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2026-27 Preseason

Colorado Avalanche Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Colorado Avalanche
COL
Western
Season Record: 63-21-11 (137 pts, 72.1%)
Last 5 games:
50% win rate

Points Percentage

72.1%
137 pts in 95 games

Overtime Record

9-11
OT/SO: 9 wins, 11 losses

Recent Expected Goals

3.74
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

2.93
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

+0.84
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-5.3
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

54
49W – 5L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

9
7W – 2L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

48.9%
Chance to make playoffs.

Stanley Cup Odds

3.1%
Projected via season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

5.9%
Western Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 49.4/gm · p97
Slot Location style 29.0% · p59
Finishing variance 1.03 G/xG · p81
Shot Quality 0.074 xG/sh · p44
Defense
Shot Suppression 40.5/gm · p78
Slot Defense 27.1% allowed · p84
Goaltending variance 0.84 GA/xGA · p100
Quality Allowed 0.069 xG/sh · p97

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Shots xG Goals
Nathan MacKinnon9355052.763
Martin Necas8936133.943
Brock Nelson9030633.135
Artturi Lehkonen7526228.624
Valeri Nichushkin8027627.523

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)0.230.791.34xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)2.673.674.67Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected1.04177.02353.00ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-05-26VGK63.9%3.402.721.913.26L
2026-05-24VGK64.0%3.352.783.714.23L
2026-05-22VGK61.6%3.292.842.412.90L
2026-05-20VGK58.6%3.152.943.104.70L
2026-05-13MIN66.7%4.202.643.551.98W
2026-05-11MIN61.2%3.222.605.992.67W
2026-05-09MIN61.2%3.342.623.334.14L
2026-05-05MIN70.3%4.252.793.043.45W
2026-05-03MIN74.9%6.143.774.482.97W
2026-04-26LAK46.1%3.012.463.072.04W

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-037:00 PM MDTSTL52.5%1.803.83
2026-10-076:30 PM CDTWPG65.1%4.452.35
2026-10-087:00 PM MDTCGY67.7%4.911.11
2026-10-105:00 PM MDTTOR47.6%2.913.57
2026-10-137:30 PM CDTDAL61.3%4.151.97
2026-10-147:30 PM MDTDAL51.6%1.972.87
2026-10-167:00 PM MDTPIT52.2%1.923.82
2026-10-197:00 PM EDTPHI61.5%4.381.27