With four games left in the regular season, the Avalanche is in the driver seat to earn their first back-to-back playoff berths since 2006.
It’s no easy path for Colorado, who faces three playoff-bound teams — at home against Winnipeg and road games against St. Louis and San Jose — in their final four games. And the bad news: The Avs are 0-3-2 against San Jose and St. Louis this season.
But there’s a silver lining: Colorado is 6-0-1 in its last seven outings and goaltender Philipp Grubauer has caught on fire. According to the team, he finished with the , ahead of Patrick Roy in 2003 (.952).
In this final stretch, the Avs are clinging on to the No. 2 wild-card spot with 85 points. A paper-thin one-point lead over Arizona (three games remaining) and four points over Minnesota (three games remaining).
However if they survive this push and make the playoffs, the odds aren’t terrible for them to make a run. Bovada puts Colorado at 30-to-1 odds to win it all.
— , The Denver Post
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What’s on Tap?
- Rockies: At Tampa Bay Rays, 5:10 p.m. Monday, ATTRM |
- Avalanche: At St. Louis Blues, 6 p.m. Monday, NBCSN |
- Nuggets: At Golden State Warriors, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, ALT |
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Scoreboard
NBA: Wizards 95, Nuggets 90
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MLB: Marlins 3, Rockies 0
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Must-Read
Broncos need to draft an inside linebacker. A look at who they might take.
The Denver Broncos might have a handful of players who can fit as inside linebackers on their roster right now, but it stands to reason that change is coming. Eric Edholm breaks down the top five prospects for the 2019 class at the position. Read more…
Helping Bradley Chubb make a big jump in Year 2? Broncos coach Vic Fangio has some ideas.
Chubb led all NFL rookies and was tied for 14th overall with 12 sacks (also a franchise rookie record). But more should be expected from Chubb this year and more will be required for the Broncos to climb into AFC West contention, Ryan O’Halloran writes. Read more…
Avalanche-Cale Makar marriage on hold through NCAA Frozen Four
Makar and the Minutemen face the University of Denver in the Frozen Four semifinals April 11 in Buffalo, N.Y. Thus, there is no chance that the Avs’ 2017 first-round draft pick (fourth overall) makes his NHL debut in the current regular season, given that Colorado’s season finale is April 6. Read more…
Quick Hits
+ Nuggets fan escorted out after berating ref who ejected Nikola Jokic.
+ O’Halloran: Von Miller ready to increase leadership role with Broncos “to get this thing right.”
+ Trevor Story primed for continued emergence as one of baseball’s top shortstops: “He has the potential to be 40/40.”
+ How the Colorado Avalanche got their Stanley Cup mojo back.
+ Chambers: Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery is so predictable.
+ NBA Journal: Nuggets shouldn’t fear Russell Westbrook, Thunder in playoffs.
+ Denver Pioneers hockey advances to Frozen Four with win over American International.
+ Denver native Josh Perkins laments “bonehead play” in Gonzaga’s loss.
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By The Numbers
$132 million
How much the Red Sox and Xander Bogaerts agreed on a deal to keep the shortstop in Boston through 2025. Read more…
Parting Shot
Kiszla: Why Rockies, with no championships, are much bigger success story than Marlins, who’ve won World Series twice
“If Coors Field, home of the Rockies, is the happiest ballpark under the sun, then where the Marlins reside must qualify as the saddest place in baseball, where our national pastime has gone to die,” Mark Kiszla writes. Read more…
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