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The Colorado Avalanche dropped three of their first four contests to start the season. They looked great on opening night against the Chicago Blackhawks, cruising to a 4-2 victory. The same couldn’t be said of the next three games. Against the St. Louis Blues and then Washington Capitals, the Avs never held a lead and […] READ MORE
The Colorado Avalanche sit atop most projections for the 2021-22 season. Many have the team winning the President’s Trophy, and most agree that they’ve got the best odds to win the Stanley Cup too. Prior to last season, that sentiment was largely the same, as these high expectations are becoming the norm in Denver. But […] READ MORE
Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic announced today that team captain, Nathan MacKinnon, has tested positive for Covid-19. The positive test prevents MacKinnon from playing in tomorrow’s season opener, and possibly Saturday night’s game as well. Let me correct this: COL GM Joe Sakic announces that Nathan MacKinnon tested positive for COVID. He is asymptomatic, […] READ MORE
Last Word on Hockey presents The MnM Hockey Podcast. The latest addition to the stable of LWOH Hockey Podcast Content. Every week, Alex Metzger and Chace McCallum will share their thoughts on the news of the week, have a variety of guests from the world of hockey as well as spending some time on original segments. […] READ MORE
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2021-22, where Last Word on Hockey gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Make sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for […] READ MORE
The 2021 Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft is coming soon. Even though the playoffs are still going on, most teams will be starting to focus on the offseason as we get further into June. The Seattle Kraken will start their inaugural year in 2021-22, and with that comes the expansion draft. There are plenty of opportunities […] READ MORE
The Vegas Golden Knights overcame a 0-2 game deficit to advance to the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals. Winning four consecutive games against a swift, tough opponent like the Avalanche showed everyone the character this team possesses. Some say that the Game 5 win where captain Mark Stone scored in overtime on the road was the […] READ MORE
You knew it had to happen eventually. The streaking Colorado Avalanche had won six straight playoff games until Game 3 on Friday night. In a must-win game for the Vegas Golden Knights, they rallied from behind to down the Avs and now trail two games to one. They did it the hard way by scoring […] READ MORE
Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions! Each day, we will take a look at the games that are happening and give our predictions for each one. There are two games on the slate for Wednesday, June 2nd, featuring the Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets. NHL Predictions Colorado Avalanche vs Vegas Golden Knights Series: […] READ MORE
The NHL Department of Player Safety announced this morning that Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon has received a $5,000 fine for throwing a helmet at Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland Wednesday night. Additionally, this fine comes just days after another star player in Connor McDavid, was fined for an elbow to the head of Jesperi […] READ MORE