Avalanche visit the Kings after Makar's 2-goal game

Colorado Avalanche (39-10-9, in the Central Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (24-21-14, in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Los Angeles Kings after Cale Makar's two-goal game against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Avalanche's 3-1 win.
Opinion

Renck: Olympic gold only thing left to cement legacy of Avs’ Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar

Obviously, hockey in Canada, there is nothing quite like it. It’s kind of like football down here. It’s a big deal. There is a lot of pressure on us.”
Yardbarker

One Makar Play Should Change the Narrative on Evan Bouchard

Even though Cale Makar is widely considered the best defenseman in the NHL, he’s catching a lot of flak for his decision to drift back in 3-on-3 overtime, the sequence in which Team Canada lost the gold medal.

Recap: Penalty-plagued Avalanche fall 5-2 to Wild

MacKinnon’s second point came on Necas’ second goal. Filip Gustavsson was the Wild netminder this evening, and he got visibly sick in his own crease with less than a minute left. A cold Wahlstedt would fill in and immediately forfeit a back-door goal. MacKinnon’s seam pass on this play was just about the only one that worked all night.
The Gazette

Avalanche, Cale Makar remind Wild who runs the Central Division | Evan’s take

SAINT PAUL – This doesn’t look like a Colorado Avalanche team that needs any extra motivation, but Jesper Wallstedt may have made a rookie mistake in giving them some. “It kind of says that we’re a better team than them,” Wallstedt said after the ...
The News-Gazette

Cale Makar’s late power-play goal salvages point for Avalanche in shootout loss

NASHVILLE — The power play helped the Colorado Avalanche salvage a point and turned a regulation loss into a coin toss. For the fourth time in as many tries this season, the shootout did not flip the Avs’ way. This one took a scary turn though.