Colorado Avalanche superstar defenseman Cale Makar was an integral part of Team Canada's win at the 4 Nations Face-Off. And in his second game back from the best-on-best tournament, Makar reached another career plateau on offense -- but the Avs still lost the game to the St.

Not the weekend the Avalanche needed playing against subpar competition. Colorado started okay and fell flat on their faces in the final two periods against the St. Louis Blues, falling by a score of 3-1.

To add to the sting of the loss, The Avs had to watch both Dallas and Minnesota come out of their respective matchups with two points, as well as watch both Winnipeg and St. Louis draw points out of their contest with each other,

DENVER – Officials say a snowboarder was caught, buried and killed in an avalanche west of Denver on Saturday. According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the avalanche occurred on Mines Peak, east of Berthoud Pass, in an area known locally as The Fingers or High Trail Cliffs.

One person was killed in an avalanche in central Colorado on Saturday, marking the latest fatality stemming from avalanches in the western U.S. this season. Authorities in Grand County responded Saturday to what they described as a skier-triggered avalanche in a steep area known as “The Fingers” above Berthoud Pass.