Central Division
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Est. 1995
Colorado Avalanche
2025–26
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55–16–11
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121 pts
·
#1 Central
GM: Chris MacFarland
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.
5-year points history
Regular-season points, last five seasons.
Organization strength
Active NHL roster only. Bar = team vs league average (▼).
Forwards · 14
45.9
top Nathan MacKinnon (121.1)
league 40.1 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 9
33.9
top Cale Makar (80.0)
league 25.3 NHLe pts/82
Goalies · 3
.904
top Scott Wedgewood (0.9213)
league .895 SV%
NHL roster + drafted prospects, weighted by NHL Equivalency. Bar = team vs league average (▼).
Forwards · 17
40.3
top Nathan MacKinnon (121.1)
league 33.6 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 15
23.5
top Cale Makar (80.0)
league 21.2 NHLe pts/82
Goalies · 3
.904
top Scott Wedgewood (0.9213)
league .898 SV%
Forwards
Lines: even-strength via DailyFaceoff
LW
C
RW
L · #62
Artturi Lehkonen
21G · 27A · 48P · 0.69 P/GP
C · #29
Nathan MacKinnon
53G · 74A · 127P · 1.59 P/GP
R · #88
Martin Necas
38G · 62A · 100P · 1.28 P/GP
Line 1
L · #20
Ross Colton
9G · 15A · 24P · 0.33 P/GP
C · #11
Brock Nelson
33G · 32A · 65P · 0.80 P/GP
R · #13
Valeri Nichushkin
17G · 32A · 49P · 0.68 P/GP
Line 2
L · #92
Gabriel Landeskog
14G · 21A · 35P · 0.58 P/GP
C · #91
Nazem Kadri
16G · 34A · 50P · 0.65 P/GP
R · #10
Nicolas Roy
8G · 17A · 25P · 0.34 P/GP
Line 3
L · #17
Parker Kelly
21G · 14A · 35P · 0.43 P/GP
C · #18
Jack Drury
10G · 17A · 27P · 0.33 P/GP
R · #25
Logan O'Connor
0G · 2A · 2P · 0.15 P/GP
Line 4
Defense
LD
RD
Pair 1
LD · #84
Brent Burns
12G · 23A · 35P · 0.43 P/GP
RD · #37
Nick Blankenburg
8G · 16A · 24P · 0.39 P/GP
Pair 2
Pair 3
Goaltending
Injury report (1)
via CBS Sports
Valeri Nichushkin· Lower Body
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