With Saturday afternoon?s 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild, the Colorado Avalanche finished 11-1-2 in March, tying the franchise record for wins in a single month. The Avalanche reached 11 wins in a month for only the second time in franchise history, as they also had 11 wins in January of 2004 (11-1-2-2). Colorado was 3-1 at home this month and 8-0-2 on the road. The Avs collected 24 out of a possible 28 points in March.

Marty Reasoner had the lone goal in shootout as the Oilers finally snapped a 12-game winless streak by knocking off the visiting Avalanche 4-3 Friday night for their first win in a month. Marek Svatos, Brad Richardson and Joe Sakic scored in regulation for the Avs, while Ales Hemsky, Petr Sykora and Joffrey Lupul countered for Edmonton. It was also the first win for the Oilers in the 12 games since their deadline deal that sent forward Ryan Smyth to the Islanders.

The Sharks' Joe Thornton was recognized as the NHL's top player last season. For at least a week, he has regained that status. The reigning Hart Trophy winner, Thornton was named the NHL's First Star of the Week on Monday. Avalanche All-Star Joe Sakic received the Second Star while fellow veteran center Mike Modano of the Stars was the Third Star.

Milan Hejduk scored 19 seconds into overtime and the Avalanche overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Sharks 4-3 on Sunday night as they improved to 8-0-1 in their past nine games. The Sharks did manage to cool off Paul Stastny, halting his rookie record scoring streak at 20 games.

The Sharks' big guns are heating up, and that is bad news for division and conference opponents. The Sharks shoot for their sixth win in seven games Friday when they host the Blue Jackets. San Jose has 89 points and is tied with Dallas for second in the Pacific Division, seven points behind Anaheim. The Sharks defeated Phoenix, 5-1, on Thursday for their fifth victory in their last six games. San Jose Ron Wilson will coach his 999th career game on Friday. He will become just the 13th coach in NHL history to coach 1,000 games when the Sharks play at Colorado on Sunday.

Paul Stastny isn't just racking up points, he's also carrying the Avalanche to much-needed wins. Stastny extended his NHL rookie record point streak to 19 games with a third-period goal and the Avalanche stayed in the playoff hunt with a 3-2 victory over the Flames on Wednesday night.

With a first period assist this afternoon in Minnesota, Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny extended his point streak to 18 games, breaking the NHL rookie record set by Teemu Selanne in 1992-93. Stastny also set an NHL rookie record for consecutive road games with a point at 14. Paul?s uncle, Marian Stastny, held the previous record of 13 straight road games with a point set in 1981-82 with the Quebec Nordiques. Stastny's 18-game point streak is the longest by an Avalanche player since the team moved to Denver in 1995-96 and tied for the third longest in franchise history. The only two players to record longer streaks were Mats Sundin (30 games in 1992-93) and Peter Stastny (19 games in 1983-84). Paul Stastny owns the longest scoring streak in the NHL this season and the longest by any player since Dany Heatley had a point in 22 consecutive games for the Ottawa Senators from Oct. 5 - Nov. 29, 2005.

Steve Moore admits he's angry. The former Avalanche forward gets mad every day he goes to the gym by himself, hoping he won't suffer headaches or nausea after due to post-concussion syndrome. He gets frustrated thinking about the life he lost as an NHL hockey player that night three years ago when Todd Bertuzzi, then a member of the Canucks, jumped him from behind and drove his head into the ice. "It's hard not to be upset about it," the soft-spoken Moore said in a telephone interview Thursday from Toronto. "It's such a difficult thing to deal with, to have your life so dramatically changed, especially in such a way.

Avalanche forward Paul Stastny extended his point streak to 17 games Wednesday night, tying the NHL rookie record with a first-period assist against Buffalo. Sneaking up the left wing, Stastny made a nifty move to elude two Sabres defenders. He went around the net to set up Milan Hejduk's one-timer from the right circle 10 minutes into the game. The short-handed goal lifted the Avalanche into a 1-1 tie. Stastny then added an assist on Brett McLean's goal 12 seconds into the second period, giving Colorado a 2-1 lead. Stastny, who has eight goals and 25 points during the streak, tied the mark set by Winnipeg's Teemu Selanne.

The Atlanta Thrashers have climbed back into contention in the Southeast Division thanks to Kari Lehtonen's heroics between the pipes. Lehtonen was named the NHL's First Star of the Week on Monday, one day after the Thrashers moved into a tie atop the division standings. Florida Panthers captain Olli Jokinen was named Second Star while Colorado Avalanche goaltender Peter Budaj received Third Star.