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Avalanche depth players rise to occasion with division lead in peril, leading Colorado to 4-3 win at Kings

LOS ANGELES — The Colorado Avalanche cracked the code of the Los Angeles Kings exactly as expected: without a point for Nathan MacKinnon or Mikko Rantanen, and without Cale Makar or Bo Byram even in the lineup.

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Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick completes Avalanche’s first 50-goal season in 20 years, as Avs beat Sharks

Mikko Rantanen has reiterated for weeks that the individual achievements don’t matter to him. Not true, said Jared Bednar. The Colorado Avalanche coach noticed Rantanen has been “squeezing his stick a little tight” in recent games.

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Nathan MacKinnon’s 100th point, an overtime goal, gives Avalanche Central Division lead in San Jose

Bo Byram stopped himself. Marveling at Nathan MacKinnon’s season, he didn’t want to go so far as to jinx anything.

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Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen lead Avalanche to crucial 5-2 win over Stars

DENVER — The only passengers Saturday night were the thousands of Avalanche fans buckled into Ball Arena seats for the ride Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen were taking them on.

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Valeri Nichushkin scores seven rounds deep in shootout, Avs escape Arizona Coyotes with two vital points

No matter how many times the Avs try, the Coyotes are almost never definitively conquered.

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Avs beat Maple Leafs in shootout in Toronto after riveting test of defenses

TORONTO — A few of the newest relics in the Hockey Hall of Fame include a jersey worn by Nathan MacKinnon in the 2022 Stanley Cup-clinching game, a prestigious trophy with a spot reserved for Cale Makar’s engraved name and a burgundy-bejeweled ring.

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Artturi Lehkonen breaks finger in return to Montreal, will require surgery after Avalanche’s 8-4 win over Canadiens

MONTREAL — Artturi Lehkonen was standing at the same end of the ice where he scored the Canadiens’ most important goal of this century. That goal, the Game 6 overtime winner that sent Montreal to the Stanley Cup Final in 2021, played above him on the Bell Centre jumbotron.

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Golden Knights blanked in Colorado as point streak snapped

Right wing Mikko Rantanen scored twice, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Golden Knights 3-0 at Denver’s Ball Arena on Monday.

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Avs continue first-period dominance in 4-1 win over Calgary Flames in Nazem Kadri’s return

DENVER — In front of increasingly optimistic fans, it would be difficult for the Colorado Avalanche to live up to the precedent set by their explosive start Friday night in Winnipeg, when four of their first shots found the back of the net.

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Avalanche closing in on Jets in Central division after 5-1 rout in Winnipeg

Blink and the Avalanche might be in first place.

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Mikko Rantanen scores in overtime to complete Avalanche’s stunning 6-5 comeback vs. Oilers

DENVER — Arguably the two most talented teams in a weak Western Conference, the Avalanche and Oilers have nonetheless been thwarted by inconsistency and injury this season.

The Denver Post

Lightning pile on Avalanche in Stanley Cup rematch

TAMPA, Fla. — No championships were won Thursday night at Amalie Arena. No team paraded around the ice hoisting the Stanley Cup.

Tribune News Service

Avalanche blows two-goal lead to Ducks; six-game win streak snapped

DENVER — The Avalanche made a six-layer tank sandwich.

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Another fast start fuels Avalanche in dominant 4-1 win over Canucks

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Suddenly, the Colorado Avalanche’s strong starts are beginning to blur together enough to be forgotten.

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Alexandar Georgiev shines, Mikko Rantanen breaks another Joe Sakic record in Avalanche 4-1 win at Calgary

CALGARY, Alberta — Jared Bednar’s choice of goaltender the last three games was never meant to stir speculation about a competition, nor was it a show of distrust in his starter.

The Denver Post

Mikko Rantanen urges 'not too much time' for Avalanche, then scores twice to supply refreshing blowout over Senators

DENVER — Point to any number of shortcomings as a primary reason for the Avalanche’s dramatic malfunction toward the halfway point of the 2022-23 season: injuries, lack of organizational depth, a short offseason catching up in the form of fatigue.

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Needing a win, Avs suffer catastrophic 3-2 loss to league-worst Chicago Blackhawks

For a second consecutive game, a late Colorado Avalanche game-tying goal was reviewed and overturned. This time, there was no swift make-up goal to make the pain go away.

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Florida Panthers score late to erase Avalanche 3-goal comeback in 5-4 Avs loss

From one moment to the next, the outlook on the Avalanche’s season can deteriorate from apprehension to hopelessness, or just as easily it can swivel from existential dread to ecstatic amnesia. The defending champion Avs are testing their fans on almost a nightly basis, as they simultaneously test their own…

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Avs fall apart, Alexandar Georgiev slams stick, comeback falls flat: How Colorado blew 2-0 lead for fifth straight loss

The emotional high of Alexandar Georgiev’s season was aired on television after the seventh game. Two months and 30 games later, the low-point was also visible for everyone to see.

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Avalanche blow 2-goal lead in third period, lose in shootout to erase Cale Makar’s stellar night

DENVER — Nights like this from Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen shouldn’t be taken for granted. Nor should they be wasted.

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Sam Girard sends Avalanche to holiday break with signature win of season over Predators

As much resilience as the Avalanche’s first third of the season demanded, there remained one mountain they had not climbed entering the final game before Christmas.

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Mikko Rantanen scores overtime winner for Avalanche against Canadiens

DENVER — To make up for their three upcoming off days, the Avs are trying to treat fans to extra hockey on a nightly basis as a holiday gift.

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Scoring depth continues to elude Avalanche in 4-2 loss to Sabres

DENVER — They had seen this before at Ball Arena. The Avs were knocking on the door, slowly establishing more offensive zone time. A scoring chance here and there. Once Colorado gets one, a second sometimes feels inevitable, especially for an underdog nursing a two-goal lead.

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Mikko Rantanen hat trick gives Avalanche dramatic overtime win at St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — Pavel Francouz and the Blues are a lot alike. If the Avalanche backup goalie had to be compared to any team this season, it would probably be St. Louis.

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Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin score in shootout as Rangers beat Avalanche

DENVER — Shootout goals by Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin against old friend Alexandar Georgiev and two saves by Igor Shesterkin powered the Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Avalanche on Friday night and a sweep of their two-game road trip to Las Vegas and Denver.

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