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The Western Conference playoffs trudge on as the Colorado Avalanche will look to even up the series against the Winnipeg Jets.  Join us for our NHL odds series, where our Avalanche-Jets prediction and pick will be made. One of the more anticipated first-round series in the NHL playoff picture, one look at the stats in […]

The Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche treated the 15,225 in attendance at Canada Life Centre to an abs0lute shooting gallery in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday night. And much to the delight of the fans in Manitoba, it was the home team that came out on top after a shooter’s […]

Some segments of the NHL fan base are feeling a sense of déjà vu as the Stanley Cup Playoffs kick off, with familiar matchups dominating the Round 1 landscape. The Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers are set to clash for the third consecutive year, while the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders renew their […]

The Colorado Avalanche are almost certainly unhappy with their opening game performance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Colorado fell to the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 on Sunday night. Many have taken aim at goaltender Alex Georigev for his poor performance in the first contest. After the game, head coach Jared Bednar stated the obvious. […]

The Colorado Avalanche are hoping to win the Stanley Cup once again in 2024. However, if Sunday night was any indication, big changes are needed to accomplish that goal. Colorado lost a slobberknocker with the Winnipeg Jets 7-6 on Sunday night after a rather horrific performance from goalie Alex Georgiev. Georgiev allowed seven goals on […]

The Colorado Avalanche are getting hit hard with some bad news before a key playoff game against Winnipeg. Avalanche winger Jonathan Drouin is out for the Jets game Sunday, per Sports Net Canada. Drouin is dealing with a lower body injury, and is expected to miss the entire series with the Jets. Avalanche’s Jonathan Drouin […]

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, and the Colorado Avalanche will head to the ‘Great White North’ to face the Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Centre for Game 1 of the First Round. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make an Avalanche-Jets Game 1 prediction, and pick while showing you how […]

The Colorado Avalanche are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they have had some time to prepare for their first-round opponent. Colorado’s matchup with the Winnipeg Jets was the first matchup of the postseason to be confirmed this year. It should be a great series, and we even saw a preview near the end […]

Nathan MacKinnon quickly made history last night as his Avalanche got off to a hot start in a 5-1 beatdown of the Oilers. The Avalanche scored four goals in the first period, two of which came from Valeri Nichushkin. Nathan MacKinnon had two assists on those goals, and that helped him achieve a franchise record. […]

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is missing his second straight regular season as he is recovering from a knee cartilage replacement he had last May, and head coach Jared Bednar said he is “not close” to returning with the Stanley Cup Playoffs approaching, according to theScore. “Nothing’s really changed with him,” Jared Bednar said, according […]

The Edmonton Oilers take on the Colorado Avalanche for the final game of the 2024 regular season. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Avalanche prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Oilers have locked up their second place spot in the Pacific Division. […]

Hockey fans, the time has finally come. The final NHL Power Rankings before the best postseason in all of sports. This time next week, the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be well underway to determine the champion of the league’s 107th season. Over six months since the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators kicked off the […]

The Colorado Avalanche are headed back to the NHL Playoffs in 2024. And they enter the tournament with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. Colorado entered last year’s playoffs as the defending Stanley Cup champion. However, they fell in seven games to an upstart Seattle Kraken team. This year, they take on the […]

The Colorado Avalanche have been without superstar Mikko Rantanen for the last two games after the Finn was concussed on a hit from Edmonton Oilers D-man Mattias Ekholm back on April 5. But the 27-year-old is likely to return to the lineup for Saturday’s afternoon tilt against the red hot Winnipeg Jets, Avs head coach […]

Scoring 50 goals in a single NHL season is quite an accomplishment for a player. Doing it for the first time – in the middle of a hat trick no less – is even more special. Nathan MacKinnon knows what that feels like after his latest stellar performance in a 5-2 Colorado Avalanche win over […]

Are the Dallas Stars a wagon? At least one person thinks so: Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar. In a battle of the Western Conference’s two best teams, it was the Stars that came out on top on Sunday night, beating the Avs 7-4 to solidify their position at the top of the Central Division. […]

There were long stretches during the 2023-24 NHL season when it looked like both Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals and Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins would miss the postseason for the second straight year. The last time the Caps and Pens missed back-to-back playoffs, neither The Great Eight nor Sid The Kid had anything to do with […]

The Colorado Avalanche are getting some hopeful news about one of their best players. Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen is heading to concussion protocol following an upper body hit he took in a recent game, per the Denver Post. The good news is that Rantanen is skating, and considered day-to-day. Rantanen’s injury status for Avalanche Rantanen […]

The Colorado Avalanche are getting some tough news about one of their best players. Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen is getting evaluated following a tough injury he sustained in a game against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Rantanen got a rough hit in his upper body from Oiler Mattias Ekholm during the contest. Rantanen did not […]

Entering play with their second game in as many nights, the Colorado Avalanche will seek to add another contest into the win column when they take on the Edmonton Oilers. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Avalanche-Oilers prediction and pick will be revealed. Currently trailing the Dallas Stars by three points in […]

The Colorado Avalanche fell on Monday night to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Colorado has now reached a bit of a lull in their recent form. After a nine-game winning streak, the Avalanche have lost three of their last four games. On Monday, head coach Jared Bednar opened up about a rough night for his squad. […]

The NHL’s Hart Trophy — awarded yearly to the player voted most valuable to his team — has consistently been the most controversial piece of hardware given out every June. That’s because, unlike the NBA, we aren’t talking about a league MVP. We’re talking about the player most valuable to his squad. So there is […]

An inter-conference clash will take place later this evening when the Montreal Canadiens make an annual trip to Denver to face off with the Colorado Avalanche. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Canadiens-Avalanche prediction and pick will be revealed. Although postseason play is not in the cards for this year’s Montreal Canadiens […]

There’s no hotter team in the National Hockey League than the Colorado Avalanche. The Avs have racked up a ridiculous nine wins in a row since the trade deadline, vaulting into second place in the Western Conference and, as of March 26, just two points out from leading the President’s Trophy race. The fact that […]

Last season, the Boston Bruins clinched the President’s Trophy before the end of March. One of the greatest regular-season teams of all time took just 75 games to earn the top spot in NHL standings — tied for the fourth-fewest contests to reach the mark since the trophy was introduced in 1985-86. The B’s were […]

The Colorado Avalanche made a couple of key tweaks ahead of the March 8 NHL trade deadline, and it’s paying off in a huge way. The Avs have won eight games in a row to take over the top spot in the Central Division, sporting a sparkling 45-20-5 record through 70 games. Although the Dallas […]

With the regular season coming to a wrap, the stakes in and around the National Hockey League are only getting higher! The Columbus Blue Jackets will travel to the Mile High City to take on the contending Colorado Avalanche. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Blue Jackets-Avalanche prediction and pick will be […]

The Colorado Avalanche are gearing up for another run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. General manager Chris MacFarland added major pieces at the NHL Trade Deadline to aid in that effort. However, his biggest addition may not come through trade. Colorado’s biggest addition could simply be getting captain Gabriel Landeskog back on the ice. However, […]

It’s been just over a week since the NHL trade deadline, and it’s already starting to become very clear who the big winners were in 2024. If you watched the battle of the league’s two best players on Saturday night — a thrilling Connor McDavid vs. Nathan MacKinnon showdown — you’ll know that one of […]

It is a Central Division battle as the Colorado Avalanche face the St. Louis Blues. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Blues prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Avalanche come into the game sitting at 43-20-5 on the year, which is tied for first in the Central Division. They have won […]

The Colorado Avalanche went all out at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. Colorado made a major trade with the Buffalo Sabres, sending Bowen Byram out of town in exchange for Casey Mittelstadt. However, there was a move prior to that. The Avalanche acquired defenseman Sean Walker from the Philadelphia Flyers that same day. Colorado acquired […]

It’s a battle of two of the best teams in the Western Conference when the Colorado Avalanche travel north to Canada to take on the Vancouver Canucks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Canucks prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Avalanche improved their depth in the middle of the ice after […]

The 2024 NHL Trade Deadline came and went on March 8. And as always, it proved to be a rather chaotic day. Teams wheeled and dealt in hopes of furthering their chances of success now and in the future. Big names such as Jake Guentzel changed teams as did depth players down each team’s lineup. […]

The Colorado Avalanche were rather active at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. Colorado made a few moves to add depth to their lineup prior to March 8. However, they made two significant moves to boost their playoff odds. Here, we’ll hand out NHL trade grades for their deal sending Bowen Byram to the Buffalo Sabres […]

The news on Gabriel Landeskog never seems to get any better for the Colorado Avalanche. Landeskog has not skated in a game since the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, and he may not be able to come back at any point this season. Here are the Bednar comments on Landeskog. Again, it's basically a non-update. This […]

The NHL Trade Deadline is on Friday, March 8. However, the past few days leading up to it have been filled with trades. On Thursday, the Colorado Avalanche made another trade by landing Yakov Trenin in a deal with the Nashville Predators, per the official release. ‘Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced today that […]

The Colorado Avalanche are reportedly acquiring Brandon Duhaime from the Minnesota Wild ahead of the NHL trade deadline, per Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic. Duhaime will be missed in Minnesota. Joe Smith of The Athletic referred to Duhaime as a “well-liked player” and shared a quote from Duhaime prior to the deal. “That’s probably the […]

It is a Central Division battle as the Minnesota Wild face off with the Colorado Avalanche. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Avalanche prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Wild go into Thursday night sitting at 29-27-6, winning five of their previous ten. They will spend Thursday night facing the Coyotes. […]

The Colorado Avalanche stole the show on Wednesday ahead of the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. They swung two huge trades, picking up defenseman Sean Walker and forward Casey Mittelstadt. They have positioned themselves well against other Western Conference contenders. However, with two days remaining until the March 8 deadline, Colorado may continue to wheel and […]