Posts Tagged ‘Andrew Raycroft’
St. Louis Blues 1 Colorado Avalanche 0
It was the Brad Boyes/Chris Mason show at Pepsi Arena in Denver, Colorado as the 13,661 fans in attendance witnessed the final game of the NHL regular season between the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche. Prior to the start of this game, the Blues were standing in 8th place and needed a win to take over 6th place in …
by Derek Johnson on April 12th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Breaking News: Detroit Red Wings 3 Colorado Avalanche 2
Despite giving up a goal to Milan Hejduk with 1:41 left in regulation, the Detroit Red Wings held on to defeat the Colorado Avalanche by a score of 3 to 2. John-Michael Liles scored the first goal of the game 3:10 into the first period with assists from Milan Hejduk and Scott Hannan. However, Valtteri Filppula scored the equalizer with …
by Derek Johnson on March 5th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Colorado Avalanche 4 Washington Capitals 1
The Colorado Avalanche held Alexander Ovechkin to zero points as they defeated the Washington Capitals by a score of 4 to 1 in front of 18,277 at Verizon Center. Ryan Smyth scored the first goal of the game midway through the first period to give the Avalanche a 1-0 lead. Howevr, with 14 seconds left in the first period, Nicklas …
by Derek Johnson on February 21st, 2009 Leave a comment »
The Goaltending Fiasco in Colorado
If you were Tony Granato, let me ask you the following question: Andrew Raycroft or Peter Budaj? It’s a tough question to answer I’ll tell you that. Given the inconsistencies of BOTH goalies, it’s really not an easy decision before each game for Avs’ head coach Tony Granato. Let’s go ahead and compare both goalies: Peter Budaj, a 26-year old …
by Derek Johnson on February 13th, 2009 Leave a comment »