Mike Chambers

Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews on Tuesday defended his penalized cross check on Nikita Kucherov that injured the Lightning forward late in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Cale Makar on Tuesday night became the Avalanche’s first Norris Trophy winner as the NHL’s best defenseman here at the league’s major-award ceremony.

With a 14-2 record in playoffs, do the Avalanche have shot at being one of greatest NHL champs of last 35 years?

Different generations, different styles of hockey. But the entertainment value was undoubtedly the same.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Avalanche defenseman Jack Johnson called it the “dirtiest hit in hockey” on Monday, but teammate Darren Helm and Colorado coach Jared Bednar had little to say …

On the cusp of advancing to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years, the Avalanche can sweep the Western Conference Finals and earn valuable rest by defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Ga…

The Avalanche lost second-line center Nazem Kadri early in the first period when he was checked from behind into the boards by Oilers’ center Evander Kane.

Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon vs. Edmonton’s Connor McDavid. Two of the world’s best centers competing in the same Stanley Cup playoff series for the first time. The prize: A chance…

After 20 years, Colorado is at last back in the Western Conference finals.

Of Joe Sakic’s trade deadline moves for the Avalanche, which one has turned out to be the biggest during Colorado’s Stanley Cup run: Josh Manson? Artturi Lehkonen? Andrew Cogliano, Nico Sturm?

The Avalanche enters Game 3 of its Western Conference semifinal series against the Blues with mixed feelings.

Are the Blues any better than the team Colorado swept away last season? The Denver Post’s Mark Kiszla and Mike Chambers debate.

The advantage of sweeping a Stanley Cup playoff series is rest and recovery for the next one and potentially open against a tired opponent. The Avalanche appeared set to have those advantages befor…