2 Months Ago, topix.com says (in Avs win fourth straight with rout of Oilers) Kyle Cumiskey and Matt Duchene each scored twice and Craig Anderson stopped 24 shots, helping the Colorado Avalanche to their fourth straight win in a 6-0 rout of Edmonton on Monday night.

And topix.com says (in Avs top Sabres in shootout 4-3) Matt Hendricks scored the deciding goal in the 11th round of the shootout, rookie Matt Duchene scored twice in regulation, and the Colorado Avalanche snapped Buffalo's six-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the Sabres on Saturday night.

4 Months Ago, FOXSports.com News for Avalanche says (in Blackhawks beat Avs in teams' third straight SO) Patrick Sharp scored in the third shootout round Wednesday night, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche - the third straight game between the teams decided in a tiebreaker. It was the first time the teams didn't need to go to extended shootouts. Chicag...

And FOXSports.com News for Avalanche says (in Short in a shootout) 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.

And FOXSports.com News for Avalanche says (in Avalanche 4, Blackhawks 3, SO) Chris Stewart formulated a plan as he fidgeted on the bench, readying himself just in case the shootout dragged out that long. When his turn came, Stewart went to work, skating down the side, cutting over and lining the puck under the pads of Chicago goalie Antti Niemi - just as he envisioned....