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Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Washington Capitals (2:00 P.M.)
The Avalanche have accomplished a lot of firsts this season. First team in the League to reach 70 points. First team to win 30 regular season games. First team to have multiple ten game winning streaks. First team to lose just one game in regulation on home ice. With a win against the Washington Capitals […]
Preview: Colorado Eager to Capitalize Against a Struggling Washington Squad
The Colorado Avalanche have accomplished a lot of firsts this season. First team in the League to reach 70 points. First team to win 30 regular season games. First team to have multiple ten game winning streaks. First team to lose just one game in regulation on home ice. With a win against the Washington […]
Mile High Pollster: Avalanche fans say Gavin Brindley belongs
It’s another installment of Mile High Pollster! Should the Avalanche buck the trend and actually think about load management? How important is it to win the Presidents Trophy and break Boston’s 22’-23’ wins record? What’s Gavin Brindley’s role after the deadline? How good does the power play need to be? Let’s see what the fans […]
Flight of Eagles named to AHL All-Star Classic
The Colorado Eagles’ 2025-26 campaign has proved quite successful this season. With head coach Mark Letestu directing, they’ve kept either the first or second divisional spot this season. However, Letestu will share that the success stems from player contributions, not himself. As of Saturday morning, the Colorado Eagles have a 22–8–1–3 record. Colorado sits fifth […]
Recap: Ryan O’Reilly hat trick upends Avalanche in a 7-3 defeat
After a long winter’s nap the Colorado Avalanche hosted the Nashville Predators in their ongoing seven-game home stand. It was the fourth and final meeting between these teams this season and by far the ugliest as Colorado dropped their first regulation game at home in a 7-3 defeat. A Ryan O’Reilly hat trick punctuated the […]
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators (7:00 p.m.)
The saying goes, “you can’t win em’ all,” and although the Avalanche put up a nice effort to the contrary, they did in fact finally lose a game on home ice their last time out. Can they respond accordingly in a matchup tonight against the Nashville Predators at Ball Arena? The Preds are a clipping […]
Preview: Avalanche look to bury the Predators at home
The saying goes, “you can’t win em’ all,” and although the Avalanche put up a nice effort to the contrary, they did in fact finally lose a game on home ice their last time out. Can they respond accordingly in a matchup tonight against the Nashville Predators at Ball Arena? The Preds are a clipping […]
2025-26 Avalanche of Injuries, Part Three
Entering the new year the Colorado Avalanche were blessed with good health but that has since deteriorated through a tough southeast road trip at the beginning of January and an overall busier schedule leading to some notable injuries. With a few days off now, let’s take a look at the damage and prognosis for return. […]
Recap: Colorado’s power play costs them another game
The Colorado Avalanche dropped the third game of their current seven-game home stand to the Toronto Maple Leafs, by a final score of 4-3 in overtime. Colorado’s power play, once again, failed to capitalize in a late game opportunity to seal a victory. Instead, the squad lost their third in the last five games. First […]
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (8:00 p.m. MT)
After securing a shutout against the Columbus Blue Jackets this past Saturday, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to town. This will be the first of two regular-season matchups between these two teams. Colorado Avalanche (33-4-7) The Avs continued their dominance at home to start this home-stand, winning 8-2 over the Ottawa Senators […]
Preview: Colorado hosts Toronto in late night affair
After securing a shutout against the Columbus Blue Jackets this past Saturday, the Colorado Avalanche continue their seven-game home stand welcoming the Toronto Maple Leafs to town. This will be the first of two regular-season matchups between these two teams with the rematch in Canada in just over a week. Colorado Avalanche Colorado continued their […]
Weekly Cupcakes: Miner earned himself a shutout
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8 Avalanche bound for the Olympics
It was always expected that the Colorado Avalanche would have a large contingent of members represented at the upcoming 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and after their blazing start on the season that hasn’t changed. Officially eight players have been named to Olympic rosters, let’s break them down. Canada 🇨🇦 The nation as the odds-on […]
Recap: Trent Miner shuts out Blue Jackets 4-0
A drubbing of the Ottawa Senators kicked off this seven-game home stand and the Colorado Avalanche hoped to keep the train rolling against another eastern conference foe in the Columbus Blue Jackets. As expected the Avalanche took care of business in a routine 4-0 shutout victory. Multiple Avalanche got on the score sheet including goals […]
Open Thread: Columbus Blue Jackets @ Colorado Avalanche (2:00 P.M.)
The talk of home ice being an advantage, is very real if you’re the Colorado Avalanche, where home ice has been an advantage all season. The best team in hockey will put that advantage to work as they face the Columbus Blue Jackets in their first afternoon matinee of 2026 at Ball Arena. Colorado Avalanche […]
Preview: It’s (Blue) Jacket Weather as the Avs Host Columbus
The talk of home ice being an advantage, is very real if you’re the Colorado Avalanche, where home ice has been an advantage all season. The best team in hockey will put that advantage to work as they face the Columbus Blue Jackets in their first afternoon matinee of 2026 at Ball Arena. Colorado Avalanche […]
Morning Flurries: Avalanche headed to 2027 Winter Classic
A nice surprise was unveiled this week when the 2027 NHL Winter Classic was announced. The Utah Mammoth are hosting the game at Rice-Eccles Stadium, home of the University of Utah Utes in Salt Lake City. Their opponent is none other than the Colorado Avalanche, a budding rivalry regionally and on-ice. The matchup is an […]
Recap: Manson, MacKinnon earn four points each to power Colorado past Ottawa
After a three-game road trip, the Colorado Avalanche returned home today to start a seven-game homestand with a matchup against the Ottawa Senators. Ultimately, it was the Avalanche who would come out on top and get back in the win column, as they won by a final score of 8-2. Let’s take a look at […]
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Ottawa Senators (7:00 p.m.)
The Avalanche have lost two consecutive contests for the first time since their four-game slide back in October and have lost straight in regulation for the first time all season ahead of tonight’s showdown with the Ottawa Senators. This will mark the beginning of a 7-game homestand for the Avalanche, who look to get back […]
Preview: Extended home-stand starts with Avs vs. Senators
The Avalanche have lost two consecutive contests for the first time since their four-game slide back in October and have lost straight in regulation for the first time all season ahead of tonight’s showdown with the Ottawa Senators. This will mark the beginning of a 7-game homestand for the Avalanche, who look to get back […]
How Colorado’s injury wave could hurt or help Bednar’s chances at Jack Adams award
It’s no secret that the Avalanche are going to be a bit short-handed for a while with starting net minder MacKenzie Blackwood on injured reserve, key roster players Gabe Landeskog and Devon Toews set to “miss some time” and Logan O’Connor still not on the right track to returning after his offseason hip surgery. How […]
Recap: Lightning strike down Avalanche 4-2
As the grueling southeast road trip concluded with a tough third game in four nights, the Colorado Avalanche dropped their second game in a row in regulation in a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Colorado didn’t have their best game yet again with exhaustion setting in and finding their lineup much thinner due […]
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5:00 p.m. MT)
After falling 2-1 in regulation against the Florida Panthers on Sunday, the Colorado Avalanche wrap up their three-game road trip here tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. This will be the second and final regular-season matchup between these two teams, with Colorado having won the first game by a final score of 3-2. Colorado Avalanche […]
Preview: Colorado hopes to end three-game road trip on a high note
After falling 2-1 in regulation against the Florida Panthers on Sunday, the Colorado Avalanche wrap up their three-game road trip tonight against the surging Tampa Bay Lightning. This will be the second and final regular-season matchup between these two teams, with Colorado having won the first game by a final score of 3-2. The Avs […]
Weekly Cupcakes: Landeskog injured in Florida
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