Nicholas J. Cotsonika
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Avalanche unveil championship banner before opener against Blackhawks
The Colorado Avalanche raised their 2022 Stanley Cup championship banner before their season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks at Ball Arena on Wednesday, and it was a night to remember all the small things. → Read More
MacKinnon finally wins Cup with Avalanche after years of disappointment
The emotion poured out after the final horn. Nathan MacKinnon caught Erik Johnson in his arms after the Colorado Avalanche clinched the Stanley Cup with a 2-1 win in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on Sunday, then tackled Johnson to the ice. → Read More
Makar continuing historic rise for Avalanche in Western Conference Final
Cale Makar stood out amid the chaos of the Colorado Avalanche's 8-6 win against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday, in yet another episode of his historic rise. → Read More
Avalanche, Oilers put on show in Game 1 of Western Conference Final
If you like goals, it was a great one. On the other hand, listen to The Great One."You've got to play defense, man," Wayne Gretzky, the leading scorer in NHL history, said on TNT during the second intermission of Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday.How crazy was the Colorado Avalanche's 8-6 win against the Edmonton Oilers? → Read More
Conference finals feature best-on-best matchups, will be must-watch TV
The Eastern Conference Final features the Tampa Bay Lightning against the New York Rangers. Each team has one of the best goalies in the NHL -- Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Lightning, Igor Shesterkin of the Rangers. → Read More
McDavid, Draisaitl fittingly lift Oilers into Western Conference Final
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were the ones who gave the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 overtime victory against the Calgary Flames in Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round on Thursday, putting the Oilers in the conference final for the first time since 2006. → Read More
Oilers show resiliency, overcome Smith gaffe to win Game 4
After Edmonton Oilers goalie Mike Smith allowed a 132-foot shot into the net at 10:56 of the third period, tying Game 4 of the Western Conference Second Round 3-3, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored at 16:33. The Oilers went on to defeat the Calgary Flames 5-3 and take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 series. → Read More
Panthers sweep at hands of Lightning 'tough pill to swallow'
The Florida Panthers can be both encouraged and devastated after their elimination from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, losing 2-0 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round on Monday. → Read More
Kane continues to pay huge dividends for Oilers in Game 3
Evander Kane stuffed the puck into the net, the hats rained onto the ice at Rogers Place on Sunday, and what looked like a risky acquisition not long ago kept paying off, big time. → Read More
NHL Awards to be presented in hour-long show during Stanley Cup Final
The NHL will host a live, one-hour NHL Awards show during the Stanley Cup Final on June 21. → Read More
'Quest For The Stanley Cup' returns for seventh season
"Quest For The Stanley Cup" will return for its seventh season, taking viewers behind the scenes of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on and off the ice. → Read More
Stone of Golden Knights likely to have back surgery
Mark Stone will likely have back surgery Wednesday and be ready when the Vegas Golden Knights begin training camp in September, general manager Kelly McCrimmon said Monday. → Read More
Panthers-Lightning, Oilers-Flames rivalries renew in Stanley Cup Playoffs
A first round full of goals, comebacks and Game 7s -- highlighted by superstars like Cale Makar, Connor McDavid, Artemi Panarin and Johnny Gaudreau -- has set up dream series in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. → Read More
Maple Leafs 'sick and tired' of coming up short in playoffs
TORONTO -- These were not the same old Toronto Maple Leafs, but they got the same old result in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. → Read More
Lightning, Maple Leafs have much on line in Game 7 of Eastern First Round
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs have more at stake than usual at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; TNT, CBC, SN, TVAS, BSSUN), even for a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference First Round. → Read More
Maple Leafs facing not only Lightning, but pressure in Game 7 Saturday
The pressure will be on the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Saturday. → Read More
Predators out due to Saros injury, lack of scoring from top players
The Nashville Predators were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Colorado Avalanche, losing 5-3 in Game 4 of the best-of-7 Western Conference First Round on Monday. → Read More
Makar wows Avalanche teammates in first-round sweep of Predators
Cale Makar might be more than a Norris Trophy finalist. "He might be the best player in the League right now," Colorado Avalanche teammate Nathan MacKinnon said Monday, after the Avalanche defeated the Nashville Predators 5-3 and swept them in the Western Conference First Round. → Read More
Forsberg focused on next game with Predators, not possible final one
Filip Forsberg didn't bite Sunday when asked what playing for the Nashville Predators has meant to him. → Read More
Kuemper could play Game 4 for Avalanche against Predators
Darcy Kuemper could play for the Colorado Avalanche against the Nashville Predators in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round on Monday, if the swelling goes down in his right eye. → Read More