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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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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.

Colorado Avalanche News / NHL on ClutchPoints / October 20

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.

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Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 20

Avalanche Preview: Colorado Turns Towards Devils After Flyers Upset

Going up against a team like the Flyers, who previously only won one regulation game this season and proceeded to fall flat on their face, is not how the

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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 / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 20

Avalanche Fall 3-2 to Flyers in Frustrating Road Defeat

The Colorado Avalanche entered Monday night's contest against the Philadelphia Flyers hoping to build on Friday's comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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.

Colorado Avalanche News / The Hockey Writers / October 20

3 Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 3-2 Loss to the Flyers

After splitting a pair of 3-2 decisions with the Dallas Stars, the Colorado Avalanche had to have felt ready to tackle a more favorable stretch of the schedule.

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.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 19

Avalanche May Have Found an Unexpected Answer With Their Third Line

When talking about the Colorado Avalanche, it's usually Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, or another established star getting most of the attention. However, one of the team's interesting developments involves three players who entered the season with considerably different expectations.

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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.

Jared Bednar News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 18

Jared Bednar Identifies a Problem Avalanche Can No Longer Overlook

The Colorado Avalanche have enough offensive power to overcome a lot of mistakes. That’s not a great approach, and head coach Jared Bednar knows it and has acknowledged it.

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.

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Colorado Avalanche News / Field Level Media / October 17

Nathan MacKinnon’s 4-point night powers Avalanche past Penguins

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists to lead the host Colorado Avalanche to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night. Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, while Gabriel Landeskog and T.J.

Colorado Avalanche 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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