The Avalanche lost 4-3 to the Edmonton Oilers at Ball Arena on Thursday. Nathan MacKinnon scored his 16th and 17th goals of the season, Logan O'Connor posted his sixth tally of the year, while Mikko Rantanen, Joel Kiviranta, Calvin de Haan, Jonathan Drouin and Devon Toews each record an assist.

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild head into a matchup with the Colorado Avalanche as winners of four games in a row. Minnesota has gone 26-11-4 overall with a 9-4-2 record in Central Division games. The Wild have a +16 scoring differential, with 125 total goals scored and 109 allowed.

Casey Mittelstadt had the type of performance in October that felt like a player was marking his territory as the clear-cut No. 2 center of the Colorado Avalanche for the foreseeable future. He still might be that,

Mikko Rantanen is in the final year of his ... he has five goals and 15 points. Joel Kiviranta’s remarkable journey continues. Kiviranta got a professional tryout (PTO) that earned him a ...

The reports continue to trickle in on Mikko Rantanen’s contract status. Rantanen is in the last year of his contract and talks between his representation and the Avalanche front office have been in a stalemate recently,

NHL Game recap for the Edmonton Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Colorado Avalanche game on January 16, 2025. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

The Colorado Avalanche (27-17-1) continue their homestand against the Edmonton Oilers (28-13-3). Puck drop is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. MT but could be pushed back to 7:50 p.m. since it’s the second part of a double-header on ESPN.

Wyatt Johnston is expected to center the top line with Hintz out. Rookie forwards Matej Blumel and Justin Hryckowian will play in the bottom six with forwards Mason Marchment (face) and Tyler Seguin (hip) each continuing to recover from surgery. -- Taylor Baird

A win over the high-flying Vegas Golden Knights has the New York Rangers in the right place to stop the rot. Suddenly heating up, the Rangers are in the Mile Hi

The Florida Panthers are expected to have Toby Bjornfot in the lineup tonight when they play the Colorado Avalanche. Bjornfot, who played in one game with the Panthers after being claimed off waivers at the trade deadline last season,

Rantanen notched an assist, four shots on goal and two PIM in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers. Rantanen set up Artturi Lehkonen for the game-tying goal late in the third period.

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