#Jared Bednar

The Avalanche won the Stanley Cup last year after clinching the Western Conference and beating Nashville, St. Louis and Edmonton before facing Tampa Bay in the finals. The Lightning was looking for a third straight triumph but Colorado took the title in six games. But can it win back-to-back championships? Colorado was predicted by many before the…

Now that the calendar has flipped to January, NHL teams are going to start to focus more on where they stand in the playoff race. The Colorado Avalanche host the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night and this is a huge game for both teams. Defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado lost for the seventh time in eight games with a 3-2 setback in Chicago on…

NHL- 1 Chicago Blackhawks vs Colorado Avalanche Stadium: United Center (Chicago) 13.01.2023 03:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,74 Bet TypeHandicap 2 (-1.5) Bookmaker Bet Now! Prediction for the NHL Chicago Blackhawks vs Colorado Avalanche match, which will take place on January 13th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team…

The Vancouver Canucks have hit the most critical point of their 2021-22 regular season. Following three consecutive losses, two of which against sub-par teams, Vancouver's playoff hopes have dampened with little time remaining in the season. On Wednesday, the Canucks will start game one of their four-game road trip in which they hope to save their…

Here's your Boston Hockey Now Boston Bruins Game Day Preview: Boston Bruins (20-3-1, 41 pts) vs Colorado Avalanche (13-9-1, 27 pts) TIME: 9 P.M. ET, TV: NESN, ALT Network Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub The Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche square off in a rematch in Denver tonight after the Bruins beat the Avalanche 5-1 at TD Garden on Saturday…

The Colorado Avalanche will be finishing the first half of the 2022-23 season with a record of 19-12-3. Their 41 points are good enough for fourth in the Central Division and sixth in the Western Conference. It may seem like a lackluster performance for the defending Stanley Cup champion, but that couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, Las…

The Toronto Maple Leafs had been on a run where they won nine of 10 games, but they've since hit the skids. They're just 3-3 in their last six games and are hoping to close their year out on a high note. To do so, they'll have to go to Colorado and beat the reigning Stanley Cup champs. While that's traditionally a tough thing to do, it's been…

Hockey. USA. NHL 1 Stadium: Mullett Arena (Tempe, Arizona) 28.12.2022 05:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds2112 Bet TypeHandicap 2 (-1.5) Bookmaker Bet Now! Prediction for the NHL Arizona Coyotes vs Colorado Avalanche match, which will take place on December 28. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options. Arizona is…

The NHL didn't try to compete with the NBA or NFL on Christmas Day, and they allowed every team to rest up for the second half. On Tuesday night, it will be the Arizona Coyotes hosting the Colorado Avalanche for a Central Division matchup. Colorado got off to a slow start but has found a way to bounce back in a hurry. The Avalanche are now 19-11-2…

The New York Islanders are the opponent tonight for your Colorado Avalanche, who just finished up their morning skate here at Ball Arena. By now, you've probably heard of Avalanche's trade this morning. Here's what coach Jared Bednar had to say of the deal, which brought depth forward Denis Malgin from the Toronto Maple Leafs: "I don't know a lot…

Colorado's devastated by injuries and was torn apart in Boston a week ago, 5-1. The Avalanche haven't gotten any healthier, so our NHL betting picks are looking at the player prop market ahead of a prolific night for the Bruins. The Boston Bruins enter their Wednesday night tilt with the Colorado Avalanche as hefty -175 road favorites, showing…

The Colorado Avalanche and Arizona Coyotes square off in Game 4 of their Western Conference First-Round series Monday at 5:30 p.m. ET at Rogers Place in Edmonton. We analyze the Avalanche-Coyotes NHL betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets. The Coyotes picked up a 4-2 victory in Game 3, the first time in this series where the underdog…

The Colorado Avalanche are one game away from winning the Stanley Cup, but they didn't get to this spot without some controversy. Nazem Kadri's overtime winner in Game 4 gave the Avalanche a 3-1 series lead and gave the Tampa Bay Lightning plenty to talk about. The Avalanche had too many men on the ice, but it didn't get called and could not be…

The Tampa Bay Lightning find themselves in a familiar spot after Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche. The Bolts are trailing in another playoff series. It's a weird trend for a team that has won its last 11 playoff series, but the Lightning are only 6-6 in Game 1s during that run, including this Stanley Cup Final.…

The demise of the Lightning might have been overstated. Tampa Bay bounced back in Game 3 to beat the Avalanche 6-2 and set up a critical Game 4 on Wednesday night in Tampa. There are plenty of storylines to go around for this game that will see the Lightning either even the series at 2-2 or hand the Avalanche a chance to win the Stanley Cup on home…

After finally getting over the hump and proving themselves to be the class of the NHL last season, the Avs were slow out of the gate this year with just four wins from nine games in October. They seem to have righted the ship, as they've started off November with three straight wins. The Avs have also been hit hard by the injury bug, with a number…

The Vegas Golden Knights and the Colorado Avalanche square off in their final Western Conference round-robin game Saturday at 3 p.m. ET at Rogers Place in Edmonton. We analyze the Golden Knights-Avalanche NHL betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets. Both teams are 2-0 in round-robin play and have clinched the top two seeds in the West.…

Colorado, last season's Presidents' Trophy winner, is favored to win the Cup. But it will start its season without star Nathan MacKinnon in Marc-Andre Fleury's Chicago debut. Find out why we're backing the road'dogs in our Blackhawks vs. Avalanche picks. The Colorado Avalanche finished with the best record in hockey a season ago and will open the…

The Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche drop the puck on their respective 2021-22 seasons Wednesday with a 10 p.m. ET game at Ball Arena in Denver. Below, we look at the Blackhawks vs. Avalanche odds and lines, and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets. Chicago's youth movement has taken on some veteran presence in the offseason.…

Tampa Bay pulled its way back into the Stanley Cup Final with a dominant Game 3 win. With Colorado now in need of a response, what do the Avalanche have in store vs. the Lightning? Find out with our NHL betting picks for Game 4. The Tampa Bay Lightning turned the tables on the Colorado Avalanche in a 6-2 win at home in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup…

The new-look Calgary Flames get their first taste of competition as the defending-champion Colorado Avalanche descend on Alberta. The Avs played a late one at home on Wednesday, so the travel could jelly their legs a bit en route to a letdown. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The new-look Calgary Flames kick off their season when the defending Stanley…

Defending the Stanley Cup begins now as the Colorado Avalanche are set to kick off their regular season schedule against the Chicago Blackhawks. Some faces are new but the core remains and the champs are ready to win another ring. Adrian: The mark of a truly great team is how they perform in the event that a key piece is missing from the lineup. No…

We all have been waiting three months for this…The Colorado Avalanche opening night is finally here! You have all been waiting for what seems like forever since the last official Avalanche game but it was only June 26th! Tonight will be a night full of a lot of emotions for many fans and players alike. The third Stanley Cup banner will take its…

If anyone doubts the transcendent nature of the Stanley Cup, consider this: Avs defenseman Jack Johnson not only let his kids eat ice cream out of the trophy during his day with the cup this past summer, but he also had them baptized with water held in the actual Stanley Cup trophy. Yes, really. Johnson, who signed with the Chicago Blackhawks this…

With a new head coach behind the bench, is the 2022-23 NHL Season the year the Detroit Red Wings finally make a playoff push once again? According to the oddsmakers, don't count on it. While it was a positive offseason for the Wings, Detroit still is on the outside looking in for most NHL odds markets. Can sports bettors in Michigan find any value…

To mark the beginning of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its first installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Norris Trophy, awarded annually to the top defenseman in the NHL as selected in a vote by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. After winning the Norris Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy and…

Two Stanley Cup contenders are set to battle it out at Capital One Arena on Tuesday night. The Capitals host the Avalanche in the most anticipated game on a busy night of NHL action. Washington is listed as a slim favorite due to being home ice and Colorado being without one of the games biggest super stars. Odds as of October 18th…

Oddsmakers believe first-year Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde has a better chance this season of winning the Jack Adams Award than two-time Stanley Cup winning coach Jon Cooper. Lalonde is at 12-1 to be named NHL coach of the year in 2022-23. Those are the sixth-best odds in the field. Several veteran coaches have higher odds. Cooper's odds…