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Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen tallied a goal and an assist during Thursday's victory over the Minnesota Wild. Rantanen would score in the second period on a wrist shot. Later in the ...

Mikko Rantanen belongs to the elite of the National Hockey League. The big forward for the Avalanche has collected over 90 ...

Rantanen scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and went plus-3 in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Wild.

Logan O’Connor put the Avs on the board first with his fifth of the season at 3:46 of the opening period. Josh Manson caught ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and his NHL-leading 53rd assist of the season to help the Colorado Avalanche ...

Injuries and illness are forcing the Wild to get extremely creative with the salary cap as they try to tread water.

Rantanen is so important for the franchise, this season and beyond. Is he going to free agency, or is a deal still possible before then? A lot of Mikko Rantanen contract questions every week.

The Colorado Avalanche created plenty, but Petr Mrazek made 36 saves to help the Chicago Blackhawks upset the Avs, 3-1, ...

The Wild did a lot of roster manipulation to get David Jiricek onto the roster for his NHL debut. The right-shot former ...

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Colorado is 8-1-1 in its last 10 games, averaging 3.8 goals, as it heads to the United Center to play the Blackhawks on ...