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Preview: The Avs are hoping to get the last laugh against Minny
April Fools Day has since passed, but that hasn't stopped former teammates Brandon Duhaime and Marc-Andre Fleury from celebrating well into the month. It's all fun and games between games, but when Minnesota and Colorado square off tonight at Ball Arena, the Avalanche will have some business to tidy up. Colorado can sweep the season series against their pseudo-division rival and maintain second in the Central Divison. Conversely, the Wild won't make the playoffs but can play spoiler to the...
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Avs bury Wild behind Nathan MacKinnon's hat trick
Nathan MacKinnon's seventh career hat trick led the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. MacKinnon also added an assist. With the four points, MacKinnon (137 points) pulled to within two of Nikita Kucherov (139 points) of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the NHL lead. Cale Makar scored a goal and added two assists, and Artturi Lehkonen had the other goal for Colorado (49-24-6, 104 points), which leapfrogged the Winnipeg Jets into second place in the...
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Stars top Avs, earn critical win in Central Division race
Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists each, Tyler Seguin scored twice, and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 in a critical Central Division game in Denver on Sunday night. Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist, Roope Hintz and Mason Marchment had goals, Thomas Harley had three assists, and Jake Oettinger turned away 34 shots for travel-weary Dallas (49-20-9, 107 points), which moved closer to clinching the division crown with its ninth win in 10 games. A...