Jonathan Drouin‘s frustrating season has reached a new phase. Drouin will miss the Colorado Avalanche’s game Wednesday night at United Center against the Chicago Blackhawks. It will be the 33rd game he’s missed this season.

It was a milestone night for Jonathan Drouin. The 29-year-old forward scored his career 100th goal at 18:30 in the second period against the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon.

DENVER — Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar also scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Saturday. Jonathan Drouin and Casey Mittelstadt each had a goal and two assists, and Josh Manson also had two assists for the Avalanche. Scott Wedgewood stopped 26 shots.

The second period hasn’t been great for the Avalanche as of late. Especially on this homestand, where both the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers dominated play in the middle frame. But on Saturday,

Drouin has appeared in nine games this season after starting the 2024-25 campaign on injured reserve, he returned for 16 games before missing action again. In nine games, Drouin has tallied three ...

Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar also scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6-3.

The Dallas Stars have not had to face much adversity through the first few weeks of the new year, only dropping two of their last eight games. Dallas had a tough task ahead of them on Saturday as they took on their Central Division rivals,

But Colorado’s NHL team has long had a reputation for being a quiet bunch in the locker room, even when this group reached the top of the mountain in 2022. The 2024-25 edition started the season slow, bogged down by injuries and poor goaltending. It weighed on everyone. A generally quiet room seemed even more so at times.

The Dallas Stars travelled to Denver, Colorado, on Saturday afternoon to take on the Colorado Avalanche. This is their second meeting this season, with the Avalanche taking the first game 5-3 in November.

With Mikko camped out to his right midway through the second stanza, Makar beat DeSmith glove-side with a wrister from the blue line for his 100th career goal, slaying the Avs’ power-play dragon and becoming the fastest active defenseman in the NHL to hit the century mark as a pro.

Drouin scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-3 win over Dallas on Saturday.