COL · Central division · 1st
Avalanche.
Colorado Avalanche
55-16-11· 121 pts· 73.8% pts pace
Points
121
GP
82
W-L-OTL
55-16-11
Goals For
302
Goals Against
203
Points %
73.8%
Value Model
Edgework action value · 2025–26
Net contribution
+0.86
#1 of 32 teams
relative to position peers
Offensive
0.98
#1 of 32 teams
Defensive
0.01
#25 of 32 teams
Top 5 · net contribution
1Cale MakarD+2.102Nathan MacKinnonC+2.043Sam MalinskiD+1.674Parker KellyC+1.485Martin NecasC+0.91Goaltending · GSAx (shrunk)
Scott Wedgewood#6 of 64+14.3Mackenzie Blackwood#26 of 64+3.2Trent Miner+0.3Projection2026-27 Projected Value
as of 2026-10-04
Projected 5v5 zone-rate value — not total player value.
19 of 20 skaters projected (15 in-regime, 4 below-floor), 1 N/A (0 limited sample, 1 yet to debut) — as of 2026-10-04
Forwardsproj. 5×5 zone-rate value (vs peers)
Nathan MacKinnonCElite+8Artturi LehkonenLbelow floor+4Martin NecasCAbove avg+2Parker KellyCAbove avg+2Nazem KadriCAverage+0Brock NelsonCAverage+0Gabriel LandeskogLAverage+0Logan O'ConnorRbelow floor0Jaden SchwartzLAverage0Zachary L'HeureuxLbelow floor-1Fedor SvechkovCBelow avg-2Nicolas RoyCBelow avg-3T.J. HughesRyet to debutN/ADefenseproj. 5×5 zone-rate value (vs peers)
Cale MakarDElite+6Sam MalinskiDElite+4Devon ToewsDAbove avg+1Brent BurnsDAbove avg+0Brett KulakDAbove avg+0Josh MansonDAverage+0Noah JuulsenDbelow floor-2GoaltendingGSAx · reference only
Goalie value is a separate track — recent GSAx shown for reference; it is not a v_net projection (goalie performance barely repeats year to year, so a forward projection would be meaningless).
Mackenzie Blackwood2025-26 GSAx+3.0Scott Wedgewood2025-26 GSAx+14.3Special Teams
2025-26 · on-ice rates
PP xGF / 60
6.03
23rd of 32 · power-play offence
PK xGA / 60
5.75
6th of 32 · lower is better
Penalty diff / game
+0.30
4th of 32 · drawn − taken
PP min / game5.74
PK min / game5.05
Shift-count 5v4/4v5 basis. v1 excludes 5v3, pulled-goalie PP, delayed-penalty 6v5, and 4v4 (~4% of special-teams time).
Roster
23 skaters · 3 goalies
Skaters · 23
| Player | GP | Net | OZ/60 | DZ/60 | Top Skate | 20+ Bursts | Dist | Top Shot | HD SOG | OZ Time% | G–A–P↓ | +/– | TOI/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nathan MacKinnonC · #29 | 80 | +2.04 | 1.81 | -0.08 | 24.78 | 455 | 283.4 | 91.0 | 83 | 46.6% | 53–74–127 | +57 | 22:16 |
 Martin NecasC · #88 | 78 | +0.91 | 1.31 | 0.02 | 23.89 | 348 | 289.8 | 93.4 | 54 | 45.5% | 38–62–100 | +47 | 21:30 |
 Cale MakarD · #8 | 75 | +2.10 | 0.77 | 0.08 | 23.68 | 223 | 272.7 | 98.2 | 18 | 45.3% | 20–59–79 | +32 | 24:51 |
 Brock NelsonC · #11 | 81 | +0.02 | 1.21 | -0.11 | 22.64 | 150 | 263.4 | 86.5 | 74 | 44.0% | 33–32–65 | +15 | 19:39 |
 Nazem KadriC · #91 | 77 | +0.09 | 1.06 | -0.02 | 22.12 | 44 | 237.8 | 85.7 | 70 | 45.0% | 16–34–50 | -30 | 19:02 |
 Valeri NichushkinR · #13 | 72 | +0.53 | 1.05 | 0.05 | 23.50 | 186 | 220.6 | 87.7 | 61 | 43.0% | 17–32–49 | +9 | 17:44 |
 Artturi LehkonenL · #62 | 70 | — | — | — | 21.70 | 57 | 192.0 | 87.9 | 80 | 42.9% | 21–27–48 | +32 | 18:29 |
 Sam MalinskiD · #70 | 82 | +1.67 | 0.66 | 0.07 | 22.93 | 116 | 213.8 | 96.8 | 6 | 44.4% | 8–32–40 | +43 | 17:37 |
 Parker KellyC · #17 | 82 | +1.48 | 1.22 | 0.13 | 22.23 | 125 | 170.7 | 90.3 | 37 | 41.1% | 21–14–35 | +18 | 12:42 |
 Gabriel LandeskogL · #92 | 60 | +0.17 | 0.97 | 0.03 | 22.17 | 65 | 156.6 | 92.1 | 55 | 44.8% | 14–21–35 | +29 | 16:25 |
 Brent BurnsD · #84 | 82 | +0.76 | 0.59 | 0.02 | 22.15 | 30 | 223.9 | 95.0 | 4 | 42.5% | 12–23–35 | +33 | 18:53 |
 Josh MansonD · #42 | 79 | +0.23 | 0.51 | -0.01 | 22.07 | 60 | 201.9 | 95.4 | 15 | 42.5% | 5–26–31 | +42 | 17:47 |
 Jack DruryC · #18 | 82 | -0.61 | 0.85 | -0.05 | 22.13 | 50 | 187.4 | 84.4 | 29 | 42.3% | 10–17–27 | +15 | 14:29 |
 Nicolas RoyC · #10 | 74 | -1.57 | 0.72 | -0.12 | 20.97 | 30 | 174.9 | 81.7 | 43 | 40.7% | 8–17–25 | 0 | 14:27 |
 Ross ColtonC · #20 | 73 | -0.02 | 0.85 | 0.06 | 23.14 | 194 | 159.1 | 94.1 | 43 | 43.2% | 9–15–24 | +9 | 12:31 |
 Nick BlankenburgD · #37 | 61 | — | — | — | 21.40 | 27 | 147.1 | 90.0 | 8 | 45.3% | 8–16–24 | -10 | 16:48 |
 Devon ToewsD · #7 | 68 | — | — | — | 22.16 | 55 | 216.2 | 91.6 | 13 | 42.5% | 3–21–24 | +37 | 22:22 |
 Brett KulakD · #27 | 83 | — | — | — | 21.93 | 67 | 226.6 | 91.7 | 7 | 40.9% | 1–11–12 | -4 | 18:58 |
 Zakhar BardakovC · #93 | 60 | — | — | — | 22.19 | 68 | 71.5 | 85.0 | 11 | 41.8% | 1–9–10 | +6 | 7:12 |
 Joel KivirantaL · #94 | 51 | — | — | — | 23.25 | 60 | 90.0 | 84.8 | 17 | 44.6% | 3–6–9 | +7 | 10:22 |
 Logan O'ConnorR · #25 | 13 | — | — | — | 22.65 | 29 | 24.4 | 87.9 | 2 | 41.4% | 0–2–2 | -1 | 11:27 |
 Jack AhcanD · #15 | 11 | — | — | — | 21.52 | 4 | 18.7 | 78.8 | 2 | 42.8% | 0–2–2 | +2 | 11:32 |
 Alex GagneD · #45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0–0 | 0 | — |
Goalies · 3
| Goalie | GP | GSAx | HD SV% | SF/60 | W-L-OTL↓ | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scott Wedgewood#41 | 45 | +14.3 | .837 | 25.7 | 31-6-6 | 2.02 | .921 | 4 |
 Mackenzie Blackwood#39 | 39 | +3.2 | .821 | 26.0 | 23-10-2 | 2.51 | .904 | 3 |
 Isak Posch#35 | 0 | — | — | — | 0-0-0 | — | — | 0 |
Team EDGE · vs NHL average
roster avg · 20 skaters
Top Shot Speedmph
0NHL avg 84.5 mph169.0 mph
90.2 mph
Top Skating Speedmph
0NHL avg 22.30 mph44.60 mph
22.55 mph
Offensive Zone Time%
0NHL avg 50.0%100.0%
43.4%
tick marks NHL average · bar extends past tick when team is above league
Data · NHL
Cached · 12 hours