Seattle takes losing streak into matchup with Colorado
The Seattle Kraken head into the matchup with the Colorado Avalanche after losing three games in a row2 HOURS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Avalanche activate F Artturi Lehkonen from injured reserve The Colorado Avalanche activated forward Artturi Lehkonen from injured reserve on Sunday.Lehkonen had been sidelined since undergoing should...
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Ivan Ivan - Reassigned to AHL Ivan was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Sunday.
Impact Ivan will head back to the AHL following Artturi Lehkonen's return from IR. The 22-year-old Ivan was solid in his first NHL stint, tallying two goals and four points in 12 games.
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Artturi Lehkonen - Activated from IR Lehkonen (shoulder) was activated from Injured Reserve on Saturday.
Impact It now appears official that Lehkonen will rejoin the Avs on Tuesday against Seattle for his season debut. The 29-year-old winger, who underwent shoulder surgery in late May, should slot back into Colorado's top six after totaling 16 goals and 34 points in 45 games last year.
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Devon Toews - Supplies helper in loss Toews logged an assist and went minus-2 in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Predators.
Impact The helper was Toews' first point in six games since he returned from a lower-body injury. The defenseman has maintained a top-four role, but he's recently played on the second pairing, while Samuel Girard has remained alongside Cale Makar. Toews has two assists, 11 shots on net, six blocked shots, four hits, four PIM and a minus-5 rating through eight outings in a challenging start to the campaign.
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Casey Mittelstadt - Manages power-play helper Mittelstadt provided a power-play assist, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Predators.
Impact Mittelstadt had a four-game point streak end Wednesday, but he got back on the scoresheet in this contest. The 25-year-old has been productive in a second-line role and on the first power-play unit this season, earning 14 points (six with the man advantage) through 12 games. Mittelstadt has added 32 shots on net and a minus-8 rating, with the latter mark a product of the Avalanche's overall struggles early in the campaign.
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Cale Makar - Takes point streak up to 12 games Makar scored a power-play goal on three shots, added an assist and blocked three shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Predators.
Impact Makar opened the scoring at 2:54 of the second period and helped out on Nathan MacKinnon's tally in the third. This was Makar's second multi-point effort in a row and his seventh in 12 contests this season. The superstar defenseman still hasn't been held off the scoresheet, compiling five goals, 16 helpers, 35 shots on net, 17 blocked shots, 11 hits and a minus-8 rating. He's earned 10 of his 21 points on the power play, with both of those figures good for a share of the league lead in each category.
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Cale Makar - Takes point streak up to 12 games Makar scored a power-play goal on three shots, added an assist and blocked three shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Predators.
Impact Makar opened the scoring at 2:54 of the second period and helped out on Nathan MacKinnon's tally in the third. This was Makar's second multi-point effort in a row and his seventh in 12 contests this season. The superstar defenseman still hasn't been held off the scoresheet in 2024-25, compiling five goals, 16 helpers, 35 shots on net, 17 blocked shots, 11 hits and a minus-8 rating. He's earned 10 of his 21 points on the power play, with both of those figures good for a share of the league lead in each category.
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Nathan MacKinnon - Collects two points in loss MacKinnon scored a goal on six shots, added a power-play assist and logged two hits in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Predators.
Impact MacKinnon earned his eighth multi-point effort in 12 games this season. His tally in the third period brought the Avalanche within one before the Predators scored a pair of empty-netters. MacKinnon's up to an excellent six goals, 20 points, 44 shots on net, 10 power-play points, 11 hits and 10 blocked shots, though he also has a minus-6 rating and 12 PIM. He's one of the most reliable forwards in the league, even if the team around him is falling short of expectations.
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Justus Annunen - Takes loss Saturday Annunen stopped 20 of 23 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Predators. The last two goals were empty-netters.
Impact The Avalanche got within a goal late thanks to Nathan MacKinnon, but the Predators found the empty cage twice after that. Annunen put in a decent effort, but his four-game winning streak was snapped anyway. He's allowed seven goals on 53 shots over his last two contests, dropping to 4-2-0 with a 2.58 GAA and an .899 save percentage across seven games (five starts) overall. Annunen has been the best of the Avalanche's goaltenders, but he's currently in a three-man rotation that also features Alexandar Georgiev and Kaapo Kahkonen. Considering the team is entertaining the idea of three goalies while running short on healthy forwards, this is a fantasy crease situation that could quick get ugly if one of the netminders doesn't get hot soon -- all three have been on the losing end of 5-2 results in the last week. The Avalanche host the Kraken on Tuesday.
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Nikita Prishchepov - Reassigned after debut Prishchepiv was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Saturday.
Impact Prishchepov had two shots on goal and three hits over 13:30 of ice time in his NHL debut Saturday. He's officially in the mix for future call-ups as the Avalanche deal with an injury-ravaged forward group. It's unclear if the 20-year-old will be back in the NHL ahead of Tuesday's game versus the Kraken.
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Nikolai Kovalenko - Sent to AHL Kovalenko was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Saturday.
Impact This is likely a paper move unless the Avalanche are getting a forward back before Tuesday's game versus the Kraken. Kovalenko saw his point drought reach three games after he was limited to one hit and no other fantasy-relevant stats over 12:25 of ice time Saturday in a 5-2 loss to the Predators.
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Stamkos, Josi each has goal, assist in Predators win against Avalanche | NHL.com Defenseman scores 1st of season; MacKinnon, Makar push point streaks to 12 for Colorado
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Josi and Stamkos lead Predators to 5-2 win over Avalanche
Roman Josi and Steven Stamkos and Gustav Nyquist each had a goal and added an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-21 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
COL@NSH: Josi scores PPG against Justus Annunen | Nashville Predators COL@NSH: Josi scores PPG against Justus Annunen
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COL@NSH: Sissons scores goal against Justus Annunen | Nashville Predators COL@NSH: Sissons scores goal against Justus Annunen
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COL@NSH: Stamkos scores PPG against Justus Annunen | Nashville Predators COL@NSH: Stamkos scores PPG against Justus Annunen
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Colorado Avalanche - Nashville Predators - Nov 2, 2024 | NHL.com NHL Gamecenter - Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators, Nov 2, 2024 - summary, stats, boxscore, play by play, recap and more.
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Justus Annunen - Guarding goal Saturday Annunen will guard the road goal Saturday against Nashville, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Impact Annunen has won four straight outings and is coming off a 26-save effort in a 5-4 win over Ottawa on Sunday. He has a 4-1-0 record with a 2.48 GAA and a .905 save percentage through six outings this season. Nashville sits 30th in the league with 2.40 goals per game despite averaging the most shots on goal per game (35.0) in 2024-25.
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Valeri Nichushkin - Skates Friday Nichushkin (suspension) skated with the team's skills coach and a staff member Friday after his Avalanche teammates finished practice, Colleen Flynn of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Impact Colorado head coach Jared Bednar said Nichushkin has been skating at the facility for a couple of weeks, but the forward is not yet allowed around his teammates until the NHL clears him. The 29-year-old forward was suspended May 13 for at least six months without pay and placed in Stage 3 of NHL/NHL Players' Association player assistance program. The six-month minimum window comes to close during November, and Bednar is hoping Nichushkin can start practicing with the team ahead of the time the NHL rules that he can resuming playing in games.
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Avs, Predators try to snap respective 2-game skids After losing two straight games following a five-game winning streak, the Colorado Avalanche hope to regain their rhythm Saturday night in t...
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Unlikely rookie set to make his NHL debut for Colorado on Saturday | Avalanche notebook Only two skaters from the 2024 NHL draft have played NHL games this season. On Saturday, you can add a third.
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Nikita Prishchepov - Recalled by Colorado Prishchepov was recalled from AHL Colorado on Friday.
Impact Prishchepov hasn't yet made his NHL debut, but he'll join the injury-plagued Avalanche ahead of their road game in Nashville on Saturday. He's made six appearances in the AHL to begin the season, racking up a goal and three assists while posting a plus-3 rating.
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