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Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins (7:30 p.m.)

The Colorado Avalanche are set to welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins this evening for a late-night, nationally televised contest at Ball Arena in downtown Denver. It hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, but Sidney Crosby was a full participant at this morning’s skate and could return to the lineup after missing time with an injury suffered during […]

NHL

about 5 hours ago | 0 reads

Preview: Fans could see Crosby vs. MacKinnon tonight at Ball Arena

The Colorado Avalanche are set to welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins this evening for a late-night, nationally televised contest at Ball Arena in downtown Denver. It hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, but Sidney Crosby was a full participant at this morning’s skate and could return to the lineup after missing time with an injury suffered during […]

about 10 hours ago | 0 reads

The downfall of Cooper Gay

One player this season has fallen from grace in the Colorado Avalanche organization. Over the summer, we had ranked Cooper Gay at 15th on the Top 25 Under 25 and thoughts of him making his NHL debut. Now, the Avalanche may think otherwise. He was a prized free-agent signing, and now is unlikely to crack […]

1 day ago | 0 reads

Recap: Colorado slumps in Winnipeg, lose 3-1

The Colorado Avalanche spent most of Saturday afternoon trying to catch up but came up short in a 3–1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre. Winnipeg took control early in the second period and never really let go, while goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stopped nearly everything Colorado sent his way. Martin Nečas finally got the Avalanche on the board late in the third period, […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche @ Winnipeg Jets (2:00 P.M.)

The Colorado Avalanche have been soaring to incredible heights all season. Today, the highest-flying team in the NHL will fly into Canadian airspace at Canada Life Center against Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets to finish off their two game road swing. Colorado Avalanche The Avalanche come into today’s game fresh off a 5-1 victory […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

MHH Roundtable: Is the Avalanche defense improved enough?

After a wild and monumental trade deadline which saw the return of Nazem Kadri, the Colorado Avalanche have their roster for the remainder of the 2025-26 season in hopes that it will end with a Stanley Cup. Here we unpack where this team stands heading into the stretch run of the regular season. What are […]

4 days ago | 2 reads

Recap: MacKinnon’s four-point night powers Colorado over Seattle

After a frustrating game against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, the Colorado Avalanche took on the Seattle Kraken tonight to begin a two-game road trip. The visitors scored early and often to end up winning by a final score of 5-1. Let’s take a look at the action from tonight! First Period Martin Necas would […]

4 days ago | 2 reads

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Seattle Kraken (8:00 p.m. MT)

After a frustrating loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night, the Colorado Avalanche head back out on the road tonight to take on the Seattle Kraken. This will be the second out of three regular-season matchups between these two teams, with the Avs having won the first game by a final score of 5-3. […]

NHL

4 days ago | 1 read

Morning Flurries: Nečas named second star of the week

Following a successful weekend with dual shootout triumphs over their central division rivals, forward Martin Nečas of the Colorado Avalanche was named the NHL’s second star of the week with eight points over four contests. The best part of the trade deadline passing is when the true stories of what happened behind the scenes during […]

NHL

6 days ago | 2 reads

Recap: Oilers thump Avalanche 4-3

After a whirlwind weekend which saw the return of Nazem Kadri and big shootout wins over the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild, things settled back down into a game every-other-day routine with the Edmonton Oilers in town. In a possible first round match up, this game showed that Edmonton still can pose some problems as […]

6 days ago | 2 reads

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers (8:00 p.m.)

The Colorado Avalanche are once again riding a five-game winning streak after beating both the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild via shootout last week, and they’ll look to make it six straight against an Edmonton Oilers team that simply can’t seem to keep the puck out of their own net. Edmonton’s defensive issues — both […]

6 days ago | 4 reads

Preview: Avs test the streak against struggling Oilers

The Colorado Avalanche are once again riding a five-game winning streak after beating both the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild via shootout last week, and they’ll look to make it six straight against an Edmonton Oilers team that simply can’t seem to keep the puck out of their own net. Edmonton’s defensive issues — both […]

7 days ago | 1 read

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, […]

8 days ago | 4 reads

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 […]

9 days ago | 2 reads

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 […]

NHL

9 days ago | 2 reads

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 […]

10 days ago | 2 reads

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 […]

NHL

10 days ago | 0 reads

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 […]

10 days ago | 3 reads

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 […]

10 days ago | 2 reads