DENVER — It took the Avalanche far too long to find their game on Wednesday. Their attempt to erase a three-goal deficit fell short in the third period of yet another loss, this time 5-3 to the Boston Bruins.
The Colorado Avalanche are off to a rough start in the 2024-25 NHL season, having lost all three of their games so far. While it’s still early, their winless start is already raising concerns.
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On Monday at 9:00 PM ET, the Colorado Avalanche face the New York Islanders — will Mikko Rantanen light the lamp? There are stats and insights here, to help you make the right wager.
TSN: Pierre LeBrun doesn’t see a Mikko Rantanen extension with the Colorado as something that is imminent. Rantanen has the same agent as Leon Draisaitl, who signed a $14 million extension with the Oilers.
The Colorado Avalanche lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in their season opener on Wednesday night. They would have looked entirely flat without Mikko Rantanen, also known as “The Moose”.
NHL Insider Pierre LeBrun went live on TSN on Thursday to shed some light on what has been a fascinating situation between Mikko Rantanen and the Avalanche management.
The Colorado Avalanche are routinely one of the strongest teams in the NHL, and a lot of that is thanks to guys like Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. While those two are some of the league’s best, the Avalanche have another massive key to their success.
The Avalanche superstar is closing down contract extension talks with the team as the season begins.
A Mikko Rantanen hat trick was spoiled by a lot of dumb play. The long wait is finally over as the Colorado Avalanche dropped the puck for the 2024-25 at the home of the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Colorado Avalanche look likely to be one of the best teams in the NHL again heading into the 2024-25 campaign, and a big reason why is because they feature star players like Mikko Rantanen.
Daily Faceoff: Frank Seravalli on if offer sheets could become more popular next offseason after the St. Louis Blues were successful in landing Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway.
Before every season, there are a few contract dominoes that fall regarding players entering the final year of their deals. One big domino fell earlier
It’s time for another round of NHL rumours. We’re just a couple of weeks away from the start of training camp later this month. This means general managers are in a frenzy to get some deals done.
Recent reports have made it sound like the Colorado Avalanche and Mikko Rantanen might be closing in on a contract extension. That may well be the case, but if it is, the Avalanche winger isn’t spilling those beans.
It’s been my understanding that a Mikko Rantanen contract extension has been a priority for the Colorado Avalanche all summer long. That doesn’t mean it’s done or close to being done, but the organization and front office want to keep him around and get a contract completed before the winger can become a free agent.
Mikko Rantanen is in a pretty good spot. He’s put together back-to-back 100-point seasons, gets to play alongside the Hart Trophy winner in Nathan MacKinnon, and looks primed to cash in on his next contract.
The Dallas Stars had more wins on the road than any other team in the Western Conference during the regular season. On Saturday night, they proved why they're so tough away from home.
While Rantanen has been out for the team’s last two games due to a concussion, Wagner has been with the team for the better part of two weeks.
We split our plus-money prop looks yesterday, and we'll aim to do one better with two more looks on the ice tonight. There's plenty of action, but we've aimed to follow a pair of home teams in games that matter.
Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar announced that forward Mikko Rantanen has been placed in concussion protocol and will be out day-to-day. He has been skating on his own and will not be out of the lineup for long.
Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen left Friday night’s 6-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers following a massive hit from Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm in the second period.
We're keeping it simple on this fine Friday in the NHL, backing a player with a 100% hit rate against his opponent, and jumping on a game prop that seems to be a number or two too low.
We remain in the shots on goal market in the NHL to continue finding us some winning prop plays. For tonight, we're going under the hood on how projected shot volume impacts player's hit rates.
Switzerland, France, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Slovakia and Finland hung on for wins on the second day of play. Nikolaj Ehlers ended up scoring twice to help the Danes to an important win, while Mikko Rantanen was the catalyst for Finland's game-winner.
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