Hughes scores to back Vanecek, Devils beat Avalanche 1-0
Jack Hughes scored on a power play early in the third period and Vitek Vanecek made 24 saves for his first shutout with New Jersey in the Devilsโ 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
Kadri has hat trick, Avs beat Blues 6-3 to take 3-1 lead
Nazem Kadri scored three goals, including two during a four-goal second period barrage, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 to take a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference series.
Coyotes end Colorado's 18-game home winning streak 3-2 in SO
Alex Galchenyuk was the only scorer in the shootout and the Arizona Coyotes rallied to beat Colorado 3-2, snapping the Avalancheโs 18-game home winning streak.
Avs beat New York 7-3; Trouba delivers another hard check
Logan OโConnor scored twice in a 22-second span in a five-goal second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Rangers 7-3, ending New Yorkโs seven-game winning streak.
After firing coach, Flyers drop 9th straight, 7-5 to Avs
Erik Johnson had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia 7-5 to hand the Flyers their ninth straight loss just hours after they fired coach Alain Vigneault.
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Caufield, college stars add 'young energy' to NHL playoffs
Montreal's Cole Caufield is the best of a handful of college hockey stars who went from playing at the NCAA level this season to jumping right into the NHL playoffs.
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Stone scores early in OT, Knights beat Avs 3-2 in Game 5
Mark Stone scored on a breakaway 50 seconds into overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 and take a 3-2 lead in their second-round playoff series.
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Avalanche complete 4-game sweep of Blues with 5-2 win
Philipp Grubauer made 18 saves and Gabriel Landeskog scored the go-ahead goal in the second period to lift Colorado to a series sweep of the St. Louis Blues with a 5-2 win in Game 4 of the West Division series.
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Avs score 3 in 2nd, beat Blues 5-1 to take a 3-0 series lead
Ryan Graves had a goal and two assists, Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 to take a 3-0 series lead in their first-round West Division matchup.