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Open Thread: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche (7:30 p.m.)

Mile High Hockey (Jackie Kay) — Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images It’s the final regular season Colorado Avalanche gameday! Here we are at Game 82 of the regular season with the postseason on the horizon in just a matter of days. The game at hand must be played even though both the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche are locked into their playoff seeding and have essentially nothing to play for. However,...
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LAB #59: Bowness and the Jets (PLAYOFF EDITION)

Mile High Hockey (Adrian Hernandez) — May 25, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar answers questions during an interview after the game against the St. Louis Blues in game five of the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports | © Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Mile High Hockey Lab has you covered heading into...
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Preview: Staying awake for Game 82

Mile High Hockey (Jackie Kay) — Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images One more chance for Colorado to get back on the right track. Here we are at Game 82 of the regular season with the postseason on the horizon in just a matter of days. The game at hand must be played even though both the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche are locked into their playoff seeding and have essentially nothing to play for....
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MHH Roundtable: Cup or Bust?

Mile High Hockey (Jackie Kay) — Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images The Colorado Avalanche are set to meet the Winnipeg Jets to start the playoffs. In what feels like an eternity, the Colorado Avalanche are finally headed to the postseason. After an uneven finish, the anticipation to see what this team is in the only season that matters. Here are our thoughts heading into that Game 1 meeting with the...
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Round One Preview: Bowness’ Blue Line

Mile High Hockey (Adrian Hernandez) — Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Does Rick Bowness have the special sauce for beating Colorado? How does his blue line stack up? The Western Conference isn't settled yet, but the Avalanche and Jets are all set for their first-round matchup, which will start in Winnipeg at Canada Life Centre sometime next week. Mile High Hockey has your preview coverage on lock, and in...
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Playoff Preview: Jetting onto the forwards

Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) — Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Tis the season for playoff previews, 2024 edition. With the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs looming larger, the Colorado Avalanche have a big task ahead of them facing off against the Winnipeg Jets. It hasn’t been a pretty end to the regular season for the Avs, but they benefit knowing they all but don’t have home-ice advantage, and know who...
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Recap: Avalanche collapse in third period, lose to Vegas 4-3 in overtime

Mile High Hockey (Jackie Kay) — Photo by David Becker/NHLI via Getty Images It was a frustrating weekend of hockey. After a troubling blowout loss at home the Colorado Avalanche jumped back on a plane and were back at it against the Vegas Golden Knights less than 24 hours later. For most of the time this game was just what the doctor ordered but Vegas got the best of Colorado in a third period comeback and then...
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Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights (1:30 p.m.)

Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) — Photo by Zak Krill/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! Less than 24 hours after a drubbing, the Colorado Avalanche are back in action against the Vegas Golden Knights. It’ll wrap up the season series between these two teams, with each team winning one game against the other in a shutout. With the opponent of the Winnipeg Jets already determined for...
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Preview: Seeking virtue in Vegas

Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) — Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images If there’s any time for a bounce back performance, it’s now. Less than 24 hours after a drubbing, the Colorado Avalanche are back in action against the Vegas Golden Knights. It’ll wrap up the season series between these two teams, with each team winning one game against the other in a shutout. With the opponent of the Winnipeg Jets...
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Recap: Avalanche annihilated by roaring Jets

Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) — Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images One of those games where the scoreline truly reflected what happened on the ice. Ugly, ugly stuff from the Colorado Avalanche . The playoff preview no one wanted to see. They got destroyed on home ice 7-0 by the Winnipeg Jets, and all but lost their chance to have home-ice advantage for at least the first round of the playoffs. It was awful...
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Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Winnipeg Jets (2:00 p.m.)

Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) — Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! For all the marbles, it goes down today between the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets. Colorado has their second big test in the last week, having lost their last big game against the Dallas Stars. While there’s an outside chance of both them and the Jets catching Dallas, it’ll all but be a...
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Preview: Biggest game of the year against the Jets

Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) — Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado lays it all on the line today for home-ice advantage. For all the marbles, it goes down today between the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets. Colorado has their second big test in the last week, having lost their last big game against the Dallas Stars. While there’s an outside chance of both them and the Jets catching...
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Weekly Grades: MacKinnon Domination Edition

Mile High Hockey (Ezra Parter) — Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado got rocked in Dallas, then Nate rocked Minnesota - but were they any good? We’re back with the Colorado Avalanche weekly report card! This week Colorado got bodied versus Dallas, then bodied Minnesota right back. But were they any good? THE GAMES Sunday vs Dallas: 7-4 L Tuesday vs Minnesota: 5-2 W PLAYER OF THE WEEK Nathan...
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Assessing possible 2024 Avs playoff opponents, Part Two

Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) — Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images While one opponent looks more likely than the rest, who knows what’s in store for the final week. Things seem to have gotten a lot clearer in the past week for the Colorado Avalanche ’s playoff picture. But yet, who knows what is still in store for the final week of the regular season for the Avs. They currently sit third in the Central...
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What the Arizona Coyotes move means for the Colorado Avalanche

Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) — Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images Change is a-comin’ in the Wild Wild West. On the 11th anniversary of the death of the Atlanta Thrashers, another hockey team’s demise looks to be on the horizon. Bombshell news struck Wednesday with loud rumors of the Arizona Coyotes moving to Salt Lake City. BREAKING: Sources tell @DailyFaceoff - NHL, Arizona Coyotes & Smith Entertain....
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