Colorado Avalanche
7-5-1, 15 pts · 4th in the Central Division
Recent results
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | ResultW for a win, L for a loss in regulation, OTL for an overtime or shootout loss. | ScoreThe team’s goals, then the opponent’s. Sorting follows the goal difference. | Shots on goalThe team’s shots on goal, then the opponent’s. | GameGame summaryLink to the summary: goals, assists and three stars. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 |   NJD | W | 5-2 | 45-22 | Game summary |
| Oct 25 | at   NSH | L | 2-6 | 21-35 | Game summary |
| Oct 23 |   TBL | W | 6-3 | 24-34 | Game summary |
| Oct 20 | at NJD | L | 3-4 | 34-41 | Game summary |
| Oct 19 | at   PHI | L | 2-3 | 26-24 | Game summary |
Upcoming games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | TimeThe start time, Eastern time, or the state of a game in progress. | Home or awayHome for a game in the team’s own arena, away for a game at the opponent’s. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 |   Calgary Flames | 10:00 p.m. | Home |
| Nov 2 |   Chicago Blackhawks | 8:00 p.m. | Away |
| Nov 3 |   Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:00 p.m. | Away |
| Nov 5 | Nashville Predators | 9:30 p.m. | Home |
🚑 Injuries
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | PositionThe player’s position, as published by the source. | StatusFrom most to least serious: long-term injured reserve, injured reserve, out, day to day, uncertain. | InjuryThe type of injury and the team’s note, as published. | Expected returnThe expected return date, when the team gives one. | Report dateThe date of the latest report on this player. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary L'Heureux | LW | Injured reserve | Upper Body | Nov 7 | Oct 23 |
| Josh Manson | D | Out | Lower Body | Nov 5 | Oct 29 |
Roster and projections
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Forwards
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon | 13 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 131.2 |
| Martin Necas | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 95.6 |
| Artturi Lehkonen 🔥 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.5 |
| Nazem Kadri | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 58.4 |
| Brock Nelson | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 54.1 |
| Jaden Schwartz | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 42.4 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 42.0 |
| Parker Kelly | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34.5 |
| Fedor Svechkov | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 29.7 |
| T.J. Hughes | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27.6 |
| Nicolas Roy | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 27.3 |
| Gavin Brindley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Zachary L'Heureux 🚑 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Logan O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Taylor Makar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defensemen
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 78.8 |
| Devon Toews | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 46.5 |
| Sam Malinski | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 33.1 |
| Brent Burns | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 32.4 |
| Josh Manson 🚑 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26.3 |
| Brett Kulak | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20.2 |
| Noah Juulsen | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
Goalies
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 9 | 6 | .894 | 66.8 |
| Scott Wedgewood | 4 | 1 | .889 | 45.2 |
This season’s transactions
The club’s trades, contracts, waivers and releases this season.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | Players involvedThe players of the transaction we follow this season, with a link to their page. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waivers |
| Placed C Georgii Merkulov on waivers. | |
| Waivers |
| Placed G Trent Miner on waivers. | |
| Waivers |
| Placed LD Keaton Middleton, LD Wyatt Aamodt, RW/LW Fabian Lysell, C Vinnie Hinostroza, LW Adam Beckman and LW Tristen Nielsen on waivers. | |
| Waivers |
| Placed D Domenick Fensore and D Christian Wolanin on waivers. | |
| Contract | Signed D Cale Makar to an eight-year contract. | ||
| Contract |
| Signed C Georgii Merkulov to a one-year contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed D Christian Wolanin to a one-year contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed D Christian Wolanin to a one-year, two-way contract. | |
| Contract | Signed F Jaden Schwartz to a three-year contract. | ||
| Contract | Signed F Taylor Makar to a two-year contract. | ||
| Trade |
| Acquired F Fabian Lysell from Boston in exchange for F Ivan Ivan. | |
| Contract | Signed D Brent Burns to a one-year contract extension. | ||
| Trade | Acquired a 2026 second-round draft pick, a 2027 third-round draft pick and a 2028 fifth-round draft pick from Columbus in exchange for F Valeri Nichushkin. | ||
| Trade | Acquired Fs Fedor Svechkov and Zachary L'Heureux from Nashville in exchange for Fs Jack Drury and Chase Bradley and a 2029 third-round draft pick. |
Transactions source: ESPN.