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31-2-7 - W10
Colorado Avalanche
21-16-3 - L1
Florida Panthers
Sunrise - Amerant Bank Arena
January 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM - PREGAME
Central / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
COL
1
C
Nathan MacKinnon
35G - 39A
(74P)
2
C
Martin Necas
19G - 34A
(53P)
3
D
Cale Makar
12G - 35A
(47P)
4
L
Artturi Lehkonen
14G - 19A
(33P)
5
C
Brock Nelson
18G - 14A
(32P)
COL Injuries
Brindley, Gavin
Lower Body
Day to Day
Brindley (lower body) will miss Saturday's game in Carolina, per Corey Masisak of The Denver Post.
Jan 4, 2026
O'Connor, Logan
Hip
Day to Day
O'Connor (hip) is still at least a week or two from returning to the lineup, though it could be longer, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports Friday.
Jan 4, 2026
Blackwood, MacKenzie
Lower Body
Day to Day
Blackwood was placed on injured reserve Friday because of a lower-body injury, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.
Jan 8, 2026
Kiviranta, Joel
Lower Body
Day to Day
Kiviranta (lower body) didn't accompany the Colorado Avalanche on the team's three-game road trip, which begins against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.
Jan 8, 2026
MacDonald, Jacob
Hip
Week to Week
MacDonald was designated for non-roster, injured reserve Monday.
Feb 4, 2026
Trades
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FLA
1
L
Brad Marchand
23G - 23A
(46P)
2
C
Sam Reinhart
23G - 21A
(44P)
3
C
Anton Lundell
13G - 18A
(31P)
4
C
Sam Bennett
13G - 17A
(30P)
5
C
Carter Verhaeghe
11G - 17A
(28P)
FLA Injuries
Jones, Seth
Upper Body
Day to Day
Jones (upper body) won't finish Friday's Winter Classic versus the New York Rangers.
Jan 4, 2026
Nosek, Tomas
Knee
Day to Day
Nosek (knee) was moved to non-roster, injured reserve Tuesday.
Jan 4, 2026
Tkachuk, Matthew
Groin
Day to Day
Tkachuk (groin) is at Thursday's morning skate in a non-contact jersey, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Jan 4, 2026
Schwindt, Cole
Arm
Day to Day
Schwindt returned to practice Thursday for the first time since breaking his arm against the Vancouver Canucks on Nov. 17, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Jan 12, 2026
Gadjovich, Jonah
Upper Body
Month to Month
Gadjovich (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Feb 26, 2026
Kulikov, Dmitry
Upper Body
Month to Month
Kulikov underwent surgery for his upper-body injury and is expected to be shelved for at least five months, Sean Shapiro of DLLS Sports reports Wednesday.
Mar 17, 2026
Barkov, Aleksander
Knee
Month to Month
Barkov (knee) was shifted to injured reserve Tuesday.
Apr 26, 2026
Trades
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Goaltending
COL
18-1-4
2.17 GAA
91.8% SV
FLA
17-10-1
2.84 GAA
88.5% SV
COL
13-1-1
2.07 GAA
92.4% SV
FLA
4-6-2
2.96 GAA
89.9% SV
COL
0-0-2
2.12 GAA
90.9% SV
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Goaltenders
COL
31-2-7
GAA: 2.17
SV%: 0.919
vs
FLA
21-16-3
GAA: 3.20
SV%: 0.879