Nathan Mackinnon

Game Preview: Penguins vs Avalanche

The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Colorado Avalanche tonight at 7 PM at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins are currently 24-16-9, while the Avalanche currently sit at 27-18-3. The game will be available to watch on AT&T Sportsnet and AltitudeTV2. Forward Valeri Nichushkin and defenseman Bowen Byram will return for the Avalanche. Nichushkin missed the […]

Connor Having Another Great Season for the Jets

There were a lot of questions surrounding the Winnipeg Jets coming into the season. How would new head coach Rick Bowness do? How would Blake Wheeler handle not being the team captain? Would the team find a way to get back into the Stanley Cup playoffs? As of this writing (Wednesday, January 25), it would […]

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Avalanche Getting Back on Track

The season after winning the Stanley Cup is usually a tough one for the team that wins it. They sometimes start off slow, run into injury problems, play against teams that have figured out ways to stop them, etc. It is usually never easy. A good example of this is this year’s Colorado Avalanche. The […]

What More Does David Pastrnak Have To Prove?

Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak put on another masterclass in scoring in Boston’s 7-1 over the Anaheim Ducks. Still, the Bruins and Pastrnak have yet to agree to an extension, meaning that free agency is inching closer. The last update in talks was before the start of 2023, with The Atheltic’s Pierre LeBrun reporting that […]

Is It Time To Start Worrying In Denver?

By Adrian Dater | @adater DENVER – Colorado Avalanche players were not short-changed in their partying with the Stanley Cup over the summer. Denver is a city known for its many beer drinkers, but Avalanche players drank everybody under the table on Cup parade day. Not since the Boston Bruins and their infamous team bar […]

Pastrnak Opens Up About Ongoing Contract Negotiations

The Bruins have been off to a hot start to begin the season as they currently hold the best record in the NHL at 22-4-1 and 45 points. While the Bruins are winning, the status of David Pastrnak’s future in Boston still looms as they’re now over two months into the 2022-23 season. At the […]

Avs v Stars Post Game

On Saturday night, the Avalanche faced the Stars for the second time this week. They beat the Stars 3-2 in a shoot-out on Monday night and wanted to play a much better game at home. Which is exactly what they did. Sporting their new reverse retro jerseys, the Avs took hold of the game early. […]

Georgiev Hits Stride vs. Rangers

The Colorado Avalanche and the New York Rangers met for the first time this season on October 25th. This was a highly anticipated game as it was the Avs new goaltender, Alexandar Georgiev’s, return to New York. The Avalanche traded for Georgiev back in July after not making an offer to their cup-winning goalie, Darcy […]

Takeaways: Avalanche can’t overcome slow start, fall 5-3 in Calgary

Tasked with a back-to-back set to start their season, the Colorado Avalanche couldn’t overcome a four-goal deficit in the third period, falling to the Calgary Flames, 5-3, on Thursday night. Scoring 1st Period: Bowen Byram (1), Assists: Devon Toews (2), Nathan MacKinnon (3) Brett Ritchie (1), Assists: Milan Lucic (1), MacKenzie Weegar (1) 2nd Period: Dillon Dube (1) (Shorthanded), Assists: Andrew Mangiapane […]

3 Takeaways from Avs’ 5-2 Win Over Blackhawks

After the Stanley Cup festivities concluded and the Colorado Avalanche’s championship banner was raised to the rafters, there was a hockey game to be played. Three takeaways from the Avs’ 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday: Cogliano opens the scoring Despite playing a significantly weaker Blackhawks squad, it took nearly 14 minutes of […]