Nathan MacKinnon Maintains Hot Form Monday Night

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon registered three assists as the team got back to winning ways with a 5-1 triumph over the Kraken on Monday. Mikko Rantanen, Jonathan Drouin, and Valeri Nichushkin benefited from MacKinnon's work, with the latter scoring his goal on the power play. The Avalanche have been on a bumpy road lately, […]

Pavel Francouz Ruled Out For Rest Of Season

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz (lower body) will sit out the entire 2023-24 campaign, the team announced on Sunday. The 33-year-old was shelved at the start of the season with a lower-body injury, and he will be with his family back home in the Czech Republic for the rest of the year. Francouz is in […]

NHL DFS Analysis and Picks for Monday, November 13th, 2023

Hey, Rotoballers! I’d like to introduce myself formally, my name is Jon Irvin. Some of you may know me from the Discord channels and know I love breaking down dfs slates especially in MLB and NHL. I enjoy the deep dumpster diving so to speak, and look forward to helping find the low owned overlooked, […]

Artturi Lehkonen Faces Multi-Week Absence

Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (upper body) won't play Saturday against St. Louis and has been ruled out for "weeks" by head coach Jared Bednar. Lehkonen had to exit Thursday's game against Seattle early after hitting his head on the glass. However, Bednar has said it's not a head injury, which is good news, […]

Artturi Lehkonen Leaves Game Early After Crashing Hard Into Boards

Colorado Avalanche winger Artturi Lehkonen left Thursday's game against the Seattle Kraken and was taken to a local hospital as a precaution. Lehkonen crashed hard into the endboards head-first on an awkward-looking play in the second period and immediately left the game. In good news, he was fully responsive and had full movement in his […]

Ross Colton Slapped With $5K Fine For Cross-Check

Colorado Avalanche forward Ross Colton was handed a $5K fine for a cross-check to the face of New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier during Tuesday's 6-3 win. Colton was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct at 10:44 of the second period for the cross-check. The incident came just moments after Colton dangerously hit […]

Jonathan Drouin Continues To Struggle In Top-Six Role

Colorado Avalanche left wing Jonathan Drouin rejoined the lineup for Saturday's meeting with the Golden Knights and had another bad night at the office. After sitting out one game as a healthy scratch, Drouin lined up on the second line and finished a 7-0 loss with a minus-three rating in 12:45 of ice time. The […]

Cale Makar Records Two Assists Wednesday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar produced two assists as the team bounced back from back-to-back 4-0 defeats with a 4-1 win over St. Louis Wednesday night. After skipping Tuesday's practice with an undisclosed injury, Makar had no trouble logging over 25 minutes of ice time in the game and posted assists on goals from Mikko […]

Ivan Prosvetov Makes First Start Of The Season

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Ivan Prosvetov will be the man between the sticks for the team in Wednesday's battle against St. Louis. The 24-year-old will make his first start of the campaign. He's only seen 8:05 of action so far in 2023-24, which came last week in a 4-0 loss to Pittsburgh. Wednesday will also mark […]

Paul Stastny Retires After 17 Seasons

Long-time Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny is hanging up his skates after 17 seasons in the NHL. Stastny had a very solid NHL career, amassing 822 points (293 goals, 529 assists) over 1145 games. He played with The Avalanche for eight seasons, but also had runs with the Blues, Jets, Golden Knights, and most recently […]

Free NHL Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (11/1/23)

We have a four-game NHL schedule going down to kick off the month of November on Wednesday. As the snow begins to fall and the weather starts to cool, let's dive in and get our month started on the right note! Attention, fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are […]

Bowen Byram Sits Out Practice

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram (undisclosed) wasn't available for practice on Tuesday. Colorado head coach Jared Bednar told reporters that Byram and Cale Makar (undisclosed), who was also absent, are "banged up" following Sunday's 4-0 loss to the Sabres. Bednar expects to have at least one of them available for Wednesday's matchup against the Blues. […]

Cale Makar Misses Practice Tuesday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (undisclosed) didn't participate in Tuesday's practice. He is reportedly "banged up" following the team's 4-0 loss on Sunday versus Buffalo. The Avalanche return to action Wednesday night against St. Louis, and there is hope Makar won't be kept out of the lineup, with Colorado head coach Jared Bednar saying Tuesday […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for October 28th, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Tonight’s slate is light by Saturday standards with only seven games on the slate. There aren’t too many premiere stacks either, with Toronto as the only team that stands out as a very public offense. What we lack in star power, we […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for October 26th, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The NHL has come back from Tuesday’s Frozen Frenzy with an 11-game banger tonight. While the starts aren’t staggered, the league did do us some favors with no games starting later than 9 p.m. The Oilers without Connor McDavid play in that […]

Mikko Rantanen Racks Up Four Points Tuesday

Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick of assists and scored his fifth goal of the season when the team continued its perfect start to the campaign with a 7-4 triumph over the Islanders. The Islanders tried to become the first team to defeat the Avalanche this season and battled well, but […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (10/24/23): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for October 24th, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Oh boy, were the main sites this close to understanding the assignment. The NHL decided to try something new and have all 32 teams play on one night with staggered starts. It’s one of the best ideas the league has had in […]

Artturi Lehkonen Totals Career-High Four Points Saturday

Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen had the game of his life Saturday versus Carolina, coming away with a career-high four points from a 6-4 victory. He posted his second goal of the season and totaled three assists, registering three of his points on the power play. After beginning the season with a couple of […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for October 21st, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Tonight we have an anomaly; a 13-game slate where Edmonton will most likely not be the chalk. I say that a little bit in jest, but any slate that involves a chalky Oilers stack is like a Coors Field slate in baseball […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (10/21/23): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]

Alexandar Georgiev Shuts Out Blackhawks

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev continued his perfect start to the season with an 18-save shutout in Thursday's 4-0 victory against Chicago. The 27-year-old became the third netminder in franchise history to win each of his team's first four games of a season and the first since the move to Denver in 1995. Georgiev has […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (10/19/23): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for October 19th, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The NHL has the second 12-game slate of the season for us and once again it features some of the heaviest hitters in the league. Toronto, Colorado, Edmonton, Boston, and Tampa Bay all have noteworthy matchups on this slate and each will […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for October 17th, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It’s Tuesday night and we’ve got an eight-game slate on tap for us. As there have already been a few times this year, tonight’s slate is loaded with premium teams such as Edmonton, Colorado, and Tampa Bay. These are all highly public […]

Andrew Cogliano Ready For Season Debut

Colorado Avalanche center Andrew Cogliano (neck) will make his first appearance of the season Saturday versus San Jose. The veteran forward fractured his neck in last season's playoffs and was kept out of action when the Avalanche opened the new campaign with a 5-2 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday. Cogliano offers very little to […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (10/14/23): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for October 14th, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the first monster slate of the season. The NHL has loaded up 12 games that feature some of the league’s best offenses. Toronto, Edmonton, and Colorado all feature on this slate and it’s going to be hard to fade all […]

Devon Toews Inks Seven-Year Extension With Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews has committed himself to the team for seven more years, signing a $50.75 million extension. The new contract kicks in next season and ties him with the franchise until the 2031 offseason. Toews, whose cap hit will rise from $4.1 million to $7.25 million with the new deal, has just […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for October 12th, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Slowly but surely the NHL is adding more games to the slates. Tonight there are seven games on the slate and no team looks to be the runaway favorite to be the chalk. That’s a great thing as you won’t have to […]