As things begin to shift into full-on NHL Playoff mode for our Colorado Avalanche, one of our stars made history on Tuesday night at the Ball Arena, and we were there to witness greatness in person. While in ways it feels like forever since we won our last Stanley Cup, the Colorado Avalanche stood at the top of the mountain just two years ago after beating the Tampa Lightnight in an NHL Finals Thriller ..read more

For much of this season, the Colorado Avalanche had six Stanley Cup-winning defensemen in its lineup. Samuel Girard (seven) and Jack Johnson (13) split one of the other two spots, while Erik Johnson held down the other ..read more

The Nashville Predators will begin their first-round NHL playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday ..read more

The Stanley Cup dream for 16 teams has been dashed, but for the fans of those teams there is still plenty to root for in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Remember when Ray Bourque won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001? The Boston Bruins missed the playoffs that season, but the eyes of New England were on the longtime Bruins defenseman rooting that he would win the Cup for the first time. There are examples every year with every team of players who are still thought of fondly by a fan base even though they now play for a different team. With that in mind, here is who fans of each no ..read more

Edmonton Oilers (49-26-6, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (49-25-7, third in the Central Division) Denver; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Avalanche -141, Oilers +119; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche face the Edmonton Oilers in a matchup of two of the top Western Conference teams. Colorado has a 30-9-1 record at home and a 49-25-7 record overall. The Avalanche are 30-7-0 when scoring a power-play goal. Edmonton is 21-17-2 on the road and 49-26-6 overall. The Oilers rank fourth in league play with 291 total goals (averaging 3.6 per ..read more

The final day of the NHL regular season won't mean anything for first-round matchups, but it could have an impact on what happens later in the playoffs. The only thing on the line in the Thursday game is which team would be the higher seed if they meet in the Western Conference finals ..read more

When Ross Colton scored his 15th goal of the season last month, he turned and jumped into the arms of Zach Parise. It was a great moment for Colton, who grew up in New Jersey with Parise as one of his favorite players. Colton has a photo of that embrace, and he intends to find a frame for it. Parise, who joined the Avalanche just before the All-Star break after taking the first half of the season off, confirmed Wednesday to The Denver Post that the contest against Edmonton at Ball Arena will be the last regular-season game of a long and distinguished career ..read more

The NHL's Stanley Cup playoff spots are locked up, but seeding is still to be determined ahead of the season's final games. Here's what to know ..read more

The Colorado Avalanche have one game to go until the postseason, and it's hard to imagine the team is feeling good about where they are right now. The Avs are coming off a weekend in which they got blown out by the Winnipeg Jets on their home ice -- the team they will play in the first round of the playoffs -- and followed that up by blowing a 3-goal lead and losing to the Vegas Knights in overtime. While it might look bad on the outside, there's no panic in Colorado's locker room. The players said on Tuesday after practice that they feel like they know what they need to do to level up for th ..read more

When Ross Colton scored his 15th goal of the season last month, he turned and jumped into the arms of Zach Parise. It was a great moment for Colton, who grew up in New Jersey with Parise as one of his favorite players. Colton has a photo of that embrace, and he intends to find a frame for it. Parise, who joined the Avalanche just before the All-Star break after taking the first half of the season off, confirmed Wednesday to the Denver Post that the contest against Edmonton at Ball Arena will be the last regular-season game of a long and distinguished career ..read more