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COLORADO AVALANCHE 11-9-0 · 4TH IN WEST, CENTRAL
11-9-0 · 4TH IN WEST, CENTRAL
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Wild host Avalanche with 3,000 in attendance The Wild lost 5-4 to the Colorado Avalanche at Xcel Energy Center on Monday.
Avalanche extend point streak to 15 games, beat Wild 5-4
Nathan MacKinnon, Andre Burakovsky, Brandon Saad and JAPRIL 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kyle Burroughs Drops The Gloves With Nick Bjugstad In First NHL Game
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Marcus Johansson Banks Puck In Off Devon Toews From Behind The Net
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Samuel Girard Springs Nathan MacKinnon For Gorgeous Breakaway Goal
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Promoted from taxi squad O'Brien was added to the active roster for Monday's tilt with the Wild, per CapFriendly.
Impact O'Brien made his third straight appearance Monday and picked up his first NHL point since the 2014-15 season. With Matt Calvert (undisclosed) and Logan O'Connor (lower body) missing some time, the 26-year-old could be in the lineup again Wednesday against Minnesota.
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Hangs on to win wild one Grubauer stopped 21 of 25 shots in Monday's 5-4 win over Minnesota.
Impact Grubauer and the Avalanche appeared to be cruising to an easy win, but leads of 4-1 and 5-2 eventually turned shrunk to a 5-4 lead late in the third period. Grubauer managed to hang on for his fourth straight win and his 12th in the last 13 starts (12-0-1). The 29-year-old is now 23-7-1 on the year with a 1.83 GAA and .926 save percentage. He'll have a day off before Wednesday's rematch with the Wild.
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Hands out pair of apples Girard collected two assists and three shots Monday in a 5-4 win over Wild.
Impact Girard set up goals by Nathan MacKinnon and Andre Burakovsky in the opening 1:29 of the second period to give Colorado a 2-1 lead. It was the second two-assist performance in the last four contests for the 22-year-old Girard, who has five goals and 30 points with a plus-16 rating in 36 games this season.
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Lights lamp in second period Saad scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 5-4 win over Minnesota.
Impact Saad won a battle in front and stuffed the puck past Wild netminder Cam Talbot, giving the Avalanche a 3-1 lead late in the second period. Saad has found the back of the net in two of his last three contests after having gone his previous eight games without a goal. The 28-year-old has 12 goals and 21 points in 37 games in his first season in Colorado.
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Piles up two more points MacKinnon scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in a 5-4 win over Minnesota on Monday.
Impact MacKinnon turned on the jets on the opening shift of the second period and beat Minnesota goalie Cam Talbot on a breakaway, getting Colorado on the board just 18 seconds into the stanza. He also drew an assist on Gabriel Landeskog's game-winner with the man advantage in the third period. MacKinnon extended his point streak to six games (four goals, six assists), and he hasn't gone back-to-back contests without a point since late February. The 25-year-old is tied with teammate Mikko Rantanen and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby for seventh in the NHL scoring race with 43 points in 33 games.
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Nets winner with man advantage Landeskog scored a power-play goal on three shots and had two PIM in Monday's 5-4 win over the Wild.
Impact Landeskog scored on a redirection in the slot to put Colorado on top 5-2 at 7:22 of the third period. That goal proved to be the game-winner after Minnesota made things close with a pair of power-play tallies later in the frame. Landeskog is scorcing hot right now, riding a five-game point streak (four goals, four assists) and reaching the scoresheet in 12 of his last 13 contests.
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Collects fifth goal of year Compher scored a goal on two shots and had two blocks in Monday's 5-4 win over the Wild.
Impact Compher deflected a Cale Makar point shot late in the second period to extend Colorado's lead to 4-1. It was the fifth goal of the season for Compher, who has upped his offensive game in recent weeks with six points in his last eight games.
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Posts one of each Burakovsky collected a goal and an assist with one shot in Monday's 5-4 win over Minnesota.
Impact Burakovsky gave the Avalanche a 2-1 lead just 89 seconds into the second period, jumping on a loose puck after Minnesota goaltender Cam Talbot failed to glove a point shot. Burakovsky also assisted on a Brandon Saad goal later in the frame for his second multi-point effort in the last four games. The 25-year-old Burakovsky has nine goals and 14 assists in 34 contests on the year.
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In net against Minnesota Grubauer will guard the road goal in Monday's game versus the Wild, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
Impact Grubauer is white-hot. He's posted a .950 save percentage, a 1.19 GAA and an 11-0-1 record over his last 12 starts. The 29-year-old faced the Wild twice in that stretch, allowing just one goal on 51 shots. Feel confident starting him in season-long fantasy formats.
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Receives promotion Burroughs was promoted to the active roster Monday, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
Impact With Bowen Byram (upper body) out of the lineup, Burroughs is expected to make his NHL debut in Monday's game versus the Wild. The 25-year-old blueliner has registered one point over eight AHL games this season. He'll skate with Jacob MacDonald on the third pairing.
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Still out Monday Byram (upper body) won't play in Monday's game versus the Wild, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
Impact Byram is set to miss a sixth straight game. There's no clear timetable for his return, so he's considered out indefinitely for now. Kyle Burroughs is expected to fill Byram's role for now.
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Sent to taxi squad O'Brien was assigned to Colorado's taxi squad Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Impact O'Brien has only drawn into the Avalanche's lineup on two occasions this year, going scoreless while averaging just 6:50 of ice time.
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Headed to AHL affiliate Renouf was dropped to the taxi squad and then assigned to AHL Colorado on Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Renouf has appeared in five straight games with the Avalanche, so it wouldn't be surprising to see him back on the active roster soon.
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Shuffles to AHL affiliate Dries was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Dries has only cracked the Avalanche's lineup three times this season, going scoreless over that span.
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Dropped to taxi squad Renouf was reassigned to Colorado's taxi squad Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Renouf has appeared in five straight games with the Avalanche, so it wouldn't be surprising to see him back on the active roster prior to Monday's matchup with Minnesota.
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Dropped to AHL affiliate Tynan was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Tynan has yet to get into an NHL contest this season, but he has 14 points in 11 AHL appearances.
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Sent to minor-league affiliate Werner was assigned to AHL Colorado on Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Werner will swap spots with Peyton Jones, who was added to the Avalanche's taxi squad in a corresponding move Sunday.
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Added to taxi squad Pateryn was promoted to Colorado's taxi squad Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Pateryn hasn't cracked the Avalanche's lineup since March 16 against the Ducks. He's picked up two assists in 11 NHL appearances this season.
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Rises to taxi squad Megna was promoted to Colorado's taxi squad Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Megna's gone scoreless through four NHL appearances this season.
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Ascends to taxi squad Burroughs was added to Colorado's taxi squad Sunday, per CapFriendly.
Impact Burroughs has yet to make his NHL debut. He's tallied one helper in eight AHL games this season.
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