Avalanche's Andrew Cogliano: Assists in consecutive outings
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Cogliano notched an assist in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Cogliano has a helper in consecutive contests after going 17 games without a point. The 36-year-old forward shouldn't be expected to generate much offense during the playoffs while playing on the fourth line. He's picked up four hits, no shots on goal and a plus-1 rating in addition to his two helpers through three postseason outings.
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Avalanche's Josh Manson: Provides helper Friday
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Manson notched an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 2.
Manson has strung together a five-game point streak with two goals and three assists in that span. He has a goal, two helpers, 11 shots on net, 10 hits, three blocked shots and a plus-3 rating through three playoff outings. He stayed in a top-four role Friday with the return of Samuel Girard (concussion) -- Sean Walker was demoted to the third pairing.
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Avalanche's Samuel Girard: Nabs helper in postseason debut
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Girard recorded an assist, two hits and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Girard missed four games with a concussion, but he returned with 21:05 of ice time in Friday's contest. He also snapped the 10-game point drought that led into his absence, assisting on a Ross Colton tally in the third period. Caleb Jones was scratched to make way for Girard, who should hold down a top-four role.
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Avalanche's Cale Makar: Logs power-play helper
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Makar notched a power-play assist, five shots on goal and two blocked shots in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Makar has a goal, five assists, 11 shots on net and eight blocked shots through three playoff contests. He's on a five-game point streak as well, with nine points in that span, including four on the power play. Makar's roles on the top pairing and first power-play unit see him logging a ton of ice time, so there's no reason to think his offense will drop off much during the postseason.
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Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Sends two power-play assists
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Rantanen notched two power-play assists, three shots on goal and two PIM in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Rantanen has been all playmaker in the postseason with five helpers over three contests. He's added six shots on net, nine hits and a plus-1 rating while playing in his familiar roles on the top line and first power-play unit. Rantanen has two goals and five assists during his five-game point streak, which he'll look to keep rolling in Sunday's Game 4.
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Avalanche's Casey Mittelstadt: Distributes three helpers
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Mittelstadt earned three assists, fired three shots on goal, went plus-3 and added two PIM in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Mittelstadt helped out on goals by Zach Parise, Artturi Lehkonen and Ross Colton. This was Mittelstadt's first multi-point effort in an Avalanche sweater. He's earned 14 points over 21 contests since he was traded from the Sabres at the deadline, and he's consistently held down a second-line job.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Adds insurance marker
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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 Zach Parise: Opens scoring Friday
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Parise scored a goal on three shots, went plus-3 and added four hits in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Parise has scored in three of the last four games, including each of the last two contests in this first-round series. The winger has added eight shots on net and 10 hits while seeing top-six usage this postseason. Parise's retiring at the end of the Avalanche's playoff run, so he can be expected to empty the tank in pursuit of the Stanley Cup.
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Avalanche's Artturi Lehkonen: Nets goal Friday
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Lehkonen scored a goal on five shots, added two hits and went plus-2 in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Lehkonen has scored in three straight games and has three goals and four assists during a five-game point streak. Five of those points, as well as 16 shots on net and six hits, have come over three playoff outings. The 28-year-old winger is making the most of his top-six role and power-play time to put up strong scoring numbers.
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Avalanche's Valeri Nichushkin: Finds twine on power play
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Nichushkin scored a power-play goal on three shots in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Nichushkin has a goal in every playoff contest so far, and he's added 11 shots on net, seven hits and a minus-1 rating. Dating back to the regular season, the winger has five goals and an assist during a five-game point streak. He was on the top line Friday and should remain productive in that role if he stays there, though Zach Parise has also gotten looks in that spot.
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Avalanche's Devon Toews: Collects pair of points
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Toews scored a shorthanded empty-net goal on two shots and added an assist in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Toews earned his first multi-point effort in six games. The defenseman helped out on an Artturi Lehkonen tally in the third period before depositing the empty-netter. In addition to three points, Toews has three shots on net, seven hits, four blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through three playoff contests.
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Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: One of each in win
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MacKinnon scored a on goal eight shots and added an assist in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Both of MacKinnon's points Friday were on the power play, and he's now at five points (three with the man advantage) through three playoff contests. The superstar center has added 14 shots on net, three blocked shots and a plus-1 rating. MacKinnon's career year didn't stop at the end of the regular season, and he should continue to be one of the top scoring threats in the postseason.
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Avalanche's Alexandar Georgiev: Wins Game 3
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Georgiev stopped 22 of 24 shots in Friday's 6-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
Georgiev appears to have gotten himself back on track, allowing just four goals on 54 shots over the past two games, both being Avalanche wins. He had a rough second period Friday, but the Avalanche's offense took over in the third. Now that he has consecutive wins for the first time in over a month, there should be less chatter of head coach Jared Bednar switching away from Georgiev going forward. Game 4 is Sunday in Colorado.
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Avalanche's Samuel Girard: Good to go Friday
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Girard (concussion) is in the lineup for Game 3 against Winnipeg on Friday, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Girard will return after missing the last four games. The 25-year-old was held without a point over his final 10 appearances in the regular season. He tallied three goals and 18 points in 59 games this season.
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Avalanche's Justus Annunen: Returning in backup role
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Annunen (illness) will back up Alexandar Georgiev on Friday for Game 3 versus Winnipeg, per Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette.
Annunen missed the first two games of the series with an illness, but he's now feeling well enough to sit on the bench as Georgiev's backup Friday. Annunen went 8-4-1 with a 2.25 GAA and a .928 save percentage in 14 regular-season appearances.
Georgiev will be between the pipes at home for Game 3 versus Winnipeg on Friday, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
Georgiev was downright bad in Game 1 on Sunday, giving up seven goals on 23 shots (.696 save percentage), but he bounced back in Game 2 to even up the best-of-seven series. With Justus Annunen (illness) ready to serve as the backup Friday, a bad performance in Game 3 could see Georgiev relegated to the No. 2 role going forward.
Justus Annunen was unavailable for the first two games of Colorado's first-round matchup with Winnipeg due to an illness, and he's considered questionable for Friday's Game 3, making the recall of Holm necessary. Holm went 6-6-0 with a 2.97 GAA and an .887 save percentage in 12 AHL appearances in 2023-24.
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Avalanche's Ivan Prosvetov: Heads to AHL
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Prosvetov was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Wednesday.
Prosvetov had a 3.16 GAA and an .895 save percentage in 11 outings with the Avalanche during the regular season. He has also supplied a 2.33 GAA and a .921 save percentage across 21 minor-league contests in 2023-24.
