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Cale Makar News / Trade Talk Sports / May 27
Cale Makar is Dealing With a “Pretty Significant” Injury
Cale Makar and the Colorado Avalanche were eliminated in shocking fashion on Tuesday night, swept away by the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Finals after cruising through the first two rounds of these playoffs.
Colorado Avalanche News / The Lead / May 27
Shockwaves After the Sweep: How the Avalanche Season Ended
The Colorado Avalanche’s season came to a shocking end. They were swept aside by the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Finals, after dropping Game 4 in Vegas 2-1.
Nathan MacKinnon News / NHL on ClutchPoints / May 27
Why injured Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon stiffed media after shocking WCF sweep
Nathan MacKinnon carried the Colorado Avalanche through the 2025-26 regular season and most of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but he was unable to be a difference-maker against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Final.
The 'Active NHL goal leaders' quiz
How many of the active NHL players with at least 300 goals in their career can you name in six minutes?
Colorado Avalanche News / NHL on ClutchPoints / May 27
Avalanche’s Cale Makar scoffs at Jared Bednar hot seat chatter, but it’s harsh reality
The Colorado Avalanche were the National Hockey League’s best regular season team in 2025-26, but they were stifled in stunning fashion by the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Final.
The 25 greatest rookie seasons in NHL history
There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.
Colorado Avalanche News / Daily Faceoff / May 27
‘You never know if you’re ever going to get the chance again’: Avalanche’s Landeskog on missing Stanley Cup Final
The Colorado Avalanche saw their season come to an end on Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights that capped off a four-game sweep at the hands of the 2023 Stanley Cup champions.
Cale Makar News / NHL on ClutchPoints / May 27
Cale Makar feels for Avalanche teammate after WCF loss to Golden Knights
The Colorado Avalanche were hit directly in the face by the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Final, and they didn’t have any answers to the barrage that John Tortorella’s team threw at them.
Jared Bednar News / NHL on ClutchPoints / May 27
Jared Bednar identifies reasons behind Avalanche’s WCF offensive struggles
The NHL’s most lethal offense, owned by the Colorado Avalanche, looked like a shell of its former self during the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Colorado Avalanche News / ESPN / May 27
Bednar: Avalanche ran 'into a buzz saw in Vegas' 
The Avalanche now prepare for a long offseason after the Presidents' Trophy winners were swept out of the Western Conference finals by the Golden Knights.
NHL News / Field Level Media / May 27
Golden Knights head to Stanley Cup Final after completing sweep of Avalanche
Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored goals and Carter Hart made 20 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 to compete a four-game sweep of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Nathan MacKinnon News / NHL on ClutchPoints / May 27
Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon hits career low point after Golden Knights sweep
The Colorado Avalanche are out of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Nathan MacKinnon and his teammates entered the Western Conference Finals expecting to make a push for the Stanley Cup Final.
NHL News / Yardbarker / May 27
NHL winners, losers from Tuesday's Stanley Cup playoffs: Golden Knights sweep Avs, reach Stanley Cup Final
The best team doesn't always win the championship.
Colorado Avalanche News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 26
Colorado Avalanche Game Four Injury Updates
With Game 4 of the Western Conference Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights about to get underway, the Avalanche will have both Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar in the lineup as they look to stave off elimination in Vegas, per Danny Webster with the Review-Journal.
Colorado Avalanche News / NHL Trade Talk / May 26
Avalanche Nightmare Nearing Breaking Point with Bednar, MacFarland Rumors
The Colorado Avalanche were too good this season to go out at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights with a four-game sweep in the Western Conference Final.
Colorado Avalanche News / Daily Faceoff / May 26
Avalanche shouldn’t blow up team because of injury-riddled west final
The Colorado Avalanche are in the surprising position of facing elimination on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Nathan MacKinnon News / Field Level Media / May 26
Avs' Nathan MacKinnon (leg) to play in Game 4
Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon will suit up for Tuesday's Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, according to Colorado head coach Jared Bednar, whose team faces elimination down 3-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Colorado Avalanche News / Daily Faceoff / May 26
Avalanche’s MacKinnon to play in Game 4; Blackwood to start
Some things are changing for the Colorado Avalanche for Game 4, and some things are staying the same. Luckily for Colorado, one of those changes is not the loss of Nathan MacKinnon.
Colorado Avalanche News / Daily Faceoff / May 26
Avalanche need more out of their secondary scoring
The Colorado Avalanche are shockingly facing elimination on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights. After
NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / May 27
'That is a direct shot' at Maple Leafs: Marner’s comments creating buzz
Mitch Marner spoke after the Vegas Golden Knights came back to win Game 3 versus the Colorado Avalanche and wasted no time propping up his current teammates while throwing shade at his old team.
Jared Bednar News / The Hockey Writers / May 26
Avalanche’s Western Conference Final Meltdown Could Put Bednar on the Hot Seat
The Colorado Avalanche entered the Western Conference Final as favorites to win the Stanley Cup. After losing just one game through the opening two rounds and steamrolling opponents with their speed, depth, and star power, Colorado looked poised for another trip to the Final.
The 'NHL Norris Trophy winners' quiz
Bobby Orr won the last of his eight Norris Trophies during the 1974-75 season. Can you name every defenseman who won the trophy since then?
Colorado Avalanche News / The Hockey Writers / May 26
3 Most Disappiointing Avalanche Players in Western Conference Final
It is safe to say that the Colorado Avalanche were virtually everyone’s pick to win the Stanley Cup. Yet here we sit, in the wake of a stunning 5-3 loss in Game 3 to the Vegas Golden Knights, with the Avalanche on the verge of elimination.
Mackenzie Blackwood News / Daily Faceoff / May 26
Should the Avalanche pivot to Mackenzie Blackwood?
The Colorado Avalanche do not find themselves in an enviable position. After having already lost their first two games of their Western Conference Final series against the Vegas Golden Knights on home ice, they came out of the gates flying in Game 3, taking an early 3-0 lead, only to blow it and find themselves losing 5-3.
NHL News / Trade Talk Sports / May 26
Did Mitch Marner just take a shot at William Nylander and the Maple Leafs?
Mitch Marner has certainly enjoyed his first postseason as a Vegas Golden Knight, and Sunday night’s Game 3 comeback win to take a 3-0 stranglehold on their third-round series against the Colorado Avalanche was just a continuation of that.
Colorado Avalanche News / NHL Trade Talk / May 25
Could the Avalanche Really Make This Coaching Call?
If Colorado comes up short again — especially in a rough series like a sweep or an ugly exit to Vegas — you can already hear how this goes. The noise picks up, the questions start, and inevitably, David Carle’s name gets thrown into the mix.
NHL News / Yardbarker / May 25
Avalanche's chances of coming back against Golden Knights may have evaporated after Game 3 collapse
The Avalanche blew a 3-0 lead in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final against the Golden Knights on Sunday night, losing 5-3. Colorado now trails 3-0 in the best-of-seven series.
NHL News / Yardbarker / May 25
Golden Knights make franchise history with comeback win over Avalanche
Demonstrating a "never say die" attitude, the Vegas Golden Knights stormed back to win Game 3 of the NHL's Western Conference Final. The win also handed the Golden Knights a commanding 3-0 series lead over the President's Trophy winning Colorado Avalanche.
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