche 4 (OT) - (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 32-30-9 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 44-20-6.
Goals:
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (26) - fron Matt Duchene and Jamie McGinn (0:20 1ST)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (20) - from Bryan Little and Jacob Trouba (3:15 1ST)
WPG - Eric Tangradi (2) - from Blake Wheeler and Olli Jokinen (12:08 1ST)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (21) - from Andre Benoit and Nathan MacKinnon (17:47 1ST)
WPG - Evander Kane (17) - from Devin Setoguchi and Paul Postma (12:02 2ND)
COL - Nick Holden (8) - from Tyson Barrie and Max Talbot(19:29 2ND)
WPG - Andrew Ladd PPG (21) - from Blake Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom (4:58 3RD)
COL - Cody McLeod (3) - from Max Talbot and Nate Guenin (10:23 3RD)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (24) - from Paul Postma and Tobias Enstrom (1:42 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (23 saves on 27 shots: 12-6-3) LG - Reto Berra (22 saves on 27 shots: 9-17-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Max Talbot (2 assists) - Colorado
2. Andrew Ladd (2 goals) - Winnipeg
1. Blake Wheeler (1 goal, 2 assists, OT winner) - Winnipeg

Game #71 - The Avs head home for a game against the Boston Bruins on Friday night (@9PM ET)


-Joel Forman - Colorado Avalanche News

Game #62, #63, #64, #65

Game #62 - Colorado Avalanche 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from Chicago) - The Avalanche improved to 40-17-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 36-13-14.
Goals:
COL - Max Talbot (7) - from Erik Johnson and Jan Hejda (2:49 2ND)
CHI - Ben Smith (8) - from Brandon Bollig and Nicklas Hjalmarsson (16:52 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (24) - from Matt Duchene and Erik Johnson (1:23 3RD)
CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (22) - from Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith (7:17 3RD)
COL - Tyson Barrie PPG (9) - from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly (12:50 3RD) *GWG*
COL - Paul Stastny EN (20) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie (19:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (36 saves on 38 shots: 31-11-5) LG - Corey Crawford (17 saves on 20 shots: 23-11-10)
Three Stars:
3. Erik Johnson (3 assists) - Colorado
2. Semyon Varlamov (36 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Colorado
1. Tyson Barrie (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado

Game #63 - Colorado Avalanche 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (OT) - (from Detroit) - The Avalanche improved to 41-17-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 28-21-13.
Goals:
DET - Niklas Kronwall (7) - from Joakim Andersson and Jonathan Ericsson (12:33 1ST)
COL - Matt Duchene (20) - from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly (10:11 2ND)
DET - Tomas Jurco PPG (5) - from Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser (12:10 2ND)
COL - P.A. Parenteau (13) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (5:49 3RD)
COL - Andre Benoit (4) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Erik Johnson (4:28 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - J.S. Giguere (35 saves on 37 shots: 10-5-0) LG - Jimmy Howard (22 saves on 25 shots: 13-14-10)
Three Stars:
3. Niklas Kronwall (1 goal) - Detroit
2. J.S. Gigere (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

Game #64 - St. Louis Blues 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Colorado) - The blues improved to 43-14-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 41-18-5.
Goals:
STL - David Backes (21) - from T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk (7:03 2ND)
STL - Patrik Berglund (12) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz (3:53 3RD) *GWG*
COL - P.A. Parenteau (14) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (8:57 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (26 saves on 27 shots: 19-22-3) LG - Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 25 shots: 31-12-4)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Duchene (1 assists) - Colorado 
2. Patrik Berglund (1 goal, GWG) - St. Louis
1. Ryan Miller (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - St. Louis

Game #65 - Colorado Avalanche 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (OT) - (from Colorado) - The Avs improved to 42-18-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 30-28-8.
Goals:
COL - John Mitchell (7) - from Tyson Barrie and Erik Johnson (4:38 2ND)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien PPG (15) - from Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler (15:48 2ND)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (16) - from Michael Frolik and Bryan Little (17:36 2ND)
COL - Andre Benoit (5) - from John Mitchell (19:48 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene (21) - from Nick Holden and Tyson Barrie (2:33 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (33 saves on 35 shots: 32-12-5) LG - Al Montoya (31 saves on 34 shots: 10-4-3) 
Three Stars:
3. John Mitchell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Dustin Byfuglien (2 goals) - Winnipeg
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, OT winner) - Colorado

-Joel Forman - Colorado Avalanche News

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Game #57, #58, #59, #60, #61

Game #57 - Philadelphia Flyers 3, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 29-23-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 36-16-5.
Goals:
PHI - Mark Streit PPG (8) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Sean Couturier (6:21 2ND)
PHI - Michael Raffl (7) - from Sean Couturier and Steve Downie (7:05 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (21) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Gabriel Landeskog (17:10 3RD)
PHI - Claude Giroux EN (19) - from Wayne Simmonds and Braydon Coburn (19:40 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (38 saves on 39 shots: 23-14-5)LG - Semyon Varlamov (32 saves on 34 shots: 28-11-5)
Three Stars:
3. Semyon Varlamov (32 saves on 34 shots) - Colorado
2. Sean Couturier (2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Steve Mason (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

Game #58 - Colorado Avalanche 5, New York Islanders 2 (from New York) - The Avs improved to 37-16-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 22-30-8.
Goals:
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (22) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Nick Holden (13:04 1ST) 
COL - Matt Duchene (18) - from P.A. Parenteau and Tyson Barrie (7:49 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene (19) - from Tyson Barrie and Jamie McGinn (10:33 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - John Tavares PPG (24) - from Josh Bailey and Lubomir Visnovsky (11:17 3RD)
NYI - Lubomir Visnovsky PPG (2) - from Kyle Okposo and Thomas Vanek (12:14 3RD)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog EN (18) - from Andre Benoit (19:13 3RD)
COL - Paul Stasny EN (17) - from Tyson Barrie (19:58 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - J.S. Giguere (30 saves on 32 shots: 9-4-0) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (22 saves on 25 shots: 10-12-5) 
Three Stars:
3. Tyson Barrie (3 assists) - Colorado
2. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (2 goals, GWG) - Colorado

Game #59 - Los Angeles Kings 6, Colorado Avalanche 4 (from Colorado) - The Kings improved to 32-22-6 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 37-17-5.
Goals:
LAK - Robyn Regehr (3) - from Anze Kopitar and Tyler Toffoli (5:48 1ST)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly PPG (22) - from Nick Holden and Jamie McGinn (11:17 1ST)
COL - P.A. Parenteau (11) - from Matt Duchene (16:32 1ST)
LAK - Jarret Stoll (7) - from Dustin Brown and Dwight King (0:24 2ND)
COL - Jamie McGinn PPG (15) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (8:57 2ND)
COL - Andre Benoit PPG (3) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Paul Stastny (15:42 2ND)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (18) - from Justin Williams and Slava Voynov (16:49 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter (21) - from Mike Richard and Matt Greene (18:53 2ND)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (19) - from Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli (3:13 3RD) *GWG*
LAK - Justin Williams EN (15) - from Drew Doughty (19:48 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (25 saves on 29 shots: 9-4-0) LG - J.S. Giguere (22 saves on 27 shots: 9-5-0)
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Carter (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. Anze Kopitar (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles

Game #60 - Colorado Avalanche 4, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 38-17-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 27-22-11.
Goals:
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (16) - from Mikkel Boedker and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (12:47 1ST)
COL - P.A. Parenteau PPG (12) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (15:38 1ST)
COL - Nate Guenin (1) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Paul Stastny (0:48 3RD)
COL - Paul Stastny (18) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon (6:12 3RD) *GWG*
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (17) - from Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (13:58 3RD)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (19) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie (16:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (40 saves on 42 shots: 29-11-5) LG - Thomas Greiss (29 saves on 33 shots: 7-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Shane Doan (2 goals) - Phoenix
2. Semyon Varlamov (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Colorado
1. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado

Game #61 - Colorado Avalanche 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 39-17-5 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 34-22-5.
Goals:
TBL - Tom Pyatt (2) - from Teddy Purcell and Sami Salo (16:49 1ST)
COL - Tyson Barrie (8) - from Paul Stastny and Nathan MacKinnon (17:19 1ST)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (23) - from P.A. Parenteau and Matt Duchene (19:01 1ST)
TBL - Nate Thompson (7) - from Mike Kotska and Matt Carle (6:40 2ND)
TBL - Nate Thompson (8) - from Mike Kostka (17:37 2ND)
COL - Nick Holden PPG (5) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (5:12 3RD)
COL - Erik Johnson (8) - unassisted (16:05 3RD) *GWG*
COL - Nick Holden EN (6) - from Max Talbot (19:06 3RD)
COL - Paul Stastny EN (19) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog (19:53 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 34 shots: 30-11-5) LG - Ben Bishop (29 saves on 33 shots: 29-10-4)
Three Stars:
3. Nate Thompson (2 goals) - Tampa Bay
2. Nick Holden (2 goals) - Colorado
1. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

Game #62 - The Avs head out on a 2-game road trip starting with a game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night (@8PM ET)

-Joel Forman - Colorado Avalanche News