Colorado Avalanche

After a dreadful weekend where the Flames lost to the 29th and 30th place teams, netting just one of a four possible points, the Flames season lays on the line tonight as they head into Colorado. The Flames are chasing the Avalanche for the elusive 8th and final playoff spot, trailing them by a measly two points with a game in hand. This will be the fifth of six meetings between the clubs as the Flames have dominated the Avalanche, not only this season with four victories, but since early in the 2010-11 season. The Avalanche hasn’t beaten the Flames since Oct. 28th, 2010 as the Flames look for the 10th consecutive victory. This is not just an important game for these teams but also in the West as two points also separate, 3rd, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th place. All six of those teams are in action tonight, so it should make an exciting night of hockey.

Duchene goes down with a bad injury

Well the Avs ended the home and home with Minnesota sweeping both games and getting back in the playoff picture.  The Avs are now tied with San Jose and Los Angeles for 8th and one point back of 7th.  Man does the loss to Columbus continue to sting in the standings.  Even though the Avs routed Minny 7-1, it was the beginning of the third period that took the spotlight away from the goals.  While skating up ice, Matt Duchene lost the puck between his skates and trying to get the puck back stepped on a Wild players stick.  What ensued was a bad scene as Duchene's an...

Avs Win Fourth in a Row

The Avs had a quieter deadline day than past years, but overall it was a quiet deadline for the league.  However the moves the Avs have made have already made an immediate impact.  The first trade for Steve Downie has been already unbelievable for an Avs team that was struggling.  Since that trade the Avs have won four in a row and are now tied for 8th place with Dallas, but the biggest thing Downie has brought is points.  The Avs as a team have 17 goals in the 4 games, which has really changed the way the team is playing.  Not only that but the goaltending has gotten better with...

The Red Wings seek to rebound with a stronger offensive effort tonight against Colorado. The Wings' power play has been anemic over the past 10 games, and they've only mustered 4 goals over the past two games. Mike Babcock wants to see more energy from his team and the Wings need to stop looking lost without Pavel Datsyuk in the lineup.

Detroit leads the season series 2-1, winning the first two games easily by scores of 3-0 and 5-2. Colorado won the most recent matchup in December 4-2. Johan Franzen leads the Wings in this series with 5 G, 0 A including a hat trick in the 5-2 win. Danny Cleary has 2 G, 2 A in the series. Gabriel Landeskog has put up 1 G, 2 A against Detroit ...