The steady blueliner has nine points, 19 shots on net, 23 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating through 10 contests, mainly playing in a top-pairing role.... See Less Avalanche's Cale Makar: Slides power-play assist Makar notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal, three blocked shots and two hits in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Predators.
Makar helped out on an Evan Rodrigues tally in the second period. The assist extended Makar's point streak to four games (one goal, six helpers). The 24-year-old defenseman is up to 14 points (eight on the power play), 33 shots on net, 25 blocked shots, 18 hits and a plus-7 rating in 12 outings overall. While he's nowhere near the 11. 7 shooting percentage he posted last year, he's still been a productive part of the Avalanche's offense.... See Less Avalanche's J. T.
O'Connor's goals Thursday were separated by just 1:25 in the second period, with the latter coming on a breakaway. He also scored once in each game in Finland last weekend. The 26-year-old had a slow start to the year, but he's now at five goals, one assist and 19 shots on net through 12 contests. He's added 22 hits, 11 blocked shots, six PIM and a plus-5 rating while being an essential depth forward for an Avalanche team weathering some bad luck on the injury front.... See Less Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Keeps rolling in Colorado Rantanen scored two goals and added an assist in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Predators. Rantanen's first goal and his helper were on the power play.
Rodrigues scored the Avalanche's fifth goal of the game. His shot deflected off a Predators player and knuckled into the net. With three tallies and two assists during his four-game point streak, Rodrigues has found some success in a larger role since Valeri Nichushkin (ankle) exited the lineup. Rodrigues is up to five goals, seven points, 28 shots on net, nine hits, six PIM and a minus-4 rating through 12 appearances. He should continue to have chances to be productive as long as he's on the first power-play unit -- he's already scored three times with the man advantage this year.... See Less Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Stays hot back stateside O'Connor scored a pair of goals, blocked five shots and added two hits in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Predators.
While he's maintained a top-line role, Lehkonen hasn't been very explosive on offense lately. He has a goal and two assists over his last four outings, but his only multi-point effort of the year came on Opening Night. The 27-year-old is at eight points (seven on the power play), 29 shots on net, 16 hits, eight PIM and a plus-2 rating through 12 contests overall.... See Less Avalanche's Devon Toews: Supplies helper in win Toews notched an assist and two blocked shots in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Predators. Toews set up Logan O'Connor's first of two goals in the second period. The 28-year-old Toews is riding a four-game point streak, earning a goal and five assists in that span.
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See Less Avalanche's Josh Manson: Logs seven hits in win Manson delivered seven hits and blocked three shots over 18:14 of ice time in Thursday's 5-3 win over Nashville. Manson's known for his grit on the blue line, averaging 2. 41 hits per game over his nine-plus NHL seasons, and leads Colorado with 29 hits over 12 contests.
Compher: Dishes two assists Compher produced two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Predators. Compher helped out on both of Logan O'Connor's goals in the contest. This was just the third time in 12 games Compher has gotten on the scoresheet, and it was his first multi-point effort. The 27-year-old forward has a goal, three assists, 13 shots on net, nine blocked shots and a plus-1 rating while playing more of a defensive role in the middle six.... See Less Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Provides pair of assists MacKinnon registered two assists, including one on the power play, fired eight shots on goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Predators.
MacKinnon twice set up Mikko Rantanen, with the first on a power play and the second coming just after a penalty kill. MacKinnon has racked up 11 assists in his last four contests, but he's gone six games without scoring a goal. Considering he's one of the league's most frequent shooters, the superstar's goal slump shouldn't go on for long. He has three tallies, 18 helpers, six power-play points, 63 shots on net and a plus-9 rating through 12 outings.... See Less Avalanche's Evan Rodrigues: Strikes on power play Rodrigues scored a power-play goal on four shots and went minus-2 in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Predators.
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Colorado Avalanche News, Scores, Status, Schedule - NHLTop Avalanche News Avalanche's Shane Bowers: Out six weeks Rotowire Nov 12, 2022 Bowers (upper body) will be out of action for about six weeks, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports. Bowers was injured in Thursday's game against Nashville during his NHL debut. He has two goals and four assists in 10 AHL contests this season.... See More...
After coming over from Anaheim in 2021-22, the 31-year-old defenseman logged 63 hits over 22 regular-season games then added another 50 in the playoffs.... See Less Avalanche's Sampo Ranta: Skates on fourth line Ranta had two shots on net and finished minus-1 over 5:36 of ice time in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Predators. Ranta was called up Wednesday and skated on the fourth line in what was his season debut. Colorado's fourth line has been a revolving door all season and usually gets little ice time.... See Less Avalanche's Kurtis MacDermid: Posts assist MacDermid logged an assist and four hits in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Predators.
See Less Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog: Long-term injured reserve Landeskog (knee surgery) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow. com reports. That's no surprise since the Colorado captain underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Oct. 17 and was slated to be sidelined for 12 weeks. The move will allow the Avalanche some salary cap relief. Landeskog has yet to play this season....
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