Colton scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Colton is riding a five-game point streak with two goals and three assists in that span. He has a goal and two helpers during the playoffs, and he's added seven shots on net, 11 hits and a plus-1 rating over those three contests. He remains in a third-line role, but he poses a threat as a depth scorer when the Avalanche's offense is humming as it has been in this series (17 goals over three games).
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Collects assist in win
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Colton registered an assist, two shots on goal, two PIM and five hits in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Jets in Game 2.
Colton has a goal and three helpers during his active four-game point streak. The 27-year-old has also added some grit during the playoffs with nine hits over two contests. Colton remains in a third-line role, where he can chip in occasional offense in addition to a steady stream of shots and hits.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Slides helper
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Colton logged an assist, three shots on goal and four hits in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Jets in Game 1.
Colton has earned five points over the last seven games. The 27-year-old remains in a third-line role, so his chances to be a consistent contributor on offense are likely to be limited in the postseason unless injuries force him into a larger role. Colton had a career-high 40 points with 146 shots on net, 141 hits, 61 PIM and a minus-8 rating over 80 regular-season appearances.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Opens scoring in OT loss
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Colton scored a goal during Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.
Colton opened the scoring with his 17th goal of the season. The 27-year-old tied his career high of 39 points with that tally. Colton is providing depth scoring as the Avs brace for the postseason, but his production has come inconsistently in a middle-six role.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Hands out helper
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Colton notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Stars.
Colton has a goal and an assist over his last two games after going five contests without a point. The third-liner is up to 38 points, one off his career high, through 76 outings this season. He's remained a physical presence as well with 138 hits and 59 PIM this season.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Finds twine in loss
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Colton scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Oilers.
Colton snapped a five-game point drought with his first-period marker, but that was the Avalanche's last goal of the game. The 27-year-old has been less consistent on offense since Casey Mittelstadt was acquired from the Sabres to center the second line, bumping Colton down the lineup. Colton has 16 goals, 37 points, 138 shots on net, 136 hits and a minus-10 rating over 75 appearances.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Tallies in Friday's win
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Colton scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Friday's 6-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
Colton has two goals over six contests since the Avalanche acquired Casey Mittelstadt from the Sabres. Predictably, a drop out of the top six has taken a bite out of Colton's offense, though he did have the game-winning tally Friday. The 27-year-old is up to 15 goals, 35 points, 128 shots on net, 125 hits, 59 PIM and a minus-5 rating through 68 appearances. He can match his career high with five more points, though that may be a bit tougher to do from the third line over the last 12 contests of the season.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Nets equalizer Wednesday
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Colton scored a goal in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.
Colton tied the game at 3-3 with a tally at 8:43 of the third period. The 27-year-old has produced four points over his last seven contests. He's still seeing middle-six usage, but the Avalanche's trade for Casey Mittelstadt at the deadline likely means Colton will feature more on the third line going forward. For the season, Colton has 14 tallies, 34 points, 121 shots on net, 116 hits, 59 PIM and a minus-2 rating through 65 appearances.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Back at practice
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Colton (illness) participated in practice Monday, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Colton, who didn't skate Sunday, should be available for Tuesday's matchup against Calgary. He has produced 13 goals, 33 points and 113 hits in 63 contests this campaign.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Battling illness
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Colton (illness) is dealing with an illness but will travel with the Avalanche on the team's upcoming road trip, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
Colton is one of a handful of Avs suffering from an illness that's made its way through the locker room, though he appears to be trending towards suiting up Tuesday in Calgary. The 27-year-old forward has three points (one goal, two assists) in his last five contests and 33 points (13 goals, 20 assists) in 63 games this season.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Points in two straight
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Colton had an assist, two shots on net, one block, one hit and four penalty minutes in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Red Wings.
Colton perfectly led a streaking Jonathan Drouin early in the third period to set up the Avalanche's sixth goal. Colton has assists in two straight contests and points in three of the last four. However, his second-line status could come to an end soon. On Wednesday, Colorado acquired Casey Mittelstadt, who is expected to fill the team's need for a second-line center, from Buffalo, and he could be ready to make his Avalanche debut Friday against Minnesota.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Puts up helper in win
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Colton logged an assist, three shots on goal, four hits and two blocked shots in Monday's 5-0 win over the Blackhawks.
Colton saw just 10:56 of ice time Monday, but with the Avalanche winning easily, this may have been a tactic for head coach Jared Bednar to get the 27-year-old some rest. Colton hasn't been as sharp lately, picking up just two points over his last seven outings. The American forward is at 32 points, 116 shots on net, 110 hits, 55 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 61 contests in a middle-six role.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Posts power-play tally
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Colton scored a power-play goal on three shots and had two hits in Thursday's 5-0 win over the Blackhawks.
Colton had a couple cracks at it before roofing one over Petr Mrazek for Colorado's second goal with two seconds left on the power play. It was Colton's third power-play goal of the season and snapped a four-game run without a point. Colton has 13 goals and 18 assists through 59 contests.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Puts Avs on board
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Colton scored a goal on four shots along with one hit and two PIM in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Coyotes.
Colton put Colorado up 1-0 early in the first period when Miles Wood set him up from behind the net. It was the second goal in three games for Colton, who has four points in that span. The Avalanche's latest iteration of the second line, which now includes Artturi Lehkonen, has combined to produce six even-strength goals over the last three contests.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Logs assist in loss
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Colton recorded an assist, two shots on net and one block over 13:50 of ice time in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Lightning.
Both Colton and Artturi Lehkonen were awarded assists after it appeared Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped and smothered Colton's shot, but the puck slithered free behind the goalie. That's where Bowen Byram jumped up and won the battle to score his second goal of the game. Colton has three points over the last two games and is up to 29 for the season.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Goal, assist in victory
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Colton notched a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Capitals.
Colton opened the scoring 2:46 into the first frame, beating Charlie Lindgren on a breakaway to give the Avs an early lead. The 27-year-old forward would grab a second point with an assist on Artturi Lehkonen's tally in the second period. Colton had gone nine contests without a goal coming into Tuesday's action, posting six assists in that span. Overall, he's up to 11 goals and 28 points through 52 games this season.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Dishes two assists
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Colton provided a pair of assists, including one on the power play, and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-1 win over the Kings.
Colton has served as a playmaker with six helpers over the last three games. He helped out on goals by Logan O'Connor and Cale Makar in this contest. Colton is up to 26 points, 87 shots on net, 64 hits, 45 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 47 outings overall. He'll likely continue to provide supporting offense in a top-six role.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Logs helper in win
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Colton had an assist, three shots on net, one hit and two penalty minutes over 14:56 of ice time in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Capitals.
Colton's tip of a Nathan MacKinnon shot went wide, but Colorado retained possession and MacKinnon scored on his next attempt. It was Colton's fourth assist in the last two games. His line entered the contest as the team's hottest combination, but Wednesday was a night for the Avalanche's stars, as the top line was on the ice for all six tallies.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Three helpers in win
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Colton notched three assists in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Flyers.
The 27-year-old helped set up both of Colorado's first-period tallies as the team jumped out to an early lead it wouldn't relinquish. Colton has two goals and six points in the last five games as he fills a top-six role for an Avs squad missing a couple key forwards in Artturi Lehkonen (neck) and Valeri Nichushkin (personal). Lehkonen could return next week, but Colton's recent production may allow him to hang onto his current spot on the depth chart.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Gets Avs on board
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Colton scored a power-play goal and had four shots on net over 18:52 of ice time in Monday's 4-3 loss to Montreal.
Colton's seen an increase in TOI the last two games with Valeri Nichushkin (personal) unavailable. He's taken advantage of the increased responsibilities, contributing two goals and an assist over the past two contests as a member of the second line. Nichushkin will be gone for an indefinite period of time, and the Avalanche will need Colton and others to fill the offensive void created by the Russian forward's absence.
