These days, the NHL is a lot like the DC Comics Universe, powered by the strength of dynamic duos. In the past, the sport of hockey was all about lines.
The Colorado Avalanche have been without superstar Mikko Rantanen for the last two games after the Finn was concussed on a hit from Edmonton Oilers D-man Mattias Ekholm back on April 5.
I can’t remember the last time the Colorado Avalanche had a full practice where they could work on a little bit of everything, but the small break in the schedule allowed for that to happen on Friday.
While Rantanen has been out for the team’s last two games due to a concussion, Wagner has been with the team for the better part of two weeks.
Juraj Slafkovsky continued his fine form last night, enjoying himself against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Slovakian scored his first career hat trick, giving him 48 points (19 goals) in 78 games this season.
We split our plus-money prop looks yesterday, and we'll aim to do one better with two more looks on the ice tonight. There's plenty of action, but we've aimed to follow a pair of home teams in games that matter.
The Colorado Avalanche will play without Mikko Rantanen again on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Wild, but there were signs of progress. Rantanen skated by himself for about 30 minutes today, mostly doing stick-handling and shooting work.
We’re officially in the homestretch of the 2023-24 NHL Regular season! Following this Power Rankings, there are less than two weeks left on the docket before we kick off the most exciting time of the year for fans of hockey, the playoffs.
Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar announced that forward Mikko Rantanen has been placed in concussion protocol and will be out day-to-day. He has been skating on his own and will not be out of the lineup for long.
I’m stuck at an airport en route back to Denver for the game between the Avalanche and Stars tonight, so I missed morning skate. However, there is some pretty big news to report.
The Colorado Avalanche are facing a near-must-win game if they want to capture the Central Division title, but that isn't the most important issue for them.
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Headlines on Coloado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen. “Last night Edmonton played his best game of the year beating Colorado 6-2.
The Avs went 2-2 this week, but were they any good? We’re back with the Colorado Avalanche weekly report card! This week Colorado snapped a nine-game winning streak with back-to-back losses at home.
The Colorado Avalanche are getting some tough news about one of their best players. Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen is getting evaluated following a tough injury he sustained in a game against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.
The Colorado Avalanche came out looking every bit as exhausted as you might expect for arriving at their hotel in Edmonton at 3:45 a.m. Friday morning.
Alexandar Georgiev looked like he had turned the corner after the All-Star break for the Avalanche, but his last 81 minutes of hockey won’t fill anyone with confidence just two weeks before the playoffs are set to begin.
Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen left Friday night’s 6-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers following a massive hit from Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm in the second period.
The Colorado Avalanche look like they’re about to lose to the Edmonton Oilers, but they’re probably a lot more concerned about the health of one of their star players.
Mattias Ekholm certainly made his presence felt Friday night as he landed a massive hit on Mikko Rantanen. About four minutes into the second period, Rantanen was trying to get the puck out of his own zone to start a breakout when Ekholm caught him puck watching and delivered a big check along the boards.
We're keeping it simple on this fine Friday in the NHL, backing a player with a 100% hit rate against his opponent, and jumping on a game prop that seems to be a number or two too low.
As with every game, you take the good with the bad, so time to take a look at the pluses and the minuses in the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Colorado Avalanche.
Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick to lead the visiting Colorado Avalanche past the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to seven games.
Much has been made about the ridiculous point streaks Nathan MacKinnon has put together for the Colorado Avalanche this season. Don’t look now, but one of the other Avs superstars is in the midst of a pretty impressive streak of his own.
It's a Friday in the NHL, and we'd like to have a bit of fun with a long-shot play. DraftKings is offering a 33% profit boost on SGPs and SGP+, so we're opting to load up a big shot on two games finding plenty of goals.
There are statement games, and then there are “Call out your teammate’s dad in the media” games. Colorado Avalanche superstar right winger Mikko Rantanen had the latter on Monday night.
Switzerland, France, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Slovakia and Finland hung on for wins on the second day of play. Nikolaj Ehlers ended up scoring twice to help the Danes to an important win, while Mikko Rantanen was the catalyst for Finland's game-winner.
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