by Neal McHale | Jan 4, 2020 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
NEWARK–Playing in their second game of the New Year, the Devils game of late resembles the kind of look many thought they’d have heading into the season. After an offseason that included drafting Jack Hughes first overall and adding the likes of Nikita...
by Jason Scales | Dec 11, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche, Hockey East, Homepage, NCAA, NHL
Boston, MA — This time last year Cale Makar was a college sophomore, an assistant captain on the University of Massachusetts ice hockey team, and the reason for lots of dreaming from not just one, but two fan bases. As the Minutemen were sitting pretty in their...
by Jason Scales | Dec 8, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, NHL
Boston, MA – The Colorado Avalanche and the Boston Bruins each entered Saturday night’s tilt at TD Garden riding multiple game unbeaten streaks. For the visiting Avalanche it was five straight while the Bruins were unbeaten in their last 13. Boston...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 24, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Why are the Arizona as good as they are? They’re sitting second in the Pacific Division, and they’ve got 14 more goals than they’ve given up. Their offensive total coming out of Saturday is 68 goals for. They are only middling in both PK and PP, but they have 30...
by Spencer Lee | Oct 10, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets
Year in and year out the NHL can fluctuate tremendously. The teams that should have been good are irrelevant, and teams that have a so-so roster end up making cup runs. It’s sports, and it happens; but it happens in hockey more than any other sport. One week into the...
by Brian Kennedy | Sep 10, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, San Jose Sharks, Vegas Golden Knights
Ultimately, it doesn’t matter who wins these NHL rookie tournaments. Heck, it doesn’t even matter who wins the individual games. The Ducks, for instance, went 2-0-1 in the three games of the nine-game set they played while hosting the Sharks, Kings, Avalanche, Golden...