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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. New York Rangers (7:00 p.m.)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! After losing to the Jets last weekend, the Colorado Avalanche will search for the victory column again. At the same time, the Rangers hope to get a third consecutive victory—a sentence sort of flies in the face of each team’s success (or lack thereof) this season. The Rangers have notoriously struggled and und...2025
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• Preview: Rangers rollercoaster twist into Ball Arena to face the Avs

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images Can the Rangers beat the Avs and string three wins together for just the third time this season? After losing to the Jets last weekend, the Colorado Avalanche will search for the victory column again. At the same time, the Rangers hope to get a third consecutive victory—a sentence sort of flies in the face of each team's success (or lack thereof)...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild (5:00 p.m. MT)

Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! After a letdown performance in Chicago on Wednesday, a dominant performance in the club’s 6-1 win over the Minnesota Wild Thursday got the Avs back on track with their ascent of the Central Division. Coming into tonight, the Avs still sit in 4th in the division but are hot on the tails of Dallas, Minnesota, an...2025
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• Preview: MacKinnon, Avalanche look for redemption in WPG against Hellebuyck, Jets

Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post Hellebuyck shutout the Avalanche in Winnipeg on Nov. 7. It’s an Avalanche game day! The Avs’ pursuit of the top of the Central Division continues tonight as the Avalanche visit Winnipeg to square off against Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets. This is the third matchup between the two clubs this season, in what should be the most intense matchup be...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild (6:00 p.m. MT)

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images It’s another Colorado Avalanche game day! With the eight-game point streak coming to a halt last night, the Colorado Avalanche have an opportunity to quickly rebound on the second night of a back-to-back with a win against one of the top teams in the NHL thus far this season. The Avs simply didn’t play well against the Blackhawks. Despite heav...2025
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• Preview: Avalanche hunting bounce back against wounded Wild

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images Avs get a chance to to rebound quickly after a souring defeat to the Blackhawks Wednesday. It’s another Avalanche game day! After dropping one in Chicago and losing a point streak in the process, the Avalanche are back in action tonight for a visit with the Minnesota Wild. The Wild have been one of the most consistent teams in the NHL this se...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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• Preview: Eyeing seven in a row against Montreal

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado looks to keep on running with its win streak. Touchdowns for the Denver Broncos this weekend aren’t the only things on the line in Colorado. Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche face off against the Montreal Canadiens looking for seven wins in a row. Colorado is on a great streak at the moment, aside from the seven s...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo Sabres (7:00 p.m.)

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images It’s another Colorado Avalanche game day! It was a busy morning for the Colorado Avalanche with a Gabe Landeskog signifying at morning skate and an extension for depth defenseman Keaton Middleton announced. Still, there is a game to play tonight against the Buffalo Sabres. The Avalanche look to extend their five-game win streak and the Sabres hop...2025
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• Preview: Swords drawn in rematch with the Buffalo Sabres

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images Can the Avalanche make it six in a row? It was a busy morning for the Colorado Avalanche with a Gabe Landeskog signifying at morning skate and an extension for depth defenseman Keaton Middleton announced. Still, there is a game to play tonight against the Buffalo Sabres. The Avalanche look to extend their five-game win streak and the Sabres hopi...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers (8:00 p.m.)

Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! The Avalanche aren’t logging any vacation hours this weekend as they get set for their second contest in as many nights, this time against the Edmonton Oilers. The Avalanche fell to the Dallas Stars last night by a score of 5-3. Can they bounce back against the Oilers, who also played yesterday? Edmonton beat the Uta...2024
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• Preview: The Avalanche are back at it against the Oilers

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images The Avalanche will play their second of a back-to-back in Edmonton against the Oilers. The Avalanche aren’t logging any vacation hours this weekend as they get set for their second contest in as many nights, this time against the Edmonton Oilers. The Avalanche fell to the Dallas Stars last night by a score of 5-3. Can they bounce back against the ...2024
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"Projected Lineup: Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Valeri NichushkinJonathan Drouin — Ross Colton — Mikko RantanenJoel Kiviranta — Parker Kelly — Logan O’ConnorJere Innala — Casey Mittelstadt — Juuso Parssinen Devon Toews — Cale MakarSamuel Girard — Josh MansonCalvin de Haan — Sam Malinski Winnipeg Jets The Jets’ start has been widely documented, but I can tell you as an economics guy that these things are cyclical, and regression to the mean is always on the table."

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"Projected Lineup Artturi Lehkonen - Nathan MacKinnon - Mikko RantanenJoel Kiviranta - Casey Mittelstadt - Logan O’ConnorIvan Ivan - Parker Kelly - Nikolai KovalenkoNikita Prishchepov - TJ Tynan - Chris Wagner Devon Toews - Cale MakarSamuel Girard - Josh MansonCalvin de Haan - Sam Malinski Los Angeles Kings LA lost its last game 3-1 against the Calgary Flames on Monday night."

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"Sam Malinski, yet another NCAA captain, is a right handed defenseman from Cornell University and might eventually meet up with his former teammate Matt Stienburg in Loveland but we’ll see about that later."

• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. New York Rangers (7:00 p.m.)
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild (5:00 p.m. MT)
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• Preview: MacKinnon, Avalanche look for redemption in WPG against Hellebuyck, Jets
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• Preview: Avs give the Kraken a warm holiday welcome

Photo by Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images Colorado is back home for one game before the break. The Colorado Avalanche come back home after a three-game West Coast road trip, for one quick game before the holiday break. It comes against a new-look Seattle Kraken team. The Avs took two of three on the road and looking to improve the home record. At just 8-8 on home ice, tonight i...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers (8:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: The Avalanche are back at it against the Oilers
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5:00 p.m.)

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! Alright, the Colorado Avalanche have (almost) everyone back and seem to have turned the page on their early-season struggles. With a victory tonight over the Lightning (and a Dallas loss), Colorado will be tied for third place in the division and extend their winning streak to four games. Tampa is coming in on a cold streak, losin...2024
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• Preview: Road warrior Avs have one more test in Tampa

Photo by Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images Can the Avalanche win their fourth straight road game? Alright, the Avalanche have (almost) everyone back and seem to have turned the page on their early-season struggles. With a victory tonight over the Lightning (and a Dallas loss), Colorado will be tied for third place in the division and extend their winning streak to four games. Tam...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche erupt for four-goal period in impressive win over Panthers

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images Mikko Rantanen led the way for the Avs with a four-point night. Let’s go streaking! The Colorado Avalanche defeated the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers by a final score of 7-4 Saturday evening. Coming off of a grindy win in DC against the Washington Capitals, the Avs were looking to put together a more complete performance against a tough...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild (6:00 p.m. MT)
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks (5:30 p.m.)
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• Preview: Trent Miner and the Avalanche breeze into The Windy City
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Florida Panthers (7:00 p.m.)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Before this season, the Avalanche hadn’t won in Sunrise, FL, in quite some time but did so in late November by a score of 7-4. That victory featured a team scoring its way out of a goalie nightmare. That nightmare has ended, and the Avalanche will look to expand on their win over the Panthers in a snowy downto...2025
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• Preview: The Avalanche welcome former champs and feline foe

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Can the Avalanche win and sweep the season series against the defending champs? Before this season, the Avalanche hadn’t won in Sunrise, FL, in quite some time but did so in late November by a score of 7-4. That victory featured a team scoring its way out of a goalie nightmare. That nightmare has ended, and the Avalanche will look to expand on ...2025
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• Preview: Eyeing seven in a row against Montreal
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• Preview: Swords drawn in rematch with the Buffalo Sabres
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• Recap: Avs score three in the third to defeat Jets on New Year’s Eve

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The Avalanche have won a season-high five straight games. Happy New Year, Avalanche fans! The Colorado Avalanche won their fifth in a row and their ninth in their past 11 games with a 5-2 win Tuesday night at Ball Arena. Casey Mittelstadt was credited with the game-winning goal, his first in 19 games. He made it a 3-2 game by re-directing a shot from Josh Manson, ...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal Canadiens (5:00 p.m.)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! Touchdowns for the Denver Broncos this weekend aren’t the only things on the line in Colorado. Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche face off against the Montreal Canadiens looking for seven wins in a row. Colorado is on a great streak at the moment, aside from the seven straight wins. They’ll look to continue the...2025
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• MHH Roundtable: New Year’s Resolutions

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Starting off 2025 on the right foot! With the dawn of 2025 upon us, we have some suggestions for Colorado Avalanche New Year’s resolutions. Taking a five-game win streak into the new year is fantastic but there’s always a couple things to focus on for continued improvement. Do you have any New Year’s Resolutions for Avalanche forwards? Evan: The Avs n...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Winnipeg Jets (6:00 p.m.)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Tonight is the last night of 2024, and the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets are going out with a bang as they are set to face off at Ball Arena in downtown Denver, CO. The Jets have been flying high to start this 2024-25 campaign and find themselves atop the central division with 27 wins and 55 points thro...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche erupt for four-goal period in impressive win over Panthers
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• MHH Roundtable: Fall check-in

Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images Analyzing where the Avalanche stand through a quarter of the 2024-25 season. After weathering the injury storm there are questions that still linger as to the true identity of this Colorado Avalanche squad. With 19 games under their belt, nearly a quarter of the 2024-25 season has already been played and we unpack what we’ve seen thus far. Which ...2024
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• Predicting Avalanche NHL Debuts in 2024-25

Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images Who will don the burgundy and blue for the first time? A fun tradition in anticipation of the coming season is to look at who might make their NHL debut for the Colorado Avalanche. It is always a special moment to see a player, either a young prospect, free agent from Europe or journeyman minor leaguer, achieve their dreams and play in their fir...2024
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• Recap: Nathan MacKinnon career night strikes down Sens

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images MacKinnon, first line make the difference for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon. That’s it, that’s the article. The Dogg beat the Ottawa Senators nearly singlehandedly for the Colorado Avalanche, as a wild matchup ends in a 6-4 final. Mack is the first member of the Avalanche to score four goals in a single game, just another example of how spec...2023
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• Avalanche soar past Sabres 5-1 in The Condor’s return to Denver

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado made good on a strong start to bury a game in the early stages. The Colorado Avalanche have defeated the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 5-1. It was an emotional night with the return of Erik Johnson, but the Avs were able to string together perhaps their strongest performance of the month, and it was a big night for the stars getting back to co...2023
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo Sabres (8:00 p.m.)

Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Former Avalanche Defender Erik Johnson has returned to Denver for a matchup with his old teammates. The Buffalo Sabres and Colorado Avalanche will drop the puck at approximately 8:22 p.m. local time after the celebration and acknowledgment of the Defender from Bloomington, MN, whom Avalanche fans lovingly nicknamed the ...2023
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• Avalanche nab more NCAA free agents
Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Will the strategy of signing older players pan out? On their day off Chris MacFarland and the Colorado Avalanche continued their spending spree on NCAA free agents. This time adding a defenseman to the mix in addition to another forward. Sam Malinski, yet another NCAA captain, is a right handed defenseman from Cornell University and ...2023
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• Preview: Colorado looks to continue hot streak against Los Angeles

Photo by Tyler Schank/Getty Images The Avalanche hope to continue their winning streak against number one Los Angeles Kings. After the Colorado Avalanche had a dramatic 3–2 overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night, they look to take on the Los Angeles Kings. This will be the first three meetings between the old rivals, two in Denver, and one in LA. The Kings have be...2024
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• Prospect Mailbag: Summertime Sadness
Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images There’s still a few prospects left to discuss. With the downtime the Colorado Avalanche have before a very busy end of the month now is a good time to take the temperature of the development system heading into an important offseason. It hasn’t been a pretty year (decade) in that department for the organization but there’s still decisions and ch...2023
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• Morning Flurries: Another wave of small cuts from Avalanche camp

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images The roster now stands at 40 players going into the second half of preseason. At the Colorado Avalanche are halfway through their preseason slate of games — and still in search of a win — they have gotten down to business making a few small trims to the roster over the last couple of days down a total of 40 players at this time. With the following three...2024
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• Preseason Recap: Avs start hot, collapse in middle frame, fall to Utah

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images Colorado falls to 0-3 this preseason. The Colorado Avalanche started hot, but unlike next month’s predicted record-high temperatures, they hit a massive cold front. Colorado was defeated by Utah Hockey Club 6-3 in Sunday’s preseason matchup at Ball Arena. Miles Wood, Sam Malinski, and Calum Ritchie scored for Colorado, and Justus Annunen made 32 saves o...2024
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• Preseason Preview: Avs and Stars begin the new season

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The wait is finally over! Today is Colorado Avalanche gameday! The Colorado Avalanche will play an actual hockey game today. Although it's just the preseason, we at Mile High Hockey have been anticipating this day since the last season ended in May. Will Cal Ritchie stake his claim and make the opening night roster? Is Sam Malinski going to make the jump for good? I...2024
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• Wagner Nets Two Goals in Colorado’s 6-3 Win over Reign
ONTARIO, CA. – Colorado forward Chris Wagner scored his first two goals in an Eagles sweater, while defenseman Sam Malinski notched a goal and two assists, as Colorado defeated the Ontario Reign 6-3 on Tuesday. Forward Jean-Luc Foudy and defenseman … Continue reading → The post Wagner Nets Two Goals in Colorado’s 6-3 Win over Reign first appeared on Pro Hockey News....2024
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• Friday Thots: Ritchie Had to Go

Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images The kid worked hard, but just was not NHL ready. Well, all good things come to an end, and that includes Calum Ritchie’s first taste of NHL action. But was it actually a good thing? The 19-year-old kid had a shot at making the team because the Colorado Avalanche were riddled with injuries at forward (bad thing!). In the preseason and training camp, he proved tha...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild (5:00 p.m. MT)
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo Sabres (7:00 p.m.)
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• Weekly Grades: The Finnish Dad Edition

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Mikko Rantanen (or Ismo Lehkonen?) powered the Avalanche to a 2-1-0 week. We’re back with the Colorado Avalanche weekly report card! This week Colorado couldn’t solve Philadelphia, came back in the third to extinguish the Flames, and ran a Mack truck through the Buffalo Sabres. But were they any good? THE GAMES Saturday vs Philadelphia: 5-2 LMonday ...2023
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim Ducks (7:00 p.m.)

Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! After a difficult road trip where the Colorado Avalanche lost all three games—albeit while still capturing two points—they return to Ball Arena tonight to begin a five-game stretch at home where they have been one of the best teams in the NHL. Colorado Avalanche The Avs didn’t play badly on their road trip,...2023
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• Preview: Avs return home trying to stop three-game losing streak

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado will face Anaheim for the second time in three days. After a difficult road trip where the Colorado Avalanche lost all three games—albeit while still capturing two points—they return to Ball Arena tonight to begin a five-game stretch at home where they have been one of the best teams in the NHL. Colorado Avalanche The Avs didn’...2023
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• Colorado Eagles November 3 Stars

Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How many more goals for a call up? The month of November brought a home-heavy schedule with one trip to visit some struggling teams in California, as such the Colorado Eagles rebounded with a 7-2-1 record in those games and now hold a 9-6-3 record overall, good enough for currently fourth in the Pacific Division. The Eagles are tr...2023
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