Catching up with Colorado execs Joe Sakic and Chris MacFarland and Dallas GM Jim Nill on what the trade means for a gauntlet division.

When a team is off to the third-best start in league history, any sort of concern is very much a first-world problem.

Colorado is by far the best team in hockey, and my Avalanche vs. Kraken predictions and NHL picks expect that dominance to continue. The Colorado Avalanche are on pace for a historic season, as they have just two regulation losses through their first 32 games. Unsurprisingly, they rank first in the majority of statistics across the board.

Before the great Cale Makar wore No. 8, there was another No. 8 who was pretty great. Ahead of the 1996 Stanley Cup-winning Avalanche team being honored on Dec. 11, the current No. 8 showed some respect to the man who came before him.

This Colorado Avalanche team has the most explosive offense in the NHL this season, and it doesn’t waste time reminding everyone.

Marchessault, Jost Score for Nashville Against NHL's Top Team

The Colorado Avalanche have been so dominant this season, losing only twice in regulation, that coach Jared Bednar was able to pencil in the same No. 1 line in each of the team's first 31 games.

Jonathan Marchessault scored and Justus Annunen had 37 saves, but the Nashville Predators lost on the road to the Colorado Avalanche.

Scott Wedgewood stopped 27 of the 29 shots he faced to help the Avalanche defeat the Nashville Predators 4-2 at Ball Arena on Saturday and extend its home win streak to 11 games. Nathan MacKinnon, Jack Drury, Victor Olofsson and Valeri Nichushkin each scored for Colorado while Samuel Girard posted two assists.

After last weekend's snowstorm, avalanche conditions are slowly improving across Colorado. Most mountain zones are now reporting moderate to low danger, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

Colorado's vulnerable snowpack after a major storm raises avalanche risks in the central and northern mountains.

When the Colorado Avalanche suffered their second regulation loss of the 2025-26 NHL season on Dec. 4, some thought the team would begin coming back to Earth after its 19-1-6 start. But head coach Jared Bednar's club is proving it has no intention of taking its foot off the gas.