Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri is hoping to return to the lineup before the playoffs from a finger injury that had kept him off the ice.

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames on Thursday to clinch their second Presidents' Trophy win in six seasons.

DENVER -- Jack Eichel scored at 1:19 of overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights clinched a berth into the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 3-2 victory against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Saturday.

Hughes has played for the University of Michigan since the 2022-2023 season and has been widely considered a top NCAA free-agent prospect as well. This past season with Michigan, Hughes was the captain of the team and logged a total of 57 points in 40 games played for the Wolverines.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche realize history isn't exactly on their side and they're just fine with that. Fresh off winning the Presidents' Trophy, they now contend with this stat: Just eight teams since 1986 have earned the NHL's top overall seed and proceeded to capture the Stanley Cup title.

Nathan MacKinnon scored his 52nd goal of the season and had two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche clinched the Presidents’ Trophy with a 3-1 win against the Calgary Flames at Ball Arena on Thursday.

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Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar announced that forward Nazem Kadri has suffered a finger injury and will miss a few games.