Sakic, Clark lead Avalanche past Sharks
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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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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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Patrick Rissmiller scored two goals for the first time in his career, and the San Jose Sharks snapped their five-game home winless skid with a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
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In 35 American Hockey League games last season, Brandon Bochenski had 33 goals and 33 assists, an average of 1.9 points per outing.
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The Anaheim Ducks rolled to a fifth straight victory with a 2-1 decision over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, Teemu Selanne's first goal of the season helping the visitors end a nine-game road trip on a high note.
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Ben Guite and T.J. Hensick scored on graceful deflections, and Jose Theodore returned from injury to make 30 saves in the Colorado Avalanche's stellar defensive effort in a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.
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Freddy Meyer capped New Yorkâs three-goal, third-period rally with 8:41 left, taking advantage of injured San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov in the Islandersâ victory over the Sharks on Monday.
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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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Ryan Smyth had a goal and an assist and Joe Sakic added two assists Sunday, leading the Colorado Avalanche past the Minnesota Wild 3-1.
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Wojtek Wolski tapped in the winning shot 1:16 into overtime, and Milan Hejduk scored two goals in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday 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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Mike Modano scored his second goal with 7:06 left, and the Dallas Stars further tightened the Pacific Division race with a 4-2 victory over the slumping San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
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Ryan Smyth has a goal and an assist and Joe Sakic adds two assists Sunday, leading the Avalanche past the Wild, 3-1, on a big sports day in Denver.
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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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Marek Svatos capped a third-period rally with two goals in about 2 minutes, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied three times from two-goal deficits to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Saturday night.
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Joe Sakic and Andrew Brunette both had a goal and two assists as the Colorado Avalanche rallied to hand the defending Stanley Cup holder the Carolina Hurricanes a 5-2 defeat in the NHL in Denver on Monday.
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Marek Svatos scored twice and the scoring-challenged Colorado Avalanche broke through against Nikolai Khabibulin for a 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.