O'Connor notched a shorthanded assist in Friday's 4-2 win over the Ducks.
O'Connor set up Parker Kelly for the Avalanche's first goal of the contest. This was O'Connor's second game in a row with an assist and his first special-teams point of the season. The 28-year-old forward has four goals, five helpers, 41 shots on net, 38 hits, 15 PIM and a minus-4 rating across 35 appearances, primarily in a third-line role.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Logs assist in Thursday's win
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O'Connor provided an assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Sharks.
O'Connor ended a four-game slump when he set up Joel Kiviranta on the go-ahead tally at 13:06 of the third period. The 28-year-old O'Connor continues to fill a third-line role, and that's a spot where he can chip in some supporting offense. He has eight points, 41 shots on net, 37 hits, 15 PIM and a minus-5 rating over 34 contests this season.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Scores in Sunday's win
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O'Connor scored a goal in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Devils.
O'Connor tallied at 14:52 of the first period to give the Avalanche a 2-0 lead. The 28-year-old forward has found a little more success with four points over his last nine games, but he is little more than a depth scorer now that the Avalanche have most of their top forwards available. He's collected seven points, 36 shots on net, 35 hits and a minus-5 rating over 29 outings.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Two points in Buffalo
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O'Connor produced a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Sabres.
Both points came in the third period, helping to fuel an improbable Av's comeback from an early 4-0 deficit. It was O'Connor's first multi-point performance of the season, and Tuesday's offense equaled his production from his previous 15 appearances combined. On the season, the veteran grinder has three goals, six points, 34 hits, 31 shots on net and a minus-4 rating in 26 contests.
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor: Scores in Saturday's win
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O'Connor scored a goal in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Panthers.
O'Connor snapped an 11-game goal drought, putting the Avalanche ahead for the first time at 4:04 of the second period. During the slump, he had just two assists. The 28-year-old forward is up to four points, 23 shots on net, 28 hits and a minus-4 rating over 21 outings this season. With the Avalanche closer to full strength at forward, O'Connor has been more firmly in a bottom-six role after occasionally playing up on the second line earlier in the campaign.
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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: 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.
