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After finishing up a road trip with a shootout loss to the Nashville Predators, the Avalanche are back in the Mile High City as they welcome the Florida Panthers to town. This will be the first regular-season matchup between these two teams. It is also the celebration night of the 1996 Stanley Cup team.
In a season full of historical superlatives, the one remaining issue for the Colorado Avalanche is even more surreal than all of the success.
On a night when Denver raised a toast to its rise as a city of champions, the Colorado Avalanche partied like it was 1996. You never forget your first one. After celebrating the 30th anniversary of the championship run by Super Joe Sakic,
The Colorado Avalanche face the Nashville Predators for the second time in three games tonight at Ball Arena, closing out a brief two-game homestand. Colorado is coming off a 4–3 shootout loss to Nashville on December 10. Tonight’s matchup serves as the rubber match of the season series between the two clubs.
The Colorado Avalanche honored the Stanley Cup champions from 30 years ago, then the current club worked over the two-time defending champs.
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Nathan MacKinnon leads a balanced scoring attack as Avalanche cruise to 6-2 win over Panthers
Nathan MacKinnon was one of six different Colorado players to score and the Avalanche cruised to a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
The Florida Panthers and Colorado Avalanche meet Thursday in Denver, Colorado, with puck drop set for 9:30 p.m. ET.
It’s not a race, but Avalanche fans will always have one thing to brag about. Joe Sakic, Patrick Roy and Peter Forsberg beat John Elway to the punch. The 1995-96 Colorado Avalanche brought the state its first major professional sports championship when they took down the Florida Panthers in four games.
At least, longtime forward Claude Lemieux believes so. He's been on four Stanley Cup-winning teams, including the ‘95-96 Avalanche squad. This team, he surmised after watching a 6-2 win over the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers, has all the necessary ingredients.
Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon is projected to boast a $30 million net worth by 2025, fueled by his record-breaking $100.8 million contract and lucrative endorsements. His financial success stems from consistent elite play,