Smyth, Hlinka lead Avalanche past Kings
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Ryan Smyth and Jaroslav Hlinka scored 62 seconds apart early in the first period against Jason LaBarbera in the goalie's first game off the injured list, and the Colorado Avalanche went on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Monday night for their third straight victory.
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Ryan Smyth and Shawn Horcoff provided the goals, and the Oilers pointed to goaltender Dwayne Roloson as the difference as Edmonton defeated the Colorado Avalanche.
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Pavel Datsyuk scored the game's only goal and Dominik Hasek posted the 79th shutout of his career in the Detroit Red Wings' 1-0 home win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.
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Wojtek Wolski scored the go-ahead goal 1:41 into the third period, extending the Colorado Avalanche's winning streak to five games with a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
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Joe Sakic and the Colorado Avalanche may be down in the standings, but they're far from out. Just when their season seemed to be slipping away, they score a big win over one of the NHL's elite. Sakic and Brett Clark each had two goals and an assist, and the Avalanche snapped out of a slump with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
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The Colorado Avalanche upset Buffalo 3-2 on Wednesday to win their fifth consecutive game and keep their playoff hopes alive.
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A split second before the Colorado Avalanche scored the winning goal last night, Tim Thomas tracked forward Milan Hejduk handling the puck in the left corner.
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Wojtek Wolski tapped in the winning shot 1 minute 16 seconds into overtime Friday night and Milan Hejduk scored twice for the Colorado Avalanche in its 4-3 victory against the visiting Rangers.
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Peter Budaj raised his stick in the air for a brief moment, accepted congratulations from teammates for a quick second, acknowledged the applause for an instant and then skated off the ice. The Colorado Avalanche goalie didn't want to dwell too much on his second shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
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Brad Richardson's goal 2:41 into overtime lifted the Colorado Avalanche past the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Sunday.
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Tyler Arnason had a goal and assist, and the Colorado Avalanche made Ryan Smyth's return to Edmonton successful with a 4-2 victory over the Oilers on Tuesday night.
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Henrik Sedin scored a breakaway goal with 1:30 left in overtime, and Roberto Luongo became the Vancouver Canucks' single-season victories leader with 25 saves in a 2-1 victory Friday night.
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Mikko Koivu scored with 3:04 remaining to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Sunday night.
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Colorado goaltender Peter Budaj nearly paid for not playing it safe. But after he gave up a soft goal to Edmonton's Marc-Andre Pouliot in the first period, teammate Milan Hejduk tied it, Budaj buckled down and the Avalanche went on to a 4-1 win over the Oilers on Friday night.
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Ryan Smyth scored two goals to lead Canada to a 5-1 victory over Slovakia in the World Cup of Hockey last night in Montreal.
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Donald Brashear and David Steckel each scored in the third period, and Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals' 2-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche last night.
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The Detroit Red Wings ended a six-game losing streak by shutting out the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Monday behind netminder Chris Osgood's 18 saves.