Patrick Roy reached 100 career NHL coaching victories. The third-year bench boss is 100-66-21:
Game story from the . I went heavy on the 3-1 against Central Division opponents angle — primarily because it’s the pace Colorado (9-13-1) needs to maintain to make a run at anything special.
Great story by, those generous beer-league hockey players. The story is running Sunday.
Right winger Matt Duchene had three points, including an empty-net goal, to give him 16 points in his last nine games. His 11 goals in November is a new franchise record and the second most of any Avalanche player since Milan Hejduk produced 12 in March 2003. Duchene has 20 points in November and his 12th goal this season ties him with Adam Deadmarsh for 11th place in the franchise’s all-time list with 138.
Duchene’s assist on Carl Soderberg’s goal was pretty sweet:
The Nathan MacKinnon-centered line, with Duchene and left winger Gabe Landeskog, combined for seven points. Here’s Duchene’s ENG:
Here’s Duchene from the locker room:
