Wojtek Wolski News

It would have been understandable for the Blackhawks to expect a long night against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday at the United Center.

The Colorado Avalanche activated forward Darcy Tucker from injured reserve and placed defenseman John-Michael Liles on IR on Wednesday.

Fans attending tonight's matchup between the Blackhawks and Avalanche shouldn't make any concrete plans for after the game.

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The Blackhawks have become a feel-good story around the NHL, but coach Joel Quenneville isn't about to let them rest on their early-season laurels.

Chris Stewart scored the decisive goal in the eighth round of the shootout, as the Colorado Avalanche remained unbeaten at Pepsi Center with a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Feeling much better after a recent bout with swine flu, Peter Budaj made his long-awaited season debut.

Joe Sacco, a rookie NHL head coach, has guided the Avalanche to the Western Conference's best record .

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.

Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves, and Ryane Clowe and Jamie McGinn scored their first goals of the season to help the San Jose Sharks beat the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Friday night.

The Colorado Avalanche will try to extend the best start in franchise history tonight against the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion.

Avalanche netminder Craig Anderson, left, denies forward Jarome Iginla in a 3-2 victory over the Flames on Thursday.

Jason Williams scored a power-play goal with 5:03 left in a wild third period, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

Craig Anderson stopped 25 shots for his second shutout of the season, leading the Colorado Avalance to a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

The surprising Colorado Avalanche will shoot for a third straight win when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for a Northwest Division battle at Rexall Place.

The Colorado Avalanche didn't finish their road trip exactly as they'd hoped, but they're still the Western Conference's top team going into their first home game in nearly three weeks.

Wojtek Wolski, battling Kris Draper, is the Avs' leading scorer with 10 points, but his play has caused coach Joe Sacco to sit him on the bench during games.

After watching injured teammate Darcy Tucker taken off the ice on a backboard, Milan Hejduk and Wojtek Wolski scored goals in quick succession and the Colorado Avalanche went on to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Friday night.

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.