The Avalanche acquired All-Star center Brock Nelson from the Islanders in a blockbuster deal before the NHL trade deadline.
Colin Capece
Brock Nelson is on the move to Colorado.
Billy Heyen
Here are the details of the trade that sent Ryan Lindgren from the Rangers to the Avalanche ahead of the 2025 NFL trade deadline.
Teddy Ricketson
Find out everything to know ahead of Game 6 between the Stars and Avalanche.
Zain Bando
Find out how to stream Stars vs. Avalanche Game 5.
The Avalanche lost a key piece to a lengthy suspension ahead of Game 4 vs. the Stars.
Dan Treacy
Here is everything you need to know about Stars vs. Avalanche, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Sarah Effress
Find out how to watch the Stars play the Avalanche, including when, what time, and where.
The Avalanche and Sabres agreed to a one-for-one swap ahead of the NHL trade deadline. The Sporting News handed out grades to both teams for the trade.
Bryan Murphy
Girard will enter into the NHL's Player Assistance Program, a resource that offers players support to tend to their hidden scars. Carey Price, Spencer Knight and Milan Lucic have taken part in the program in recent seasons.
David Suggs
Stan Kroenke has gone from the public face of the Rams' St. Louis exit to a championship-winning owner in just a few years. Here's how he did it.
Fans turn from hockey enthusiasts into concert performers at Ball Arena when the 1999 hit comes on.
The Avalanche captain has yet to play this season for Colorado.
The Avalanche defenseman is back after being in concussion protocol.
Makar has not played since January 16. When will he return for the Colorado Avalanche?
MacKinnon left Colorado's Dec. 5 contest vs. Philadelphia.
The NHL has its final set of games as a part of the 2022 Global Series.
The 27-year-old's new contract surpasses Connor McDavid's for the highest.
The 23-year-old Makar added Stanley Cup and a Conn Smnythe to his resume.
Kadri didn't forget about the Lightning complaining about the non-call in the Stanley Cup Final.
The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup in 2022. Here's all the information you need to know about the upcoming championship parade.
Carlan Gay
There was bad blood all over the ice when the Red Wings and Avalanche would meet.
Each of Sakic's four deadline acquisitions made an impact these playoffs.
Time to put the lipstick on.
Joe Rivera
After nine seasons in the NHL, MacKinnon finally has hockey's most coveted trophy.
The Stanley Cup has taken plenty of abuse over the years, so it's nothing to worry about.
Jacob Camenker
It's the first title for the club since 2001.
Kadri proved the haters wrong by lifting the Cup with the Avalanche.
The blood remains bad between players from these two clubs nearly 30 years later.
Colorado has another chance to clinch a Stanley Cup win with Game 6 on Sunday.
The Lightning need to win to force a Game 7; otherwise, the Avalanche will be celebrating a Stanley Cup championship in Tampa.
The Lightning forced a Game 6 with their 3-2 win in Game 5.
Tampa Bay forced a Game 6 that is to be played on Sunday.
Two powerhouse organizations battle for the right to lift the Stanley Cup.
Lightning coach Jon Cooper offers emotional response, took issue with no-call penalty against the Avalanche, which ultimately left his team in a 3-1 hole.
The Avs took Game 4 in overtime thanks to Nazem Kadri and are now one win away from lifting the Stanley Cup.
If the Avs win Friday, not only will they be hoisting the Stanley Cup, but someone is going home with the Conn Smythe honors.
An Avalanche win means Colorado will raise the Stanley Cup.
Will Colorado close out Tampa Bay and raise the Cup in Game 5?
The Lightning aren't going to waste time pouting around about the missed too many men on the ice call in overtime of Game 4.
The NHL missed an obvious penalty call in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Tampa Bay is avoids a major injury scare after its forward appears to have caught a skate from a Lightning teammate.
The Lightning look to even the series with a Game 4 win in Tampa Bay. Can they get back level with the Avalanche?
Point will miss the pivotal Game 4 matchup.
Edward Sutelan
Kadri left Game 3 of the Western Conference Final after taking a hit from the Oilers' Evander Kane.
Colorado takes a 3-1 series lead back to Denver after Kadri's overtime winner.
The Lightning cut the Avalanche's lead in the Stanley Cup Final to 2-1 with a win on Monday.
Kucherov left Game 3 in the third period and did not return.
Kuemper got yanked in Game 3 after allowing five goals on 22 shots.
The Lightning grabbed their first win of the series in Game 3. Can they get another in Game 4, or will the Avs go up 3-1?
The Lightning center left in the first period and did not return.
There are a number of critical players dealing with injuries ahead of the third game in the Stanley Cup Finals. Here's what you need to know.
Will Colorado go up 3-0, or will Tampa Bay grab its first win of the Stanley Cup Final?
Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final starts tonight in Tampa.
The Avs are in complete control of the Stanley Cup Final as the series shifts to Tampa.
Colorado routed Tampa Bay in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final.
The best player on the ice hasn't been Cale Makar or Nathan MacKinnon. It has been the big Russian winger.
Burakovsky left in the second period after taking a puck to the hand.
The series shifts to Tampa Bay with the Avalanche holding a commanding 2-0 series lead.
The Avalanche needed overtime to earn their Game 1 victory over the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning. Can they protect home ice and go up 2-0 with a Game 2 win?
Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final starts tonight in Denver.
Shaped by immigrant parents and an early tragedy, Joe Sakic let his actions on the ice speak for him, and the Avalanche reaped the rewards — and Stanley Cups.
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The NHL is cutting off Russia from its Stanley Cup celebrations after the country's invasion of Ukraine in February.
Colorado jumps out to a 1-0 series lead thanks to Burakovsky's heroics.
Colorado took a 1-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final thanks to Burakovsky's goal.
The Avalanche took a 1-0 series lead thanks to a Game 1 OT winner from Andre Burakovsky.
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final starts tonight in Denver.
Colorado and Tampa Bay kick off finals action with Game 1 on Wednesday.
The Colorado goaltender left in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final with an upper-body injury.
The Avalanche and Lightning kick off their final series on Wednesday, June 15.
Two of the NHL's best clubs over the last couple of seasons meet in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final.
Two of the game's most talented blue liners square off in the Stanley Cup Final.
The stars are out in full form for the 2022 Stanley Cup Final.
Looking to buy tickets for the 2022 Stanley Cup Final? Here is where you can find tickets for the games.
The Stanley Cup Final between Colorado and Tampa Bay is approaching.
The Avs eliminated the Oilers in the Western Conference Final, taking out the last remaining Canadian team in the playoffs.
The Avs have a chance at the franchise's third Stanley Cup.
With Darcy Kuemper out with a lower-body injury, the Avs' hope for reaching the Stanley Cup Final lies on Francouz's shoulders.
The Sporting News has you covered on all things related to Kadri's injury, including a potential timetable for his return and his injury history.
The Colorado goalie left in the second period of Game 1's win over Edmonton in the Western Conference Final.
Colorado can punch its ticket to the Stanley Cup Final tonight with a win.
The two superstars will battle it out in the Western Conference finals with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final on the line.
Evander Kane got a five-minute major but stayed in the game after his hit on Nazem Kadri. He will now be unable to play Game 4.
Kadri appeared to suffer an upper-body injury after Kane sent him crashing into the boards early in the first period of Game 3 in the Western Conference finals.
Edmonton is looking for its first win of the series while Colorado has a chance to go up 3-0.
The Avalanche looked to be offsides when Cale Makar put the team up 3-2 in the first, but the NHL reviewed it and called it a good goal.
The Blues goaltender was knocked out of the playoff after his collision with the Avalanche forward.
It's MacKinnon vs. McDavid with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final on the line.
McDavid and Draisaitl square up with the powerhouse Colorado team in the Western Conference finals. How Oilers' Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have fared against the Avalanche, recently and historically
The Western Conference finals featuring Colorado and Edmonton begin Tuesday night in Denver.
The Oilers and Avalanche are set to begin their series Tuesday night.
Colorado earned a 3-2 win in Game 6 thanks to Helm's last-second goal, winning the second-round series 4-2.
The Avs forward was the victim of racial threats directed at him after his collision with Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington.
It's been a heck of a few days for the Colorado forward.
Kadri collided with Binnington in the first period of the Western Conference Round 2, Game 3 matchup.
The series moves to St. Louis knotted 1-1.
The Avalanche look to take a 2-0 series lead in the second round after a Game 1 overtime win.
The Avalanche and the Blues are starting their Western Conference second round series on Tuesday night. Here's how NHL fans can watch and live stream the action.
The Avalanche swept the Predators in the first round while the Blues took care of the Wild in six games.
The Colorado goaltender left Game 3 after getting poked in the eye by the stick of Nashville's Ryan Johansen.
Colorado finished atop the Western Conference while Nashville earned the final playoff spot.
Colorado is looking to continue its dominant 2021-22 season with a first-round matchup against the Predators.
"Hockey Night in Canada" features the Maple Leafs, Canadiens and Oilers in action Saturday.
Nathan MacKinnon was sent back to Denver to be evaluated for a potential injury.
The NHL trade deadline has passed, so which teams improved and which teams fell flat?
The Avalanche sent Tyson Jost to the Wild for Nico Sturm, clearing the team of cap space to make a bigger move ahead of the deadline.
The Ducks traded defenseman Josh Manson to the Avalanche for prospect Drew Helleson and a 2023 second-round pick.
MacKinnon took a nasty hit to the face from his own stick as he and Hall collided during the Avalanche's game vs. the Bruins. The Avs said he suffered an upper-body history.
Dani Mohr
The season is creeping closer to the one-month mark, which is prime firing season, and already one coach has been handed a pink slip.
Jackie Spiegel
TNT begins its new tenure as the home for hockey with a double header featuring the Rangers, Capitals, Blackhawks and Avalanche.
Nathan MacKinnon has played eight years in the NHL, and the Avalanche forward's latest defeat had him feeling particularly down and snippy in a postgame interview.
The Las Vegas enforcer got too rough in the third period of Sunday's series-opening game vs. Colorado
Zac Al-Khateeb
Why did Peter DeBoer start Robin Lehner over Marc-Andre Fleury? The veteran coach had a reason for doing so, and it involved planned rest for Fleury.
The NHL came down hard on a repeat offender.
Tom Gatto
Nazem Kadri hit Blues defenseman Justin Faulk hard and high in the Avalanche's 6-3 win on Wednesday night. Kadri now runs the risk of being suspended considering his troubling history of playoff antics.
Blues goalie Jordan Binnington was looking to fight Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer after St. Louis' 4-1 loss in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs series against Colorado.
Avalanche vs. Blues. Golden Knights vs. Wild. Who will advance? Sporting News breaks down the first-round matchups.
Picturesque Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains will serve as the backdrop for the NHL's 2021 iteration of its outdoor game.
The Avalanche and Golden Knights take their rivalry outdoors.
The local crew may or may not have known it was interviewing a Hockey Hall of Famer, but hockey media sure knew who was answering the questions.
Sporting News had all the action as the Canucks and Golden Knights battled it out for a spot in the Western Conference finals.
Sporting News had all the action as the Stars won in overtime against the Avalanche for a spot in the Western Conference finals.
Kadri has scored 11 points in eight postseason games in 2020.
The NHL 2019-20 season resumes with 24 teams competing for berths and seeding in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Teams will be isolated in two hub cities in Canada.
Colorado scored in bunches as it took early control of its playoff series vs. Arizona.
Colorado wins its Western Conference round-robin opener in dramatic fashion.
All 31 teams, along with NHL Seattle, will be represented in a four-week tournament of "NHL 20" starting April 30.
Sam Ficarro
The Boston Bruins win the Presidents' Trophy for the third time in franchise history.
Every goal song is accompanied by excitement, but some are much more iconic than others.
Sam Jarden
Sixty-five players will participate in a "Fortnite" tournament for a $200,000 charity prize pool
The NHL announced on Friday the series has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each defenseman played multiple seasons in college hockey before making the jump to the NHL.
How would the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs look if the regular season officially ended on March 12? Sporting News gives you the matchups and the key storylines.
The unnamed player becomes the third Colorado player to test positive for COVID-19.
Rudi Schuller
Some big names are slated to return if the season resumes.
The 24-year-old center is fifth in the NHL with 93 points through 69 games.
Walker will be welcomed into Cooperstown this summer.
Four games are on the slate for Feb. 15 on Hockey Night in Canada. Here's what you need to know, including time and TV channel information.
For the second time ever, Colorado will host an outdoor game as the Los Angeles Kings face the Colorado Avalanche.
Montreal, Anaheim and other clubs may use the pressure-filled trade deadline to target contenders looking to free up cap space.
Lyle Richardson
“There’s no call. We have to take care of ourselves," said Avalanche coach Jared Bednar.
Tommy McArdle
Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak and Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon will lead the Atlantic and Central Divisions, respectively.
New Jersey's opponent Friday night, the Colorado Avalanche, have been reported as the favorites to land Hall.
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday published Aliu's account of a racist incident at a team Halloween party.
The 19-year-old center was checked by Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov in the first period of Montreal's game on Dec. 5.
Jace Mallory
Sportsnet's Chris Johnston said Saturday on 'Hockey Night in Canada' that the Avalanche could push to acquire Hall as early as the NHL's Christmas break.
The 25-year-old forward left Wednesday's game with a leg injury, but head coach Sheldon Keefe did not consider it too serious.
Rantanen made his return from a lower-body injury with a multi-point effort Saturday against the Blackhawks.
The 23-year-old winger suffered a lower-body injury on Oct. 21.
Alexander Kerfoot delivered a cross-check to the back of Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson late in the second period on Saturday.
A boarding minor for Alex Kerfoot on Saturday could turn into a suspension.
Sammi Silber
Tyson Barrie got a goal and assist in a 5-3 victory over his former team on Saturday.
The suddenly red-hot defenseman notched a power-play goal in his first game at the Pepsi Center since leaving the Avs in July.
'Hockey Night in Canada' returns with four games on Saturday's slate.
The 29-year-old forward was hit in the head with a puck during Colorado's 5-4 overtime win on Nov. 16.
The Avalanche forward was hit in the head with a wrist shot during the third period of Colorado's 5-4 win on Saturday.
McDavid scored his second hat trick in a week and Draisaitl also added five points in the team's win on Thursday.
The 22-year-old also recorded six points in the first two periods against Colorado on Thursday.
Werner, 22, came into the game in relief of Pavel Francouz, who was injured in the opening seconds.
MacKinnon, 24, sat out the final period of Thursday's 9-4 win over Nashville.
The 27-year-old blueliner did not finish Tuesday's game against the Colorado Avalanche.
The team received a double-minor penalty in Tuesday's game against the Stars for going 0-for-2 in coach's challenges on the night.
The Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in a Central Division battle on Friday.
Landeskog, 26, has played in all 11 games this season for the Avalanche.
The 22-year-old forward left Monday's game after awkwardly hurting his leg.
Pittsburgh's Brandon Tanev swept the puck toward Gabriel Landeskog, who deflected it behind Philipp Grubauer for an own-goal that handed the Avalanche their first loss of the season.
Michel Cormier, 42, appeared to catch an edge with his right skate blade during the second period.
Crosby, 32, made a great individual effort for his fourth goal of the season.
The Avalanche remain undefeated through their first five games of the season, while the Penguins have won their last three games.
The 2019-20 NHL season is finally upon us. Here are the games that you can't miss this year.
While a number of big-name RFAs got signed before the season opener, a few star players are still holding out.
The 24-year-old winger racked up 10 assists in 57 games with the Stars last season, his first NHL campaign since 2015-16.
Twenty teams had at least one player file for arbitration. Two teams may have up to four contracts to negotiate.
Matt Hornick
Girard, 21, has one year left on his entry level contract.
Bednar has led Colorado to the playoffs twice in his three years as head coach.
Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas made a blockbuster move on Monday gaining much needed help on the blueline.
Dave McCarthy
The Avalanche received forward Nazem Kadri, defenseman Calle Rosen and a third-round selection in the deal.
E.Jay Zarett
The 24-year-old winger scored 12 goals for the Caps in each of the last three seasons.
Marc Lancaster
Between now and July 1, Sporting News will break down the NHL's top free agents. Here's a look at the top restricted free agents in the Western Conference's Central Division.
GM Joe Sakic has put all the pieces together for Colorado to be a long-term Stanley Cup contender — as long as a few key signing and deals are made this offseason.
The Avalanche thought they had tied the game 2-2, but instead their goal was overturned and the Sharks took a 3-1 lead soon after.
Thomas Lott
The Sharks and Avalanche required a Game 7 to decide their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Sporting News is tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Wednesday's showdown.
Nathan MacKinnon appeared unable to hold up his right arm after suffering an injury in Game 7 on Wednesday.
Joe Pavelski is still recovering from a bad spill he took in Game 7 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.
The goal was Landeskog's second career game-winning postseason goal.
The Sharks captain spoke with the media for the first time since he suffered a head injury April 24 in the team's first-round series.
Arthur Weinstein
San Jose has played the entire series vs. Colorado without its captain.
Nathan MacKinnon continued his stellar play with the opening goal in Colorado's 3-0 Game 4 win over the San Jose Sharks.
After being goalless in first two games, Sharks center Logan Couture netted a hat trick in Tuesday's Game 3 win.
Mark Suleymanov
Matt Calvert's game-winning assist proved costly for the Avalanche in the long run.
Calvert connected with Nathan MacKinnon for an empty net goal and was immediately pummelled by Brent Burns.
All three goals were scored by the same line to give San Jose a two-goal lead.
Everything you need to know about the San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche before their second-round series in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Girard missed the last three games of Colorado's first-round series against the Flames with an upper-body injury.
Bob Hille
With the Flames being eliminated, the top seeds in each conference have been bounced from the playoffs in the first round.
