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Rinkside Recap: Kadri assists MacKinnon in Avs’ 3-2 shootout win over Wild

Denver, CO — Nazem Kadri has returned to the Mile High City, and we were in the press box and locker room at Ball Arena to give our massive, loyal, and downright die-hard community a closer look at Avalanche vs. Wild! We were hit with some not-so-good news just as the Colorado Avalanche came out […]

Breaking: Gabe Landeskog ‘week-to-week’ with lower-body injury

DENVER, CO — We are back in the press box at Ball Arena and just in time to see the return of Nazem Kadri, however, before that we got a bit of bad news. It appears that whatever was ailing Gabe Landeskog against Dallas that forced him to go back to the dressing room momentarily, […]

Open Thread: Minnesota Wild @ Colorado Avalanche (12:00 P.M.)

The Colorado Avalanche, boasting the most formidable lineup in the NHL this season, just got a little nastier coming out of the NHL trade deadline. Or, perhaps more fittingly, Naz-tier. Nazem Kadri begins his second stint as a member of the Avs today, who face the newly reconfigured Minnesota Wild in a high stakes matchup […]

Preview: A Naz-ty Reunion Against Minnesota

The Colorado Avalanche, boasting the most formidable lineup in the NHL this season, just got a little nastier coming out of the NHL trade deadline. Or, perhaps more fittingly, Naz-tier. Nazem Kadri begins his second stint as a member of the Avs today, who face the newly reconfigured Minnesota Wild in a high stakes matchup […]

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Recap: Avs edge Stars 5-4 in a shootout

Following a monumental trade deadline which saw the return of Nazem Kadri, the Colorado Avalanche still had a game to play. One of the most important Central Division games was on tap this Friday evening in Dallas against the Stars. Ultimately the Avalanche would win 5-4 in a shootout after numerous last second goals in […]

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars (6:00 p.m.)

The trade deadline frenzy isn’t the only hockey-related thing happening today! In fact, the Colorado Avalanche and Central Division rival Dallas Stars are set to face eachother for the first time since October 11, 2025. It feels like it’s been that long, and although there’s probably not much to take away from a game last […]

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Breaking: Colorado reunites with Stanley Cup champion Nazem Kadri

In what looked to be a pretty quiet deadline day for the Avs, as they had already gotten most of their business taken care of in the weeks and days leading up to the deadline, they managed to get a deal into the queue before the official cutoff to bring home a very familiar face […]

Preview: Avs welcome Nic Roy and face Dallas Stars

The trade deadline frenzy isn’t the only hockey-related thing happening today! In fact, the Colorado Avalanche and Central Division rival Dallas Stars are set to face eachother for the first time since October 11, 2025. It feels like it’s been that long, and although there’s probably not much to take away from a game last […]

Open Thread: Trade Deadline Frenzy 2026

Here we are at the home stretch just 24 hours to go before the March 6th NHL trade deadline at 1 p.m. MT. It’s been a quick turn around since the Olympic break but the league remained fairly quiet until late this week as the deadline is fast approaching. Will the tight standings and new […]

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Breaking: Avalanche trade first round pick for Nicolas Roy

Today the Colorado Avalanche continued to reshape their roster for the stretch run and acquired their first new forward in right shot center Nicolas Roy from the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 29-year-old is a good fit for Colorado’s bottom six forward group as he possesses size at 6-foot-four and 201 lbs and is known for […]

Colorado Eagles three stars from February

The shortest month of the year saw a brief pause for the AHL All-Star festivities in which Colorado Eagles captain Jayson Megna took home MVP honors for scoring seven points in the All-Star game. For the Eagles, they played a much calmer schedule than the previous month and hosted six of the nine games at […]

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Breaking: Colorado acquires Nick Blankenburg

We’re less than 48 hours away from the NHL Trade Deadline this upcoming Friday, and the Avs have made another trade a week after acquiring defenseman Brett Kulak from the Pittsburgh Penguins. This time around, Colorado acquired right shot defenseman Nick Blankenburg from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2027 5th-round draft pick. The […]

Mile High Pollster: Will MacFarland pull off a Kadri reunion?

Well, folks, it’s that time of the year again! Teams and their management groups are working with player reps and other teams to make the final moves ahead of Friday’s 3 p.m. ET NHL trade deadline, and with that in mind, we need to look at things from the Colorado Avalanche perspective and ask the […]

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Recap: Avalanche clip Ducks 5-1

Late Tuesday night the Colorado Avalanche completed a successful Southern California back-to-back in their 5-1 disposal of the Anaheim Ducks. It capped off a stretch of five games in seven nights following the Olympic break and the Avalanche now get two days of rest before the trade deadline. The Game Colorado got the scoring going […]

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim Ducks (8:00 p.m. MT)

After winning 4-2 against the Los Angeles Kings yesterday, courtesy of a late third-period go-ahead goal from Devon Toews, the Colorado Avalanche are back at it again tonight as they take on the Anaheim Ducks on the second leg of a back-to-back. This will be the third and final regular-season game between these two teams. […]

Preview: Avs look to go perfect on back-to-back against Anaheim

After winning 4-2 against the Los Angeles Kings yesterday, courtesy of a late third-period go-ahead goal from Devon Toews, the Colorado Avalanche are back at it again tonight as they take on the Anaheim Ducks on the second leg of a back-to-back. This will be the third and final regular-season game between these two teams. […]

Recap: Kings no match for Colorado as Avalanche win 4-2

The Colorado Avalanche secured a milestone victory on Monday night, defeating the Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at Crypto.com Arena to capture the franchise’s 1,750th regular-season win. A late third-period goal from defenseman Devon Toews proved to be the difference, while Martin Nečas delivered a dominant three-point performance (one goal, two assists). Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog each contributed […]

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings (8:30 p.m.)

The Colorado Avalanche look to complete a season sweep over the Los Angeles Kings tonight at Ball Arena in Denver. The Kings have struggled with a persistent lack of scoring, prompting their acquisition of Artemi Panarin earlier this season. Unfortunately, the move hasn’t delivered the offensive spark they expected, contributing to the firing of head […]

Preview: Avs start road trip with late-night look at LA Kings

The Colorado Avalanche look to complete a season sweep over the Los Angeles Kings tonight at Ball Arena in Denver. The Kings have struggled with a persistent lack of scoring, prompting their acquisition of Artemi Panarin earlier this season. Unfortunately, the move hasn’t delivered the offensive spark they expected, contributing to the firing of head […]

List of 2026 Avalanche ELC Decisions

Today is an important day in the prospect development cycle, the day in which future NHL contracts can be signed and registered. This means that organizations can begin to shape their prospect depth charts for the 2026-27 season. Despite the Colorado Avalanche decimating their prospect pipeline year over year there are still a few players […]

Recap: Avalanche survive with 3-1 win over Blackhawks

In continuation of the Central Division showdowns, the Colorado Avalanche moved on in their busy schedule in hosting the Chicago Blackhawks in a Saturday afternoon affair hoping to erase the bitter taste of defeat from two nights ago. It wasn’t a masterful effort but still Colorado found enough to end up with a 3-1 win […]

Open Thread: Chicago Blackhawks @ Colorado Avalanche (4:00 P.M.)

With two of five games in a seven day stretch now behind them, it’s safe to assume that the Colorado Avalanche were looking forward to the weekend. This afternoon, the visiting Chicago Blackhawks will make their only regular season appearance in Denver, as the Avs face their third consecutive Central Division opponent in four days. […]

Preview: Second City Showdown

With two of five games in a seven day stretch now behind them, it’s safe to assume that the Colorado Avalanche were looking forward to the weekend. This afternoon, the visiting Chicago Blackhawks will make their only regular season appearance in Denver, as the Avs face their third consecutive Central Division opponent in four days. […]

Recap: Penalty-plagued Avalanche fall 5-2 to Wild

Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche welcomed the Minnesota Wild for a Central Division matchup at Ball Arena in Denver, CO, and it was the team in red and green that skated to victory. Much to the chagrin of onlooking Avalanche fans, Minnesota would tally two goals in the second period and three more in the third […]