HighDanger

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Central Division · Est. 1995

Colorado Avalanche

2025–26 · 55–16–11 · 121 pts · #1 Central

GM: Joe Sakic HC: Jared Bednar

STANLEY CUP

2022

2001

1996

Team xGF%

55.8

% · all situations · HighDanger xG

Identity

Speed-skill

Presidents' Trophy

Contention window

Wide open

Deepest Cup-favorite roster

Coach

Bednar

Speed-system architect

Avg age · forwards

29.6

computed from roster

Team Identity

Speed-skill · Presidents' Trophy juggernaut

Nathan MacKinnon won the Rocket Richard with 52 goals and finished third in the Art Ross at 127 points, becoming the first player in Avalanche/Nordiques history with 20 three-point games in a season. Cale Makar posted his third straight 75+ point season, Martin Necas hit a career high, and Nazem Kadri arrived at the deadline to fill the final hole. Colorado clinched the Presidents' Trophy with wire-to-wire dominance and the deepest Cup-favorite roster in the league.

Cap situation · 2026-27

Cap committed

$102.72M

of $104.0M

Cap space

$1.28M

Players signed

21/23

2 open

Pending RFAs

team-controlled

Cap utilization99%

Lines · cap by group

Forwards12 signed · $61.28M committed

Line 1$28.6M

LW1Artturi Lehkonen

$4.5M · thru 2027 · NTC

70 GP · 21G · 27A · 48P

C1Nathan MacKinnon

$12.6M · thru 2031 · NMC

80 GP · 53G · 74A · 127P

RW1Martin Necas

$11.5M · thru 2031 · NMC

78 GP · 38G · 62A · 100P

Line 2$20.1M

LW2Nazem Kadri

$5.6M · thru 2029 · NTC

77 GP · 16G · 34A · 50P

C2Brock Nelson

$7.5M · thru 2028 · NTC

81 GP · 33G · 32A · 65P

RW2Gabriel Landeskog

$7.0M · thru 2029 · NMC

60 GP · 14G · 21A · 35P

Line 3$8.75M

LW3Jaden Schwartz

$3.25M · thru 2029

50 GP · 11G · 15A · 26P

C3Nicolas Roy

$3.0M · thru 2027

74 GP · 8G · 17A · 25P

RW3Logan O'Connor

$2.5M · thru 2031 · NTC

13 GP · 0G · 2A · 2P

Line 4$3.83M

LW4Parker Kelly

$1.7M · thru 2030

82 GP · 21G · 14A · 35P

C4Fedor Svechkov

$1.25M · thru 2028 · ELC

70 GP · 4G · 13A · 17P

Press Box

60 GP · 1G · 9A · 10P

Defense7 signed · $31.4M committed

Pair 1$16.25M

D1Devon Toews

$7.25M · thru 2031 · NTC

68 GP · 3G · 21A · 24P

D2Cale Makar

$9.0M · thru 2027

75 GP · 20G · 59A · 79P

Pair 2$9.25M

D3Brett Kulak

$4.5M · thru 2031

83 GP · 1G · 11A · 12P

D4Sam Malinski

$4.75M · thru 2030 · NTC

82 GP · 8G · 32A · 40P

Pair 3$4.8M

D5Josh Manson

$3.95M · thru 2028 · NTC

79 GP · 5G · 26A · 31P

D6Brent Burns

$850K · thru 2027

82 GP · 12G · 23A · 35P

Press Box$1.1M

DNoah Juulsen

$1.1M · thru 2028

52 GP · 1G · 9A · 10P

Goalies2 signed · $7.75M committed

G1MacKenzie Blackwood

$5.25M · thru 2030 · NTC

39 GP · 23-10-2 · .904 SV%

G2Scott Wedgewood

$2.5M · thru 2027

45 GP · 31-6-6 · .921 SV%

Cap Charges$2.29M committed

--Bonus Carryover Overage

$2.29M · thru 2027 · ELC Overage

5-year points history

Regular-season points, last five seasons.

Organization strength

Active NHL roster only. Bar = team vs league average (▼).

Forwards · 19 40.5

top Nathan MacKinnon (121.1) league 38.2 NHLe pts/82

Defense · 9 34.0

top Cale Makar (80.0) league 24.7 NHLe pts/82

Goalies · 3 .910

top Scott Wedgewood (0.9213) league .896 SV%

Injury report (0)

via CBS Sports

No injuries reported - offseason (updated in September).

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