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Avs defenceman Kyle Quincey, left, goes for a ride courtesy Flames forward Rene Bourque Wednesday at the Dome.

When the dust settled at the end of the 2008-09 NHL season, the Avalanche found themselves 15th in the Western Conference.

It was as if the astute Wild faithful knew defenseman Brent Burns was going to hand the Colorado Avalanche a goal.

That image is a preview of Shawn Horcoff 's job on Tuesday night, as one of my favorite players in Paul Stastny rolls into town along with the rest of the Colorado Avalanche.

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Craig Anderson stopped 48 of 49 shots against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.

Craig Anderson made a season-high 48 saves, Chris Stewart and T.J. Galiardi each had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche continued their surprising start with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

Coach Joe Sacco is off to a strong start behind the bench for the Colorado Avalanche in his first season.

The Northwest Division-leading Colorado Avalanche are back at home for two games starting with Friday's bout with the Carolina Hurricanes from the Pepsi Center.

The resurgent Colorado Avalanche found themselves at a surprising 4-1-1 record, with the powerplay atop the league at a 38.4 percent success rate .

It has all been going so well for the Avalanche of late, but that doesn't mean coach Joe Sacco isn't ruling his team with a tough hand.

The biggest question regarding the Avalanche's Craig Anderson is how well he will handle the wear and tear as a No.

Colorado Avalanche's Ryan Wilson, left, gets trapped between the boards and Minnesota Wild's Chuck Kobasew during a first-period check in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct.

The Detroit Red Wings managed to squander 2-0 and 3-2 leads to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, and they did so in part because when Chris Osgood's stick begins to shimmy instead of simply sway when he flares out his blocker hand, he can be beaten there with relative ease... But the Wings didn't lose simply because Osgood had a rough ...

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Kyle Quincey was one of the Black Aces for the Red Wings when they won the Stanley Cup in 2007-08. Although he did not appear in the playoffs and only played in eight regular season games - he had no points and was minus-3 - the Wings let him have a day with the Stanley Cup.

By rule, Kyle Quincey was not eligible to get his name on the Stanley Cup with the 2008 Detroit Red Wings.

It was inside this very arena in late June when Avalanche scouts were saying their prayers about Ryan O'Reilly . With the 32nd pick in the NHL draft and the Detroit Red Wings on the clock, the Avs were thinking of every good luck charm they had so as not to hear O'Reilly's name called by the Wings.

There seems to be a air of confidence over on Chopper Drive at the Pepsi Center this year that wasn't there last year, and it's showing in the Avalanche's on-ice play so far in this young season.

Very, very interesting tidbit from The Fourth period: October 13, The Fourth Period : The Dallas Stars have been looking for an offensive puck-moving defenseman for over a year, and almost picked up one of the game's emerging stud blueliners.

David Jones scored a short-handed goal to lift the Colorado Avalanche over the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday.

Colorado Avalanche @ Chicago Blackhawks 6:30pm MDT, Altitude TV @ The United Center, Chicago, Illinois Chicago Blackhawks Examiner Dieter Kurtenbach on tonight's game Who's Hot: The combo of Kris Versteeg and Patrick Sharp.

The Predators and Colorado Avalanche are tied 1-1 after the second period. Colorado grabbed a 1-0 lead with 15:30 left in the second period, when defenseman Kyle Quincey bombed home a power-play goal from the blueline.

The Colorado Avalanche are doing what they should have been doing a season ago: rebuilding from the ground up.

"Bernie," a Saint Bernard, makes his debut as the Avalanche mascot during Saturday afternoon's game at the Pepsi Center against the Canucks.

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Anze Kopitar scored twice, including on a penalty shot in the third period, to help the Los Angeles Kings defeat the Colorado Avalanche, 5-3, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.