Expert recap and game analysis of the Colorado Avalanche vs. Ottawa Senators NHL game from January 8, 2026 on ESPN.

Colorado opened Week 14 with 4-2 road setback against the Tampa Bay Lightning, giving them back-to-back regulation losses for the first time in the 2025-26 NHL season. The mini-losing streak began two days earlier, when the club was edged 2-1 by the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

The Colorado Avalanche suffered more than just a rare regulation loss on Sunday night against the Florida Panthers. Captain Gabriel Landeskog exited the game after crashing into the goalpost at the start of the second period and was unable to return.

Josh Manson recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick, along with the first two-goal and four-point game of his career, to help the Avalanche defeat the Ottawa Senators 8-2 at Ball Arena on Thursday. Brock Nelson scored twice for Colorado,

The Colorado Avalanche have been the best team in the NHL to start the season. With more than a ten-point gap between them and second place in the league standings, the Avs are the clear-cut favorites to make a run in the playoffs.

Captain Gabriel Landeskog left the game against the Florida Panthers with an upper-body injury after crashing into the goalpost during the second period. He needed help getting off the ice and did not return. Colorado went on to lose 2-1, snapping its second 10-game winning streak of the season.

The National Hockey League announced today that the Colorado Avalanche will be the visiting team in the 2027 Discover Winter Classic and play the Utah Mammoth at the University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson left Monday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche with a lower-body injury and will not return. Robertson was slow to get up, after blocking a shot from Avalanche defenceman Josh Manson during the first period.