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| Surging Stars make a stop in Colorado |
NHL Hockey |
02/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Western Conference's hottest team makes its way to Denver's Pepsi Center this evening, where the Colorado Avalanche host a Dallas Stars squad riding a season-best five-game win streak. Dallas kept up its torrid pace with a 3-1 ousting of Northwest Division leader Calgary Tuesday at the American Airlines Center. James Neal and Brad Richards each posted a goal and an assist to back a 24-save performance from a resurgent Marty Turco as the Stars extended their longest tear since ripping off s |
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| Svatos, Avalanche douse Flames |
NHL Hockey |
02/03/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Marek Svatos had two goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche downed the Calgary Flames, 4-3, at the Pepsi Center. Milan Hejduk and Ruslan Salei each lit the lamp for the Avalanche, who snapped a four-game slide. Peter Budaj made 36 saves in the win. "We don't think we can relax," said Svatos. "This is just one win and we have a lot of catching up to do. Right now, it's like the playoffs for us. Lately our luck was we were always one goal down, then we start pushing the panic b |
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| Svaots, Avalanche douse Flames |
NHL Hockey |
02/03/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Marek Svatos had two goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche downed the Calgary Flames, 4-3, at the Pepsi Center. Milan Hejduk and Ruslan Salei each lit the lamp for the Avalanche, who snapped a four-game slide. Peter Budaj made 36 saves in the win. Rene Bourque, Adrian Aucoin and Jarome Iginla each had a goal for the Flames, who had won three straight coming into the contest. Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 38 shots in the loss. The Flames drew first blood in the game as Bourque sla |
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| Flames visit struggling Avalanche |
NHL Hockey |
02/02/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The opposite ends of the Northwest Division spectrum will come together tonight, as the first-place Calgary Flames visit the struggling Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. The Flames have compiled 64 points on the year and are currently 11 points ahead of Edmonton and Minnesota for the division lead. The Avalanche, meanwhile, are last in the Northwest with just 47 points. Calgary has won four of five meetings with the Avs this year, but Colorado posted a 6-2 home victory the last time the |
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| Avs drop fourth straight in loss to Anaheim |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Teemu Selanne netted the game-winner early in the third period, as the Anaheim Ducks edged the Colorado Avalanche, 4-3, at Pepsi Center. Ryan Getzlaf and Scott Niedermayer both registered a goal and two assists for the Ducks, who entered play having lost five of their last seven games. Jonas Hiller recorded 34 saves to earn the win. John-Michael Liles, Milan Hejduk and Ian Laperriere lit the lamp for the melting Avalanche, who have lost four straight and seven of eight overall. Pete |
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| Avs try to end slide in home test vs. Ducks |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche will try for their first win in nearly two weeks when they welcome the Anaheim Ducks for this afternoon's battle at the Pepsi Center. The Avalanche have lost three straight contests and last tasted victory on January 18 against Calgary. Colorado, which is last in the Northwest Division with 47 points, has also dropped six of seven. Colorado has surrendered a whopping 16 goals during its three-game slide and is coming off Thursday's 7-4 setback to visiting Toronto. Domini |
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| No NHL comeback for Forsberg this season |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2009 |
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| ated for next week. A chronic foot and ankle issue, as well as groin and back ailments, have limited Forsberg to just 66 games over the last two seasons. After skating in 57 games for Philadelphia and Nashville in 2006-07, the 35-year-old joined the Colorado Avalanche late last season. Forsberg, though, was in and out of Colorado's lineup due to injury after signing with the franchise on February 25, posting a goal and 13 assists in nine games. He also skated in seven postseason contests -- missing another three |
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| Leafs outlast Avs to notch rare win in Colorado |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Dominic Moore scored two goals and added an assist, as the Toronto Maple Leafs pulled away to top the Colorado Avalanche, 7-4, at Pepsi Center. Jason Blake had a goal and two assists for the Leafs, who have won only twice in the last 10 games. Jeff Finger, Matt Stajan, Nik Antropov and Mikhail Grabovski each scored a goal, while Vesa Toskala made 16 saves in the win. Toronto won for the first time in Colorado since March 29, 1997, having lost the last three matchups there. Ian White |
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| Avs activate McCormick, place Jones on IR |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche activated forward Cody McCormick from injured reserve on Thursday, and also placed forward David Jones on IR retroactive to January 27. McCormick had missed the last 15 games with a foot injury, and was placed on IR back on December 30. Prior to the setback, he had one goal and six assists in 25 games with Colorado this season. Jones suffered a shoulder injury in Tuesday's loss to San Jose. The 24-year- old has posted eight goals and 13 points in 40 games this |
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| Maple Leafs seeking rare win in Colorado |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A visit from the Toronto Maple Leafs could be just what the Colorado Avalanche need to get their current homestand on track. Colorado will play host to Toronto tonight at the Pepsi Center having not suffered a home loss to the Leafs in nearly 12 years. Colorado is just 1-3-0 thus far on a season-long eight-game homestand -- the second-longest stretch in franchise history. The Avalanche resumed the residency on Tuesday, but failed to generate any offense in their first game after the All-Star b |
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