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Nathan MacKinnon's 4-point night powers Avs past Lightning

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 31 shots, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 in Denver on Friday night.

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Avalanche Activate Logan O’Connor; Recall Taylor Makar

Head coach Jared Bednar confirmed (via DNVR Avalanche’s Bailey Curtis) that forward Logan O’Connor would return to the Colorado Avalanche’s lineup tonight.

NHL News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 23

Avalanche Try to Snap Slide Facing Red-Hot Lightning

It wasn’t the best outings against the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New Jersey Devils, and now the Colorado Avalanche face the tough task of looking to get back into their winning ways against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Colorado Avalanche News / The Hockey Writers / October 23

Avalanche Hurt Most by Defensive Lapses

The Colorado Avalanche may be the victims of their own expectations. That’s the cross you bear when you run the table from day one of the regular season en route to a dominant Presidents’ Trophy win.

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Logan O'Connor News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 23

Avalanche Get Timely Reinforcement as Logan O’Connor Returns

All signs point to Logan O'Connor making his debut for the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 23 as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning. O'Connor has not yet taken to the ice for the 2026-27 NHL season, as the winger took time off from the Avalanche due to the passing of his father — Myles O'Connor — who suddenly died at age 59.

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The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 22

Red-hot Lightning test mettle against surprisingly middling Avalanche

Colorado head coach Jared Bednar breaks down the season in 10-game increments, and the first of those was a mixed bag for the Avalanche. Colorado has dropped three of its last four and has just five wins in its first 10 games.

Gavin Brindley News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 22

Avalanche Reassign Gavin Brindley

The Colorado Avalanche have reassigned forward Gavin Brindley back to their AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. The move brings the Avalanche down to 21 players on their 23-man active roster.

Dave Hakstol News / The Hockey Writers / October 22

Can Avalanche’s New Power Play Leadership Unlock a New Level of Success?

Colorado Avalanche assistant coach Dave Hakstol has left the bench for another role. The Arizona State Sun Devils are searching for a new head coach after putting previous head coach Greg Powers on administrative leave.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 21

Familiar Ground With A Fractured Start: Avalanche Searching for Momentum

With a record of 5-4-1 with 11 points and tied for third in the Central Division, there is an argument that the Colorado Avalanche could/should have more

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 21

Avalanche Have a Problem That Talent Alone Is Not Going to Fix

The Colorado Avalanche’s roster is chock-full of talent. In fact, they have way too much talent, experience and championship aspirations to be playing the way they have.

Colorado Avalanche News / Daily Faceoff / October 21

Avalanche off to slower start than expected

It hasn’t been the start the Colorado Avalanche were hoping for. The reigning Presidents’ Trophy winners are 5-4-1 through their first 10 games of the 2026-27 season, capped with two regulation losses to the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils earlier this week.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 21

Checking in on Avalanche Prospects Early in 2026-27 Season

For the Colorado Avalanche, a recent sure-win to the Philadelphia Flyers resulted in a crushing loss and disappointment for Avalanche fans everywhere. However, it's not all bad news.

NHL News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 20

Avalanche Late Rally Falls Short in 4-3 Loss to Devils

The Colorado Avalanche found their offense Tuesday night against the New Jersey Devils. Unfortunately, it arrived later than they would have preferred.

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Avalanche’s Cale Makar, Gabriel Landeskog combine for nasty goal vs. Devils

The Colorado Avalanche have had some ups and downs during the 2026-27 season. They won the Presidents’ Trophy last season as the best regular-season team in the NHL.

Colorado Avalanche News / The Hockey Writers / October 20

Colorado Avalanche’s 3 Biggest Surprises So Far

The problem with being as good as the Colorado Avalanche were a season ago is that following that kind of performance is virtually impossible. The Avalanche are third in the Central Division, but it somehow feels like they are struggling.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 20

Avalanche eager to reignite offense vs. Devils

The Colorado Avalanche waited too long to find their game on Monday against one of the NHL's worst teams in the opening weeks. The New Jersey Devils never found their crispness in a disappointing showing on Saturday, two days after the most dominant performance to date.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / October 19

Avalanche’s Logan O’Connor expected to make season debut against Lightning

Some reinforcements are coming to the team in the Mile High City. When speaking to the media on Monday, Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar stated that forward Logan O’Connor is expected to make his season debut on Friday night, when the Avalanche host the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Jared Bednar News / NHL on ClutchPoints / October 17

Avalanche’s Jared Bednar makes sobering admission after Penguins win

The Colorado Avalanche have had a fantastic start to the 2026-27 NHL season. Colorado is looking to build upon its phenomenal 2025-26 regular season performance.

T.J. Hughes News / Inside The Rink / October 17

T.J. Hughes Scores First NHL Goal

The Colorado Avalanche faced the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Avalanche lead 4-2 after two periods. In the second period, the game was 3-2 for Colorado. Forward T.J.

NHL News / Yardbarker / October 16

Avalanche's T.J. Hughes achieves personal milestone vs. Penguins

Avalanche rookie T.J. Hughes achieves personal milestone vs. Penguins

In the same game that Pittsburgh Penguins icon Sidney Crosby advanced on another all-time list, further cementing his place as a legend of the game, a member of the Colorado Avalanche reached a career milestone of his own.

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