Cale Makar Tallies Three Points In Thursday's Matchup

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar had his second game of the season with three-plus points on Thursday, completing a 5-4 shootout loss against Los Angeles with a goal and two assists. All of his points came inside 2:49 near the end of the second period. Makar also had four shots in the game with two […]

Nathan MacKinnon Nearing Return

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (upper body) could return to action as soon as this Saturday, according to head coach Jared Bednar. Colorado's star man has been out since getting hurt in a game on Dec. 5 and will miss a 10th game on Tuesday, but his return isn't far away anymore. MacKinnon had a […]

Valeri Nichushkin Sits Out Tuesday's Contest

Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin won't take the ice Tuesday against Arizona due to a lower-body injury. He was hurt last Friday in a game against Nashville and it's currently unclear when Colorado expects to get Nichushkin back to the lineup. The Russian winger has already missed a large chunk of the season, skating in […]

Valeri Nichushkin Leaves With Injury

Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin was hurt in Friday's clash with Nashville, leaving the game with an upper-body injury. Before the exit, he was able to soak in only 13:31 of ice time and recorded two shots with one hit. Injuries keep disturbing Colorado's season and Nichushkin himself was playing in only his eighth game […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/23/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Happy Holidays, RotoBallers! Christmas is around the corner. Today is Friday, December 23rd, and we have a busy NHL slate with nine games to be played. This holiday season, our Rotoballer NHL writers will give you the best tools to be successful in NHL DFS for both DraftKings and FanDuel. Due to weather, Tampa Bay […]

Mikko Rantanen Leads Colorado Past Montreal

Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen factored in both goals as the team beat Montreal 2-1 in overtime Wednesday. He collected a power-play assist when Artturi Lehkonen tied the game early in the third period and Rantanen then provided the game-winner himself 1:51 into the extra frame. He has now scored seven goals in his last […]

Denis Malgin Making His Avalanche Debut On Wednesday

Colorado Avalanche forward Denis Malgin will make his team debut in Wednesday's matchup against Montreal. He joined the defending Stanley Cup champions on Monday via a trade with Toronto that sent Dryden Hunt the other way. The Avalanche have been badly stung by injuries up front this season and badly needed some help in the […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/21/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Happy Holidays, RotoBallers! The new year is around the corner. Today is Wednesday, December 21st, and we have a busy NHL slate with seven games to be played. This holiday season, our Rotoballer NHL writers will give you the best tools to be successful in NHL DFS for both DraftKings and FanDuel. Today, I will […]

Alexandar Georgiev Posts His Second Shutout

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev registered his second shutout of the season in Monday's 1-0 shootout victory over the Islanders. This was a rare 0-0 game right up until the shootout, with Georgiev contributing to it with 26 saves. At the other end, Ilya Sorokin came through with 46 saves. That's now back-to-back wins for […]

Andrew Cogliano Exits With Injury

Colorado Avalanche left wing Andrew Cogliano couldn't last until the end in Monday's clash with the Islanders, leaving in the third period with an apparent right shoulder issue. With a little over six minutes remaining in regulation, he fell into the boards and skated to the bench holding his right shoulder. Head coach Jared Bednar […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/19/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Happy Holidays, RotoBallers! The new year is around the corner. Today is Monday, December 19th, and we have a busy NHL slate with eight games to be played. This holiday season, our Rotoballer NHL writers will give you the best tools to be successful in NHL DFS for both DraftKings and FanDuel. Today, I will […]

Evan Rodrigues Returns For Colorado Thursday

Colorado Avalanche forward Evan Rodrigues (lower body) is game-ready again and will end a nine-game absence Thursday versus Buffalo. The 29-year-old will provide much-needed help to a forwards group that has been ravaged by injuries. Rodrigues has been the team's second-line center all season but could find himself in an even bigger role, with Colorado […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/15/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! The holiday season is here. Today is December 15th, and we have a busy schedule with 12 games to be played. The NHL season and NHL DFS are in full swing! As with every NHL season, our Rotoballer NHL writers will give you the best tools to be successful in NHL DFS […]

Mikko Rantanen Scores His Fifth Career Hat Trick

Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen took care of all the scoring in Sunday's 3-2 overtime victory against St. Louis, completing his fifth career hat trick in overtime. Rantanen gave Colorado the lead in the middle of the second period, but the team then needed a late tying goal to extend the game and Rantanen was […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/9/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for Tennis and Soccer respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and […]

Nathan MacKinnon Out For Four Weeks

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (upper body) will miss approximately four weeks of action, the team announced on Tuesday. He was injured in Monday's 5-3 loss to Philadelphia, and it looks like we won't be seeing MacKinnon again before January. The 27-year-old star has to pause a superb campaign, with MacKinnon having notched 34 points […]

Alex Newhook Scores Twice Versus Philadelphia

Colorado Avalanche forward Alex Newhook lit the lamp twice in Monday's 5-3 loss against the Flyers. He grabbed a power-play goal early in the game and also netted in an even-strength situation in the third period. The goals came from Newhook's only two shots on the goal, while he logged a season-high 23:04 of ice […]

Nathan MacKinnon Exits With Injury

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon was hurt early in Monday's game against Philadelphia and was ruled out for the night with an upper-body injury. Before leaving, he was able to collect his 34th point of the campaign with a power-play assist. It appeared that MacKinnon got hurt on a check by Philadelphia's Scott Laughton. The […]

Artturi Lehkonen Misses Monday's Matchup

Colorado Avalanche winger Artturi Lehkonen (upper body) will sit out his first game of the season Monday against Philadelphia. He needs some time to recover after getting injured Saturday in a matchup versus Boston. Lehkonen takes a seat as the team's fourth-best scorer this season. In 22 games played, he has produced seven goals and […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/5/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! The holiday season is upon us. Today is December 5th, and we have a busy schedule with six games to be played. The NHL season and NHL DFS are in full swing! As with every NHL season, our Rotoballer NHL writers will give you the best tools to be successful in NHL […]

Artturi Lehkonen Sustains An Upper-Body Injury

Colorado Avalanche winger Artturi Lehkonen exited Saturday's 5-1 loss to Boston with an upper-body injury. He got hurt very early on, skating for just 5:05. Lehkonen is enjoying a pretty productive campaign, having posted seven goals and 11 assists in 22 appearances. The defending champions are now set to be without four of their top-six […]

Josh Manson Considered Week-To-Week

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson (lower body) was placed on Injured Reserve on Saturday and the team considers him week-to-week. Manson was hurt against Buffalo on Thursday and a lower-body injury will now rob him of multiple games. Andreas Englund has been called up from the minors to provide cover at the back. Manson has […]

J.T. Compher Racks Up Four Points

Colorado Avalanche forward J.T. Compher came through with a big performance on Thursday against Buffalo, posting two goals and two assists in a 6-4 win. His work against the team that drafted him in 2013 included two power-play points. He logged a season-high 22:09 and spent a whopping 7:17 of it with the man advantage. […]

Nathan MacKinnon Carries Colorado To Victory Thursday

Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and added three assists, defeating the Buffalo Sabres 6-4 Thursday. He also fired eight shots on goal. The star centerman now has eight goals and 25 assists in 21 contests. The five-point night comes after MacKinnon was held pointless on Tuesday against Winnipeg. MacKinnon is a fantasy […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/1/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! The holiday season is upon us. Today is December 1st, and we have a busy schedule with 11 games to be played. The NHL season and NHL DFS are in full swing! As with every NHL season, our Rotoballer NHL writers will give you the best tools to be successful in NHL […]

Evan Rodrigues Will Miss 2-4 Weeks

Colorado Avalanche forward Evan Rodrigues (lower body) won't be able to play for two to four weeks, head coach Jared Bednar announced on Saturday. He was injured Wednesday against Vancouver. Rodrigues drops out of the lineup with six goals and three assists to his name in 18 games this season. His injury will give Oskar […]

Alexandar Georgiev Likely To Start Saturday

Colorado Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev will likely be the starter Saturday against Dallas. Georgiev sports a 9-2-1 record, a 2.40 goals-against-average, and a .929 save percentage. He beat Dallas in his last start making 22 saves on 24 shots in the contest. Georgiev has lost just one game in his previous five starts. The Bulgarian […]

Evan Rodrigues Ruled Out For Friday

Colorado Avalanche forward Evan Rodrigues (lower body) has been ruled for Friday's meeting with Nashville. He left Wednesday's defeat to Vancouver early with a lower-body problem. Head coach Jared Bednar has called it a "tweak", so the injury doesn't appear to be too serious, but Rodrigues won't have a timeline for his return and looks […]

Evan Rodrigues Suffers An Injury Wednesday

Colorado Avalanche forward Evan Rodrigues was unable to complete Wednesday's game against Vancouver, leaving with a lower-body injury. He exited already in the first period after having logged only 4:32 of action. Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar announced after the game that Rodrigues will be evaluated Thursday. The 29-year-old has been skating on the second […]

Mikko Rantanen Scores Two Goals In Surprise Loss To Vancouver

Colorado Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen netted two goals in a 4-3 loss to the Canucks Wednesday. He now has 13 markers, and the forward sits tied for third in the NHL in goals scored. Unfortunately, in the second period, Rantanen left the game as he was clipped in the face with a high stick. Thankfully […]