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Matt Duchene has something for your mixed response, Avs fans. No more than five seconds after the Colorado Avalanche put on a brief video tribute on the big screen to a smattering of applause and boos from the hometown crowd (and a thankful wave from Duchene himself), the former third-overall draft pick of the Avs jumped in front of Semyon Varlamov and doubled the Ottawa Senators’ lead when Cody Ceci’s point shot grazed his back. After he forced his way out of town early last season, this was surely a little something extra to stew over for those sour at the fact that Colorado did indeed decide to tip their organizational cap. Continue to Article

October 26, 2018 10:24:pm EST

John Ziegler Jr., the fourth president of the NHL and someone instrumental in expanding the league by bringing in four teams from the rival World Hockey Association, died Thursday. Friday night’s game at Pepsi Center pits Ottawa center Matt Duchene against his former team, the Colorado Avalanche, more than a year after he was dealt to the Senators in a three-team trade. Continue to Article

October 26, 2018 6:45:pm EST

Sharks have found winning formula, but biggest competition still awaits originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.comAt this early point in the NHL season, it's really easy to make predictions that don't have a very long shelf life. Trying to foreshadow Continue to Article

October 25, 2018 9:46:pm EST

How do you stop the Colorado Avalanche’s red-hot top line? Perhaps “Andrei Vasilevskiy plus a timely call” might be the answer. The Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the Avs 1-0 on Wednesday night, with Vasilevskiy stopping all 22 Avs shots to earn a shutout, thus keeping Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, and Gabriel Landeskog off the board. Continue to Article

October 25, 2018 1:30:am EST

Sean Couturier believes Monday night's game is the ultimate test for a defensive-minded, two-way center like himself. It's something I take pride in," Couturier said. For the second straight game, the Flyers will face a Hart Trophy finalist when they line up against Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche, but MacKinnon has the ability to take over a game and dominate unlike that of New Jersey's Taylor Hall, who won the Hart Trophy as league MVP last season. Continue to Article

October 22, 2018 12:41:pm EST