2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
16
Games played
19
Points
.594
Points %
+13
Goal diff
5-5
Last 10
37 GF · 34 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

The files

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Full schedule

We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

16 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
16
82
Goals for / game
4.12
3.68
+0.44
Goals against / game
3.31
2.48
+0.83
Expected goals for / game
3.29
3.59
−0.30
Expected goals against / game
2.88
2.76
+12.0
Expected-goals share
53.3%
56.6%
−3.3
Shot-attempt share
52.3%
56.0%
−3.7
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

Every post

40 posts
at Columbus Blue JacketsL 7–2

Blue Jackets pull away from the Avalanche

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at Chicago BlackhawksW 5–2

Avalanche pull away from the Blackhawks

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vs Calgary FlamesW 5–2

Avalanche pull away from the Flames

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vs New Jersey DevilsW 5–2

Avalanche pull away from the Devils

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at Nashville PredatorsL 6–2

Predators pull away from the Avalanche

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at New Jersey Devils7:00 PM ET

Avalanche at Devils: no daylight between these two

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at Philadelphia Flyers7:00 PM ET

The Avalanche are the model's lean over the Flyers — with PDO regression in play

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vs Pittsburgh Penguins9:00 PM ET

The Avalanche are the model's lean over the Penguins — with PDO regression in play

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vs Dallas StarsL 3–2

Stars edge the Avalanche in a shootout

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at Dallas StarsW 3–2

Avalanche hold off the Stars

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsL 6–3

Maple Leafs pull away from the Avalanche

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at Calgary FlamesW 7–3

Avalanche pull away from the Flames

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at Winnipeg JetsL 3–2

Jets hold off the Avalanche

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vs St. Louis BluesW 6–1

Avalanche run the Blues off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Los Angeles KingsW 8–4

Avalanche pull away from the Kings

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at Utah MammothL 2–0

Mammoth shut out the Avalanche, 2-0

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vs Winnipeg JetsW 5–2

Avalanche run the Jets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Winnipeg JetsL 3–1

S. Skinner stands tall as the Jets edge the Avalanche

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vs Utah MammothW 4–1

Avalanche pull away from the Mammoth

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vs Seattle KrakenW 2–0

Avalanche shut out the Kraken, 2-0

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at Calgary FlamesW 3–1

M. Blackwood stands tall as the Avalanche edge the Flames

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at Edmonton OilersW 2–1

Avalanche run the Oilers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Vegas Golden KnightsL 3–2

Golden Knights edge the Avalanche in overtime

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vs Calgary FlamesW 3–1

Avalanche run the Flames off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at St. Louis BluesW 3–1

Avalanche hold off the Blues

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vs St. Louis BluesL 3–2

Blues hold off the Avalanche

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at Dallas StarsW 2–0

Avalanche shut out the Stars, 2-0

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vs Vancouver CanucksL 8–6

Canucks hold off the Avalanche

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vs Calgary FlamesW 9–2

Avalanche run the Flames off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Winnipeg JetsL 4–2

Jets run the Avalanche off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Winnipeg JetsW 3–2

Avalanche run the Jets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsW 6–2

Avalanche pull away from the Penguins

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at Washington CapitalsW 3–2

Avalanche edge the Capitals in overtime

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at Chicago BlackhawksW 4–1

Avalanche run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Dallas StarsL 2–1

J. Oettinger stands tall as the Stars edge the Avalanche

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsL 7–2

Penguins pull away from the Avalanche

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at Winnipeg JetsL 3–1

C. Hellebuyck stands tall as the Jets edge the Avalanche

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at Seattle KrakenW 5–1

Avalanche pull away from the Kraken

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vs Edmonton OilersL 4–3

Oilers hold off the Avalanche

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vs Minnesota WildW 3–2

Avalanche edge the Wild in a shootout

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