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• Colorado Eagles three stars of February

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A goaltender leads the pack. It was a lighter month of February for the Colorado Eagles with 10 games evenly split between home and road with a 6-3-1 record. Side note, for our purposes this snapshot will include the March 1st home victory for a total of 11 games. The month of March will be a busy one for the Eagles with 13 games left on the docket and...2025
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• Avalanche Must Make Big Moves at 2025 NHL Trade Deadline
As the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline creeps closer (March 7), the Colorado Avalanche are preparing for how to best navigate one of the busiest days on the league’s calendar. Less…...2025
• Lindgren, Vesey traded to Avalanche by Rangers for de Haan, Parssinen, draft picks
Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey were traded to the Colorado Avalanche by the New York Rangers on Saturday for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan and conditional second- and fourth-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft. The Rangers will retain 50 … Continue reading → The post Lindgren, Vesey traded to Avalanche by Rangers for de Haan, Parssinen, draft picks first appeared on Pro Hockey News....2025
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• Rangers trade Lindgren and Vesey to the Avalanche. Wild get Nyquist from the Predators

The Colorado Avalanche made another splash ahead of the NHL trade deadline, and the Central Division rival Minnesota Wild answered with their own addition two hours later....2025
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• MacKinnon, Hagel, Draisaitl named NHL's three stars of the month for February

NEW YORK - Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Tampa Bay Lightning left-wing Brandon Hagel and Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl have been the NHL's three stars of the month for February....2025
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• Avalanche Acquire Lindgren, Vesey From Rangers
Per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, the New York Rangers are sending Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey, and Hank Kempf to the Colorado Avalanche for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan, a 2025…...2025
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• Breaking: Avalanche acquire Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers

Photo by Ben Ludeman/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado makes their first move a little under a week away from the NHL trade deadline. We are officially a little under a week away from the NHL trade deadline, and the Colorado Avalanche have made their first move in this week leading up to the deadline. The Avs acquired Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey, along with defenseman prospect Hank Kempf, f...2025
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• Eagles Takeaways: Miner earns first shutout as Colorado is one point from first place

Colorado Eagles Jake Wise had two goals while Tye Felhaber had two assists as Trent Miner secured his first shutout of the year. Loveland, CO — The Colorado Eagles returned home after a long four-game road trip that took them to Canada and Texas. Colorado could only grab three out of a possible eight points on the trip, which sets them up for an enormous battle this weekend. The Ontario Re...2025
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• Recap: Ross Colton scores twice, Avs light up the lamp in 5-2 win

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images A lot of players who needed sparks were major contributors in tonight’s win. It was a wild night. Ross Colton scored two goals and an assist to help the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 at Ball Arena on Friday. Furthermore, Colorado also took a 2-1 lead over Minnesota for the season. Oliver Kylington also contributed with a pair of assists while Va...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild (7:00 p.m.)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! It’s Division Rivalry Night at Ball Arena in Denver, CO, as the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Minnesota Wild. Colorado had a great showing their last time out against the Devils as they saw the return of forward Val Nichushkin and subsequent scoring touch. On the other hand, Minnesota can’t seem to catch a b...2025
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• Preview: Division Rivalry Night against the Minnesota Wild

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs got back in the win column against NJD, and now they aim to start a winning streak. It's Division Rivalry Night at Ball Arena in Denver, CO, as the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Minnesota Wild. Colorado had a great showing their last time out against the Devils as they saw the return of forward Val Nichushkin and subsequent scoring touch...2025
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• Recap: Colorado starts the homestand on a high-note

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images A four-goal third period helps Colorado secure the win here tonight. After coming home from a disappointing road trip, the Colorado Avalanche kicked off a six-game homestand at Ball Arena tonight as they took on the New Jersey Devils. While this game looked like a low-scoring affair for a majority of regulation, it did not end up being low-scor...2025
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• Forward Valeri Nichushkin will return to the Avalanche lineup for the 1st time in nearly 2 months
DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin returns to the Colorado Avalanche lineup Wednesday night for the first time in nearly two months after recovering from a lower-body injury....2025
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• Avalanche Trade Deadline Bingo Card 3.0

Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images It’s time to bring some old friends back to Colorado! After going back to the familiar faces well over the last several trade deadlines with the likes of Cal Soderberg, Patrik Nemeth, Jack Johnson and Matt Nieto as key returnees in past years, now it’s time to identify and predict the next former player targets for the Colorado Avalanche in the up...2025
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• Where has Colorado’s scoring gone?

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Can this group generate more goals? Following a disappointing loss to the St. Louis Blues, the bulk of the conversation surrounding the Colorado Avalanche and their latest woes has centered around the lack of scoring. Head coach Jared Bednar is even acknowledging concerns after producing just two goals in a pair of weekend games. Bednar admitted he'...2025
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• Recap: Avs sluggish in loss to St. Louis

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Not much to write home about when it comes to that performance. It was another disappointing night for the Colorado Avalanche out of the gate. After scoring the opening goal, Colorado gave up three unanswered goals in a 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues. They end this quick two-game road trip with back-to-back games with losses. The Avalanche still sit i...2025
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• Preview: Avalanche look to ramp it up as NHL returns from Four Nations break

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs return to action to visit the division rival Nashville Predators. After the remarkable success of the Four Nations Faceoff, which captivated the sports world in North America for the last 10 days, the National Hockey League is back in action Saturday, with 14 games occurring across the league. The Colorado Avalanche return to play with s...2025
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• Deadline Moves by Past Cup Champs
Before I switch my attention to the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, I decided to tackle some questions that have been bothering me for a while. Based on the comments I read on hockey blogs, in PuckPedia’s GM mode, and even in articles by the professional experts in the media…your team MUST add players at the deadline if they really want to win the Stanley Cup. And a lot of them typically ...2025
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• Altitude & Comcast Agree: Avs and Nuggets are finally back on Xfinity

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images This is a massive victory for the fans of the Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets! Today, Kroenke/Altitude Sports made an announcement. It is one that many local fans of both the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche have long since waited for. The stalemate between Altitude and Comcast has come to an end, meaning that all Altitude programmin...2025
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"The Chicago Blackhawks got a goal and an assist from Connor Bedard in a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche, as Petr Mrazek had 36 saves to lead the Hawks…"

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"Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin has entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and will be away from the team for an indefinite amount of time."

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"Every other expansion team (so we’re not counting relocated teams like the Colorado Avalanche) needed at least three seasons during that span to qualify for postseason play."

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"Longtime Boston Bruins defenseman and Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr welcomed Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar to an exclusive club."

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"Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The Colorado Avalanche forward retires after 566 games in the NHL Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Calvert has announced his retirement from the NHL after 10 seasons and 566 games."

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"Baseball Hall of Famer Larry Walker to serve as emergency backup goalie for Colorado Avalanche"

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"While some fans of the Colorado Avalanche don’t believe trading for Hall is something the team should do, general manager Joe Sakic very much disagrees - and he doesn’t want to wait until the trade deadline."

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"Colorado Avalanche beat New York Rangers for ninth consecutive win"

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"The New Jersey Devils won the NHL draft lottery, vaulting four teams including the last-place Colorado Avalanche and expansion Vegas Golden Knights for the right to the first pick in the draft "

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"DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward Nathan MacKinnon to a seven-year deal that runs through the 2022-23 season."

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"Regehr, a 15-year league veteran, was originally drafted by the Colorado Avalanche 19th-overall."

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"VIDEO: P.K. Subban schools the Colorado Avalanche"

• Lindgren, Vesey traded to Avalanche by Rangers for de Haan, Parssinen, draft picks
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• Rangers trade Lindgren and Vesey to the Avalanche. Wild get Nyquist from the Predators
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• Breaking: Avalanche acquire Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers
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• Rangers trade Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche have made another splash ahead of the NHL trade deadline by acquiring defenseman Ryan Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers....2025
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• ELC Season is upon us

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images Will the Colorado Avalanche sign any prospects? One of the most important, yet least talked about, days in the prospect and development cycle is here. That is the day of March first, which is the first day Entry Level Contracts can be signed for the 2025-26 season. There will be a flurry of activity around the league as NHL general managers want to ge...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild (7:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: Division Rivalry Night against the Minnesota Wild
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• Trade Targets: Pie in the Sky vs. Realism

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The 94th installment of the Mile High Hockey Lab is available NOW! The 94th installment of the Mile High Hockey Lab is available on your preferred Podcast platform! Don’t forget to download our new episode and give us a follow! This episode was hosted by Adrian Hernandez and joined by a full house of Jackie Kay, Ezra Parter, Evan Liu, and Brennan Vogt. ...2025
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• Should the Calgary Flames trade for Mikko Rantanen or stay the course?

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• Avalanche Trade Deadline Bingo Card 3.0
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• Colorado Eagles three stars of February
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• Breaking: Avalanche acquire Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers
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• ELC Season is upon us
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• Eagles Takeaways: Miner earns first shutout as Colorado is one point from first place
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• Recap: Ross Colton scores twice, Avs light up the lamp in 5-2 win
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild (7:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: Division Rivalry Night against the Minnesota Wild
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• Trade Targets: Pie in the Sky vs. Realism
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• MacKinnon scores twice on power play, Blackwood stops 22 shots as Avalanche beat Devils 5-1

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had two power-play goals and an added, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 22 shots against his former team and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Wednesday night....2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. New Jersey Devils (7:30 p.m.)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the New Jersey Devils and the return of a crucial member of their top six at home in Denver, CO. Will Val Nichushkin’s return reignite the Avalanche, a squad that appears deadset on remaining dormant after the 4 Nations break? Will the equally up-and-down Devils extend ...2025
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• Recap: Ross Colton scores twice, Avs light up the lamp in 5-2 win
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• Recap: Avs sluggish in loss to St. Louis
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Nashville Predators (4:00 p.m.)

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images It’s finally a Colorado Avalanche game day! We're back! It's the first of a back-to-back starting away to the Nashville Predators! #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/9dPqZx7w9f— Mile High Hockey (@MileHighHockey) February 22, 2025 After the remarkable success of the Four Nations Faceoff, which captivated the sports world in North America for the last...2025
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• Preview: Avalanche look to ramp it up as NHL returns from Four Nations break
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• Winnipeg Jets: The Final Push
As I sit here getting ready to pen an article about the Winnipeg Jets, it dawned on me that it has certainly been a while since I had the opportunity to do that. Two whole weeks have passed since the True Northers last took to the ice on February 7th. I’m just going to have to shake off the rust and do my best to get back to my “A” game, much like the majority of NHL players will have to…lol. O...2025
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• 4 Nations Face-Off: Preview & Discussion Thread
With the majority of National Hockey League players preparing to enjoy a mid-season break, 92 of them will instead be heading to Montreal & Boston to take part in the NHL & NHLPA’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Teams representing four of the world’s hockey-craziest nations, the 7 game schedule will allow the top players from Canada, Finland, Sweden, & the United States to show off the...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Are the Los Angeles Dodgers ruining baseball?

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, February 11, 2025 No MLB team has had a better offseason than the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have signed a litany of stars: Roki Sasaki; Blake Snell; Teoscar Hernández; Tanner Scott; Michael Conforto . . . There are more, but I have limited space. View this post on Instagram ...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche fight tooth and nail for exhilarating Edmonton win

Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images Back-and-forth hockey at its finest between two high-scoring teams! Might as well leave it all out there despite playing 24 hours ago, eh? That’s what the Colorado Avalanche did in its Friday night matchup against the Edmonton Oilers. After playing last night against the Calgary Flames in a 4-2 win, Colorado had its work cut out for them against Connor Mc...2025
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• Nečas scores two, Avs score four unanswered goals to stun Flames

Sergei Belski-Imagn Images The Avalanche bounced back after a turbulent first period and a shutout defeat in their previous affair. In the battle of the disasters, the cold lit the candle. Nathan MacKinnon had three assists, while Martin Nečas scored two goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche outclassed the Calgary Flames 4-2 at Scotiabank Saddledome Thursday night. After entering...2025
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• Avalanche score second straight shutout with 2-0 victory over Flyers

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The defense was solid and Mackenzie Blackwood was incredible once again. Two straight games and two straight goose eggs for the opposition. Following a topsy-turvy month of January coupled by the shocking trade of Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Colorado Avalanche are back on a roll. After getting outmuscled and outwitted in the opening period, the Av...2025
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• MacKinnon signs 7-year deal with Avalanche
DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward Nathan MacKinnon to a seven-year deal that runs through the 2022-23 season. The 20-year-old MacKinnon had 21 goals and 31 assists last season. He missed the last 10 games after he sprained a......2016
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• Avalanche busy in free agency Friday, sign Colborne, Tyutin
DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche were busy in free agency Friday, signing a crop of players that includes forward Joe Colborne. The 26-year-old Colborne agreed to a two-year deal as he leaves Calgary after a season in which he set a career hig......2016
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• AP Source: Avalanche place Brad Stuart on waivers
A person with direct knowledge of the decision has confirmed to The Associated Press that the Colorado Avalanche have placed veteran defenceman Brad Stuart on waivers with the intention of buying out the final year of his contract. The person......2016
• Rangers acquire defenceman Nick Holden from Avalanche
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The New York Rangers have acquired defenceman Nick Holden from the Colorado Avalanche for a fourth-round pick in the 2017 draft. The 29-year-old Holden had six goals and 16 assists and 24 penalty minutes this past season. ......2016
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• Avalanche acquire Grimaldi from Panthers for Berra
DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche added another forward by picking up Rocco Grimaldi from the Florida Panthers for goaltender Reto Berra. The 23-year-old Grimaldi scored three goals and had two assists in 20 games for the Panthers last season. ......2016
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• Wings enjoy boos, then cheers
DENVER -- If only the fans at Coors Field knew how much Darren McCarty enjoyed their boos, they might have remained silent. For Colorado Avalanche fans, Red Wings McCarty, Kris Draper and Chris Chelios were -- and still are -- the enemy and wer......2016
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• Canada names final seven players for 2016 World Cup of Hockey roster
TORONTO - Canada's roster for the World Cup of Hockey was finalized Friday night with the addition of four forwards and three defencemen. Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche, Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins, Claude Giroux of the Philade......2016
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• Can Simon Gagne Replace Jarome Iginla's Veteran Presence on the Boston Bruins?
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• Colorado Eagles three stars of February
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• ELC Season is upon us
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• Eagles Takeaways: Miner earns first shutout as Colorado is one point from first place
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• Recap: Ross Colton scores twice, Avs light up the lamp in 5-2 win
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild (7:00 p.m.)
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• Projected Lineups for the Wild vs Avalanche – 2/28/25
The Minnesota Wild take on the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. WILD (34-21-4) at AVALANCHE (34-24-2) 9 p.m.…...2025
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• Recap: Colorado starts the homestand on a high-note
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. New Jersey Devils (7:30 p.m.)
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• Projected Lineups for Devils vs Avalanche – 2/26/25
The New Jersey Devils take on the Colorado Avalanche tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. DEVILS (32-21-6) at AVALANCHE (33-24-2) 9:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN,…...2025
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• Should the Calgary Flames trade for Mikko Rantanen or stay the course?
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• The 4 Nations Face-Off sets the stage for the 2026 Winter Olympics

Photo by Andre Ringuette/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images Hockey at the Winter Olympics in 2026 will be electric, and the 4 Nations Face-Off has proven that! As this NHL season approached the pause set aside for the 4 Nations Face-Off, many fans were skeptical or not all that interested heading into the tournament. If you look at some of the comments on our 4 Nations previews, you...2025
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• 4 Nations Face-Off: Preview & Discussion Thread
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• Avalanche score second straight shutout with 2-0 victory over Flyers
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins (11 a.m. MT)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s another Avalanche gameday! As the Colorado Avalanche embark on their first east coast road trip of the calendar year, they will encounter an unusual quirk in the schedule of back-to-back matinee games. First up is a meeting with the Boston Bruins before heading to New York. The biggest storyline of the day (decade?) is the shocking trade o...2025
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• Preview: The Martin Necas era begins in Boston

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The new-look Colorado Avalanche don’t have a long time to adjust. As the Colorado Avalanche embark on their first east coast road trip of the calendar year, they will encounter an unusual quirk in the schedule of back-to-back matinee games. First up is a meeting with the Boston Bruins before heading to New York. The biggest storyline of the day (dec...2025
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• Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup Prospects: Blackwood’s Impact and Trade Rumors

The Colorado Avalanche, perennial Stanley Cup contenders, are at a pivotal juncture in the 2024-25 NHL season. With the recent acquisition of goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood and ongoing speculation about a potential trade for Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones, the Avalanche’s odds of winning the Stanley Cup have improved. Blackwood’s arrival in Colorado has significantly bolstere...2025
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• Friday Feels: Stop Overreacting

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The loss to the Blackhawks was fine, folks! I got a bone to pick with Avs fans and media right now and it might not be a popular take - Stop overreacting to losses! They happen! The Colorado Avalanche lost 3-1 to Chicago on Wednesday and it seemed like everyone’s take was apocalyptic. The Avs weren’t good enough! They didn’t work hard enough! The top line wa...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks (5:30 p.m.)

Photo by Tyler Schank/Getty Images It’s Colorado Avalanche gameday! The Avalanche start a back-to-back situation with the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at the United Center in Chicago, IL. The Avalanche are climbing the standings as they stack points, having secured at least one in their last eight contests. It's the year of the debut, as Trent Miner will get the starters net tonight against ...2025
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• Preview: Trent Miner and the Avalanche breeze into The Windy City

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Can Colorado extend their league-leading point streak to nine games with Trent Miner between the pipes? The Avalanche start a back-to-back situation with the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at the United Center in Chicago, IL. The Avalanche are climbing the standings as they stack points, having secured at least one in their last eight contests. It'...2025
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