Mittelstadt was an instant hit with the Avs last season. He arrived, slotted in as the new No. 2 center behind MacKinnon and was a perfect fit. Beyond the 10 points in 18 regular-season games, it was Mittelstadt’s work in his first Stanley Cup Playoffs experience (nine points in 11 contests) that cemented his place in Colorado.

Artturi Lehkonen put the Avalanche ahead midway through the opening period. He got position on Stanley in front of the Winnipeg net and was able to deflect a shot from the right point by Manson despite being checked to the ice at 11:51.

DENVER (AP) — Casey Mittelstadt ended a 19-game scoring drought with a tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Tuesday night. Mittelstadt last scored on Nov. 18 in Philadelphia and had ...

Everyone wants Casey Mittelstadt to shoot the puck more — the Avalanche front office, the coaching staff, even the diehard in Section 320 yelling, "Shoot!" Everyone, including Mittelstadt himself.

In a span of three weeks, the Avs have gone from “they’re still going to make the playoffs, right?” to suddenly being one of the hottest teams in the NHL.

Nichushkin missed the final 24-plus minutes two nights ago in a 5-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets because of the injury.

The Colorado Avalanche will battle the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night at the Xcel Energy Center. It’s a Central Division showdown as we share our NHL odds series and make an Avalanche-Wild prediction and pick.

Colorado leads the league with 100 ... trying to make plays." -- Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar on Casey Mittelstadt’s performance on Tuesday

Byram entered the game sixth among NHL defensemen in even-strength points with 20. Former Avs teammate Cale Makar and Vancouver's Quinn Hughes were co-leaders with 26 and current Buffalo mate Owen Power was third with 22.

The Buffalo Sabres’ road trip rolls into Colorado on Thursday night for a date with the Avalanche. Tonight marks Bowen Byram’s first trip to Ball Arena since last season’s player swap between he and Casey Mittelstadt.

Any NHL team can win on any given night, but there have been a lot of nights this season where the Chicago Blackhawks haven't looked like an NHL team. They

The Colorado Avalanche dropped its second game to the Chicago Blackhawks this season, losing by a final score of 3-1 on the first night of a back-to-back. Let’s take a look back at how it all went down tonight.