The 2026–27 Colorado Avalanche season is the 48th season (47th season of play) for the Avalanche as the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that joined the league in 1979, and their 31st playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec City to Denver before the start of the 1995–96 season. Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results Preseason The Avalanche's preseason schedule was released on June 22, 2026.

| 1 || September 20 || Utah || 1–4 || Colorado || || Nabokov || Ball Arena || 14,403 || 1–0–0 ||

| 2 || September 21 || Colorado || 1–3 || Winnipeg || || Nabokov || Canada Life Centre || 13,363 || 1–1–0 ||

| 3 || September 25 || Winnipeg || 2–5 || Colorado || || Blackwood || Ball Arena || 14,990 || 2–1–0 ||

| 4 || September 26 || Colorado || 0–2 || Utah || || Wedgewood || Delta Center || 14,111 || 2–2–0 ||

|- style="text-align:center;" |Legend

Regular season 2026-27 game logSeptember: 1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–0–0) = 2 points # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 September 30 Los Angeles 8–4 Blackwood Ball Arena 18,092 1–0–0 2 October: 1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–0–0) = 2 points # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 2 October 3 St. Louis 6–1 Blackwood Ball Arena 18,087 2–0–0 4 3 October 7 @ Winnipeg – Canada Life Centre 0–0–0 4 October 8 @ Calgary – Scotiabank Saddledome 0–0–0 5 October 10 Toronto – Ball Arena 0–0–0 6 October 13 @ Dallas – American Airlines Center 0–0–0 7 October 14 Dallas – Ball Arena 0–0–0 8 October 16 Pittsburgh – Ball Arena 0–0–0 9 October 19 @ Philadelphia – Xfinity Mobile Arena 0–0–0 10 October 20 @ New Jersey – Prudential Center 0–0–0 11 October 23 Tampa Bay – Ball Arena 0–0–0 12 October 25 @ Nashville – Bridgestone Arena 0–0–0 13 October 28 New Jersey – Ball Arena 0–0–0 14 October 31 Calgary – Ball Arena 0–0–0 November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) = 0 points # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 2 @ Chicago – United Center 0–0–0 16 November 3 @ Columbus – Nationwide Arena 0–0–0 17 November 5 Nashville – Ball Arena 0–0–0 18 November 7 Detroit – Ball Arena 0–0–0 19 November 10 @ Toronto – Scotiabank Arena 0–0–0 20 November 12 @ Ottawa – Canadian Tire Centre 0–0–0 21 November 14 @ Montreal – Bell Centre 0–0–0 22 November 18 @ Utah – Delta Center 0–0–0 23 November 19 Anaheim – Ball Arena 0–0–0 24 November 25 Montreal – Ball Arena 0–0–0 25 November 27 @ Minnesota – Grand Casino Arena 0–0–0 26 November 28 San Jose – Ball Arena 0–0–0 December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) = 0 points # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 1 @ Boston – TD Garden 0–0–0 28 December 3 @ Detroit – Little Caesars Arena 0–0–0 29 December 5 @ NY Rangers – Madison Square Garden 0–0–0 30 December 7 @ NY Islanders – UBS Arena 0–0–0 31 December 8 @ St. Louis – Enterprise Center 0–0–0 32 December 12 Washington – Ball Arena 0–0–0 33 December 14 Utah – Ball Arena 0–0–0 34 December 16 NY Islanders – Ball Arena 0–0–0 35 December 18 Carolina – Ball Arena 0–0–0 36 December 20 Seattle – Ball Arena 0–0–0 37 December 27 @ Anaheim – Honda Center 0–0–0 38 December 29 St. Louis – Ball Arena 0–0–0 39 December 31 @ Utah – Rice–Eccles Stadium (outdoors) 0–0–0 January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) = 0 points # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 @ Vegas – T-Mobile Arena 0–0–0 41 January 4 Vegas – Ball Arena 0–0–0 42 January 6 Ottawa – Ball Arena 0–0–0 43 January 8 Seattle – Ball Arena 0–0–0 44 January 10 Nashville – Ball Arena 0–0–0 45 January 12 @ Pittsburgh – PPG Paints Arena 0–0–0 46 January 14 @ Buffalo – KeyBank Center 0–0–0 47 January 16 @ Washington – Capital One Arena 0–0–0 48 January 18 Vancouver – Ball Arena 0–0–0 49 January 20 Boston – Ball Arena 0–0–0 50 January 22 @ Dallas – American Airlines Center 0–0–0 51 January 24 Dallas – Ball Arena 0–0–0 52 January 26 Edmonton – Ball Arena 0–0–0 53 January 28 @ St. Louis – Enterprise Center 0–0–0 54 January 30 Buffalo – Ball Arena 0–0–0 February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) = 0 points # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 55 February 9 @ Carolina – Lenovo Center 0–0–0 56 February 12 @ Florida – Amerant Bank Arena 0–0–0 57 February 13 @ Tampa Bay – Benchmark International Arena 0–0–0 58 February 15 Columbus – Ball Arena 0–0–0 59 February 17 @ Edmonton – Rogers Place 0–0–0 60 February 20 @ Vancouver – Rogers Arena 0–0–0 61 February 22 Vegas – Ball Arena 0–0–0 62 February 25 Winnipeg – Ball Arena 0–0–0 63 February 27 Florida – Ball Arena 0–0–0 64 February 28 @ Chicago – United Center 0–0–0 March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) = 0 points # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 @ Nashville – Bridgestone Arena 0–0–0 66 March 5 @ San Jose – SAP Center 0–0–0 67 March 7 @ Los Angeles – Crypto.com Arena 0–0–0 68 March 9 Philadelphia – Ball Arena 0–0–0 69 March 11 NY Rangers – Ball Arena 0–0–0 70 March 13 Chicago – Ball Arena 0–0–0 71 March 15 Edmonton – Ball Arena 0–0–0 72 March 17 Minnesota – Ball Arena 0–0–0 73 March 19 @ Seattle – Climate Pledge Arena 0–0–0 74 March 21 Chicago – Ball Arena 0–0–0 75 March 23 Utah – Ball Arena 0–0–0 76 March 25 @ Winnipeg – Canada Life Centre 0–0–0 77 March 27 Winnipeg – Ball Arena 0–0–0 78 March 29 @ San Jose – SAP Center 0–0–0 79 March 30 @ Anaheim – Honda Center 0–0–0 April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) = 0 points # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Los Angeles – Ball Arena 0–0–0 81 April 4 @ Minnesota – Grand Casino Arena 0–0–0 82 April 6 @ Vancouver – Rogers Arena 0–0–0 83 April 8 @ Calgary – Scotiabank Saddledome 0–0–0 84 April 10 Minnesota – Ball Arena 0–0–0 Legend:

Roster

Player statistics Preseason

Skaters

Goaltenders

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2026-27 season.

Key: Contract is entry-level. Contract initially takes effect in the 2027-28 season.

Trades

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Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref

Players lost Date Player New team Term Via Ref

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Draft picks

Below are the Colorado Avalanche selections at the 2026 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 26 and 27, 2026, at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team League243Yegor Shilov CVictoriaville TigresQMJHL374Beckett HamiltonCRed Deer RebelsWHL4126Tobias TvrznikGWenatchee WildWHL128Axel ElofssonDÖrebro HKSHL5140Cole TuminaroDChicago SteelUSHL152Theodore LechnerDHoly Angels StarsHS-MN7195Shawn CarrierLWHalifax MooseheadsQMJHL214Ondrej RumlDOttawa 67'sOHL215Alexandre RaymondGRouyn-Noranda HuskiesQMJHL

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