When the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers get together, there’s an overflow of offensive firepower available. Four of the top six scorers in the NHL this year, including three of the last four players to win a Hart Trophy.

Jared Bednar had a blunt, one-word summation after Colorado rallied for a 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers.

Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar has provided the latest update on injured captain Gabriel Landeskog, absent from play since 2022.

Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar provided an update on Landeskog’s recovery following the session two days after denying the rumors talking about the forward having suffered a setback in his rehabilitation.

Jared Bednar’s postgame press conferences have been must-watch television this season. Following the Avalanche’s 3-2 overtime victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday, the head coach courted questions as if his team had lost.

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Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar had a blunt, one-word summation after his team rallied for a 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers, calling it “unimpressive.”

There were so many players on the ice at Colorado Avalanche practice Monday that callup Jason Polin didn’t have a stall in the team’s locker room.

The Colorado Avalanche’s power play had a very bad Tuesday night, and the head coach called it the least of his worries. That’s how little Jared Bednar thought of his team’s performance — even if the result ended up being much better than the process.

"You get out to a bad start and then you're grinding just to get back in the fight," Bednar said. "I'm pretty proud of what our team's done to this point in the season. It hasn't been perfect, certainly hasn't been easy, but the dig-in and buy-in from our players to this point this season has been really good."

The Avalanche and Stars are coming off disappointing home losses, but neither defeat was to a division opponent. Saturday's matchup in Denver could be a four-point swing in the Central Division, where Colorado and Dallas are currently separated by two points.

Logan O’Connor opened the scoring 5:17 into the game and Nathan MacKinnon scored twice as Colorado scored three times on its first five shots. Arvidsson scored in the final minute of the first and Kulak and McDavid had goals in the second to tie it.