Colton logged an assist, three shots on goal and four hits in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Jets in Game 1.
Colton has earned five points over the last seven games. The 27-year-old remains in a third-line role, so his chances to be a consistent contributor on offense are likely to be limited in the postseason unless injuries force him into a larger role. Colton had a career-high 40 points with 146 shots on net, 141 hits, 61 PIM and a minus-8 rating over 80 regular-season appearances.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Opens scoring in OT loss
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Colton scored a goal during Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.
Colton opened the scoring with his 17th goal of the season. The 27-year-old tied his career high of 39 points with that tally. Colton is providing depth scoring as the Avs brace for the postseason, but his production has come inconsistently in a middle-six role.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Finds twine in loss
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Colton scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Oilers.
Colton snapped a five-game point drought with his first-period marker, but that was the Avalanche's last goal of the game. The 27-year-old has been less consistent on offense since Casey Mittelstadt was acquired from the Sabres to center the second line, bumping Colton down the lineup. Colton has 16 goals, 37 points, 138 shots on net, 136 hits and a minus-10 rating over 75 appearances.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Tallies in Friday's win
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Colton scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Friday's 6-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
Colton has two goals over six contests since the Avalanche acquired Casey Mittelstadt from the Sabres. Predictably, a drop out of the top six has taken a bite out of Colton's offense, though he did have the game-winning tally Friday. The 27-year-old is up to 15 goals, 35 points, 128 shots on net, 125 hits, 59 PIM and a minus-5 rating through 68 appearances. He can match his career high with five more points, though that may be a bit tougher to do from the third line over the last 12 contests of the season.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Nets equalizer Wednesday
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Colton scored a goal in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.
Colton tied the game at 3-3 with a tally at 8:43 of the third period. The 27-year-old has produced four points over his last seven contests. He's still seeing middle-six usage, but the Avalanche's trade for Casey Mittelstadt at the deadline likely means Colton will feature more on the third line going forward. For the season, Colton has 14 tallies, 34 points, 121 shots on net, 116 hits, 59 PIM and a minus-2 rating through 65 appearances.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Back at practice
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Colton (illness) participated in practice Monday, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Colton, who didn't skate Sunday, should be available for Tuesday's matchup against Calgary. He has produced 13 goals, 33 points and 113 hits in 63 contests this campaign.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Battling illness
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Colton (illness) is dealing with an illness but will travel with the Avalanche on the team's upcoming road trip, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
Colton is one of a handful of Avs suffering from an illness that's made its way through the locker room, though he appears to be trending towards suiting up Tuesday in Calgary. The 27-year-old forward has three points (one goal, two assists) in his last five contests and 33 points (13 goals, 20 assists) in 63 games this season.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Points in two straight
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Colton had an assist, two shots on net, one block, one hit and four penalty minutes in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Red Wings.
Colton perfectly led a streaking Jonathan Drouin early in the third period to set up the Avalanche's sixth goal. Colton has assists in two straight contests and points in three of the last four. However, his second-line status could come to an end soon. On Wednesday, Colorado acquired Casey Mittelstadt, who is expected to fill the team's need for a second-line center, from Buffalo, and he could be ready to make his Avalanche debut Friday against Minnesota.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Puts up helper in win
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Colton logged an assist, three shots on goal, four hits and two blocked shots in Monday's 5-0 win over the Blackhawks.
Colton saw just 10:56 of ice time Monday, but with the Avalanche winning easily, this may have been a tactic for head coach Jared Bednar to get the 27-year-old some rest. Colton hasn't been as sharp lately, picking up just two points over his last seven outings. The American forward is at 32 points, 116 shots on net, 110 hits, 55 PIM and a minus-1 rating through 61 contests in a middle-six role.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Logs assist in loss
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Colton recorded an assist, two shots on net and one block over 13:50 of ice time in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Lightning.
Both Colton and Artturi Lehkonen were awarded assists after it appeared Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped and smothered Colton's shot, but the puck slithered free behind the goalie. That's where Bowen Byram jumped up and won the battle to score his second goal of the game. Colton has three points over the last two games and is up to 29 for the season.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Goal, assist in victory
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Colton notched a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Capitals.
Colton opened the scoring 2:46 into the first frame, beating Charlie Lindgren on a breakaway to give the Avs an early lead. The 27-year-old forward would grab a second point with an assist on Artturi Lehkonen's tally in the second period. Colton had gone nine contests without a goal coming into Tuesday's action, posting six assists in that span. Overall, he's up to 11 goals and 28 points through 52 games this season.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Dishes two assists
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Colton provided a pair of assists, including one on the power play, and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-1 win over the Kings.
Colton has served as a playmaker with six helpers over the last three games. He helped out on goals by Logan O'Connor and Cale Makar in this contest. Colton is up to 26 points, 87 shots on net, 64 hits, 45 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 47 outings overall. He'll likely continue to provide supporting offense in a top-six role.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Gets Avs on board
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Colton scored a power-play goal and had four shots on net over 18:52 of ice time in Monday's 4-3 loss to Montreal.
Colton's seen an increase in TOI the last two games with Valeri Nichushkin (personal) unavailable. He's taken advantage of the increased responsibilities, contributing two goals and an assist over the past two contests as a member of the second line. Nichushkin will be gone for an indefinite period of time, and the Avalanche will need Colton and others to fill the offensive void created by the Russian forward's absence.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Steps up for Nichushkin
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Colton had a power-play assist and notched an empty-net goal in Saturday's 5-3 win over Toronto. He finished with three shots and five hits over 19:01 of ice time.
For the third time this season, Colton was given a heavier-than-normal load due to Valeri Nichushkin (illness) being unavailable. He replaced Nichushkin on the second line and responded with his third two-point night of the season. Colton also played 3:46 on the top power-play unit and earned the primary helper on Jonathan Drouin's second-period goal. In winning the faceoff, Colton took a stick to the face and fell to the ice, but he scrambled back up in time to set up the tally, which set the Avalanche on their way to erasing a 3-0 deficit.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Set to play
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Colton (leg) is expected to play Tuesday versus the Islanders, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
Colton was considered probable heading into the game, so it's not a surprise he's officially good to go. He missed a pair of games while dealing with the injury. Colton's return will send Kurtis MacDermid to the press box as a healthy scratch.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Slated to be game-time call
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Colton (leg) is expected to be a game-time decision Tuesday against the Islanders, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
Coach Jared Bednar said Colton was "probable" to play, so it wouldn't be a surprise if the Avalanche forward returned from a two-game absence. Colton has accumulated eight goals, 17 points, 64 shots on net, 22 blocked shots and 51 hits over 35 games this season.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Unavailable Sunday
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Colton (leg) won't play Sunday versus the Sharks, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
Per Boulding, Colton is dealing with a leg injury. He had three helpers over his previous five outings before the injury. Colton's absence has allowed Ryan Johansen to rejoin the second line, while Kurtis MacDermid is seeing a regular run on the fourth unit.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Not playing Friday
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Colton (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup against the Blues on Friday, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
Colton picked up an injury against Arizona on Wednesday and will now miss at least one game as a result. The 27-year-old has eight goals and 17 points through 35 contests. His next chance to play will be Sunday against the Sharks.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Questionable Friday
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Colton (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision versus St. Louis on Friday, Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports reports.
Colton was hurt in the third period of Wednesday's tilt in Arizona. He's on a two-game point streak with two assists during that stretch, giving him eight goals and 18 points in 36 games. Should Colton be unable to go, look for Ryan Johansen to move up from the third line to center Jonathan Drouin and Miles Wood on the second line.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Unable to finish game
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Colton (undisclosed) left Wednesday's game versus the Coyotes, Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports reports.
Colton was injured in the third period. He had one assist and four hits over 11:16 of ice time prior to leaving the game. The 27-year-old's status should be updated prior to Friday's game versus the Blues. If he can't play, the Avalanche may need to call up a forward or insert Caleb Jones into the lineup as a seventh defenseman.
