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1 week ago | 
coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn
In the aftermath of the Avalanche’s unexpected early Stanley Cup Playoff exit, everyone wants to know what went wrong. That’s exactly what I asked the president of hockey operations, Joe Sakic, at the organization’s exit interviews on Tuesday. “I went through as a player as well. Sometimes things just aren’t going to go your way. I look at Cale (Makar). Like Cale played so well. He had as many chances in the playoffs as he did in the regular season on a per-game thing,” Sakic said.
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1 week ago | 
coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn
And just like that, the Avalanche’s season is over. The ending came as much of a shock to the players as it did the fans. For most of the Game 7 loss, the Avs controlled the play. But then Mikko Rantanen scored a goal in the third period. And then another. Wyatt Johnston scored the game-winner, but Rantanen put the icing on the cake to complete a hat trick with an empty-netter. He even assisted on Johnston’s tally.
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1 week ago | 
coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn
It is the final game of the best-of-seven series between the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars. On Saturday night at American Airlines Center, a victor will move on to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The other, will try to heal from the loss. The first round between the Central Division rivals began on April 19 in Dallas with a 5-1 win for the Avs. They battled hard to overtime in Games 2 and 3 but ultimately fell to the Stars.
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1 week ago | 
coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn
Valeri Nichushkin hit his breaking point Thursday night, and that was bad news for the Dallas Stars. After the Avalanche’s Game 5 loss at American Airlines Center, head coach Jared Bednar said now is not the time for players to have off nights. Nichushkin had one that night and took his frustration out on a stick during the game.
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2 weeks ago | 
coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn
The Avalanche looked to replicate their dominating Game 4 win, but instead repeated some of the same mistakes from the Game 3 loss. Colorado braced for a heavy-hitting Game 5 back at the American Airlines Center on Monday night, and that’s what Dallas brought. The ice seemed less than pristine, which may have caused some unlucky bounces against the Avs. Also, highly questionable penalties were called. But excuses aside, the team lacked in a few areas.
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2 weeks ago | 
coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn
What changed from Game 3 to Game 4 for the Avalanche to have such a drastically different outcome? Determination. Some called it desperation, but I see it as a next-level shift in focus and energy that earned them a 4-0 shutout against the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Let’s start with the Avs’ dominating Game 1 win, which looked similar to Game 4. The most notable change was that Gabriel Landeskog was not in the lineup for Game 1 but was for Game 4. How much of a difference did his return make?
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2 weeks ago | 
coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn
The Avalanche were firing on all cylinders in their dominating win in Game 1. They had strong showings in Games 2 and 3, but something was off. There is no room for error in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Avs cannot afford mistakes against the Dallas Stars. Head coach Jared Bednar said the problem is the team “had some quiet players, players that we can’t afford to have be quiet, and then we flip things out.
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2 weeks ago | 
coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn
There are a few things the Colorado Avalanche need to clean up to beat the Dallas Stars and advance to the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avs are now down a game to the Stars after a tough 2-1 overtime loss on Wednesday night in a highly emotional and physical Game 3 at Ball Arena. It’s cliche to say it could have gone either way after consecutive one-goal overtime losses, but for the Avs and Stars, it’s very much true.
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3 weeks ago | 
coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn
It’s the moment Avs fans and all hockey fans alike have been waiting for — Gabriel Landeskog will play his first NHL game after missing the last three seasons due to a knee injury. #GoAvsGo | #BuiltDifferent pic.twitter.com/kgdcjHLzPx— x – Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 24, 2025The 32-year-old forward suited up for Game 2 and skated in pregame warmups but did not play at American Airlines Center. He confirmed with ESPN that he will play against the Dallas Stars in Game 3 at Ball Arena.
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3 weeks ago | 
coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn
Avs Faithful and the hockey world are anxiously awaiting Gabriel Landeskog’s return. Will it be Game 3 at Ball Arena on Wednesday night? “We’ll see,” head coach Jared Bednar said after morning skate. “Obviously progressing, taking a few more reps on the power play. Just a good energy guy, and obviously a leader, means a lot to the fans and the team here,” Brock Nelson said. “Definitely nice to see him.
