A Western Conference Final loaded with offensive firepower was ignited by the unlikeliest of sparkplugs
May 21, 2026
At times, especially early, the Colorado Avalanche looked disjointed on defense
May 20, 2026
Carter Hart has made a strong comeback with the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup playoffs
May 21, 2026
Dylan Coghlan scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal to get Vegas rolling, Carter Hart made 36 saves and the Golden Knights opened the Western Conference final by holding off the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Wednesday night
May 21, 2026
The Colorado Avalanche advanced to the Western Conference final after a thrilling comeback win against the Minnesota Wild
May 14, 2026
Nathan MacKinnon scored with 1:23 left in regulation to complete the Colorado Avalanche’s comeback from an early three-goal deficit and force overtime against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the second-round series
May 14, 2026
Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon skated off with a bloody nose after being struck by a puck hit by teammate Devon Toews in the second period of Game 4 of their second-round NHL playoff series against the Minnesota Wild
May 12, 2026
Kirill Kaprizov scored first and assisted on the next two goals as the Minnesota Wild delivered the Colorado Avalanche their first defeat this postseason with a 5-1 victory in Game 3 of their second-round series
May 10, 2026
Carolina and Colorado have put on a clinic for how to start the playoffs
May 09, 2026
Nathan MacKinnon is known for his speed and his scoring
May 06, 2026
Nathan MacKinnon scored a goal and assisted on two more as the Colorado Avalanche rolled through Minnesota’s newest netminder, Filip Gustavsson, on their way to a 5-2 win over the Wild to grab a 2-0 lead in the second-round playoff series
May 06, 2026
The Minnesota Wild are making a switch in net for Game 2, going with Filip Gustavsson on Tuesday night after Jesper Wallstedt gave up eight goals in a 9-6 loss to Colorado
May 05, 2026
The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild began their second-round playoff series with a surprising 9-6 shootout
May 04, 2026
Cale Makar scored twice in the third period after returning from an earlier injury and the Colorado Avalanche overcame blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 on Sunday night in a wacky Game 1 of their second-round playoff series
May 04, 2026
The Minnesota Wild will be without forward Joel Eriksson Ek and defenseman Jonas Brodin for the first two games of their second-round playoff series against Colorado because of lower-body injuries
May 04, 2026
The Colorado Avalanche have a chance to close out the Los Angeles Kings in Game 4 of their NHL playoff series on Sunday night
April 26, 2026
Cale Makar scored the tiebreaking goal, Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche moved to the brink of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3 of their first-round series
April 24, 2026
Nicolas Roy scored on a rebound 7:44 into overtime and Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves, including a penalty shot, as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series
April 22, 2026
The Stanley Cup will have a new home this year after the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers had their season derailed by injuries
April 12, 2026
Valeri Nichushkin scored with 15 seconds remaining in regulation, then made one of NHL-leading Colorado’s two shots in a shootout to beat Dallas 5-4
March 07, 2026
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February 23, 2026
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice to become the league’s first 40-goal scorer this season and the Colorado Avalanche continued their dominance of Detroit with a 5-0 victory over the Red Wings
January 31, 2026
Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog is set to miss some time after being injured in a game against Florida on Sunday night
January 04, 2026
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