2026–27 regular season

Colorado Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche are 5-3-1 with 11 points in 2026–27, 11th of 32 in the league, with 38 goals for and 27 against. They have 55.0% of the expected goals in their games, more than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 88% to make the playoffs.

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Record: 5–3–1; 11 points, 11th of 32
Goals: 38–27; +11 differential
Expected goals: 28.3–23.2; for and against
xG share: 55.0%; 50% is even

88% to make the playoffs, 37% to win the division, about 105 points projected (92 to 118 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

5052.55557.560

54.9%

2026-09-302026-10-19

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 28 xG80%
League 79%15%
Against 23 xG77%18%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Necas	9	69:04	71–75	4.0–3.2	9–3	55%
Kadri – Nelson – Landeskog	8	55:15	53–60	2.7–2.4	3–0	52%
Schwartz – Svechkov – Hughes	9	54:58	73–49	2.4–1.8	5–2	58%
Kadri – Lehkonen – MacKinnon	7	29:12	29–30	1.2–1.3	2–1	48%
Nelson – Landeskog – Necas	9	26:52	20–22	0.6–0.7	1–2	46%
Roy – Kelly – L'Heureux	3	21:27	33–22	1.0–1.4	1–2	43%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Toews – Makar	8	93:22	113–87	5.3–3.3	6–2	61%
Burns – Manson	9	87:45	95–92	3.8–3.7	6–5	50%
Kulak – Malinski	8	62:32	78–51	3.7–3.0	4–3	55%
Kulak – Juulsen	7	40:10	34–46	1.2–2.3	1–0	36%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed24.0 mph
94
Bursts over 22 mph31
97
Bursts over 20 mph291
97

Shooting

Hardest shot101.9 mph
100
Shots over 90 mph7
81

Zone time

Offensive zone time42.0%
74
Defensive zone time39.6%
77

League ranks

Points %61.1%13th

Goals for per game4.222nd

Goals against per game3.0011th

xG for per game3.147th

xG against per game2.588th

xG share55.0%7th

Finishing (goals − xG)+9.72nd

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)−3.822nd

Rush xG per game0.1814th

Rebound xG per game0.4518th

Rush xG allowed per game0.1515th

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 9 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 9 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-19	at PHI	2–3	2.3–3.0	43%
10-16	vs PIT	5–2	3.8–3.6	52%
10-14	vs DAL	2–3	2.5–1.9	57%
10-13	at DAL	3–2	2.6–2.8	48%
10-10	vs TOR	3–6	4.2–2.5	63%
10-08	at CGY	7–3	2.7–2.6	51%
10-07	at WPG	2–3	3.3–2.2	60%
10-03	vs STL	6–1	3.9–1.7	69%
09-30	vs LAK	8–4	3.0–2.9	51%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Nathan MacKinnon	C	9	6	10	16	4.9	21:17	2	56.9
Martin Necas	C	9	5	6	11	2.4	20:33	7	59.2
Cale Makar	D	8	3	6	9	1.4	22:02	3	62.4
Artturi Lehkonen	L	9	6	3	9	4.4	19:15	10	54.9
Brock Nelson	C	9	3	4	7	3.1	18:37	4	52.2
Devon Toews	D	9	2	5	7	0.8	21:08	5	59.4
Jaden Schwartz	L	9	3	3	6	1.4	13:34	6	56.0
Nazem Kadri	C	9	0	6	6	3.2	20:12	3	51.2
Parker Kelly	C	9	1	4	5	0.8	12:29	16	53.9
Gabriel Landeskog	L	9	3	2	5	1.6	15:44	14	50.7
Nicolas Roy	C	6	2	2	4	1.7	11:41	9	55.7
Josh Manson	D	9	1	3	4	0.5	16:06	19	52.3
Brett Kulak	D	9	0	4	4	0.1	18:02	3	47.4
Fedor Svechkov	C	9	1	3	4	1.4	13:50	4	50.5
Brent Burns	D	9	0	3	3	0.4	16:11	3	51.6
T.J. Hughes	R	9	2	1	3	2.1	14:46	9	46.6
Sam Malinski	D	8	0	2	2	0.6	16:26	7	55.7
Noah Juulsen	D	7	0	1	1	0.2	10:50	13	41.2
Zachary L'Heureux	L	4	0	1	1	0.6	6:49	10	53.5
Gavin Brindley	C	3	0	0	0	0.3	7:47	5	48.1