Diego Luna, the 18-year old dynamo for El Paso Locomotive FC, will play tonight against the Oakland Roots and then join the USMNT U-20 team in Mexico next week.
Avalanche captain continued to produce in all facets of the game by Ron Knabenbauer @RonKnab / ColoradoAvalanche.com
There are only four active players in the NHL that have held the captaincy of their respective teams longer than Gabriel Landeskog has with the Colorado Avalanche.
The 2020-21 campaign marked the ninth season that Landeskog wore the Avs C on his sweater, and he once again showed the impact he is able to make in all aspects of the game.
As the second-longest serving captain in franchise history (Joe Sakic, 17 seasons), Landeskog recorded his fourth-straight and eighth career 20-goal season for the Avalanche last year. The left wing was tied for second on the team in tallies with linemate Nathan MacKinnon (20) and finished third overall with 52 points. Only Joe Sakic and Milan Hejduk former Color
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Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley suffered a mild hamstring sprain during Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Memphis Grizzlies and will be re-evaluated before the second-round tips off, the team announced Thursday.
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During Game 5 between the Jazz and Grizzlies last night, Mike Conley left in the second quarter after experiencing right hamstring soreness. This morning an MRI revealed a mild right hamstring strain. He will be reevaluated prior to Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals.
Conley, 33, averaged 17.4 points, 8.6 assists and 38 rebounds in five games against Memphis and will have a bit of time to recover as Utah awaits the winner of a first-round series between the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks to determine its next opponent. Dallas leads the series 3-2 with Game 6 slated for Friday night.
After completing a four-game sweep versus the St. Louis Blues in Round 1, the Colorado Avalanche continues its quest for the Stanley Cup when facing off in Game 1 of its second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday at Ball Arena. Colorado defeated the Blues 5-2 in Game 4 a week ago, while Vegas won 6-2 in a win-or-go-home Game 7 versus the Minnesota Wild on Friday.For the Avs, eight different players found the scoresheet in the their latest victory against the Blues, as Mikko Rantanen, Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon all finished with a goal and an assist to round out their first-round meeting.