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• Avalanche's Justus Annunen: Pulled off, then returns Monday

  4H ago • By RotoWire

  Annunen stopped 11 of 16 shots in Monday's 8-2 loss to the Lightning. Annunen gave up three goals on seven shots before he was pulled at 10:03 of the first period, but he returned at the start of the third period and allowed two more goals in the final frame. The 24-year-old has been struggling of late, posting a 2-3-0 record with a 4.17 GAA and an .826 save percentage over his last five appearances. He should remain as the backup of Alexandar Georgiev going forward.

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• Avalanche's Justus Annunen: Facing Tampa Bay

  22H ago • By RotoWire

  Annunen will be between the road pipes for Monday's contest against the Lightning. Annunen made 24 saves on 26 shots en route to a 3-2 win over the Flyers in his last appearance. The 24-year-old will have a tough matchup against a Tampa Bay club that ranks fifth in the NHL with 3.58 goals per game through 19 outings. Annunen has an 6-3-0 record, .886 save percentage and 2.81 GAA through 10 appearances.

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• Avalanche's Justus Annunen: Hangs on for win Monday

  7D ago • By RotoWire

  Annunen turned aside 24 shots in Monday's 3-2 win over the Flyers. The Avs seemed to have the game well in hand when Casey Mittelstadt gave them a 3-0 lead midway through the third period, but Annunen had to withstand a furious comeback attempt by the Flyers over the final 10 minutes. The 24-year-old goalie is 6-3-0 through 10 appearances this season with a 2.81 GAA and an .886 save percentage, and Annunen figures to see a heavy workload while Alexandar Georgiev (upper body) is on IR.

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• Avalanche's Justus Annunen: Draws start Tuesday

  21D ago • By RotoWire

  Annunen will tend twine in Tuesday's home matchup versus Seattle, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports. Annunen will make his eighth appearance and sixth start of the 2024-25 campaign. The Finnish netminder has posted a 4-2-0 record, .899 save percentage and 2.58 GAA. The Kraken sit 22nd in the league with 2.77 goals per game through 13 contests.

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• Avalanche's Justus Annunen: Takes loss Saturday

  24D ago • By RotoWire

  Annunen stopped 20 of 23 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Predators. The last two goals were empty-netters. The Avalanche got within a goal late thanks to Nathan MacKinnon, but the Predators found the empty cage twice after that. Annunen put in a decent effort, but his four-game winning streak was snapped anyway. He's allowed seven goals on 53 shots over his last two contests, dropping to 4-2-0 with a 2.58 GAA and an .899 save percentage across seven games (five starts) overall. Annunen has been the best of the Avalanche's goaltenders, but he's currently in a three-man rotation that also features Alexandar Georgiev and Kaapo Kahkonen. Considering the team is entertaining the idea of three goalies while running short on healthy forwards, this is a fantasy crease situation that could quickly get ugly if one of the netminders doesn't get hot soon -- all three have been on the losing end of 5-2 results in the last week. The Avalanche host the Kraken on Tuesday.

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