Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Picks up helper in win
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O'Connor provided an assist in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Kings.
O'Connor snapped a six-game point drought with the helper. The 28-year-old has often seen top-six minutes this season, though he was on the third line Wednesday. He'll likely stay there moving forward, as the Avalanche are expected to get back Valeri Nichushkin (suspension), Jonathan Drouin (upper body) and Miles Wood (upper body) for Friday's game versus the Capitals. O'Connor's picked up just three points with 20 shots on net, 28 hits and a minus-3 rating over 17 appearances, though he may be able to do more in a smaller role that's better suited to his skills.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Nets first goal of campaign
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O'Connor scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Senators.
The tally was O'Connor's first point of 2024-25. He's been pressed into a second-line role for much of the season due to a number of injuries to other forwards. O'Connor missed a large portion of 2023-24 after undergoing hip surgery and appears to still be getting his overall game back up to speed. He's added 11 shots on net, 23 hits, nine PIM and a minus-4 rating through nine appearances. Once the Avalanche get healthier, he'll likely be a regular on the third line.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: One of each Thursday
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O'Connor scored an empty-net goal, dished an assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Thursday's 3-1 preseason win over the Golden Knights.
This was O'Connor's second game of preseason action. The 28-year-old's 2023-24 campaign was abbreviated by hip surgery, but he hasn't been limited since camp opened. The Avalanche signed O'Connor to a six-year extension in September, solidifying his place as an important part of the team's middle six. O'Connor has produced between 24 and 26 points in each of the last three years while also adding some grit and penalty-killing skill.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Locked up by Colorado
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O'Connor signed a six-year, $15 million contract extension with the Avalanche on Monday.
O'Connor was heading into the final season of his contract and set to be a UFA after the 2024-25 campaign before inking a new deal Monday. The 28-year-old battled a hip injury in 2023-24 -- he appeared in 57 regular-season contests, generating 25 points and a plus-13 rating. The right-shot forward also missed the entirety of the postseason due to the injury. O'Connor will fill a middle-six role while seeing time on the penalty kill for Colorado.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Ready for camp
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O'Connor (hip) will hit the ground running when training camp opens, telling reporters Wednesday, "I was skating mid-June, so it gave me lots of runway before this season to sort of ramp it up and be feeling good come camp," per Brennan Vogt of The-Rink.com.
O'Connor has reached the 20-point threshold in each of the last three seasons, including last year when he was limited to just 57 regular-season contests but set a new personal best with 13 goals. Assuming he can stay healthy for the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign, he could top the 30-point mark for the first time in his five-year NHL career.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Recovering well from surgery
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O'Connor (hip surgery) is expected to be ready for the start of training camp, according to Corey Masisak of The Denver Post.
O'Connor underwent surgery in March and missed the rest of the season. O'Connor had 13 goals and 25 points in 57 appearances for the Avalanche, giving them secondary scoring from an unexpected source, as his previous career high was nine goals in 82 games during the 2022-23 campaign. Look for O'Connor to compete for a spot on the third line in 2024-25.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Moved to IR
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O'Connor (hip) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per CapFriendly.
O'Connor will miss the rest of the 2023-24 season, so this is simply a procedural move for Colorado. The 27-year-old had 13 goals and 25 points in 57 games this season.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Won't play Friday
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O'Connor (lower body) isn't expected to return Friday versus Minnesota, per Evan Rawal of ColoradoHockeyNow.com.
O'Connor is set to miss his second straight game. He has 13 goals and 25 points in 57 outings this season. When O'Connor is ready to return, he will likely serve in a middle-six capacity.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Unavailable Wednesday
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O'Connor is dealing with a lower-body injury and won't play Wednesday versus Detroit, per Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.
O'Connor has 13 goals and 25 points in 57 contests this season. With the 27-year-old unavailable Wednesday, Jonathan Drouin might serve in a top-six capacity. The Avalanche might also dress seven defensemen, though that could depend on the availability of Bowen Byram (illness).
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Unavailable Tuesday
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O'Connor (lower body) won't play Tuesday against the Canucks, according to Meghan Angley of DNVR Avalanche.
O'Connor will miss his fourth straight contest. He has picked up 13 goals, 25 points and 79 shots on net across 51 outings this season. As a result of O'Connor's absence Tuesday, Chris Wagner is slated to be in the lineup for his second consecutive appearance.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Probably won't play Sunday
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O'Connor (lower body) is unlikely to return for Sunday's game against the Coyotes, coach Jared Bednar told Ryan Boulding of NHL.com on Saturday.
O'Connor is close to returning, but Bednar wants to avoid rushing the forward back and potentially making the injury worse. The 27-year-old has 13 goals and 25 points in 51 outings in 2023-24. If O'Connor doesn't play Saturday, Chris Wagner might make his NHL season debut as the fourth-line center.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Remains day-to-day
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O'Connor (lower body) is still considered day-to-day and won't play versus the Lightning on Thursday, Avalanche play-by-play announcer Conor McGahey reports.
O'Connor has already set a new personal best in goals (13) this season and needs just one more point to reach a career high in that category as well. Miles Wood looks set to move into a top-six role with O'Connor unavailable, though Zach Parise figures to be in contention for that spot as well.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Unavailable Tuesday
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O'Connor (lower body) isn't expected to play Tuesday against Washington, according to Avalanche play-by-play announcer Conor McGahey.
O'Connor is projected to be replaced in the lineup by Kurtis MacDermid. The 27-year-old O'Connor has 13 goals and 25 points in 51 games this season.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Sets up Parise
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O'Connor had an assist, two shots on net and one hit over 12:24 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
On an Avalanche rush, O'Connor drew a defender before slipping a pass to Zach Parise, who scored his first as a member of Colorado. For O'Connor, who was on fire before the All-Star break (13 points over 12 games), it was his first point since regular-season play resumed. He has 25 points through 50 contests, one shy of the career-best 26 he had over 82 games last season.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Hat trick in Philly
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O'Connor scored a hat trick on five shots while adding a hit, a blocked shot and a plus-4 rating in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Flyers.
The 27-year-old delivered his first career hat trick with a tally in every period, including an empty-netter to wrap things up. O'Connor had never scored more than nine goals in a season prior to 2023-24, but he already has a career-high 11 in 45 games, and his 22 points are just five shy of establishing a new personal best in that category as well.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Part of third-period explosion
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O'Connor scored a goal on two shots, slid an assist, blocked one shot and had one hit over 16:31 of ice time in Tuesday's 7-4 win over Ottawa.
O'Connor had a hand in two of the Avalanche's four third-period goals to complete a come-from-behind victory. He first set up Miles Wood early in the period for a game-tying goal then accepted a return favor from Wood to put Colorado up 6-4. O'Connor showed nifty stick and body work, using a toe-drag and body-lean to deceive before whistling a snapshot past Mads Sogaard. O'Connor's been a steady source of offense since late December, amassing four goals and seven assists over the last 12 games.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Runs point streak to six
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O'Connor had an assist, two shots on net, three hits and two PIM over 16:59 of ice time in Saturday's 5-3 win over Toronto.
O'Connor helped keep the puck in the zone and picked up the secondary assist on Andrew Cogliano's game-tying goal in the second period. The assist extended O'Connor's point streak to six games, during which he has two goals and four assists. He continued to see action on the second line Saturday, but his window as a top-six forward should end soon. Artturi Lehkonen (neck) joined the Avalanche on their road trip and could return toward the end of the week. By then, Valeri Nichushkin (illness), who was unavailable Saturday, is expected back in the lineup as well.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Adds insurance tally
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O'Connor scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Golden Knights.
O'Connor extended his point streak to five games (two goals, three assists) with a third-period tally. His shot deflected in off Vegas defenseman Nicolas Hague. O'Connor hasn't displayed much consistency on offense, but he's a steady two-way player in a middle-six role for the Avalanche. He's at seven goals, 16 points, 56 shots on net, 29 hits, 28 blocked shots, 26 PIM and a plus-12 rating over 40 appearances.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Nets goal Monday
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O'Connor scored a goal and added two PIM in Monday's 4-3 shootout win over the Bruins.
O'Connor has a goal and three assists during his four-game point streak. The 27-year-old has gotten on the scoresheet in six of the last eight contests while remaining firmly in a middle-six role. He's at 15 points, 54 shots on net, 29 hits, 27 blocked shots, 26 PIM and a plus-11 rating through 39 appearances. O'Connor is on track for his first 30-point season, so he may have some appeal in deeper fantasy formats.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Helps send game into OT
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O'Connor recorded an assist, two shots on net and one block over 11:39 of ice time in Thursday's 5-4 overtime victory over Dallas.
O'Connor joined Colorado's elite with goalie Alexandar Georgiev pulled and got his stick on a Cale Makar shot that eventually caromed into the net off Mikko Rantanen's leg. It was the second consecutive game with a helper for O'Connor, who has five points in the last six games. The third-line forward has five goals, eight assists, 52 shots, 27 hits and 27 blocks over 37 contests.
