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Game Preview: COL @ STL | Colorado Avalanche

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March 19, 2024

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Game Preview: COL @ STL | Colorado Avalanche

COLORADO AVALANCHE (43-20-5) VS ST. LOUIS BLUES (36-29-3)

6:00 PM MDT | ENTERPRISE CENTER | WATCH: ALTITUDE 2 | LISTEN: 950 AM

Colorado will conclude its season-series against St. Louis this Tuesday at Enterprise Center. The Avalanche and Blues both enter tonight with a winning streak. Colorado has won six straight, outscoring its opponents 27-10, while St. Louis has claimed victory in its last four, scoring 15 to its contender’s six during its streak.

Latest Results:

March 16, 2024 COL: 3 EDM: 2 (OT)

March 17, 2024 STL: 4 ANA: 2

OIL SPILL IN EDMONTON

Saturday night at Rogers Place, the Avalanche secured an overtime victory 3-2 against the Edmonton Oilers, their first of three regular-season matchups between the teams this campaign. This marked Colorado’s 22nd comeback win of the season, the highest recorded by any team in 2023-24. The Avs earned their 10th third-period comeback victory of the season. Colorado’s sixth straight wins are now the clubs longest active streak in the NHL this season, tying its previous best from Oct. 11 – 24.

AVS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Nathan MacKinnon has collected 116 points (42g/74a) in 68 games this season, leading the NHL in points. His 116 matches Peter Forsberg (1995-96) for the third-most tallied in a season in Avalanche history in a single campaign.

Tonight, the centerman looks to extend his point streak to 16 games, currently the longest active streak in the NHL. A point would make his current run the third-longest by an NHLer this season.

Mikko Rantanen’s 11-game point streak came to an end on Saturday. The assist streak marks the third-longest in NHL history and the second-longest the NHL has seen this season (McDavid, 13 from Feb. 13 – March 7).

Sean Walker recorded two goals against Edmonton, tallying the first multi-goal game of his career and his first goal as a member of the Avalanche.

HISTORY

The Avalanche/Nordiques own an all-time record of 75-69-11-7 against the Blues. On the road, the franchise has a 29-42-4-4 tally against them. This upcoming game marks the teams’ fourth and final meeting of the season, with Colorado having won two of the previous three encounters on Nov. 1, 2023, and Dec. 29, 2023. The Avalanche are 15-5-0 in the last 20 meetings with the Blues. A win tonight would mark the Avs’ fifth consecutive win against them at Enterprise Center.

SITTING DUCKS

On Sunday, St. Louis extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-2 victory against the Ahaheim Ducks at Enterprise Center. Troy Terry opened up the scoring in the first period and Kevin Hayes found the back of the net to tie it in the second. Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours scored three consecutive power-play goals in the third period. Troy Terry netted his second of the night, but the Ducks ultimately fell short to the Blues, 4-2.

STATS TO KNOW

MacKinnon has registered 31 points (9g/22a) in his last 20 games agaisnt the Blues.

Cale Makar has picked up 24 points (5g/19a) in 21 games versus St. Louis in his career.

In their first encounter with the Blues this season (Nov. 1, 2023), MacKinnon, Makar and Rantanen all recorded a multi-point game.

In their latest encounter at the Enterprise Center on Dec. 29, 2023, Devon Toews clinched the game-winning goal in the third period and was named the First Star of the Game.

BLUES BENCHMARKS

Pavel Buchnevich recorded his team-leading seventh three-point game of 2023-24 against the Ducks. Only one St. Louis player has posted more three-point outings in a season over the past 20 years (Vladimir Tarasenko, 9x in 2021-22).

Thomas leads the Blues this season with 73 points (23g/50a) in 68 games. He holds a 21-point edge over Buchnevich, the team’s next closest point collector.

Jordan Binnington is tied for eighth in shutouts this season (3) among all NHL netminders.

Joel Hofer is tied for eighth among NHL goalies for save percentage, boasting a .915 clip (Min. 25 games played).

NUMBERS GAME

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Artturi Lehkonen joined Matt Duchene (March 10, 2013) as the only players in franchise history to score in the final second of an overtime period, lighting the lamp with 0.5 seconds left on the clock.

Alexandar Georgiev posted his 35th win against the Oilers, taking over the league-lead in that category this season. He joined Patrick Roy (3x) as the second Avalanche netminder to record multiple 35-plus win seasons in franchise history.

Makar has registered 57 assists this season and is one shy of tying his career-high set in 2021-22.

QUOTE(S) THAT LEFT A MARK

“We liked (the new players) right out of the gate, and every game I think they just get a little more accustomed to what we’re doing, where they fit. We’re starting to see their personalities come out. That’s what you want. That’s why the deadline is when it is, so you can get them integrated with your team and everyone feels like a family before you start the playoffs.”

– Colorado Head Coach Jared Bednar on New Players Getting Integrated and Accustomed to the Avs

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Colorado Springs police searching for missing 11-year-old

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June 26, 2026

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Colorado Springs police searching for missing 11-year-old

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is searching for a missing child.

CSPD said 11-year-old Emilio Gerardo was last seen Thursday around 8:06 p.m. near North Carefree Circle and Peterson Road.

Gerardo is described as a 4-foot-8 and 65-pound Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes.

Police said he was last seen in a black shirt, black pants and black Converse shoes. They said he may have a VR headset with him.

Police said he could be in the area of Sand Creek High School or Remington Park.

If you see Gerardo or know where he may be, contact the Colorado Springs Police Department at 719-444-7000.

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Kids escape unscathed after van slips off Colorado mountain road and down Blue River embankment

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June 25, 2026

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Kids escape unscathed after van slips off Colorado mountain road and down Blue River embankment

Updated on: June 25, 2026 / 3:06 PM MDT
/ CBS Colorado

A van carrying campers from a hike near Blue River rolled down an embankment Thursday afternoon, but everyone inside escaped without major injuries. According to the Keystone Science School, the 15-passenger van was transporting 13 campers and two adults back from Mohawk Lakes when it slid off a wet road and rolled over.

Emergency crews responded to Spruce Creek Road after receiving reports of a single-vehicle rollover.

“We’re fortunate that it was low speed, and there was no intrusion into the passenger cabin,” Matt Benedict, division chief of wildfire and community preparedness for Red, White and Blue Fire said.

Investigators believe muddy conditions created by recent rainfall contributed to the crash. The van rolled down a steep embankment before coming to rest against a tree. Two people suffered minor injuries, but neither required transportation to a hospital, according to fire officials.

Keystone Science School confirmed emergency responders arrived quickly and that no major injuries were reported.

“The safety and well-being of our campers and staff is our highest priority,” Executive Director Eric Rightor said in a statement. “We are grateful that there were no major injuries, and we are committed to fully supporting all those involved and their families.”

Fire officials also credited seatbelt use for helping protect those inside the vehicle. “We always encourage everyone to wear their seatbelts… and they did. And everybody left,” Benedict said.

The Keystone Science School is located in Summit County.

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Colorado Springs officials provide details of recent closure, repair work on Uintah Street

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June 25, 2026

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Colorado Springs officials provide details of recent closure, repair work on Uintah Street

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two weeks have passed since officials closed four blocks of Uintah Street to repair damage under a bridge over Shooks Run Creek, and we’re now learning specifics about the response.

Officials said that the city was the lead entity in the repair response, with Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) providing a supporting role.

The closure began late in the afternoon of June 10 for what officials described as emergency bridge and utility repairs between Prospect and Institute streets, east of the Colorado College campus.

Officials said that on the previous day, a routine bridge inspection by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) discovered a large “void,” or sinkhole, under the bridge that compromised a utility line.

But officials didn’t explain how the void developed or how they repaired it until earlier this week, when Richard Mulledy, the city’s public works director, elaborated on the situation.

“It was about a six-foot by eight-foot void,” he explained. “That void was really caused by an abandoned storm sewer line and then a leaking manhole. It’s something that we see from time to time, but really doesn’t happen often.”

Crews approached the problem from under and above the bridge, with workers excavating into the street to access the utility lines.

“The utility line being compromised was an active storm sewer line,” Mulledy said. “It was sort of hanging out in the open and was unsecured. The old storm sewer line had been abandoned for decades and was starting to fail.”

Crews removed the old stormwater pipe, repaired the manhole, and backfilled the void with a material called “flow.”

“Flow fills almost like a kind of liquid concrete,” Mulledy detailed. “And that’s a really great structural solution. So, we filled that entire thing up, made sure the void is closed, and made sure it’s structurally sound.”

He added that the bridge is around a century old, the same age as most bridges across the creek.

“This was identified and got fixed in 48 hours, rather than let something structural fail, and then we’d be in a big, giant construction project,” Mulledy said. “The structure itself, I don’t think, was ever really threatened.”

The closure ended on Saturday, June 13.

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