Western Conference · Central Division

Colorado Avalanche

2025–26·55–16–11·121 points·1st in the Central, 1st in the Western·Presidents' Trophy

Seasons

Points: 121#1
Goal differential: +101#1
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 57.4%#1
Power play: 17.1%#27
Penalty kill: 84.6%#1
GSAx: +29.0#3

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

37 of 37 lines


Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Necas	556:57	63	59.5%	56.3%	44	20
Landeskog – MacKinnon – Necas	206:23	51	54.1%	55.4%	18	6
Nelson – Nichushkin – Colton	175:41	43	52.5%	54.8%	10	9
Kelly – Drury – Kiviranta	169:53	46	67.4%	67.0%	11	7
Nelson – Landeskog – Nichushkin	169:10	45	59.0%	59.2%	9	6
Nelson – Lehkonen – Nichushkin	126:46	50	64.7%	63.1%	7	4
Olofsson – Colton – Drury	123:36	45	67.8%	63.4%	3	3
Olofsson – Kelly – Drury	100:05	34	53.2%	54.5%	5	2
Nelson – Landeskog – Colton	86:47	16	64.5%	54.1%	5	4
Kelly – Bardakov – Brindley	76:30	28	54.0%	60.7%	4	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

26 of 26 pairs


Burns – Manson	783:27	77	55.6%	57.1%	48	31
Toews – Makar	747:47	60	58.4%	56.5%	45	26
Girard – Malinski	331:36	39	58.0%	56.7%	18	11
Toews – Malinski	239:33	64	67.6%	65.5%	18	8
Makar – Malinski	203:34	72	57.9%	54.6%	13	5
Kulak – Malinski	167:35	27	57.2%	59.1%	6	1
Kulak – Makar	101:45	20	41.2%	41.8%	2	4
Burns – Malinski	101:16	80	62.0%	61.6%	4	3

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 7 to Apr 16

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Brindley	Colton	Burns	Manson	Nelson	Nichushkin	Landeskog	Makar	Toews	Lehkonen	MacKinnon	Necas	Kiviranta	Girard	Olofsson	Malinski	Drury	Kelly
Brindley F		48	46	44	41	28	44	48	44	49	61	36	59	45	51	55	41	54
Colton F	48		59	58	59	55	63	49	51	59	58	56	48	62	63	64	65	66
Burns D	46	59		55	54	54	57	57	50	57	55	52	60	54	58	61	53	51
Manson D	44	58	55		58	61	61	62	52	55	60	57	59	63	57	61	53	53
Nelson F	41	59	54	58		57	56	59	58	60	64	62	72	62	60	61	43	54
Nichushkin F	28	55	54	61	57		61	56	56	64	65	60	65	62	59	61	56	39
Landeskog F	44	63	57	61	56	61		50	58	60	59	51	29	62	60	64	60	60
Makar D	48	49	57	62	59	56	50		58	60	59	56	70	50	54	58	63	65
Toews D	44	51	50	52	58	56	58	58		64	65	63	58	59	54	67	61	59
Lehkonen F	49	59	57	55	60	64	60	60	64		60	59	49	53	66	60	43	35
MacKinnon F	61	58	55	60	64	65	59	59	65	60		58	53	59	57	59	91	70
Necas F	36	56	52	57	62	60	51	56	63	59	58		56	53	51	60	43	51
Kiviranta F	59	48	60	59	72	65	29	70	58	49	53	56		69	36	65	61	63
Girard D	45	62	54	63	62	62	62	50	59	53	59	53	69		54	58	56	57
Olofsson F	51	63	58	57	60	59	60	54	54	66	57	51	36	54		58	59	54
Malinski D	55	64	61	61	61	61	64	58	67	60	59	60	65	58	58		67	62
Drury F	41	65	53	53	43	56	60	63	61	43	91	43	61	56	59	67		60
Kelly F	54	66	51	53	54	39	60	65	59	35	70	51	63	57	54	62	60

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game