The Avalanche have the NHL's 19th-best defense at 3.04 goals-allowed per game, and their penalty-kill is 16th-best at 79.6 percent. Clearly, there's room for improvement in their own zone ...

The Calgary Flames landed a solid middle-six center in Morgan Frost, and he’s been positioned for success skating with wingers Martin Pospisil and Yegor Sharangovich. It’s also been a solid line for ...

Avalanche: Makar leads all NHL defensemen in goals (22) and points (63) and is on pace for career years in both. Oilers: Perry has six goals in his last nine games. The 39-year-old veteran has 12 ...

Goalies have one of the most demanding positions in the NHL. Which ones have secured the most wins? Check out this definitive ...

Colorado Avalanche (32-22-2, in the Central Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (34-16-4, in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Oilers -179, Avalanche ...

Takeaways Avalanche: Makar leads all NHL defenceman in goals (22) and points (63) and is on pace for career years in both. The most goals he has had was 28 in 2021-22, the year he won the Norris ...

The NHL's March 7 trade deadline is only a month away. Nevertheless, some teams have opted to avoid the rush by making ...

CALGARY, AB — Nathan MacKinnon had three second-period assists to regain the NHL points lead, Martin Necas scored twice and added an assist and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 ...

The five players selected directly after Rantanen have combined for 639 points in the NHL. Rantanen himself has 683. The Avalanche got that one right, and it changed the trajectory of the ...

In one lane, Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche, who took to the starting ... by a player at the top of his game 11 years into his NHL career. “It’s obviously a cliche to say good ...

MacKinnon has 83 points on 20 goals and an NHL-best 63 assists — to take a two-point lead over Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl, with the Avalanche set to face the Oilers on Friday night. Cale Makar ...