Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche welcomed the Florida Panthers into Denver after coming home from a road trip. This was the first of two regular-season matchups between these two teams, which the Avs won by a total score of 6-2 with goals from Sam Malinski, Brock Nelson, Gavin Brindley, Nathan MacKinnon Artturi Lehkonen and Gabe Landeskog.

The Florida Panthers ran into a buzzsaw on Thursday night. Playing the back end of a back-to-back set, Florida was shellacked by the NHL-best Colorado Avalanche by a final score of 6-2. Colorado jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when they scored on their first rush of the night.

The defending Stanley Cup champions take on the best team in the NHL on Thursday night, as the Florida Panthers pay a visit to the Colorado Avalanche in a marquee matchup.

The Colorado Avalanche honored the Stanley Cup champions from 30 years ago, then the current club worked over the two-time defending champs.

Nathan MacKinnon was one of six different Colorado players to score and the Avalanche cruised to a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night

Following a 6-3 loss to the Islanders, Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar took aim at the referees over a disputed early goal.

In a season full of historical superlatives, the one remaining issue for the Colorado Avalanche is even more surreal than all of the success.

The Nashville Predators visit the Colorado Avalanche after Steven Stamkos scored four goals in the Predators' 7-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.

After last weekend's snowstorm, avalanche conditions are slowly improving across Colorado. Most mountain zones are now reporting moderate to low danger, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.