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There’s been a lot of horrible on the Colorado Avalanche this season at 13-31-2 for 28 points, and Semyon Varlamov has been a significant part of it. A League-leading 17 losses, a goals-saved-above-average of minus-11, which continues a three-year downward trend from his incredible plus-27.45 in that category during is Vezina-finalist, Patrick Roy-aggrandizing 2013-14 campaign. Varlamov was shut down by the Avalanche last week ahead of the All-Star break to heal up, but the team announced on Thursday that he’s actually been shut down for the rest of this lost season due to hip surgery to repair his injured groin. Continue to Article

January 26, 2017 11:37:am EST

Jari Kurri arrived in Los Angeles 26 years ago, just in time to join Wayne Gretzky and Luc Robitaille in propelling hockey to a new level of prominence in Southern California. Kurri moved to Anaheim five years later, when the Mighty Ducks' first playoff team proved that a land without winter could support two NHL teams. When the Finn returns to LA these days for scouting trips or time with old friends, Kurri remains impressed by hockey's enduring prominence in the sprawling, sunny metropolis that will host the NHL All-Star Game this weekend. Continue to Article

January 25, 2017 5:32:am EST

By Chris Morgan Thanks to the upcoming All-Star break, the NHL is trying to squeeze a little more action into the days ahead. There are six games on this slate, which is more than your typical Monday. Here are some of the players to target, and to avoid, for your daily fantasy lineups. Continue to Article

January 23, 2017 10:45:am EST

With San Jose in a grueling stretch of eight games in 13 days before the All-Star break, coach Peter DeBoer knows he needs to get help from some unusual places if the Sharks want to avoid a letdown. David Schlemko scored his second goal of the season with 3:42 remaining in overtime and the Sharks got a goal from the fourth line for the third straight game to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday night. Joel Ward scored his second goal of the week and Melker Karlsson contributed the latest goal from the fourth line to help the Sharks win for the 15th time in their past 16 regular-season home games against Colorado. Continue to Article

January 22, 2017 1:56:am EST

For Logan Couture, a game-winning goal can be just the thing to help him feel better. Couture scored 22 seconds into the third period and the San Jose Sharks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday night. On Tuesday, Couture was dealing with an illness that left him weak and dehydrated. Continue to Article

January 20, 2017 2:11:am EST