The Avs hope Valeri Nichushkin could play as soon as Wednesday, the first game of the homestand, against New Jersey. That would be the healthiest the team has been all year, with just defenseman Josh Manson missing from a Landeskog-less optimal lineup.

Makar notched an assist and three shots on goal in Friday's 5-2 win over the Wild. Makar has four helpers over his last three games after assisting on Jack Drury's game-winning tally Friday. In February,

Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche's star defenseman, recently married Tracy Evans, a Calgary-based teacher and former athlete. Their romantic relationshi

Makar notched two power-play assists, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Devils.

Jonathan Drouin and Jack Drury scored 52 seconds apart in a three-goal second period and the Colorado Avalanche beat weary Minnesota 5-2 on Friday night to pull even with the third-place Wild in the Central Division.

The Avalanche are preparing to welcome Valeri Nichushkin back into their lineup for the first time since late December.

The Colorado Avalanche are starting to heat up, beating the Minnesota Wild Friday for their second consecutive win and improving to 35-24-2 this season. The Avalanche are now just two standings points behind the Wild for third place in the Central Division,

Colorado Avalanche superstar defenseman Cale Makar was an integral part of Team Canada's win at the 4 Nations Face-Off. And in his second game back from the best-on-best tournament, Makar reached another career plateau on offense -- but the Avs still lost the game to the St.

LOUIS — For the second straight year, the Colorado Avalanche were hot going into the midseason ... “Our competitive effort is just not quite there,” Avs defenseman Cale Makar said. “They were better in every aspect, for the most part.

Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes are the two most dominant defensemen in the NHL. But who gets the nod as the very best?

The Colorado Avalanche trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews had an easy excuse for not attending practice Friday.

Nathan MacKinnon had two power-play goals and an added, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 22 shots against his former team and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Wednesday night.