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Mikko Koivu and Andrew Ebbett scored in the shootout, and Josh Harding stopped both of Colorado's shooters to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday night for a home-and-home sweep.

When T.J. Galiardi went down, he thought for sure his ankle was broken again. It wasn't, but the Avalanche still said Galiardi might miss six weeks with a severe sprain.

"It's fun to contribute offensively but I don't want to be seen as just a one-way guy," the Vancouver blue-liner said after the Canucks defeated Colorado 5-2. "I want to be out there in tough situations when we are up by one goal in the last minute or killing penalties.

The Colorado Avalanche have two incentives heading into Friday's NHL game with the Vancouver Canucks.

Christian Ehrhoff's second goal got Vancouver even in the third period, and Henrik Sedin then netted the go-ahead tally as the Canucks rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Friday night.

Tonight marks the start of a pivotal three-game road trip for the Colorado Avalanche as they visit Calgary to play the Flames before facing the Oil tomorrow night and Vancouver on Friday.

Surreal has become second nature to Ryan O'Reilly. From his draft day in June, to his first game as a member of the Colorado Avalanche just a few months later, to the day last month the Avs told the 18-year-old centre he'd be sticking around rather than returning to junior, the amazing life he's living hasn't completely sunk in.

Matt Duchene, trying to score against the Maple Leafs, plays a big role for the Avs at age 18.

Craig Anderson has been a revalation for the Avalanche this season. The seven-year NHL veteran sports a 11-4-2 record so far.

Van Riemsdyk, 20, who played two seasons at the University of New Hampshire before signing last spring, suffered a minor fracture of his left pinkie finger against St.

With another date against the Avalanche looming, coach Joel Quenneville had the Blackhawks practice shootouts during Tuesday's practice.

From left, Avalanche center Matt Duchene loses control of the puck as Blackhawks center John Madden, Avs left wing Cody McLeod and Blackhawks winger Tomas Kopecky converge in the first period Friday night at the Pepsi Center.

Colorado Avalanche rookie Ryan O'Reilly, right, crashes into Alexander Edler of the Vancouver Canucks on Nov.

That's a great question right now, and you have to believe the brass at Team USA are starting to think about Andy.

Avalanche rookie center Matt Duchene was on the ice for the morning skate today and afterward said he would be in the lineup for tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Pepsi Center.

Milan Hejduk had two goals and an assist, and Peter Budaj - recovered from swine flu - stopped 28 shots in his first start of the season, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night.

One of the top goaltenders in the Georgian Bay Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League, Barrie native and Penetang Kings netminder Jacob McKendry has spent nearly 10 years guarding the nets with various teams.

Last week, when I covered Avalanche games in Edmonton and Calgary, and I noticed the swarms of media members posing questions to Colorado coach Joe Sacco and the players, it hit me: The Avs' shockingly fast start was a bigger story in Canada than it was in Denver.

The Colorado Avalanche will try to rebound from a rare regulation loss when they visit the Vancouver Canucks for tonight's battle at General Motors Place between a pair of Northwest Division rivals.

Ryane Clowe snapped a run of 21 regular season games without a goal as the San Jose Sharks cooled off the streaking Colorado Avalanche with a 3-1 victory.