The Colorado Avalanche (38-10-9, 85 points) come off a rare home-ice loss as they host the Chicago Blackhawks (22-27-9, 53 points) on Saturday night at Denver’s Ball Arena.

Two years ago, the Colorado Avalanche steamrolled into the All-Star break, winning 11 of 14 games. The Avs had a tough schedule coming out of the break, and they stumbled through February with a 5-5-2 record before some additions just before the trade deadline helped reinvigorate the club.

The Colorado Avalanche jumped back into the NHL season on Wednesday night, while the Minnesota Wild had an extra day to recover from the three-week Olympic break.

Martin Necas and Parker Kelly each had a goal and an assist for the Colorado Avalanche, who scored four times in the second period of a 4-2 win against the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center on Wednesday. “I thought it was all right.

The Colorado Avalanche had a chance Thursday night to regain some real separation between them and the Minnesota Wild, but faltered in a 5-2 loss at Ball Arena.

Cale Makar scored twice, Gavin Brindley also had a goal, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 in Denver on Saturday night.

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the team has acquired defenseman Brett Kulak from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Samuel Girard and a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft.

The Colorado Avalanche didn’t have superstar Nathan MacKinnon on Wednesday night, but they did have Parker Kelly and a bunch of other Olympians.