Coyotes Take Game One from Avalanche
onefansperspective.com 1/1/2008 — Thanks to stellar goaltending by Ilya Bryzgalov and incredible performances by Peter Mueller and Radim Vrbata, the Coyotes were able to steal game one of two from the Avalanche in a shootout. Game two takes place in Colorado where the Avalanche are 15-5 at home and the Coyotes are 12-8 on the road.

Avalanche's Smyth sidelined indefinitely
cbc.ca 1/2/2008 — The Colorado Avalanche have lost three consecutive games and will be without two-thirds of their top forward line for the foreseeable future. Ryan Smyth is out indefinitely after spraining an ankle in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to Phoenix. Ryan Smyth ...

Game 40: Coyotes 5, Avalanche 2
milehighhockey.com 1/3/2008 — Another game against the Coyotes, another debacle.  Marek Svatos scored both Avalanche goals but cost his team the game by taking a lousy late tripping penalty.  Shane Doan subsequently scored the game-winner on the power play.  Add ...

Worst loss of the season : All Things Avs
blogs.denverpost.com 1/3/2008 — It wasn’t the loss to the Kings last weekend. It was tonight’s loss to the Coyotes. That was the worst loss of the season for the Avs tonight, and there could be some hell to pay. I’m not saying Joel Quenneville is in immediate danger of losing his ...

Coyotes Win Three in a Row
onefansperspective.com 1/4/2008 — The Coyotes have started another winning streak, including two in a row at home, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. Shane Doan is listed day-to-day with a hand injury he suffered during the third period of the Colorado Avalanche game Wednesday night.

Reinprecht nets 3 goals, Coyotes top Avs (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 1/3/2008
Steven Reinprecht scored three goals and Shane Doan had the game winner with 3:11 remaining, lifting the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night. It was the Coyotes' second win over Colorado in three days. The ...

Coyotes 5, Avalanche 2 — NYT > Hockey 1/3/2008
DENVER (AP) -- Steven Reinprecht scored three goals and Shane Doan had the game winner with 3:11 remaining, lifting the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.

Steven Reinprecht's hat trick lifts Coyotes to 5-2 win over Avalanche — NHL.com News in English 1/3/2008
DENVER - Steven Reinprecht didn't fight the switch. If Phoenix coach Wayne Gretzky wanted to move him off the Shane Doan line, Reinprecht wasn't going to complain. Reinprecht has quickly got used to his new linemates, scoring three goals in ...

Reinprecht's Hat Trick Lifts Coyotes — washingtonpost.com - NHL 1/3/2008
DENVER -- Steven Reinprecht scored three goals and Shane Doan had the game winner with 3:11 remaining, lifting the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.

Avalanche's Smyth out up to 8 weeks with broken ankle — NHL.com News in English 1/3/2008
DENVER (AP) -Colorado Avalanche forward Ryan Smyth has a broken right ankle and will miss up to eight weeks. Smyth was hurt during Colorado's 4-3, overtime loss at Phoenix on Monday. The club said Thursday the fracture was discovered during a fo...