Strong Defensive Effort Displayed in Series Against Coyotes
Colorado held Arizona to 14 shots on goal for the second straight game by Callie Parmele @CallieParmele / ColoradoAvalanche.com
The Colorado Avalanche placed an emphasis on improving its play on the defensive side of the puck prior to the start of the season and that focus has been on display.
The Avs held the Arizona Coyotes to 14 shots on goal for the second straight game and earned a 2-1 overtime victory at Ball Arena on Wednesday. The 14 shots allowed are the fewest Colorado has given up this season and the fifth fewest in Avalanche history (since 1995-96).
A Texas man died while skiing at Big Sky Resort last week.
Kirby Smith, a 60-year-old from Dallas, Texas, was skiing with his son on Friday, according to a news release from the Gallatin County Sheriffâs Office. He died from blunt force injuries to the head.
Smith was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
The Big Sky Ski Patrol is investigating the accident.
âBig Sky Resort is deeply saddened by this accident,â said a statement from the resort sent on Tuesday evening. âWe extend our condolences and deepest sympathies to our guestâs family and friends during this difficult time.â
Gabriel Landeskog circled around before scoring on a wrist shot 4:22 into overtime, Philipp Grubauer wasn't called on often but made 13 timely stops and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Wednesday night. Landeskog patiently waited for an opening and whizzed a shot between defenders and over Antti Raanta for the winner in a back-and-forth, up-and-down-the-ice overtime session. The Avalanche went 1-1 during the two-game series with Arizona in Denver even though they outshot the Coyotes by an 81-28 margin.
The deadly avalanche that came to define a community in Lake Tahoe
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The snow came down fast and didn’t stop for days. Inch by inch, then foot by foot, the late-season storm arrived with the force of 120 mph wind gusts and buried the mountains in a sea of white.
March 31, 1982, was the fifth day of the storm. Conditions were so unrelenting, Alpine Meadows Ski Area shut down for the entire day. The resort was struggling to manage the 7 feet of snow that had fallen, while the storm’s onslaught continued.
Alpine Meadows is marked by its terrain rocky cirques and bowls spill off the crest of the Sierra Nevada, bottoming out in a hanging valley that sits at 7,000 feet. The same features that make it a world-class destination for skiing also make it prone to avalanches: heavy snow and steep slopes exposed to the elements.
Avs host Coyotes for the second time this season by Andy Vernier / ColoradoAvalanche.com
The Colorado Avalanche looks to get back into the win column when it hosts the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday. It is the second contest of a two-game set between the clubs at Ball Arena.
Colorado (13-8-2) fell 3-2 to the Coyotes on Monday, despite fighting back from an early 2-0 deficit. Valeri Nichushkin tallied a goal extending his season-long point streak to three games while Andre Burakovsky buried his third power-play marker of the campaign, a new career best. Mikko Rantanen collected his team-leading 25th point (12 goals, 13 assists) with a helper.