The Avalanche Sin Bin

The injury list isn't as long for the Colorado Avalanche, but long enough to potentially make a serious impact. Bowen Byram The star defenseman missed the last two games due to an illness. However, he did skate earlier this morning at Family Sports Center as he makes progress towards a full recovery. Cale Makar The superstar has been plagued by injuries for the last few months, but a lower-body injury has kept him on the bench for the past four games. Initially prescribed as "no timeline for return," Makar's status has since been downgraded to day-to-day, which is great news for a team destined to make a deep playoff run. Artturi Lehkonen Lehkonen is recovering the broken thumb he suffered against the Montreal Canadiens. Per sources reporting to the Avalanche Sin Bin, Lehkonen will likely play on Thursday against the Jets to see if he is ready for playoff hockey/ Josh Manson Manson has been out for over a month now with a lower-body injury. There is concern that the d...

 Not the news Colorado Avalanche fans wanted to hear. Colorado Avalanche   captain Gabriel Landeskog continues to skate as he continues to rehabilitate his knee following surgery last October. However, he may not skate in any games this season.  The Avalanche Sin Bin reported on Tuesday that Landeskog had some appointments this week to check on his progress. Moreover, it could be "if" he can play rather than when" he can play. This is sad news for Avs fans, but also not surprising. Elliotte Friedman said Landeskog would miss the rest of the regular season, while there was hope the longtime captain would be ready to return during the playoffs.  Now with this confirmed report, Landeskog's long road to recovery may have been a giant waste of time. However, the Avalanche have performed well in his absence, in a season that has seen the defending Stanley Cup champions plagued by injuries. Now, with this new report, Landeskog may just be out the whole year and not see a si...

The  Colorado Avalanche fell 2-1 in overtime to the Edmonton Oilers in a heartbreaker Tuesday night at Ball Arena. The Game Ben Meyers was credited with the first goal of the game after the Oilers defense swatted the puck past their own netminder at 4:52. 14 seconds later, the Oilers took the puck the other way and Mattias Ekholm fired a shot past Alexandar Georgiev. At the end of the first, the score was tied 1-1. The Avalanche played terrific defensive hockey in this game and were able to hold superstar Connor McDavid to just one assist, but their offense wasn't able to get anything by Stuart Skinner. In the extra period, Even Bouchard converted on a 4-on-3 power play to give the Oilers the win. Takeaways Any Mix it up better. The Avalanche were playing too long pinned down in their own zone and it bit them in the end. Understandably, it's difficult because the Avs are dealing with a lot of injuries and they're missing Cale Makar, but you have to get your offense moving a...

The Colorado Avalanche edged the New York Rangers 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The matchup kicked off a three-game road trip in the Tri-State. With the win, the Avalanche improve to 4-2-1 on the season.  Valeri Nichushkin scored on the power play, while Logan O'Connor scored shorthanded. Alexandar Georgiev made 44 saves, including three saves in overtime - against his former tram. For the Rangers, Barclay Goodrow had a goal and an assist, and Adam Fox found the back of the bet. Igor Shesterkin made 42 saves on 44 shots in an incredible performance despite taking the loss.

It was close and then it wasn't. The Colorado Avalanche were in a tight one against the rival Minnesota Wild on Monday. But the Avs surged ahead to win their third game of the season with a 6-3 final score on the road. Ben Meyers scored first blood at 3:30 with a great deflection on an Erik Johnson shot that flew over the shoulder of Wild netminder  Filip Gustavsson. Reminiscent of the game against the Calgary Flames, the opening lead was short-lived for the defending Stanley Cup champions, as Kirill Kaprizov scored just 44 seconds later on a delayed penalty. Before the end of the frame, Sam Girard pounded one into the net at 15:08. Despite a topsy-turvy start, the Avalanche held a 2-1 lead after the first period. In the second period the Avalanche took firm control of the puck, but the two squads still found themselves in a net derby. Joel Eriksson Ek tied the game up on the power play at 6:09. But the Avalanche capitalized on a crucial miscue as Mikko Rantanen nudged the puck hom...

CALGARY --  The Calgary Flames kicked off the new season with a 5-3 win over the defending champion Colorado Avalanche at Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday.  Thure Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri each had an assist in their debut with their respective new club. Huberdeau was acquired with MacKenzie Weegar in a trade with the Florida Panthers in exchange for Matthew Tkachuk on July 22. Kadri, who won the Stanley Cup with Colorado last season, signed a seven-year, $49 million contract ($7 million AAV) with Calgary on Aug. 18. "We're going to try to contribute as much as possible," Kadri said. "I don't know if that's going to result on the scoreboard every single time, but we find different ways to contribute and, you know, we play as a team, and that's the most important thing." Rasmus Andersson had a goal and an assist, and Weegar contributed with two assists for the Flames, who won their season opener for the first time in 13 seasons, with Jacob Ma...

DENVER — Artturi Lehkonen and Valeri Nichushkin each scored two power-play goals, Mikko Rantanen contributed four assists and the reigning Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche kicked off their title defense with a resounding 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night at Ball Arena. After raising their third Cup banner to the rafters, the Avalanche began the season right where they left off: scoring goals. Andrew Cogliano deflected a shot from Nathan MacKinnon, fresh off a new eight-year, $100.8 million extension to score Colorado's first marker of the season. He ended the game with two assists, while new goaltender Alexandar Georgiev stopped 15 of 17 shots. Jonathan Toews and Max Domi, the son of former Toronto Maple Leafs enforcer Tie Domi, scored for the Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek got in a workout, finishing with 30 saves on 35 shots. Captain Gabriel Landeskog missed the season-opener due to a lingering lower-body injury he sustained last season. The 29-year-old m...