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"Kind of a once-in-a-lifetime thing to be treated like that," Johnson said of his return to Ball Arena. "It was magic."

In a season of peaks and valleys to this point, a raucous third-period rally earlier this week might have sparked another surge for the Colorado Avalanche.

For the Avs to get to where they want to go, their call-ups need to keep delivering.

The Colorado Avalanche's best players put the team in a big hole Monday night with some suspect work without the puck.

Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen stood by comments also said he and Artturi Lehkonen are good after comments made by the latter's father.

Colorado Avalanche star Mikko Rantanen stood by his pointed comments from the night before, but also said he and Artturi Lehkonen are good after comments made by the latter's father on a Finnish media website.

Erik Johnson spent 13 years with the Colorado Avalanche, and the emotional weight of his return to Ball Arena spilled out Wednesday morning.

Mikko Rantanen hasn't scored in the past nine games, which is his longest goalless streak since the 2017-18 season.

The Colorado Avalanche's best players put the team in a big hole Monday night with some suspect work without the puck.

Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen said he had added incentive for his big game Monday night after taking offense to comments from the dad of one of his teammates concerning his offseason work ethic.