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Chris Stewart's game-winning shot against the Blackhawks during Friday's game raises the Avalanche's record to 2-2 in shootouts this season.

The Colorado Avalanche may get a boost with the expected return of gritty forward Darcy Tucker when the team travels to Chicago on Wednesday.

This season, it's almost as if former Broncos guard Keith Bishop pops onto the Avalanche bench every time Colorado falls behind 2-0 and repeats his famous pronouncement as Denver was about to embark on the late 98-yard drive against Cleveland in the 1987 AFC championship game: "We got 'em right where we want 'em." On Friday night at the Pepsi ...

The Blackhawks have become a feel-good story around the NHL, but coach Joel Quenneville isn't about to let them rest on their early-season laurels.

The Colorado extended their winning run at home to six games with a 4-3 shoot-out victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

The Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche appear destined to play long games. They went nine rounds into a shootout in the Hawks' first game at the United Center this season before the Hawks pulled out a victory, and Friday the shootout went eight tension-packed rounds.

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Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout, helping the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche remain unbeaten at home with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

Matt Duchene's base salary with the Avalanche is $900,000, but his "hit" to the team's salary cap is a hefty $3.4 million.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Andrew Raycroft makes a save on Colorado Avalanche Chris Stewart as Canucks' Edler Alexandre ties up Avalanche's David Jones during the first period period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sunday, Nov.

The Avalanche will be without the services of rookie T.J. Galiardi for four to six weeks.

The Colorado Avalanche will try to extend the best start in franchise history tonight against the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion.

The Flames lose a close one to the Colorado Avalanche at the Saddledome Wednesday night.

The surprising Colorado Avalanche will shoot for a third straight win when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for a Northwest Division battle at Rexall Place.

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Tucker was checked into the boards by Carolina forward Tuomo Ruutu as he tried to play the puck in the Hurricanes' end at 14:34 of the second period.

Craig Anderson made season-high 48 saves, Chris Stewart and T.J. Galiardi each had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche continued their surprising start with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

Avs goalie Peter Budaj, who was the opening-day netminder the past two seasons, will be making his first start this season against the Hurricanes at the Pepsi Center.

Rookie Matt Duchene doesn't rattle easily on the ice. Take him to a horror film, though, and the 18-year-old Colorado Avalanche forward is quivering in his seat.

Wojtek Wolski leads the Avs with four goals, yet has been demoted from the first to the third line and seen his playing time drop.