Also: Kyle Connor’s one-timer with 1:36 remaining in the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted Winnipeg to a victory in Saturday’s opening game of the Stanley Cup playoffs against St. Louis.

Jim Nill could teach Nico Harrison a thing or two about how to make a trade that sends shock waves through the rest of the ...

The first taste of playoff hockey for Mackenzie Blackwood was nearly perfect. The Avalanche’s starting netminder was the star ...

Dallas’ Oettinger was the more experienced goalie, but Colorado’s Blackwood outshined his counterpart in Game 1.

Dallas was in a neck-and-neck battle for the first half. Two fluky goals gave Colorado a lead, but Dallas made it a 2-1 game ...

Nathan MacKinnon had a part in both of Colorado’s strange goals in the second period before adding an empty-netter late as ...

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice in a three-point performance and goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood won his Stanley Cup playoffs ...

DALLAS – An uncontrollable Avalanche roared into Texas and put a sense of dread in Dallas with a big, fat D. On this Saturday night there was nobody, including their old teammate Mikko “Moose” ...

The Avalanche are rested and healthy, but the same can't be said of the Stars, who enter the playoffs on a 7-game losing ...

MacKinnon scored on a shot that deflected off Stars defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin, and knuckled past goalie Jake Oettinger late ...

Nathan MacKinnon had a part in both of Colorado’s strange goals in the second period before adding an empty-netter late as ...

Nathan MacKinnon had a part in both of Colorado's strange goals in the second period before adding an empty-netter late as the Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 in the playoff opener.