Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon is still treasuring the experience he had with Team Canada at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.

The Colorado Avalanche are expected to use the same lineup as they did in the Chicago Blackhawks game. The Kings will be without Trevor Moore and Darcy Kuemper, who are both out due to illness. With those 2 players out, the Kings have called up Kenny Connors, who will make his NHL debut tonight, and Erik Portillo to back up Anton Forsberg.

The league-leading Colorado Avalanche, boasting a 39-10-9 record, visit the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. The Kings, struggling with numerous injuries including six regulars out, face a tough challenge to maintain their playoff positioning.

There are six games on the NHL schedule for Monday, including two nationally televised in the United States and one in Canada. Here are five things to watch today, along with the complete game schedule including the Detroit Red Wings visiting the Nashville Predators on "NHL Prime Time" for European audiences.

We are done with the Winter Olympics, which means the NHL season is back. Every game of the season will be live on

DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar scored two goals, Gavin Brindley had the go-ahead score early in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Saturday night. Mackenzie Blackwood made 14 saves for Colorado,

The Colorado Avalanche (38-10-9, 85 points) come off a rare home-ice loss as they host the Chicago Blackhawks (22-27-9, 53 points) on Saturday night at Denver’s Ball Arena.

The Colorado Avalanche paid a high price for dumping a contract on the Pittsburgh Penguins to clear cap space ahead of the trade deadline.

The Chicago Blackhawks managed only 15 shots on goal Saturday in a 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. It was the Hawks’ eighth defeat in nine games.