Avs' MacKinnon breaks Stastny's franchise points record Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 12:52 AM ET   DENVER -- Valeri Nichushkin scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon added two assists to break the franchise's single-season points mark and the Colorado Avalanche cruised into the playoffs behind a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.   MacKinnon wrapped up the regular season with 140 points (51 goals, 89 assists) to top Peter Stastny's franchise record of 139 set in 1981-82 when the club was in Quebec.   The speedy MacKinnon c ..read more

Avalanche acquire Casey Mittelstadt, Sean Walker in trades Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMar 6, 2024, 02:51 PM ET   The Colorado Avalanche got ahead of the NHL trade deadline rush, acquiring forward Casey Mittelstadt from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for defenseman Bowen Byram.   That was one of two swaps the Avalanche made on Wednesday after picking up defenseman Sean Walker and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Ryan Johansen and a 2025 first-round draft pick that is top-10 ..read more

Athletics Michael Russo reports NHL vet Zach Parise to join Colorado after All-Star break ..read more

MacKinnon continues scoring spree with 4 goals as Avalanche win ESPN News Services Jan 25, 2024, 01:22 AM ET   DENVER -- Nathan MacKinnon scored three of his four goals consecutively in the second period for a natural hat trick and added an assist to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 6-2 on Wednesday night.   MacKinnon, the NHL scoring leader with 82 points, had his second four-goal game of the season and eighth career hat trick. He ran his home points streak to 24 to break a tie with Joe Sakic for the franchise record ..read more

MacKinnon extends home point streak to 23, Avalanche shut out Golden Knights Ties Sakic for franchise record, Georgiev makes 25 saves for Colorado   Recap: Golden Knights at Avalanche 1.10.24 ByRyan Boulding DENVER -- Nathan MacKinnon had an assist to extend his season-opening home point streak to 23 games for the Colorado Avalanche in a 3-0 win against the Vegas Golden Knights at Ball Arena on Wednesday.   MacKinnon tied Joe Sakic (2000-01) for the longest home point streak at any point in a season in Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques history, and he tied W ..read more

LAST SEASON 51-24-7 109 POINTS edged out the Stars by a point to win the division. Upset by the Kraken in first round. plus 54 goal differential   ADDITIONS Tatar just added as middle six depth. Johansson came aboard to be the 2C. Ross Colton is new 3rd liner with grit. Wood is a new net front presence. Drouin will fit in somewhere among the forwards.   SUBTRACTIONS longtime defender Erik Johnson is gone. Evan Rodgrigues and JT Compher both left as free agents. Newhook was traded for a first and third to the Habs.   ROOKIES Jean Luc Foudy was good in the AHL and will fight for a ..read more

Avalanche D Makar will be NHL 24 cover athlete   Makar named cover athlete of EA Sports' NHL 24         00:17 / 01:50     TSN.ca Staff Published Aug 14, 2023 at 11:15 AM ET Share             More options Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar will be the cover athlete of EA Sports' NHL24, per the company.  Makar, 24, is a three-time All-Star and 2021-22 Norris Trophy winner as the best defenceman in the NHL. He won the 2022 Stanley Cup with Colorado.  The Calgary native said he "couldn't ..read more

THE COLORADO AVALANCHE STANLEY CUP HISTORY   THE COLORADO AVALANCHE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS (1996, 2001)   1. Joe Sakic 2. Adam Foote 3. Peter Forsberg 4. Stephane Yelle 5. Jon Klemm 6. Patrick Roy   THE 3 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR THE COLORADO AVALANCHE   1. 1996 - Colorado Avalanche 2. 2001 - Colorado Avalanche 3. 2022 - Colorado Avalanche   THE COLORADO AVALANCHE IN THE STANLEY CUP FINALS 3 APPEARANCES (3 WINS / 0 LOSSES)   1. 1996 - WON 2. 2001 - WON 3. 2022 - WON   THE COLORADO AVALANCHE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS HEAD COACHES   1. 1996 - Marc Craw ..read more

Offseason Checklist: Colorado Avalanche Story by Brian La Rose, • Yesterday 8:41 PM     Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon© Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The offseason has arrived for all but the two teams that still have a shot at winning the Stanley Cup.  It’s time to examine what those eliminated squads will need to accomplish over the coming months.  Next up is a look at Colorado. After winning the Stanley Cup last year, expectations were high for the Avalanche heading into this season.  However, lingering injury issues for Gabriel Lande ..read more

Landeskog (knee) to miss 2023-2024 season Published May 09, 2023 at 10:46 AM ET   More options Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is set to undergo a cartilage transplant and will miss the entire 2023-2024 season, the club announced on Tuesday. Landeskog, 30, will undergo the procedure in Chicago on Wednesday.   The Stockholm native did not play in 2022-2023 after undergoing a procedure on the knee in October, which was his second operation on the knee.   His initial prognosis was a 12-week recovery. He had been ruled out of the current playoffs days ..read more