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.
Nikola Jokic made it look easy on Wednesday night, as he and his teammates cruised to a victory over the hapless Hornets at Ball Arena
Colorado accomplished something on Tuesday night that hadn't happened in the NHL in more than 33 years, rolling to an 8-4 win
Things are starting to click for the Nuggets young forward, as MPJ continues to blossom for a team that is surging in the Western Conference
Colorado's second line comes up big, netting a pair of goals and three assists, leading the Avalanche to an easy victory over the Kings
Colorado scored early and then peppered Antti Raanta with shots before finally sneaking another one past the goaltender in overtime
Once again, Colorado fell behind at the beginning of the game, this time 2-0, but they weren't able to dig their way out of the hole
After getting embarrassed by San Jose in their last game, Colorado responded with one of their best performances of the season
The Nuggets big man added his name to a list that includes some of the biggest names in NBA history, while powering Denver to a win
After jumping to an early advantage, Colorado seemed to get complacent, allowing San Jose to storm back in a disappointing loss
Chicago had no answer for Denver's big man down the stretch, as the MVP candidate dominated late and carried his team to a win
With a chance to tie or win the game in the waning seconds, Denver managed to blow a 4-on-1 and lose to a hapless Washington team
Mental mistakes in front of a struggling goaltender added up to a disappointing loss for Colorado, their second-straight defeat
The Nuggets guard celebrated his 24th birthday by feeding Nikola Jokic early and then putting away Portland in the final stanza
Colorado outshot Vegas, but they couldn't get anything by a hot goaltender, bringing their four-game set to a disappointing 2-2 tie
Depleted and deflated, Denver is scuffling, falling to No. 7 in the Western Conference standings as their season starts to slip away
The Nuggets guard hit big shot after big shot late in the game, but defensive lapses ultimately cost Denver a winnable game on the road
Colorado was able to secure crucial points in regulation, thanks to a last-minute goal by their second-line center in Vegas
Playing woefully shorthanded, Denver got a strong performance from Nikola Jokic, but the center didn't get a lot of help from his friends
The Nuggets two stars, playing alongside an odd assortment of players, snapped L.A.'s seven-game winning streak in convincing fashion
In their first game since Feb. 3, the Avalanche couldn’t generate enough offense to slip the puck past Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury
Denver halted their three-game losing streak in a big way, as an unusual cast carried them to a lopsided victory over Cleveland
Denver's center continued his MVP-caliber play, but he once again got very little help, as the Nuggets drop their third-straight game
Los Angeles clamped down on defense in the second half, erasing a big deficit and running away from Denver in a lopsided win
Behind a surprising performance by a newly-assembled line and solid goaltending by Philipp Grubauer, the Avalanche snuck past the Wild
