'Avs Giguere Earns Win Friday Night: Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 39 of 42 shots on Friday night in an overtime victory over the Hurricanes. (Updated 02/11/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
The game marked a four-game stretch in which Jean-Sebastien Giguere has started all four games going 2-1-1 in that time frame. Colorado bounces back Saturday night to play the Blues and it is not known at this time if Giguere will be getting jiggy with it for a fifth consecutive night. (Updated 02/11/2012).
02/11/2012 00:05 O'Reilly's OT goal puts Avs over 'Canes
Ryan O'Reilly scored on a slap shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped a season-high 39 shots in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.
02/04/2012 18:07 Canucks best Avalanche in shootout
Kevin Bieksa tied the game with 34.1 seconds remaining in regulation and Mason Raymond scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks rallied for a 3-2 win over the struggling Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
02/02/2012 23:53 Backstrom, Wild shut out Avalanche
Niklas Backstrom had 37 saves for his third shutout of the season and 25th of his NHL career, and Greg Zanon scored in the Minnesota Wild's 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.
Giguere, who signed a two-year contract with the Avs in July, has been plagued by groin issues the past couple of seasons, so there's some risk here for the Avs and fantasy owners alike. Coming into training camp, Varlamov is widely viewed as having the inside track on the starting job in Colorado, however Giggy is not that far removed from being one of the league's elite netminders, either. If Varlamov falters, the Avs likely won't hesitate to give Giguere a shot at earning himself the top job. (Updated 10/4/11)
