Colorado Avalanche v Vancouver Canucks, NHL

The big picture

Colorado Avalanche come in 5th on the ladder; Vancouver Canucks are 32nd. Colorado Avalanche have the higher position to protect.

Colorado Avalanche are 9–8 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 4 goals for and 3.3 against.

Vancouver Canucks are 3–15 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 2.9 goals for and 4.6 against.

Form

Colorado Avalanche have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Nashville Predators 2–3.

Vancouver Canucks have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Winnipeg Jets 2–6.

Vancouver Canucks have lost their last four.

Head to head

These sides have met 112 times on our records since 1999: Colorado Avalanche 54, Vancouver Canucks 55, 3 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Vancouver Canucks won 8–6 at Ball Arena.

Biggest margin between these two: Colorado Avalanche by 7 goals in 2003-04 (9–2).

Players to watch

For Colorado Avalanche, watch Artturi Lehkonen (0.7 goals a game, 5 assists in 2026-27) and Nathan MacKinnon (9 goals, 18 assists in 2026-27).

For Vancouver Canucks, watch Brock Boeser (6 goals, 9 assists in 2026-27) and Jonathan Lekkerimaki (6 goals, 8 assists in 2026-27).

At Ball Arena

Colorado Avalanche have won 14 of their last 22 at Ball Arena.

The deeper numbers

Vancouver Canucks have never beaten Colorado Avalanche in a final: 0 from 4 on our records.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Colorado Avalanche go in as clear favourites.