5 things to know about the Blue Jackets hiring of Brad Larsen
The longtime CBJ assistant takes over as the eighth full-time coach in franchise history by Jeff Svoboda @JacketsInsider / BlueJackets.com
After seven years as an assistant with the Blue Jackets, Brad Larsen is now the 10th head coach in franchise history and eighth full-time mentor after the organization s announcement Thursday he will take over behind the bench.
Noted for his hard-working, determined game during a long NHL and AHL career as well as his X s and O s acumen and leadership skills as a coach, Larsen is a known quantity among those in the CBJ world given his work not just with the CBJ team but with the team s minor league franchises as well.
Rapid Recap: Golden Knights 5, Avalanche 1 (Game 4)
Jonathan Marchessault had a hat trick to knot the best-of-seven series at 2-2 by Callie Parmele @CallieParmele / ColoradoAvalanche.com
Jonathan Marchessault scored a hat trick and William Karlsson assisted on all three of those goals as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena in Game 4 of the second round in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The best-of-seven set is tied at 2-2.
Brandon Saad scored the first goal of the game at 1:50 of the first period for Colordo, his sixth marker of the postseason. Philipp Grubauer made 30 saves, including 14 in the opening frame.
The Colorado Avalanche looks to take a 3-1 series lead when facing off against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of Round 2 on Sunday. The Avs fell for the first time this postseason on Friday, losing 3-2 after giving up two goals in a 45-second span late in the third period.Mikko Rantanen scored to extend his playoff point streak to 17 games, while Carl Soderberg (one goal) and Kiefer Sherwood (one assist) each registered their first points of the postseason. For the Golden Knights, Max Pacioretty tallied the game-winning goal, with William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault both finding the back of the net as well.Avalanche netminder Philipp Grubauer stopped 40-of-43 shots on the night, while Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 18 saves on 20 shots.
Avalanche faces Golden Knights for two games at T-Mobile Arena by Andy Vernier / ColoradoAvalanche.com
The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime at Ball Arena on Wednesday in Game 2 to take a 2-0 lead in the second round. The best-of-seven set now shifts to Vegas for the third contest of the series on Friday at T-Mobile Arena.
Mikko Rantanen scored the game-winning goal in overtime his second career playoff marker in the extra frame while netminder Philipp Grubauer made a postseason career high 39 saves and Brandon Saad found the back of the net for the fifth consecutive contest. Reilly Smith and Alec Martinez scored for the Golden Knights, with Shea Theodore assisting on each of the tallies. Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury started in between the pipes for the first time in the series and let in three goals on 25 shots.
The Colorado Avalanche looks to extend its series lead when hosting the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of its second-round series at Ball Arena on Wednesday. The Avs earned a 7-1 win in Game 1 of the best-of-seven set on Sunday.Cale Makar registered a postseason career-high four points (one goal, three assists), while Colorado s top line of Nathan MacKinnon (two goals, one assist), Gabriel Landeskog (two goals, one assist) and Mikko Rantanen (one goal, one assist) combined for eight points. William Karlsson scored the lone goal for the Golden Knights, as Max Pacioretty and Jonathan Marchessault each picked up an assist on the tally.