Colorado Avalanche Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	N. MacKinnon Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Distributes three assists in win Nathan MacKinnon Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Distributes three assists in win	B. NelsonBrock Nelson	F. SvechkovFedor Svechkov N. Roy Avalanche's Nicolas Roy: Picks up two points Saturday Nicolas Roy Avalanche's Nicolas Roy: Picks up two points Saturday G. Merkulov Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 16 Georgii Merkulov Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 16 L. O'Connor Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 7 Logan O'Connor Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 7
Left Wing	A. Lehkonen Avalanche's Artturi Lehkonen: One of each in win Artturi Lehkonen Avalanche's Artturi Lehkonen: One of each in win	G. LandeskogGabriel Landeskog	J. SchwartzJaden Schwartz P. Kelly Avalanche's Parker Kelly: Chips in with pair of assists Parker Kelly Avalanche's Parker Kelly: Chips in with pair of assists Z. L'Heureux Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 7 Zachary L'Heureux Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 7
Right Wing	M. Necas Avalanche's Martin Necas: Productive in win Martin Necas Avalanche's Martin Necas: Productive in win	N. KadriNazem Kadri	T. HughesT.J. Hughes N. JuulsenNoah Juulsen
Left Defenseman	D. Toews Avalanche's Devon Toews: Earns pair of power-play assists Devon Toews Avalanche's Devon Toews: Earns pair of power-play assists	B. KulakBrett Kulak	J. Manson Avalanche's Josh Manson: Earns two points in win Josh Manson Avalanche's Josh Manson: Earns two points in win
Right Defenseman	C. Makar Avalanche's Cale Makar: Opens scoring in blowout win Cale Makar Avalanche's Cale Makar: Opens scoring in blowout win	S. MalinskiSam Malinski	B. BurnsBrent Burns
Goalie	M. Blackwood Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Cruises to win Saturday MacKenzie Blackwood Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Cruises to win Saturday	S. WedgewoodScott Wedgewood	T. Miner Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 10 Trent Miner Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 10