The Conference Finals are now set in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Canadiens beat the Sabres in a thrilling Game 7 on Monday night in Buffalo to join the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final, meanwhile, over in the Western Conference Final, it’ll be the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche facing off against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Every team takes a different path to contention and pivots at key points to remain there. The Philadelphia Flyers arrived i...
The Colorado Avalanche will be taking the fight to the final Western Conference opponent in these playoffs: the Golden Knights.
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We’ve looked at the forwards and the defense; now, we’ll examine the final and, as some may argue, the most critical position for both the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights: goaltending. The tandem effort of Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood powered the Avalanche to the top of the NHL for the near entirety of […]
While the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights awaits, there are still some concerns for the Avalanche.
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The Colorado Avalanche have successfully reached the conference final for the first time since the 2022 cup season and will host the Las Vegas Golden Knights for game one on Wednesday evening at Ball Arena. We should get a feel for the matchup before the much-anticipated series begins, and with the benefit of time and […]
If you were to handicap the Conn Smythe Trophy race before these Stanley Cup Playoffs began, it's pretty certain that two of the top three betting favorites right now would not have been on your board. According to Covers.com and Bet 99, the betting odds for the playoff MVP look like this heading into Saturday night's crucial Game 6 in Montreal between the Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres: Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche +195 Frederik Andersen, Carolina Hurricanes +45...
We did it, the Colorado Avalanche have advanced to the Western Conference finals for the second time since 2002! As we wait for the first game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, May 20th to begin that pivotal next round, let’s put a bow on the five-game second round defeat of the Minnesota Wild. […]
The Minnesota Wild’s season ended the hardest possible way: With a Game 5 loss in Denver that officially closed the book on their playoff run. After jumping out to a 3-0 lead, the Wild gave it back and fell 4-3 to the Colorado Avalanche in overtime. It was a collapse that cost them the game and sent...
Great news Minnesota Wild fans, appears Quinn Hughes doesn't want to go anywhere. Hughes met with the media on Friday, just days after being eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche and opened up about his future in Minny. Hughes has just one season left on his current contract, and is eligible to sign a seven-year extension on July 1st. Hughes will earn $7.8 million AAV next season, and could be in line for a hefty pay raise. I really like it here. I love the team. I love the city and the fans. B...
The more things change for the Minnesota Wild, the more they stay the same.
Despite this loss coming in the second round rather than the first, the Stanley Cup won’t be paraded down West 7th in St. Paul for the 25th consecutive year. The Wild lost 4-3 in overtime to the Colorado Avalanche in De...
And all of the sudden, the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs is starting to wind down.
Nothing’s decided in the West just yet, but Colorado is looking for a commanding 3-1 series lead when action resumes in Minnesota on Monday night. A couple of games are on Tuesday’s slate, with Montreal up 2-1 and home for Game 4 against Buffalo with the nightcap being a pivotal Game 5 from Sin City in the deadlocked Anaheim/Vegas series. Minnesota and Colorado move on to Game 5 in Colorado ...
The aftermath of the Colorado Avalanche's second-round series win over the Minnesota Wild is full of emotion, drama, and energy.
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The Colorado Avalanche rallied from an early deficit before eliminating the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 at Ball Arena by a 4-3 count when Brett Kulak belted Martin Necas’ crossing pass by Jesper Wallstadt 3:52 into overtime. Down three after the first period, Colorado brought Scott Wedgewood into the game and got on the board on Parker Kelly’s deflection goal. Jack Drury and Nathan MacKinnon struck 2:10 apart late in third to send the game to overtime. Marcus Johansson opened the scoring and the ...
Well, the stage was set for the Colorado Avalanche to seal the series in front of fans on home ice tonight against the Minnesota Wild. Doing so would mark the first time they’ve achieved that since 2008. It seems the Wild had other plans as they scored 3o seconds into the game, cashed in on […]
Brett Kulak played the hero card for the Avalanche, who had a ridiculous comeback to take Game Five against the Wild 4-3.
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The Colorado Avalanche have their chance to clinch their spot in the Western Conference Final in Game Five against the Wild.
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The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild are set to play the first elimination game of their second-round series tonight at Ball Arena in Downtown Denver, CO. Colorado holds a 3-1 series lead and can clinch the series tonight by eliminating a team and advancing on home ice for the first time in this new championship […]
The Colorado Avalanche have their chance to clinch their spot in the Western Conference Final in Game Five against the Wild.
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The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild are set to play the first elimination game of their second-round series tonight at Ball Arena in Downtown Denver, CO. Colorado holds a 3-1 series lead and can clinch the series tonight by eliminating a team and advancing on home ice for the first time in this new championship […]
If there’s one good thing about where the Minnesota Wild stand after four games in their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche, it’s that there are no more narratives to create about what comes next. No more ambiguity, no more grey area. Not for tonight. Not for this game. Such is life...
It’s time for another Mile High Pollster, this time surrounding the second round matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild! Has your confidence in this Avalanche team wavered at the sign of first blood? Who gets the starter’s net for game five after the switch in game four? Will Val Nichushkin lead the charge […]
That's Wild
With Game 5 coming up and the potential to be knocked out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again, if they lose to the Colorado Avalanche in Denver, the Minnesota Wild know they have a tough job ahead of them. To force a Game 6 back in St. Paul, multiple things need to come to fru...
The Minnesota Wild took a rough loss to the Colorado Avalanche last night, but the series is far from finished. After grinding through a demanding postseason and showing they can play with one of the league’s elite teams, the Wild now find themselves in a familiar playoff spot: Their backs are again...
Things are getting chippy between the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche. The Avs took Game 4 on Monday night in what was a very testy affair. It included Avalanche defenceman Josh Manson butt-ending Wild forward Michael McCarron, and needless to say McCarron didn't hold back or mince his words. Manson and McCarron got tangled up along the half boards in the first period of Game 4, and Manson delivered one of the dirty butt-ends you'll ever see. He was assessed a four-minute double minor on...