MARCH 31, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Avalanche face Blue Jackets, continue pursuit of division crown Now that the Colorado Avalanche have officially qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a seventh consecutive season, they can focus on t...
Chris Wagner - Recalled from AHL Wagner was recalled from AHL Colorado on Sunday.
Impact Wagner has one assist in nine games with the Avalanche this season. The 32-year-old winger could slot into a fourth-line role while Valeri Nichushkin (lower body) and Joel Kiviranta (illness) are sidelined.
MARCH 31, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Michael McCarron - Notches assist Saturday McCarron registered an assist in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Avalanche.
Impact Now with 21 points in 62 games (11G, 10A), McCarron has formed a solid checking unit along with linemates Cole Smith and Kiefer Sherwood. The trio has been a solid source of secondary scoring for the Preds this season, accounting for a combined 29 goals and 67 points.
MARCH 31, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Cole Smith - Bulges twine in Saturday loss Smith scored his ninth goal of the season in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Avalanche.
Impact Smith opened the scoring just 3:41 into the first period, but the Preds' ultimately couldn't hold off the red-hot Avs. With 23 points in 73 games, Smith has been a solid source of secondary scoring from the team's fourth line where he skates alongside Michael McCarron and Kiefer Sherwood.
MARCH 31, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Kiefer Sherwood - Supplies helper Saturday Sherwood registered an assist in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Avalanche, along with a shot on goal, a hit and a blocked shot.
Impact Sherwood has been a pleasant surprise in his first full season as a Pred. Now with a career-high 23 points (9G, 14A), he has been a solid source of secondary scoring from the team's bottom six. He continues to skate mainly on the team's fourth line alongside Cole Smith and Michael McCarron.
MARCH 31, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Alexandar Georgiev - No change in status Colorado head coach Jared Bednar said following Saturday's game that Georgiev will remain the Avalanche's starter heading down the stretch into the playoffs, Evan Rawal of Colorado...
Impact Bednar was critical of Georgiev's play Saturday. The goalie was pulled after giving up four goals in 21 minutes and picking up an unsportsmanlike penalty, as Nashville raced to a 4-2 lead early in the second period. Justus Annunen shut the door the rest of the way, but the head coach insisted there was no change to his goalie rotation.
MARCH 31, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Zach Parise - Logs power-play assist Parise had a power-play assist, two shots on net and two blocked shots in Saturday's 7-4 win over Nashville.
Impact Parise picked up the secondary helper on Cale Makar's power-play tally. It was Parise's second power-play point in 22 games since signing with the Avalanche midseason. Overall, the third-line forward has four goals and five assists.
MARCH 31, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
