Colorado Avalanche

Cale Makar and the Colorado Avalanche go up two-nil in the series against the Nashville Predators. The Avalanche came into the game firing on all.

Collectively, the Colorado Avalanche have one of the deepest rosters in the NHL. Gabriel Landeskog, Cale Makar, Mikko Rananen and Nathan MacKinnon lead the ...

The Broncos came back in 2013 and were the best thing in all of sports. The Avalanche of the late 1990s and early 2000s experienced multiple playoff exits before winning again in 2001. The current Avalanche know they were embarrassed against the Golden Knights last season. The Broncos responded by winning back-to-back Super Bowls in 1997 and 1998. The Broncos had another upset playoff loss in 2012. The Nordiques were favorites but were upset by the Rangers.

Colorado Avalanche center Nico Sturm (78), right, celebrates with Cale Maker (8) after Maker scored the game winning overtime goal against the Nashville ...

And the stingier Ingram got, the more Avs shots that went for naught, the more ripe this one looked for petty thievery. When Smashville dared the NHL’s prettiest team to wrestle in the mud, the Avs threw on a singlet and got after it. And it was largely thanks to Ingram between the pipes. And, eventually, most of the time, the hockey gods are going to reward you for that hard work.” Wasn’t enough. Wasn’t enough.

Cale Makar scored 8:31 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Thursday night in Denver to take a 2-0 lead in their ...

He has a shutout streak of 114 minutes and 59 seconds, and he has stopped 54 of 55 shots he has faced in the series. Markstrom has stopped 37 of 38 shots in the series. New York's Igor Shesterkin followed up his 79-save performance in Game 1 by making 39 stops in Game 2. The rebound came to Makar in the slot, and his wrister gave the Avalanche a two-game edge in the series. The Avalanche held the Predators to 15 shots after the first period and dominated chances in the third period and overtime. It was Makar's second goal of the postseason.

Back in Makar's hometown of Calgary, his dad, Gary, let out an adrenaline-fueled yell after the Avalanche defenseman scored in overtime.

“Because of his quickness, movement and lateral ability, he finds a way to get a lot of shots through. He halted good Colorado chances on a power play late in the third, and he stood firm the first eight minutes of overtime. “As the game went on, we got better and better at getting to the net and trying to get in his eyes. But the officials confirmed the call, ruling Lehkonen had “a significant presence in the crease and made incidental contact” with Ingram, according to a statement. “They got a few good opportunities, but we were able to weather it,” Makar said. The Predators all of a sudden had nearly two minutes of five-on-three power-play time. The ice tilted in Colorado’s way starting in the second, but the Avalanche couldn’t capitalize on three power plays. Logan O’Connor — a healthy scratch in Game 1 — jumped to let the puck fly toward the net and blocked Ingram’s vision in the process. Makar had 12 shots on the night, a franchise record for a playoff game, and he had another 10 shot attempts blocked. But the Predators showed that, unlike in Game 1’s 7-2 Colorado victory, an early goal wouldn’t lead to a blowout. “Let’s fucking go,” he said to Bowen Byram as the defenseman skated toward him to celebrate. “We were able to get a lucky one in overtime.”

It didn't matter when the Colorado Avalanche blew out the Nashville Predators 7-2 in Game 1, scoring five goals in the opening frame to chase temporary ...

You can contrast that with the lack of it on the other bench, which is something that has come into play—particularly in Game 1. It’s precisely this point where Nashville is, the place where Colorado once was, that serves to delineate the trajectory of these two teams. Our approach is something that you have to start with,” Nazem Kadri said on Friday. “In the playoffs, it’s easy to get sidetracked or anxious or whatever the case may be. I can safely say, in my years with and around the franchise, I’ve never seen an Avalanche team so dedicated to that end. “We’ve held off on Saros, but it’s prepared. #PredsHead Coach John Hynes says goaltender Juuse Saros (lower-body) “will not be in” for Game 3.

The third game of the Colorado Avalanche's first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators turns to Music City. The Avalanche swept Games 1 and 2 ...

From UMass to the NHL Playoffs, Makar has proven that no moment is too big for him.

The legend of Cale Makar was forged in countless big games at UMass before growing tenfold under the bright lights of the NHL playoffs, and last night’s OT winner was just another magical moment in what looks to be a Hall of Fame career for a special player who clearly has the so-called “clutch gene.” Both his skillset and his mindset proved to everyone how advanced he was for his age, and it was no surprise to any UMass fan that Makar was quickly trusted to wear an “A” on his sweater as an assistant captain in just his second full season in the NHL. Scoring or assisting on goals in big moments moved from a surprise to the expectation, as it became clear that the Avs new star was a rookie in name only. This sparked UMass to sweep BC the following night in Chestnut Hill and win five of its final seven games, running away from a close chase and clinching the first regular season Hockey East title in program history. Down 2-0 to start the third period, Makar assisted on a power play goal a minute in to pull the Minutemen within one, setting the stage for a moment that is seared into the memory of every UMass fan. They shattered the school record for wins with 31, eclipsing the mark set in Jon Quick’s last year on campus of 21, while Makar won the Hobey Baker Award as the nation’s top college hockey player.

Jared Bednar and John Hynes share a mutual respect as opposing NHL head coaches in the Avalanche-Predators playoff series.

I just feel like it was a good opportunity to set the record straight and kind of hear from my side of things.” A lot of people like to speculate about stories and about the past. The Predators turned to Hynes in 2019 and the team has since made three consecutive playoff appearances. He’s a really good teacher,” Hynes said. You get to know those guys and you root for them when they’re not playing against you.” The Avalanche hired Bednar in 2016 after he led Lake Erie (Blue Jackets affiliate) to a Calder Cup championship.

Connor Ingram, Nashville's third goaltender who played well in a 2-1 loss at Colorado Thursday that put the Predators in an 0-2 hole, is in line to start ...

Saros was one of the NHL's top goalies in the regular season. He was later ruled out for Games 1 and 2 in Colorado, and Hynes appears fit to take it game by game from here on out with his star netminder. "We all know in this room that we've got to be better."

The Avalanche swept Games 1 and 2 in different fashions at Ball Arena and now looks to move one win from advancing to the second round after Saturday's game ...

If the Avs again allow no more than two goals in Game 3, they’ll likely win based on the 96 shots and nine goals they have generated thus far. Colorado doesn’t want Ingram to gain any more confidence that he can steal a game — as he nearly did in Game 2. The arena sits within a pitching wedge of Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, the world-famous honky-tonk on the Broadway strip, and it gets rockin’. The Avs have to weather the first 10 minutes and try to gain a lead or dominate the puck as they did throughout the first two games of the series.

The Nashville Predators will return home to Bridgestone Arena for Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round on Saturday looking for their first win ...

"So, I think that's one area we can continue to improve on to give ourselves a chance to be able to get up and get out on the attack. You could look to try and get too fancy and start passing it off more, and I don't think that's the solution. ... The status of Borowiecki, a defenseman, will depend on how he feels Saturday, Hynes said. I think you've just got to keep working for those shooting lanes and stick with it." "I think just in general we've been taking on way too much water and being too passive," Josi said. "Other times … we made some plays out, but then we didn't connect on the next play. "You can get too antsy at times, I think," coach Jared Bednar said. "I think we've got to be aggressive. I think we're a pretty poised group." "I think it's so much fun. Two of the three goals the Predators have scored came in Game 1 after they fell behind 6-0. Coach John Hynes brought up what happened in the first round last season.