Colorado Avalanche (NHL: 13)

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(2-1-0) Colorado Avalanche vs. (1-0-1) Chicago Blackhawks
United Center; Chicago, Illinois
October 18th, 2012

Huge third period surge helps 'Hawks down Avs' in a wild game
Three unanswered goals stun Avs late, as D fails late and 'Hawks hold off a late surge by Colorado in a tough 5-4 loss


Duncan Keith had two clutch power play goals in the third period and helped the Blackhawks came away with a thrilling 5-4 win over the young Avalanche team

Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
Oct 18, 2012 1 2 3 F COL (2-2-0) 1 0 3 4 CHI (2-0-1) 1 0 4 5 Three Stars Duncan Keith, CHI 2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS -- 3 S, 0 +/- Patrick Kane, CHI 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS -- 4 S, -1 +/- Jamie McGinn, COL 2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS -- 4 S, 0 +/-	Team Stats Comparison COL CHI Shots on Goal 23 33 Hits 19 18 Faceoffs Won-Lost 20-18 18-20 Penalty Minutes 8:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 1 2 Power Play Opportunities 2 4 Time on Attack 6:49 5:08
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD COL 0:20 - M. Duchene (1), (P. Parenteau, E. Johnson) CHI 19:58 - A. Brunette (2), (A. Shaw, B. Seabrook) THIRD PERIOD COL 5:04 - J. McGinn (2), (D. Jones) CHI 10:00 - D. Keith (1), (P. Kane, M. Hossa) - PP COL 12:23 - J. McGinn (3), (G. Landeskog) - PP CHI 14:22 - D. Keith (2), (D. Bolland) - PP CHI 14:55 - B. Bickell (1), (D. Carcillo) CHI 15:57 - P. Kane (3), (M. Hossa) COL 19:49 - M. Hejduk (2), (M. Duchene, D. Jones)
Colorado Avalanche - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Semyon Varlamov 33 28 85% 5.06
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Corey Crawford 23 19 83% 4.01

Record: 2-2-0

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Calgary Flames (1-2-0) vs. Colorado Avalanche (2-2-0)
Pepsi Center; Denver, Colorado
October 20th, 2012

Avs shut down Flames with 2-0 shutout
Varlamov rebounds with masterful performance, Colorado improves to 2-0 at home


Semyon Varlamov stopped all 39 shots he faced and played brilliantly as he helped the Avalanche pull out a 2-0 shutout at home

Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche
Oct 20, 2012 1 2 3 F CGY (1-3-0) 0 0 0 0 COL (3-2-0) 1 1 0 2 Three Stars Semyon Varlamov, COL 0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV%, 39 SA Matt Duchene, COL 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS -- 7 S, 1 +/- Mikka Kiprusoff, CGY 2.02 GAA, .931 SV%, 29 SA	Team Stats Comparison CGY COL Shots on Goal 39 29 Hits 13 15 Faceoffs Won-Lost 14-15 15-14 Penalty Minutes 4:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 2 Time on Attack 5:30 7:34
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD COL 15:32 - M. Duchene (2), (P. Parenteau) SECOND PERIOD COL 3:36 - D. Jones (1), (Unassisted)
Calgary Flames - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Mikka Kiprusoff 29 27 93% 2.02
Colorado Avalanche - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Semyon Varlamov 39 39 100% 0.00

Record: 3-2-0

[bthomp05]

Win one - lose one. Interesting. Bad break with Mitchell, hope your PK doesn't suffer to much.

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Quote: Originally Posted by bthomp05

Win one - lose one. Interesting. Bad break with Mitchell, hope your PK doesn't suffer to much.

Yeah, hoping I can find some consistency soon. And yeah, Mitchell's absence hurt in the Chicago game, but it improved against Calgary so it looks like the PK unit needs to find some consistency too.

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(4-0-0) San Jose Sharks vs. (3-2-0) Colorado Avalanche
Pepsi Center; Denver, Colorado
October 24th, 2012

Avs hand Sharks first defeat of season
Varlamov continues scorching start, Avs stay perfect at home with 4-1 victory


Semyon Varlamov almost pitched his second straight shutout, but nonetheless was incredible against San Jose in a 4-1 victory and continues to prove his doubters wrong this season

San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
Oct 24, 2012 1 2 3 F SJS (4-1-0) 0 0 1 1 COL (4-2-0) 2 0 2 4 Three Stars Semyon Varlamov, COL 1.00 GAA, .969 SV%, 32 SA Matt Duchene, COL 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS -- 2 S, 2 +/- Paul Stastny, COL 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS -- 3 S, 1 +/-	Team Stats Comparison SJS COL Shots on Goal 32 23 Hits 23 17 Faceoffs Won-Lost 18-14 14-18 Penalty Minutes 2:00 6:00 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Power Play Opportunities 3 1 Time on Attack 5:49 6:36
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD COL 9:22 - M. Duchene (3), (G. Landeskog, P. Stastny) COL 15:37 - J. Hejda (1), (P. Parenteau, M. Duchene) THIRD PERIOD COL 4:46 - M. Olver (1), (C. Kobasew) COL 10:48 - D. Jones (2), (P. Stastny, S. O'Brien) SJS 16:20 - M. Vlasic (1), (M. Havlat, J. Thornton) - PP
San Jose Sharks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Antti Niemi 23 19 83% 4.05
Colorado Avalanche - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Semyon Varlamov 32 31 97% 1.00

Record: 4-2-0

[bthomp05]

Now hopeful your next game isn't a lose.