The two fastest teams in the NHL are meeting up for the first of three meetings on Saturday. READ MORE: Avalanche Game 15 at Edmonton Oilers: HNIC! Lines, Notes & How To Watch On one end, the Edmonton Oilers,

It’s a pretty simple argument to make, but the Colorado Avalanche is the best team in the NHL right now.

While I wanted to give credit to Danill Gushchin’s performance with the Colorado Eagles, or seventh-round draft pick Nolan Roed's performance with the St. Cloud State University, the “top pick” of the draft, Dell’Elce has been on par so far this season compared to his draft season performance of seven goals and 17 assists for 24 points.

When the contract kicks in starting with the 2026-27 NHL season, Martin Necas will count $11.5 million against the salary cap annually.

Olofsson gave the Avalanche a 3-0 with his first goal of the season and first tally as an Avs player via a right-circle wrist shot at 2:31 of the second period. Jack Ahcan picked up his first-career NHL assist with the primary helper on the goal.

The Calgary Flames narrowly missed qualifying for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. That performance raised expectations among their fans that they could become a serious postseason contender this season.

The 2025-26 NHL Season brought with it a lot of promise for some great games. With veterans like Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin still pushing the limit of what