Strong Defensive Effort Displayed in Series Against Coyotes
Colorado held Arizona to 14 shots on goal for the second straight game by Callie Parmele @CallieParmele / ColoradoAvalanche.com
The Colorado Avalanche placed an emphasis on improving its play on the defensive side of the puck prior to the start of the season and that focus has been on display.
The Avs held the Arizona Coyotes to 14 shots on goal for the second straight game and earned a 2-1 overtime victory at Ball Arena on Wednesday. The 14 shots allowed are the fewest Colorado has given up this season and the fifth fewest in Avalanche history (since 1995-96).
Avalanche forward tallied twice in comeback victory against the Ducks by Ron Knabenbauer @RonKnab / ColoradoAvalanche.com
Head coach Jared Bednar liked what he had seen from forward Valeri Nichushkin through the first 60 minutes of Friday s game and put the Colorado Avalanche forward on the ice to begin overtime as the team was looking to complete a comeback.
Roughly two minutes later on his second shift of OT, Nichushkin rewarded his coach for the trust he placed in him by tallying his second goal of the night to give the Avs a 3-2 victory against the Anaheim Ducks at Ball Arena.
After not finding the back of the net as frequently as the players would have liked, six members of the Colorado Avalanche broke through and hit twine on Saturday.Jacob MacDonald tallied his first goal as a member of the Avs while Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, Joonas Donskoi and Tyson Jost all scored before Pierre-Edouard Bellemare sealed the victory with an empty-net marker in the final minutes of play. Colorado won 6-2 against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena to sweep the back-to-back."Absolutely we want contribution from as many guys as we possibly can, and I think over the last couple weeks it feels like we ve been a little bit snake bitten as a group. I have certainly felt that way," said Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog. "You can tell by a few other guys obviously Belly and Josty as well, [J.T. Compher] kind of the same way we have been creating some scoring chances but haven t been able to capitalize on any.
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Huskers second half rally wasn’t enough to edge the Hoosiers, as they fell 84-76. Teddy Allen led the team with 21 points, and Derrick Walker racked up 10 in his Husker debut. Hear from the head coach Fred Hoiberg and Walker after the game. Nebraska Postgame Notes (Husker Athletics) All five starters had at.