DNVR Colorado Avalanche Podcast

The Avalanche have a series lead after a close Game 1 but what adjustments need to be made for Game 2 to keep things rolling. And how are other series looking in the playoffs   Intro - 0:00 Canes vs Sens  - 2:11 Wild vs Stars -  6:20 VGK vs Mammoth - 18:30 Sabers vs Bruins - 20:27 Flyers vs Pens - 26:14 Hear from Bednar - 32:45 Comments from LA’s coach - 53:36 Wrapping up - 1:00:00   Join the DNVR...

DNVR Avalanche Bailey Curtis goes behind enemy lines with LA Kings Insider Zach Dooley to break down how Los Angeles views this Colorado Avalanche vs. LA Kings Round 1 Stanley Cup Playoff matchup. Hear why the Kings believe their 5-on-5 structure, Quinton Byfield’s matchup role, Brandt Clarke’s breakout season, and Anton Forsberg’s hot play in net could help them hang with Nathan MacKinnon and the...

Logan O'Connor plays the hero for the Colorado Avalanche, scoring a big third period goal as the Avs go on to win 2 - 1 over LA in Game 1. Lehkonen also came up big for Colorado as Wedgewood locked it down on the backend.   📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter   An ALLCITY Network Production   PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events   ALL THINGS DNVR: https://linktr.ee/...

The Avalanche take a series lead off goals from Lehkonen and O'Connor. Two was enough as both teams struggled to execute on chances. One down.   Intro - 0:00 Rundown - 2:26 Three Stars - 17:13 PK on the second line - 27:00 A little Chippy - 34:55 Curtis-Y Call - 41:00 Officiating - 52:20 Marty was not a party today - 54:47 Hear from Bednar - 57:40 Superchats/ Wrapping up - 1:07:20   Join the DNVR...

The Colorado Avalanche enter Round 1 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Presidents’ Trophy winners after a franchise-record 121-point season, and now Nathan MacKinnon and the Avs open a must-watch Western Conference showdown with Anze Kopitar, Quinton Byfield and the Los Angeles Kings. Colorado swept the regular-season series 3-0 and finished as the NHL’s top seed, making this DNVR Avalanche...

We’ll, of course, have our eyes on the Avs heading into the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but what about the other seven matchups across the league? The crew takes a dive into each matchup, breaking down X-factors, players to watch, predictions, and more.   Intro - 0:00 CAR VS OTT -  1:05 BUFF VS BOS - 15:04 TAM VS MTL - 28:27 PEN VS PHI  - 37:44 DAL VS MIN - 46:16 VGK VS UTH - 57:23 EMD VS ANH - 1:0...

he Avs cruise to another win with goals from Blankenburg and Kelly as they set the highest point total in Avalanche history. They also find out the will Play the LA Kings   Intro - 0:00 Rundown - 5:23 4th line - 12:00 Three Stars? - 17:33 Winning hardware already - 21:54 Curtis-y Call - 25:55 Hear from Bednar - 40:08 Rudo gettin sappy - 53:37 Superchats - 56:35   Join the DNVR Supporter's Club and...

Makar returns to the Avalanche with a three point night as the Avs nail down some milestones and win a game that didn't have a lot of meaning. Necas scores his 100th point and MacKinnon secures the Rocket.   📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter   An ALLCITY Network Production   PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events   ALL THINGS DNVR: https://linktr.ee/dnvrsports   BAL...

The Avalanche and the NHL are on the approach for the playoffs so the DNVR crew looks back at their season predictions. How did they do?   Intro - 0:00 Atlantic - 4:20 Metro - 16:45     Central - 33:20 Pacific - 41:15 Matchups? - 58:11   Join the DNVR Supporter's Club and get a custom DNVR badge next to your name!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aOXvlqQqMlTFvbbAarD-A/join   An ALLCITY Network...

Necas gets his 100th point on another ho-hum gam for the Avalanche. Despite dominating much of the game it was not spectacular. The Avs finally closed in the third period as Lehkonen, Landeskog, and MacKinnon all scored.   Intro - 0:00 Rundown - 2:41 Quality hockey? - 5:00 Three Stars - 19:00 Marty just a Nate merchant? - 37:11 Special Teams - 45:20 Burns - 48:45 Superchats - 55:00 Matchups - 59:2...

Nathan MacKinnon nets the shootout winner for the Colorado Avalanche as they go 3 for 3 with Necas and Nichushkin also scoring. Those would be the only times a forward found the back of the net as Sam Malinski would be the Avs only goalscorer in regulation. This was somehow enough to beat Edmonton.   📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter   An ALLCITY Network Production   P...

The Avalanche get a shootout winner from MacKinnon in a 1 - 1 hockey game vs the Oilers. Wedgewood looked great Malinski was the only goal scorer as the Avs forwards struggled to finish in regulation   Join the DNVR Supporter's Club and get a custom DNVR badge next to your name!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aOXvlqQqMlTFvbbAarD-A/join   An ALLCITY Network Production   PARTY WITH US: https://...

Jared Bednar takes a puck to the head in Avalanche overtime loss to the Golden Knights. Toews and Blankenburg score for Colorado but it was not enough to beat a Vegas taming playing for playoff position.   📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter   An ALLCITY Network Production   PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events   ALL THINGS DNVR: https://linktr.ee/dnvrsports   BALL-...

The Avalanche played pretty well for a meaningless game but fall short in OT. Goals from Toews and Blankenurg as the Avs got quality defensive involvement but not enough to get over the hump.   Intro - 0:00 Rundown - 4:35 Hear from Nolan Pratt - 8:18 Don’t over think this one - 11:45 Why not just call up the Eagles? - 14:25 Toews and the rest of defense - 21:18 Consistency would be nice - 26:26 Wh...

Marty Necas records a three-point night to put him at 98 on the season as the Avs defeat the Flames to clinch the Presidents' Trophy. MacKinnon also registered three points as the Avalanche survived some sloppiness at the end of the game.   📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter   An ALLCITY Network Production   PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events   ALL THINGS DNVR: h...

The Avalanche win 3 - 1 mostly thanks to Calgary being offside. Necas led with a three point night as Landeskog scored on the PP and MacKinnon scored the dumbest goal of his career   Intro - 0:00 Rundown - 3:43 Clinched the Prez trophy - 8:40 Three Stars? - 19:00 Curtis-y Call - 35:20 All about the little things - 45:30 These last four games are going to be brutal - 51:20 Superchats - 58:30   Join...

Two goals from Val Nichushkin helps clinch the Western Conference one seed for the Colorado Avalanche. Excellent defense and a goal from Necas allowed the Avs to cruise to victory once again in this one. Colorado has set themselves up for success in the postseason.   📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter   An ALLCITY Network Production   PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/...

The Colorado Avalanche have a stacked lineup top to bottom. Any one player can make a difference on any given night, which got us to thinking… At each position, who would be the team’s X factor for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs?   Intro - 0:00 Quick Naz update - 1:00 X Factors (Top 6) - 3:30 Bottom 6 - 20:02 Defense - 34:25   Goaltending- 48:00 The one X-Factor over all - 50:50   Join the DNVR Sup...

The Avalanche have a dominant performance in response to last game against the Blues as Nichushkon powers them with two goals including a shorty. Necas also finished one to set the Avs up with a lead they could play with.   Intro - 0:00 Scotty looks okay? - 4:40 As much as we know about Naz - 7:10 Good bounce back - 11:30 Three Stars - 17:49 Other guys to note - 32:40 No shots from Nate? - 48:15 T...

The Avalanche struggle on a SEGABABA as the defense collapses under the weight of bad decisions. Good offensive bunch from Parker Kelly and Brent Burns gave the Avs a chance but it was clear the Avs missed Cale Makar in this one.   📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter   An ALLCITY Network Production   PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events   ALL THINGS DNVR: https://li...

The Avalanche have seen some tough defensive games with makar out of the lineup but who has found their footing in his absence?   Intro -0:00 Welcome In! - 1:00 DeBoer headed out east - 3:40 Who’s holding down the fort? - 18:00 Sam - 18:45 Toews - 24:10 Kulak - 34:20 Burns - 38:42 Manson - 43:30 Blankenburg - 50:36 Wild card race - 55:20   Join the DNVR Supporter's Club and get a custom DNVR badge...

The Avalanche showed consistent sloppy defense that ultimately cost them at least one point as their tired legs had nothing left in the tank. Parker Kelly scored his 20th of the season and Brent burns found the back of the net but icky SEGABABA vibes were tough.   Intro - 0:00 Rundown - 3:54 Too many breakdowns - 7:30 20 goals for Parker! - 10:30 Goaltending - 13:16 MacK - 18:00 Defense - 20:30 St...

Artturi Lehkonen sets up the game winning goal, helping the Avalanche finally break through in a heavily defensive game against the Stars. Necas was on the receiving end and tapped it home while MacKinnon added an empty net goal.   📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter   An ALLCITY Network Production   PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events   ALL THINGS DNVR: https://li...

The Avalanche come out on top in a defense first game with Necas being the only man to beat a goalie. MacKinnon added an empty netter as Wedgewood pitched a shutout.   Intro - 0:00 Rundown - 1:48 Response to VAN game? - 6:30 Three Stars - 17:00 Third Line - 34:20 Special teams - 41:30 First to 50! - 48:40 Upcoming games - 53:00 Superchats - 57:40 Burns Iron Man streak - 58:50   Join the DNVR Suppo...

Go inside Colorado Avalanche practice as Brent Burns reflects on his 1,000th consecutive NHL game ahead of Saturday’s showdown with the Dallas Stars, while Jared Bednar shares the latest on injuries to Cale Makar and Nicolas Roy. Hear why Bednar is giving Parker Kelly a bigger role on Colorado’s new-look third line with Nazem Kadri as the Avs fight for critical late-season points before the Stanle...