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Ice Breaker: Vilmanis goes for four, Kempe and Panarin carve up San Jose
Florida survives a messy third against Chicago, the Kings put seven on the Sharks, and Seattle wins in overtime in 55 seconds.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Winnipeg erases 4-0 in two minutes, Robertson hat trick
The Jets score four times in 2:06 and win in overtime in Montreal, Dallas holds off Washington, and Anaheim and Vancouver fight five times.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
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Ice Breaker: Detroit spoils the new sweaters, Marner makes it 10 straight
The Red Wings score twice in 45 seconds to beat Florida 5-3, Colorado erases a 2-0 hole in Chicago, and Pastrnak ends it in Boston.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: McDavid makes it 15 for 15, and Gauthier answers a 3-0 hole
Anaheim scores six straight on Ottawa, Kochetkov goes to 10-0-0 in a 7-0 rout of Winnipeg, and the Panthers host Detroit tonight.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Kucherov asks out, then Stamkos gets the last word
Stamkos ties it late and wins the shootout against his old team, Makar sets up four, and McDavid makes it 14 for 14.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
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Ice Breaker: Anton Lundell picks a good night to wake up
Lundell's hat trick sinks the skidding Jets, Coronato gets four points in Calgary, and Gritsyuk and Jack Hughes split four goals in Vegas.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: McDavid sets an assist record, Seattle stuns the Leafs late
Jarry blanks Calgary, Gavin McKenna scores twice in a loss, Colorado buries the Devils and Washington handles Philadelphia.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Hellebuyck wins in Dallas, Florida puts five on Winnipeg
Fowler stops all 46 in St. Louis, the Canucks erase a 5-2 hole in Anaheim, and Matthew Tkachuk piles up four assists.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
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Ice Breaker: Eller ends the skid, Fowler steals the Heritage Classic
Florida kills seven Chicago power plays, Nashville scores four of its own, and Montreal wins outdoors in Winnipeg behind a 33-save night.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: MacKinnon piles on Tampa, Evans sinks Chicago
Nathan MacKinnon has four points as Colorado beats Tampa Bay 6-3, and Jake Evans scores twice in Montreal's 4-1 win in Chicago.
Ferda Desk · 3 min read
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Ice Breaker: McDavid makes it 10 for 10, Florida gets blanked
Connor McDavid runs his point streak to 10 games in a shootout win over Carolina, Pittsburgh shuts out the Panthers, and Toronto steals one late.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Rantanen beats the Bruins alone, Celebrini wins in Montreal
A hat trick with an overtime winner in Dallas, another OT power-play winner for Celebrini, and Tampa takes Vegas apart on 21 shots.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
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Ice Breaker: Matthews drives the Leafs, Zegras feeds Michkov twice
Toronto's power play scored twice to beat Askarov, Zegras assisted on every Flyers goal, and Utah held off a late Pittsburgh push.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Calgary ends Carolina's streak, Kaprizov hits 10
Devin Cooley made 34 saves to snap the Hurricanes' seven-game run, and Kaprizov's power-play winner gave him 10 goals in nine games.
Ferda Desk · 3 min read
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Hot Sauce: Brady Tkachuk is top five alive, and Vancouver is lost
Six goals in two nights, a 96 percent penalty kill that lost anyway, and a .786 save percentage walking around in the wild.
Sully · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: MacKinnon goes for four, and Boston’s power play bails it out
MacKinnon had a goal and three assists as Colorado erased a 2-0 hole, and the Bruins scored on three straight power plays in Anaheim.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Brady Tkachuk does it again, and Boldy joins the hat-trick club
Tkachuk scored all three Panthers goals in an overtime win over Vancouver, one of three hat tricks on an 11-game night.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
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Ice Breaker: Tuch outlasts the Habs, Hintz gets the last word
Alex Tuch's two goals beat Montreal 5-4, and Roope Hintz won a shootout in Denver one night after fighting Nathan MacKinnon.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: The Tkachuks torch Columbus, MacKinnon drops the gloves
Brady's natural hat trick and Matthew's five assists fed a 7-3 Panthers win, and Colorado and Dallas fought their way into tonight's rematch.
Ferda Desk · 6 min read
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Ice Breaker: Buffalo burns the Panthers, Ullmark stays perfect
Reinhart's power-play double wasn't enough in Buffalo, Ottawa's goalie moved to 5-0, and Quinn Hughes kept his streak alive in Minnesota.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
NCAA·
Dave Hakstol is the steady hand Arizona State hockey needs
The Avalanche assistant who took North Dakota to seven Frozen Fours is finalizing a deal to take over a Sun Devils program under investigation.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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Ice Breaker: Kaprizov crashes Sunrise, Nylander lights up Denver
Florida's power play goes 0-for-5 in the home opener, Hagel takes a hat trick off the Islanders and Montreal wins a 1-0 shootout.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
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Ice Breaker: Shesterkin helped off, Kraken pile six on Detroit
The Rangers lose their goalie and a four-game streak in Washington, Seattle scores four in the second, and Anaheim keeps rolling.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Colorado is scoring like it's 1993, and Calgary is paying for it
Twenty-three goals in four games for the Avalanche, six for the Flames, and Sully grades the first ten days of overreactions.
Sully · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Leafs blow 3-0 in Vegas, Stankoven completes the set
Vegas erases a three-goal hole and wins the shootout, Stankoven scores at every strength, and Colorado drops seven on Calgary.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Avalanche's Logan O'Connor steps away after father's death
Myles O'Connor, a former NHL defenseman, died suddenly at 59, and his son is taking time with family instead of debuting in Calgary.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Draisaitl's four helpers sink the Ducks, Jets steal one late
Edmonton scores five straight in the second at Anaheim, Kyle Connor beats Colorado with a minute left, and Tom Wilson runs Washington past Pittsburgh.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Panthers win ugly in L.A., Matthews erases a 3-0 hole
Florida wins in regulation without a power-play goal, Toronto rallies past Nashville, and Lafrenière's hat trick leans on two empty nets.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
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The Flames have three goals in three games, and it shows
Calgary is 0-3 and outscored 16-3, Dustin Wolf is at .797, and the Avalanche come to town Thursday.
Sully · 2 min read
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Ice Breaker: Montreal's four-goal comeback still loses in Pittsburgh
Tommy Novak ends a wild one in overtime, Ilya Sorokin blanks the Devils, and Connor McDavid adds the league's fastest skate to his point streak.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
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Hot Sauce: Edmonton needs a goalie and Matthews needs a point
Sully grades the first week: the 2-0 Bruins, Bettman's no-trade gripe, Carolina's banner hangover and a Chicago team that can't find the net.
Sully · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: three fights, two shutouts and a Bruins comeback
Boston steals one in Winnipeg, Joel Hofer and Dylan Garand post shutouts, and Alex Tuch scores twice before Carolina wakes up.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Pittsburgh hangs seven on Philly, and MacKinnon drops the gloves
Silovs shuts out the Flyers in their home opener, MacKinnon scores twice and fights in Colorado's 8-4 win, and Hiller gets his first Leafs win.
Ferda Desk · 3 min read
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Colorado got swept and kept Bednar anyway, and Sakic got it right
Four more years through 2030-31 for the coach who has made the playoffs nine straight times, signed hours before the Avalanche open against Los Angeles.
Gord Tremblay · 2 min read
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Ice Breaker: Forsling spoils the banner, and Bouchard's five points go for nothing
Opening night: Florida wins 1-0 in overtime at Carolina, Vancouver survives Edmonton's comeback, Boston scores three in 75 seconds, and Toronto stumbles.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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2026-27 playoff picks: Florida's path to a three-peat runs through Colorado
Sixteen teams, two wild-card fields, and a Cup pick that isn't as safe as it sounds.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Central Division predictions: Colorado's still the class, but the fight for third just changed
Eight teams, a Utah team nobody saw coming this fast, and a Winnipeg number that's about to catch up to itself.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
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Ice Breaker: Preseason's over, and Carolina already looks ready for Florida
Tampa beats Florida's kids in a shootout, Carolina blanks Nashville 6-0 before Tuesday's opener, and Lindgren stops 36 in Philadelphia.
Ferda Desk · 5 min read
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Larkin opened his list, and it's still full of capped-out teams
Friedman says Dylan Larkin's list is closer to eight teams, adding Colorado and Washington. The cap sheets say the door barely moved.
Gord Tremblay · 2 min read
Avalanche stats
League stats →2026–27 · Regular season · Summary · 22 players
| #Player | Team | Pos | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Nathan MacKinnon | COL | C | 17 | 9 | 18 | 27 | +5 | 12 | 1.59 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 14.5 | 20:42 | 49.2 |
2 Martin Necas | COL | C | 17 | 7 | 12 | 19 | +10 | 6 | 1.12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 19.4 | 19:54 | 28.6 |
3 Cale Makar | COL | D | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +3 | 2 | 1.13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9.1 | 22:53 | -- |
4 Artturi Lehkonen | COL | LW | 17 | 12 | 5 | 17 | +12 | 4 | 1.00 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 33.3 | 18:45 | 0.0 |
5 Devon Toews | COL | D | 17 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +12 | 8 | 0.88 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15.2 | 20:56 | -- |
6 Nazem Kadri | COL | C | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0.82 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 11.6 | 18:39 | 49.2 |
7 Jaden Schwartz | COL | LW | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 4 | 0.71 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21.9 | 13:53 | 100.0 |
8 Brock Nelson | COL | C | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +4 | 8 | 0.59 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13.8 | 17:38 | 44.4 |
9 Gabriel Landeskog | COL | LW | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 2 | 0.59 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.7 | 15:00 | 54.2 |
10 Fedor Svechkov | COL | C | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 23 | 0.41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 12:34 | 52.5 |
11 Parker Kelly | COL | C | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +2 | 9 | 0.41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 | 12:55 | 28.9 |
12 Sam Malinski | COL | D | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +9 | 4 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 | 17:36 | -- |
13 Brent Burns | COL | D | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 12 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.0 | 16:27 | -- |
14 T.J. Hughes | COL | RW | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4.8 | 15:04 | 51.9 |
15 Nicolas Roy | COL | C | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 0.45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 | 11:49 | 65.7 |
16 Brett Kulak | COL | D | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 8 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 18:59 | -- |
17 Josh Manson | COL | D | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +5 | 2 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 14:59 | -- |
18 Noah Juulsen | COL | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 11:53 | -- |
19 Gavin Brindley | COL | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 8:54 | 0.0 |
20 Logan O'Connor | COL | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 8 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 12:31 | 33.3 |
21 Zachary L'Heureux | COL | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 9:05 | -- |
22 Taylor Makar | COL | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6:37 | -- |
Source: NHL.com stats · Photo: NHL
