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Islanders Gameday News: Somewhat pivotal visit to Detroit

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) — Some dramatic photography might make us feel better. | Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders visit a fellow wild card contender. Will they play like they know what’s on the line? Spirits and hopes for the Islanders have cratered, so they’ll probably pull off a win in Detroit tonight to keep their pulse alive. Or not. They’re on a five-game winless slide and...
  • 7 days ago
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Islanders Gameday News: In my mind, we’re losing to Carolina

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) — Sure, we’re hopeful... | Photo by Cato Cataldo/NHLI via Getty Images “Like the Senators or Sabres but with better goaltending...” Hockey is maddening and delightfully prone to short-term randomness so I’m not going to pretend the Islanders have no chance tonight as the Carolina Hurricanes visit. But they’ve been so annoying lately that I will not get my hopes up and even if they...
  • 9 days ago
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Opinion: 3 RFA changes needed in next CBA

Mile High Hockey (Jackie Kay) — Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images Do it for the children! Thankfully the next NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement doesn’t expire until 2026 but work should begin now on ideas how to revamp the contract rules regarding Restricted Free Agents. There’s always some discourse about how the RFA system should be abolished or elimination of the draft to make every player entering the...
  • 10 days ago
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Weekly Grades: Canadian Vacation Edition

Mile High Hockey (Ezra Parter) — Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado kicked off a road trip through Western Canada with two wins this week - but were they any good? We’re back with the Colorado Avalanche weekly report card! This week Colorado headed north into Canada to take on the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks , and for the most part, dominated play in both games on the way to...
  • 13 days ago
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Islanders Gameday News: Aiming to rebound in Buffalo

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) — Stay healthy out there, buddy. | Photo by Ben Ludeman/NHLI via Getty Images The road trip concludes with what you might call a must, er, kind-of-need-ish, win? A continent-wide road trip concludes tonight in Buffalo, where the Islanders meet a Sabres team that just did them a huge favor (thumping the Wings) and is close enough to the playoff spots (five points behind but two more...
  • 14 days ago
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Preview: Corralling the Canucks

Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) — Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images The second game of a back-to-back faces the Avs. The Colorado Avalanche are back in action after playing less than 24 hours ago. Tonight, they face off against the best in the West, in the Vancouver Canucks . These two are some of the best in the league and have put on shows when they’ve played this season. The last result between these two...
  • 15 days ago
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Recap: An Avalanche of goals in the second leads Colorado over Calgary

Mile High Hockey (Adrian Hernandez) — Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Avalanche would not be denied tonight against the Calgary Flames. This is the sort of recap I can get used to writing! After being down a goal in the first period, the Avalanche said enough was enough and responded with a goal explosion in the second period. That's all it took, as Justus Annunen won his third straight start...
  • 16 days ago
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Nathan MacKinnon sets career high, Mikko Rantanen nets four points as Avalanche crush Flames

Denver Post: All Things Avs (Corey Masisak) — Mikko Rantanen had two goals and two assists, including three points during a five-goal second period, to help the Avs crush the Calgary Flames, 6-2, at Scotiabank Saddledome.
  • 16 days ago
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Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Calgary Flames (7:00 p.m.)

Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) — Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! The Colorado Avalanche kick off a four-game road trip going through Western Canada. It all starts tonight with a matchup against the Calgary Flames at the Saddledome. When these two last played, it was a high-scoring thriller. The Avs just managed to edge ahead in a 6-5 win at home...
  • 16 days ago
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Preview: Firing forward against the Flames

Mile High Hockey (Evan Liu) — Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado’s final big road trip of the year kicks off in Calgary. The Colorado Avalanche kick off a four-game road trip going through Western Canada. It all starts tonight with a matchup against the Calgary Flames at the Saddledome. When these two last played, it was a high-scoring thriller. The Avs just managed to edge...
  • 16 days ago
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Islanders News: Streak ends, but heading back with 4 of 6

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Dominik) — Could not beat. | Photo by Juan Ocampo/NHLI via Getty Images The Isles are shut out in L.A. but do not return from California empty handed. The Islanders once again were not able to pull off their first California sweep, falling via 3-0 shutout to the Kings on Monday night. It was the traditional road trip challenge, with the rested Kings finishing up their homestand while the Isles...
  • 16 days ago
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Islanders Back-to-Back News: In a playoff spot with six straight Ws

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — Big night for Palms in his first NHL home. | Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images They’ll look to make it seven straight and go to third in the Metro tonight. The New York Islanders beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-1 last night, their sixth straight victory, to move back into a playoff spot for the first time since January. However, despite the massive win, they acknowledged...
  • 17 days ago
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Islanders Gameday News: A win puts the Isles in a playoff spot

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — Last time they played, Simon Holmstrom won it late. | Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images By points, that is, so a real spot. But by points percentage, it would be even better. So, nothing but “six in a row.” We lost an hour of sleep last night, and I don’t even care because the magic number is now equal to the tragic number. What a remarkable turnaround from two...
  • 18 days ago
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Islanders News: Standing Pat(rick Roy)

SBN: Lighthouse Hockey (Steven E. Smith) — There’s our deadline acquisition. | Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images The Islanders did not make any trades in the weeks leading up to the deadline, but made a couple depth moves early on and hired a new coach. It was a fairly busy trade deadline around the NHL, but the New York Islanders chose not to participate. And frankly, that was probably the right move. There...
  • 19 days ago
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Recap: Avalanche defeat Wild in overtime thriller

Mile High Hockey (Casey Cheatum) — Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports This game could’ve gone either way. Well that was fun, wasn’t it!? The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Minnesota Wild in Overtime tonight by a final score of 2-1. This game promised plenty of excitement, as Colorado added the four new arrivals of Casey Mittelstadt, Sean Walker, Yakov Trenin, and Brandon Duhaime into the lineup, but also saw...
  • 20 days ago
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