Analyst for DenverFan.com
Shawn Drotar is an analyst for DenverFan.com and can be heard on Denver's Sports Station 104.3 The Fan. His past writing experience includes time as USA Today and ESPN.
On a night that went from bad to worse, Denver might've watched their championship aspirations crumble to the floor in San Francisco
Mikko Rantanen had two goals to power Colorado to their eighth win in nine games, on a night when the team went all-in chasing a title
Denver's frustration with the referees reached a boiling point on Sunday, leading to one of the biggest collapses in franchise history
The captain reached a major career milestone and the backup goaltender won his second consecutive start, as Colorado cruised in Anaheim
As seems to be their norm, Colorado arrived in the Bay Area on a roll, only to see their bats fall woefully silent during a weekend series
In what will be a pivotal season of his career, Colorado's big right-hander threw another gem, dazzling en route to a win over the DBacks
After losing four straight games, Colorado was looking for a hero on Wednesday, something they found in their most-improved pitcher
Colorado came out flat, overworked goaltender Philipp Grubauer wasn't himself and they got blown out in Minnesota to end their hot streak
Denver's head coach had grown weary of his star player not get a fair whistle, so he made his feelings felt in the team's seventh-straight win
Colorado put on an offensive show at Coors Field, but their pitching staff couldn't keep Arizona at bay, eventually losing in 13 innings
Denver was without their star guard, but it didn't matter, as a hot shooting night helped carry the team past some of their former teammates
After a slow start, Colorado exploded in the second period, jumping ahead of Minnesota for yet another win, as their hot streak continues
Denver trailed by 18 points at halftime, but a monster third quarter allowed them to rally for a win over a depleted Orlando team on Sunday night
The only Major League player the Rockies received in the Nolan Arenado trade had a less-than-stellar first appearance at Coors Field
In front of a national television audience, Denver stormed out to an early lead and went wire-to-wire for an impressive road win
Fans were in the stands at Coors Field for the first time since 2019, watching the home team beat the defending champs in the season opener
Colorado scores five goals in the first period, jumpstarting the rout en route to a franchise-record 12th win in the month of March
Denver got off to a hot start against Philadelphia, but a fourth-quarter lapse made things way more interesting down the stretch than needed
Behind their ironman in net, Colorado won for the 11th time in March, matching an all-time franchise record for wins in a calendar month
Denver's unselfish brand of basketball, which led to a whopping 32 total assists on Sunday night, led to an impressive win for the new-look team
Colorado's eighth win in nine games pulls the Avs tied with the Vegas Golden Knights atop the West Division standings
The Denver Nuggets found themselves on the wrong end of a 135-111 drubbing at the hands of the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday
The Pelicans dominated the Nuggets on the boards and displayed an aggressiveness that Denver simply didn’t match in a 113-108 loss
Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog put on a show, powering Colorado to a dominating victory over Minnesota
