Colorado Avalanche
NEWS
10:17 AM - Nathan MacKinnon (Col) picked up a pair of assists in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Oilers.
10:12 AM - Valeri Nichushkin (Col) scored a pair of goals in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Oilers.
9:58 AM - Justus Annunen (Col) stopped 25 of 26 shots in Thursday's 5-1 victory over Edmonton.
1:53 PM - Justus Annunen (Col) will defend the home crease versus Edmonton on Thursday, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
12:40 PM - Zach Parise (Col) said that Thursday's game versus Edmonton will be the last regular-season game in his career, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
9:41 AM - Josh Manson (Col) recorded an assist in Sunday's 4-3 overtime defeat to Vegas.
3:21 PM - Miles Wood (Col) (lower body) is suiting up Sunday against Vegas, per the NHL's media site.
10:25 AM - Justus Annunen (Col) stopped eight of 11 shots after replacing Alexandar Georgiev late in the first period of Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Jets.
10:21 AM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) allowed four goals on 15 shots before being replaced by Justus Annunen late in the first period of Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Jets.
6:59 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) who exited Saturday's game against Winnipeg, is in the concussion protocol, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
6:56 PM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) will be in goal Sunday on the road versus the Golden Knights, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
5:35 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) suffered an upper-body injury and consequently won't return to Saturday's game against Winnipeg.
3:40 PM - Mikko Rantanen (Col) (concussion) will draw back into the lineup Saturday versus Winnipeg.
3:38 PM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) will protect the home net Saturday versus the Jets, per Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette.
2:29 PM - Mikko Rantanen (Col) (concussion) is likely to return for Saturday's tilt against Winnipeg, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports Friday.
2:27 PM - Miles Wood (Col) (lower body) is not expected back in the lineup for Saturday's matchup with Winnipeg, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
1:08 PM - Mikko Rantanen (Col) (concussion) has been cleared for contact in the lead-up to Saturday's matchup with Winnipeg, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
12:24 PM - Saige Weinstein (Col) was transferred from WHL Spokane to AHL Colorado on Wednesday.
11:36 AM - Chris Wagner (Col) was sent to AHL Colorado on Wednesday, according to Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now.
9:43 AM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) stopped 20 of 22 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Minnesota.
8:28 AM - Jonathan Drouin (Col) had three assists and one shot in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Wild.
8:12 AM - Cale Makar (Col) had a goal on five shots, two assists, two blocks and one hit in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Minnesota. One of the assists came on the power play.
8:04 AM - Artturi Lehkonen (Col) scored a power-play goal on one shot and added an assist a hit in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Wild.
12:56 PM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) will start Tuesday at home against Minnesota, per Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports.
4:14 PM - Mikko Rantanen (Col) (concussion) will not be in the lineup against Minnesota on Tuesday, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
4:09 PM - Miles Wood (Col) (lower body) will not be in action against the Wild on Tuesday, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
3:14 AM - Ross Colton (Col) notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Stars.
3:13 AM - Casey Mittelstadt (Col) logged an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and two blocked shots in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Stars.
3:10 AM - Devon Toews (Col) produced an assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Stars.
3:08 AM - Cale Makar (Col) notched a power-play assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Stars.
3:06 AM - Nathan MacKinnon (Col) notched two assists, eight shots on goal and two hits in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Stars.
3:04 AM - Sean Walker (Col) scored a goal on three shots, blocked three shots, added two hits and logged four PIM in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Stars.
3:01 AM - Artturi Lehkonen (Col) scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two hits in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Stars.
1:26 PM - Miles Wood (Col) (lower body) won't play Sunday against Dallas, per Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.
1:26 PM - Mikko Rantanen (Col) (concussion) won't play Sunday against the Wild, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
1:21 PM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) will guard the home cage Sunday against the Stars, Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports reports.
5:31 PM - Chris Wagner (Col) was recalled from AHL Colorado on Saturday.
8:41 PM - Yakov Trenin (Col) (undisclosed) is in Friday's lineup against the Oilers, per the NHL's media site.
8:40 PM - Valeri Nichushkin (Col) (lower body) will play Friday against Edmonton, per the NHL's media site.
2:26 PM - Chris Wagner (Col) was sent to AHL Colorado on Friday.
7:46 AM - Devon Toews (Col) had an assist, two shots on net, two blocks and two hits in Thursday's 5-2 win over Minnesota.
7:41 AM - Cale Makar (Col) had a power-play assist, four shots on net and one block in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Wild.
7:31 AM - Mikko Rantanen (Col) scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over Minnesota. He added one block, one hit and two penalty minutes.
7:25 AM - Artturi Lehkonen (Col) scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Wild.
7:58 PM - Jean-Luc Foudy (Col) was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Thursday.
1:35 PM - Valeri Nichushkin (Col) (lower body) will not play Thursday against Minnesota but it's possible he will play Friday against Edmonton, per Corey Masisak.
1:28 PM - Yakov Trenin (Col) (undisclosed) will be out Thursday against the Wild, per Corey Masisak of The Denver Post.
12:23 PM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) will be between the pipes on the road Friday against the Oilers, per Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports.
12:21 PM - Justus Annunen (Col) will patrol the visiting crease in Minnesota on Thursday, per Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports.
4:13 PM - Chris Wagner (Col) signed a one-year contract extension Wednesday.
10:15 AM - Valeri Nichushkin (Col) will link up with the Avalanche on the road and might make his return Friday versus Edmonton, Avalanche play-by-play announcer Conor McGahey reports Wednesday.
6:49 AM - Artturi Lehkonen (Col) had an assist, four shots on net and two blocks in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Blue Jackets.
6:42 AM - Chris Wagner (Col) scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to Columbus. He also had a block, two hits and two penalty minutes.
1:45 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (illness) is expected to be a healthy scratch against Columbus on Monday, per NHL.com.
12:27 PM - Sean Walker (Col) (upper body) will be in action versus Columbus on Monday, Marc Moser of Altitude Sports reports.
11:53 AM - Justus Annunen (Col) will defend the road net Monday versus the Blue Jackets, according to Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports.
11:34 AM - Chris Wagner (Col) was recalled from AHL Colorado on Sunday.
8:59 AM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) head coach Jared Bednar said following Saturday's 7-4 win over Nashville that Georgiev will remain the Avalanche's starter heading down the stretch into the playoffs, Evan Rawal of Hockey Now reports.
8:47 AM - Zach Parise (Col) had a power-play assist, two shots on net and two blocked shots in Saturday's 7-4 win over Nashville.
8:39 AM - Devon Toews (Col) had an assist, a block and three hits in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Predators.
8:36 AM - Yakov Trenin (Col) scored a goal on three shots and delivered five hits in Saturday's 7-4 win over Nashville.
8:26 AM - Artturi Lehkonen (Col) scored a power-play goal on two shots, blocked a shot and logged two PIM in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Predators.
8:16 AM - Casey Mittelstadt (Col) scored a power-play goal on four shots and logged a hit in Saturday's 7-4 win over Nashville.
8:09 AM - Jonathan Drouin (Col) scored a goal on five shots and logged a power-play assist in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Predators.
9:15 PM - Valeri Nichushkin (Col) (lower body) won't travel with the Avalanche at the start of their three-game road trip, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
9:13 PM - Sean Walker (Col) sustained an upper-body injury in Saturday's game versus the Predators, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
5:43 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (illness) won't be in the lineup Saturday against Nashville, according to Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.
5:39 PM - Valeri Nichushkin (Col) (lower body) won't play Saturday against the Predators, per Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.
5:36 PM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) will patrol the home crease Saturday against Nashville, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
8:23 AM - Jean-Luc Foudy (Col) took nine shifts and had 4:33 of ice time in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Rangers.
8:20 AM - Josh Manson (Col) logged an assist and two blocked shots in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Rangers.
8:13 AM - Brandon Duhaime (Col) had an assist, two shots on net and four hits in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Rangers.
8:37 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (illness) is expected to play Thursday versus the Rangers, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
1:48 PM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) (undisclosed) is slated to face the Rangers at home on Thursday, per Marc Moser of Altitude Sports.
1:46 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) (illness) will not be in the lineup against the Rangers on Thursday, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
1:40 PM - Valeri Nichushkin (Col) (lower body) will not play in Thursday's matchup with the Rangers, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
11:59 AM - Jean-Luc Foudy (Col) was called up from AHL Colorado on Thursday.
3:32 PM - Joel Kiviranta (Col) missed practice Wednesday due to an illness ahead of Thursday's clash with the Rangers, Brennan Vogt of The-Rink.com reports.
3:32 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) is dealing with an illness, according to Brennan Vogt of The-Rink.com, so he's questionable for Thursday's contest versus the Rangers.
3:13 PM - Valeri Nichushkin (Col) is questionable for Thursday's game against the Rangers because of a lower-body injury, per Aarif Deen of Mile High Sports.
6:44 AM - Jonathan Drouin (Col) returned to the first line and had one shot on net in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Canadiens.
6:38 AM - Devon Toews (Col) had an assist, three shots on net, two blocks and one hit in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Montreal.
6:36 AM - Mikko Rantanen (Col) had an assist, one shot on net and one block in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Canadiens.
6:32 AM - Nathan MacKinnon (Col) scored a goal on four shots and blocked one shot in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Montreal.
2:52 PM - Justus Annunen (Col) signed a two-year contract extension with Colorado on Tuesday.
1:07 PM - Justus Annunen (Col) is slated to start versus the Canadiens at home Tuesday, Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports reports.
4:05 PM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) gave up four goals on 34 shots in a 5-4 overtime win over the Penguins on Sunday.
8:33 AM - Devon Toews (Col) had two assists, three shots on net, one blocked shot and two PIM in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win against the Penguins.
8:26 AM - Yakov Trenin (Col) scored a goal on his lone shot in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win against Pittsburgh.
8:07 AM - Sean Walker (Col) scored a goal on three shots, blocked two shots and delivered one hit in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win against the Penguins.
8:02 AM - Nathan MacKinnon (Col) logged a goal, two assists, six shots on net and one hit in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over Pittsburgh.
7:53 AM - Jonathan Drouin (Col) scored two goals and assisted on another in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Penguins. He added three shots on goal and two blocked shots to his line.
1:30 PM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) will patrol the home crease Sunday against Pittsburgh.
12:38 PM - Alexandar Georgiev (Col) will be between the home pipes versus Columbus on Friday, per Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now.
6:48 AM - Cale Makar (Col) had an assist, three shots on net and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Blues.
6:35 AM - Nathan MacKinnon (Col) had an assist, three shots on net, four blocks and one hit in Tuesday's 4-3 win over St. Louis.
6:22 AM - Valeri Nichushkin (Col) logged a power-play and even-strength assist, one shot on net, two blocks and two penalty minutes in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Blues.
6:14 AM - Jonathan Drouin (Col) had two assists, including one on the power play, and three shots on net in Tuesday's 4-3 win over St. Louis.
5:52 AM - Casey Mittelstadt (Col) scored a goal on two shots and had one hit in Tuesday's 4-3 win over St. Louis.
6:21 PM - Nikolai Kovalenko (Col) was reassigned from the KHL's Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod to AHL Colorado on Tuesday. He is dealing with a leg injury sustained at the end of the KHL campaign, so it's unclear when the 24-year-old will make his debut for the club.
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