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| Nabokov makes one more save than Budaj as Sharks blank Avs in SO |
NHL Hockey |
04/08/2009 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - Joe Pavelski scored the only goal in the shootout and Evgeni Nabokov earned his 47th career shutout, as the San Jose Sharks moved closer to their first Presidents' Trophy with a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at HP Pavilion. Nabokov ended with 20 saves throughout 65 minutes of action and stopped all three Colorado shootout attempts to lead San Jose to its second straight win. The Sharks now have 117 points and lead both Detroit and Boston for the overall points lead in th |
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| Sharks continue record season with home test against Avs |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2009 |
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| Needless to say, it has been a franchise record-setting season for the Sharks. However, there is still one more club first yet to be had. San Jose aims to inch closer to the first Presidents' Trophy in team history tonight with a matchup against the Colorado Avalanche at HP Pavilion. The Sharks are leading the race for the top record in the NHL and home-ice advantage throughout the postseason with a franchise-best 115 points. That is three more than Boston with three games to play, though the Bruins have four gam |
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| Canucks lose third straight, fall to lowly Avalanche |
NHL Hockey |
04/06/2009 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - T.J. Galiardi scored twice to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a rare win in a 4-1 final against the sliding Vancouver Canucks at GM Place. Ben Guite and Milan Hejduk also scored for the Avalanche, who are last in the Western Conference, having lost eight straight games coming in. It was the club's longest skid since the Quebec Nordiques also lost eight in a row during the 1991-92 season. Peter Budaj made 20 saves in the win. Pavol Demitra had the lone goal for Vancouver, which cou |
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| Canucks host skidding Avalanche at GM Place |
NHL Hockey |
04/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks are headed to the playoffs, but need to avoid a third straight loss if they want to help their chances at winning the Northwest Division title. The Canucks will try to end the skid when they host the lowly Colorado Avalanche tonight at GM Place. With 94 points, Vancouver has clinched a playoff berth and is tied with Calgary for first place in the Northwest. The Canucks and the Flames, who are off today, each have four games left in the regular season. As a result of their |
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| Colorado's Smyth out for the season with fractured hand |
NHL Hockey |
04/02/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Colorado Avalanche forward Ryan Smyth will miss the remainder of the 2008-09 season after suffering a fractured right hand on Wednesday. Smyth is the team's leading scorer with 26 goals and 59 points in 77 games this season. The injury occurred in the final period of the team's loss to Phoenix. The 33-year-old Smyth is a veteran of 14 seasons with the Oilers, Islanders and Avalanche, totaling 310 goals and 660 points in 920 career games. |
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| Habs recall G Denis |
NHL Hockey |
04/02/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens recalled goaltender Marc Denis from Hamilton of the American Hockey League on Thursday. The 31-year-old native of Montreal has posted a record of 25-18-0 in 44 contests with Hamilton this season, with five shutouts and a .920 save percentage. A first-round pick (25th overall) of the Colorado Avalanche in 1995, Denis has made just one appearance with Montreal this season, a six-save relief effort in a loss at New Jersey on January 2. |
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| Coyotes' Montoya blanks Avs in debut |
NHL Hockey |
04/02/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Good things do indeed come to those who wait. Al Montoya turned away all 23 shots he faced to notch a shutout in his long- awaited NHL debut, as the Phoenix Coyotes defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 3-0, in a clash at Pepsi Center between teams that aren't bound for the postseason. A standout at the University of Michigan, Montoya, the first Cuban-American to play in the league, backstopped Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Championship and was taken sixth overall b |
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| Montoya, Coyotes blanks Avs in debut |
NHL Hockey |
04/02/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Good things do indeed come to those who wait. Al Montoya turned away all 23 shots he faced to notch a shutout in his long- awaited NHL debut, as the Phoenix Coyotes defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 3-0, in a clash at Pepsi Center between teams that aren't bound for the postseason. A standout at the University of Michigan, Montoya, the first Cuban-American to play in the league, backstopped Team USA to the gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Championship and was taken sixth overall b |
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| Avs try to end skid in home test vs. Coyotes |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche will try to avoid their longest losing streak in over 17 years tonight in a battle with the Phoenix Coyotes at the Pepsi Center. Just one year removed from a 95-point season and second place in the Northwest Division, the Avalanche find themselves last in the Western Conference with 64 points and six games to play. The club is hardly giving its fans optimism for next year, as it has dropped its last seven games, getting outscored 35-13 in that span. The skid is tied for |
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| Ryan, Ducks keep Avalanche in freefall |
NHL Hockey |
03/30/2009 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - Bobby Ryan scored twice in Anaheim's 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche at Honda Center. Corey Perry and Drew Miller also tallied for the Ducks, who have won six of their last seven games. Jonas Hiller turned aside 26 shots in the win. "I thought overall we continued to work hard like we have in the last little stretch here," said Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer. "We just have to keep doing that. We really can't look at the situation. We have to keep playing as hard as we can." |
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