The Colorado Avalanche pile on Gabriel Landeskog after he scores an empty net goal against the St. Louis Blues, as the team goes on to clinch a playoff spot.
This is honestly a top 25 moment in colorado sports history. The excitement and emotion of the Avs's commentators ,let alone the players who mobbed Landeskog, is awesome to watch.
I don't know which moment I love more, this one or Makar's first goal, in his first period of an NHL game, in front of his parents in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Both are just such amazing moments to be honest
This is huge for Landeskog for all the flak he caught last year as captain for their worst season in franchise history and the rebound this year was huge for this franchise #SuperSwedes
Landy has always gotten flak as captain, and for some reason is considered one of the worst in the league. Easily underrated. Theres a podcast by BSN that really explains how great of a captain Landy is. 16:40 on the podcast is where the section starts. www.bsndenver.com/bsn-avalanche-podcast-oh-captain-my-captain/
This was easily one of the happiest moments of the year for me. My wife and I were sitting in Ruby Tuesday in Times Square, and I couldn't control my emotions when Landy scored that goal. He gets so much crap, but he is one of the best captains in the game. After that horrific season a year ago, the Avs need to be proud of what they did this year and carry that on to next season! Go Avs Go!
Hockey2323 - If you are a Sabres fan have faith. As someone told me once "You have to go to the bottom before you reach the top" As a AVS fan and talking to players they wanted to be better than the previous year. To hear everyone tell you are the worse, now hearing everyone say you are the Cinderella team. The Sabres can do it. If they get 1st in the draft, they will be ready.
Hockey2323 - Everyone is saying the AVS are an underdog. But you know what I don't care. I just purchased my playoff tickets and are ready to cheer for them at the Pepsi Center. For the youngest team in the NHL, they did great. Seeing all the news reporters at practice today was interesting.
Haters gonna hate, but this team went from the depths of hell to the playoffs. Not an avalanche fan, but whatever happens from now on is gravy for them.
- One of the greatest single-season turnarounds in history...from 48 points & being the league's laughingstock last season to 95 points & a playoff berth this year. Way to go Colorado!!
This is absolutely huge and many don’t realize it. After finishing in LAST place a year ago with 48 POINTS, they finish this year with 95. That’s not only a 47 point improvement, that shows this team made the right decisions by trading away the right people (sorry Duchene), and worked harder than any other club in the NHL this year. They are the definition of the underdog, and when they face Nashville, I’m going to be rooting for the Avs. They deserve this
SantaClaus IsReal Sorry. But really, Mike Haynes makes the games worth watching. You should watch how he announced on radio the fights between Roy vs Vernon or Osgood (I forgot which one it was), and Sakic vs Doug Gilmoure. He was so excited lol.
If St. Louis hadn't given up that goal with 8.2 seconds to go in regulation against Chicago on Wednesday night they'd be the ones celebrating. Good bye Blues.
I was there, that is one empty net goal I will remember for a very long time. The AVS fans were going crazy,I loved it. It doesn't even matter how long they are in the playoffs. Turning the season from last year to this year, when everyone said they would fail..😁
Congratulations to the Avalanche and their fans. I'll be cheering for the Avalanche in the West, and I think they'll give the Predators a bigger challenge than people think.
Deixity such a obvious question the players and fans they went crazy with 3 minutes left clinching a playoff spot imagine 3 minutes left before winning game 7 of the Stanley cup final. That would be something.
While you joke about the blues being chokers...keep in mind that most of their talent had season ending injuries. Most teams wouldn't even be in the playoff race if they were in the blues situation, but they fought til the end, and that gives them a nod of respect.
St louis are winners no matter what, they unload statsny and nearly make the playoffs.. good on colorado for making it though, their speed and high end skill can cause some playoff surprises! Will be nice to watch them
I watched this whole game and thought well we wouldn’t have to be here if we would have beat the Blackhawks on Wednesday. I’m a blues fan all the way jake Allen battled really hard that game I thought we had a pretty good season. #Alltogethernow
who cares about the commentators mute the damn sound if it bothers you Avs won nice to see them in the playoffs, it makes me wonder though that if the blues kept Stastny would they have made the playoffs, hmm
Don’t lose to bad teams like Chicago or Arizona hell don’t blow a 3-0 3rd period lead to Nashville and you won’t be crying about that offsides call St. Louis
nah the Sens pick is top 10 protected. Its up to the Sens to decide if they wanna defer. If they get a top 5 pick they are gonna pick for sure and the Avs get their pick next season unprotected.
I’m nit a Colorado fan but Matt Duchene betrayed his team and goes to a team in the same boat at Colorado last year but Colorado goes to the playoffs this year so he deserves this
Duchene didn't burn the bridge there. SAKIC DID. The Avalanche only made the Playoffs twice during Duchene's 9 years with the team and lost in the 1st Round on both occasions. 2018: 2017: The worst team in the league 2016: Finished 9th 2015: Finished 11th 2014: Made the Playoffs (2nd seed) 2013: Finished at the bottom of the West (15th) 2012: Finished 11th 2011: Finished neat the bottom of the West (14th) 2010: Made the Playoffs (8th seed) This is HARDLY a picture of consistency. The fact that they've been up and down like a Yo-Yo is a sign of a GM who hasn't known what he's doing. Duchene doesn't deserve ANY blame for feeling frustrated by this. It isn't surprising that this degree of inconsistency drained his optimism about the future in Colorado.
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this is an iconic moment.
probably the worst season in their history last season and bounces back to a playoff calibre team.
Ryan Kim sounds like the leafs when they finished last
Ikr
thats prob why they tackled their own captain.
i came to watch this clip after seeing them winning the cup .
This is honestly a top 25 moment in colorado sports history. The excitement and emotion of the Avs's commentators ,let alone the players who mobbed Landeskog, is awesome to watch.
This was the moment I knew this Avs team was going somewhere, and that they were only scratching the surface of what they were capable of.
I don't know which moment I love more, this one or Makar's first goal, in his first period of an NHL game, in front of his parents in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Both are just such amazing moments to be honest
This is huge for Landeskog for all the flak he caught last year as captain for their worst season in franchise history and the rebound this year was huge for this franchise
#SuperSwedes
Landy has always gotten flak as captain, and for some reason is considered one of the worst in the league. Easily underrated. Theres a podcast by BSN that really explains how great of a captain Landy is. 16:40 on the podcast is where the section starts. www.bsndenver.com/bsn-avalanche-podcast-oh-captain-my-captain/
I wish my team would get this excited whenever I make a save... That is if I even make a save
Oh my gosh it's Jens95 you're a legend
This was easily one of the happiest moments of the year for me. My wife and I were sitting in Ruby Tuesday in Times Square, and I couldn't control my emotions when Landy scored that goal. He gets so much crap, but he is one of the best captains in the game. After that horrific season a year ago, the Avs need to be proud of what they did this year and carry that on to next season! Go Avs Go!
The announcers made me laugh. Not gonna lie
there so bad lol im an avs fan and these guys are so annoying there more fans then commentators
Same lol
I'm an Ottawa Senators fan and the Avalanche announcers are my favourite
Scott Hedley not if you lesson to them every night lol
Shaedon Shergill they’re actually super unbiased.
As an Avs fan, I haven't had a lot to cheer about. But in recent years, that win was by far the most proud I've ever been in my team, and I love them.
Landeskog is one of the best captains in nhl.
FROM 48 POINTS TO 95 POINTS AAAAHHH
Hockey2323 - If you are a Sabres fan have faith. As someone told me once "You have to go to the bottom before you reach the top"
As a AVS fan and talking to players they wanted to be better than the previous year. To hear everyone tell you are the worse, now hearing everyone say you are the Cinderella team. The Sabres can do it. If they get 1st in the draft, they will be ready.
Hockey2323 - Everyone is saying the AVS are an underdog. But you know what I don't care. I just purchased my playoff tickets and are ready to cheer for them at the Pepsi Center. For the youngest team in the NHL, they did great.
Seeing all the news reporters at practice today was interesting.
@Hockey2323 18 games now. You deserve a first pick, but Wings would really need one too.
love the announcers energy
Lol, Rantanen in the dog pile
Easily one of the most proud moments I've had as an avs fan, this started something special
Haters gonna hate, but this team went from the depths of hell to the playoffs. Not an avalanche fan, but whatever happens from now on is gravy for them.
Hurricane Irma honestly think them doing this will attract some big names in the free agency my money is on JVR
- One of the greatest single-season turnarounds in history...from 48 points & being the league's laughingstock last season to 95 points & a playoff berth this year. Way to go Colorado!!
What a beautiful sight to see. Congrats Avs!
This is absolutely huge and many don’t realize it. After finishing in LAST place a year ago with 48 POINTS, they finish this year with 95. That’s not only a 47 point improvement, that shows this team made the right decisions by trading away the right people (sorry Duchene), and worked harder than any other club in the NHL this year. They are the definition of the underdog, and when they face Nashville, I’m going to be rooting for the Avs. They deserve this
One of the best games I’ve seen in a while!
See ya Thursday Avs. What an unbelievable turnaround for you guys!
Is the schedule out??
IndieAir yea, all of the matchups have been released.
+HkyKid51 Not yet. The bruins games tomorrow will tell us who the leafs and tampa play in the first round.
Go LEAFS oh, my bad.
Hopefully we don't get swept lol. Im cheering for Nashville if we dont pull an upset.
Damn, this team is exciting to watch. I know who I’m cheering for in the playoffs.
Edmonton, Ottawa , Chicago , New York Misses the Playoffs While Jets and Avalanche Advance wow this has been a weird season.
Glad Nieto gets a shot at playoffs again - a Sharks fan
Still come back to this. Such an iconic moment for this group.
Easily among Colorado's top 5 best moments of the season. Also, we have the best commentators in the NHL. Go Avs!
I'm jealous of your commentators, the leafs are stuck with Jim Hudgson
SantaClaus IsReal Sorry. But really, Mike Haynes makes the games worth watching. You should watch how he announced on radio the fights between Roy vs Vernon or Osgood (I forgot which one it was), and Sakic vs Doug Gilmoure. He was so excited lol.
Joe Bowen is the best in the business, even if he does radio.
MoRiellyMoProblems Nobody knows whoever that is in terms of a TV perspective, so he's irrelevant.
Top 5? I'd say top 2, along with game 5 of the series against the Preds.
If St. Louis hadn't given up that goal with 8.2 seconds to go in regulation against Chicago on Wednesday night they'd be the ones celebrating.
Good bye Blues.
Joe B your welcome.🖕👍
Joe B they are the kings of choking
Claaassic blues.
If the blues didn't win yesterday vs. chicago, it would be a different story too...
Joe B Or if they weren't ripped off on the coaches challenge for the offsides goal
I was there, that is one empty net goal I will remember for a very long time. The AVS fans were going crazy,I loved it. It doesn't even matter how long they are in the playoffs. Turning the season from last year to this year, when everyone said they would fail..😁
Anna Roberts trust me next season if done right Avs will be in the top 3 of their division
Super Famous Pro - Bumping Minnesota and Dallas
All depends who they go after in the Offseason
Super Famous Pro - I'm sure the scouts are busy. Sakic has a few picks. Might be interesting to see who the AVS waive?
Honestly they will probably be waiving Yakupov also see them going after JVR he would fit well into the Avs lineup
Announcers sounded like they were in the WWE.
Y E S ! ! Heartbreak of last season's faded and gone. We're coming for ya Nashville.
Moser's call was the best part. You guys should check it out. Radio call replays are hard to find sadly, but his call was so awesome.
really proud of avalanche after the year they had last season. Good luck in the playoffs
Wish they showed the bench reaction, but this was great to see. Love when hockey players act like kids.
My mom is so happy rn because of their win way to go avs
What a story for them this season...wow, mad respect.
Mackinnon i think just clinched the hart as well.
Taylor hall did:(
Ikr
McKinnon or Hall for the Hart !
Two things that make me happy:
1. The Avalanche just look so happy and their celly was amazing
2. They eliminated the Blues (51 years, no cups)
Duchene must be happy for his old team to start doing good the season he gets traded. So glad to be an avs fan
*gets injured, out for the playoffs*
Andrew Duddy xD lmao
Andrew Duddy LGRW
LMFAO! #LGRW
#LGRW we just signed Ken Holland... Again... we’re rebuilding for the next 15 years now...
Nikes Gray Maybe, but I think Holland knowa not to give ridiculous stupid contracts out now because he can't. Lmfao.
Only thing you can do is smile/laugh while watching this.
This is why their my fav team
Congratulations to the Avalanche and their fans. I'll be cheering for the Avalanche in the West, and I think they'll give the Predators a bigger challenge than people think.
If they win the cup there’s gunna be a riot. Glad to see them back in the playoffs
Deixity such a obvious question the players and fans they went crazy with 3 minutes left clinching a playoff spot imagine 3 minutes left before winning game 7 of the Stanley cup final. That would be something.
Gaylord Focker you can't win with one goal scorer lol
Was no riot last year maybe we can get one going this year
Well deserved Avs!
The 2018 avs are just like the 2017 leafs. From being dead last, to making it to the playoffs
Only the Avs were much worse than those Leafs.
Ya, nice observation 👍🏽
Don't forget they both had to face the President Trophy winners
Lol
As a Blackhawks fan, I'd like to say thank you, Avs. Oh, and suck it, St. Louis. 😎
Best of luck in round 1, should be a good one
Kudos to Colorado! Hope your run is long, from a Sens fan.
Connor Thanks!
Sens fan here, your team sucks
We got the star player (Duchene), but we end up losing in the trade. #FireMelnyk
While you joke about the blues being chokers...keep in mind that most of their talent had season ending injuries. Most teams wouldn't even be in the playoff race if they were in the blues situation, but they fought til the end, and that gives them a nod of respect.
St louis are winners no matter what, they unload statsny and nearly make the playoffs.. good on colorado for making it though, their speed and high end skill can cause some playoff surprises! Will be nice to watch them
WOOOO CONGRATS COLORADO! YOU DESERVE IT AFTER THAT NIGHTMARE OF A SEASON LAST YEAR!
I watched this whole game and thought well we wouldn’t have to be here if we would have beat the Blackhawks on Wednesday. I’m a blues fan all the way jake Allen battled really hard that game I thought we had a pretty good season. #Alltogethernow
Really cool to see a “wild card game “ in hockey not everyday we get this lucky
Who would’ve guessed where this would eventually lead
Problem is, those blades are razor sharp. I remember back in juniors a teammate almost cut off my toe when he landed on my foot. Asshat.
nhl 18 celebrations in real life
IRIDING how so ? Only 2 players celebrate the goal while everyone else skates to bench
In NHL 18
Reminds me of Burrows winning in Game 7 when the entire team doggy piled on Burrows.
An avalanche fell on Landeskog
thats hockey baby
who cares about the commentators mute the damn sound if it bothers you Avs won nice to see them in the playoffs, it makes me wonder though that if the blues kept Stastny would they have made the playoffs, hmm
Great story
that's fricken awesome
Duncan Keith says you're welcome.
Yeah good job for Colorado they deserve to go to playoffs hopefully they win the cup😀
Sam - RBX let’s not get crazy now
They don't "deserve" anything
Don’t lose to bad teams like Chicago or Arizona hell don’t blow a 3-0 3rd period lead to Nashville and you won’t be crying about that offsides call St. Louis
Congrats guys, take out Nashville would you?
Now we're Champs!!!!!!!!
See y’all next week.
Why don’t teams do this after OT Goals
Allmost forgot how much fun it is with spectators.. 🙄 The TV broadcasts under Corona are so, so boring.. With no spectators, not even half the fun..
“I want to get traded from the avs. The sens are fine.”
That looks like it hurt.
St Louis misery...
C Money
Their name is already the blues, why not just use the already given pun?
Avs, congrats with clinching) cant wait for the fight with preds)
(heavy sigh) And I thought Matt Duchene would help *us* get to the top...
Like and tell me your favourite team
I would be hiding in the woods if I was Duchene
If this was football they would get a flag/penalty
i love rantanen haha
Rantanen 💣 💥
Damn going to the playoffs and getting a top 3 pick Nice..
nah the Sens pick is top 10 protected. Its up to the Sens to decide if they wanna defer. If they get a top 5 pick they are gonna pick for sure and the Avs get their pick next season unprotected.
man the stain of Duchene is gone and this team is respectable.
PUPPY PILES!!!!!! :D
Bugs me when they use dog pile....just get rid of the phrase instead of using a thinly veiled expression that shouldn’t exist
Allmost forgot how much fun it is with spectators.. 🙄 The TV broadcasts under Corona are so, so boring.. With no spectators, not even half the fun..
Poor Duchene
If you listen closely, your can hear Duchene whimpering in the crowd as he curls up in the fetal position
I'm a Blackhawks fan and I'm happy that the blues won't make the playoffs
Hawks Fan88 I think Mike Yeo will be gone
Hawks Fan88 I'd like to thank Duncan Keith
Hawks Fan88 happy blackhawks didn't
Lol at Duchene
the fact that they just barely made the playoffs show they won't last in the playoffs
Remember what happened last time when an avs player got dogpiled
I’m nit a Colorado fan but Matt Duchene betrayed his team and goes to a team in the same boat at Colorado last year but Colorado goes to the playoffs this year so he deserves this
Duchene didn't burn the bridge there. SAKIC DID. The Avalanche only made the Playoffs twice during Duchene's 9 years with the team and lost in the 1st Round on both occasions.
2018:
2017: The worst team in the league
2016: Finished 9th
2015: Finished 11th
2014: Made the Playoffs (2nd seed)
2013: Finished at the bottom of the West (15th)
2012: Finished 11th
2011: Finished neat the bottom of the West (14th)
2010: Made the Playoffs (8th seed)
This is HARDLY a picture of consistency. The fact that they've been up and down like a Yo-Yo is a sign of a GM who hasn't known what he's doing. Duchene doesn't deserve ANY blame for feeling frustrated by this. It isn't surprising that this degree of inconsistency drained his optimism about the future in Colorado.
To me, the 2nd goal was clearly offside
Avs got screwed by the NHL against the Blues earlier in the year. It balances out.
To me it doesn't matter if it was good or not Avs still scored two empty net goals and the game would've been 4-2 instead of 5-2
The dislikes are blues fans lol
I love a good dog pile
Lol poor Duchene
Go Avs
LOL DOG PILE
You may have made the playoffs... now you got to climb the mountain known as the Nashville Predators.... good luck 😉.
Have some class colarado
LMAO @ this overly positive comments section.
To bad they are probably going to get swept by Nashville