The Avalanche, the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, won the Presidents' Trophy and will have home-ice advantage against either the Stars, the No. 2 seed from the Central Division, or the Wild, the No. 3 seed from the Central. That series is tied 2-2 with Game 5 in Dallas on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, Victory+, ESPN2, TVAS2, SN360).

Former Canuck Andrei Kuzmenko and the Los Angeles Kings are the second team to be eliminated from the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, having been swept by the Colorado Avalanche in the first round.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Nicolas Roy and Devon Toews scored in the third period, and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche swept the Los Angeles Kings out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 5-1 victory in Game 4 on Sunday.

The Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11) enter the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs as one of the favorites to win the Stanley Cup after clinching the Western Conference championship and the Presidents' Trophy for having the best regular-season record.

He’s taken Patrick Roy to the Wedgewoodshed. He’s chucked Philipp Grubauer, Jose Theodore, Alexandar Georgiev and Darcy Kuemper, one by one, into the chipper. It’s Scott Wedgewood’s net right now. The only force

From players overperforming or underperforming to powerless power plays to ... rotisserie chicken on the ice?

The Colorado Avalanche are most known for their speed and skill, but certain players bring elements to the game that the Avalanche need, like Josh Manson. His physicality is vital to the team’s success,