Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Notches assist against former team
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Nelson tallied an assist and blocked two shots in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Islanders.
Despite being on the losing end of the matchup, Nelson got involved against his former team with a secondary helper on Valeri Nichushkin's goal. Overall, Nelson has nine assists, 18 points and 44 shots on goal through 27 games this season. After a slow start to the season, the 34-year-old center has 13 points in his last 11 games and has helped Gabriel Landeskog find his stride on Colorado's second line. Nelson has a solid chance to post his seventh season with 50-plus points in the last eight years, making him a solid waiver-wire addition in nearly all fantasy formats.
Nelson scored a goal and blocked three shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Canucks.
Nelson put the Avalanche ahead 2-1 at 13:52 of the second period, and his tally held up as the game-winner. The 34-year-old has earned 12 points over his last 10 games and finally looks to be more comfortable after a rough start to the campaign. He's at nine goals, 17 points, 43 shots on net, 19 blocked shots, 14 hits, 16 PIM and a plus-15 rating over 26 appearances, so he should offer a little of everything for fantasy managers.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Erupts for four points Saturday
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Nelson produced two goals and two assists in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Canadiens.
The 34-year-old got the rout started midway through the first period by snapping a shot from the slot past Jakub Dobes, before having a hand in each of the Avs' next three goals. Nelson's first goal of the afternoon gave him 600 career points, and on the current season, he's racked up eight goals and 16 points in 25 games.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Earns two points Sunday
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Nelson scored a goal on three shots and added an assist in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.
Nelson helped out on Ross Colton's game-tying goal in the second period. In the third, Nelson tipped a Brent Burns shot for the Avalanche's fourth goal, which came 19 seconds after Martin Necas' empty-netter. This was Nelson's first multi-point effort of the season and extended his point streak to three games (two goals, two assists). The center has five tallies, nine points, 31 shots on net, 15 blocked shots, 11 hits, 10 PIM and a plus-10 rating through 19 appearances.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Finds twine in win
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Nelson scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Sabres.
Nelson still hasn't produced a multi-point effort this year, but he has three goals and two helpers over his last nine outings. That's nothing special, but it's better than his quiet start to the season. Overall, the second-line center is at seven points, 28 shots on net, 14 blocked shots, 10 hits, 10 PIM and a plus-9 rating over 18 appearances.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Lights lamp Friday
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Nelson scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.
Nelson has scored twice over the last three games. The 34-year-old center is still looking for a rhythm on offense -- he has yet to post a multi-point performance this season, and just one of his four points has come on the power play. He's added 19 shots on net, nine hits, 10 blocked shots, eight PIM and a plus-5 rating over 12 appearances in a second-line role.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Grabs goal in defeat
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Nelson registered a goal on two shots on target, a plus-1 rating and two penalty minutes during his 17:40 of ice time in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Devils.
It's been a tough start to the season for Nelson offensively, so it's a good sign to see him get a goal against the Devils. The 34-year-old has seen plenty of ice time and has a plus-4 rating, but whether that's more to do with him or the quality of the team around him remains to be seen. Both fantasy managers and the Avalanche alike will need much more from Nelson, who had his ninth 20-goal season in the NHL just last year but has mustered only three points through 10 games in 2025-26.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Nets first goal of season
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Nelson scored a goal Thursday in a 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
It was his first of the season. Nelson redirected Brent Burns' slapper from the point five-hole on Elvis Merzlikins at 11:46 of the second period. Nelson had 56 points (26 goals, 30 assists) and 193 shots in 80 games between the Islanders and Avalanche in 2024-25 after averaging 72 points and 236 shots the previous two seasons on the Island.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Staying in Mile High City
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Nelson inked a three-year, $22.5 million contract with Colorado on Wednesday.
Nelson was expected to hit free agency July 1 but instead has decided to tie himself to the Avalanche for the next three years. With Nelson's signature, the Avs have locked up their No. 2 center behind Nathan MacKinnon. In his short stint with the Avs, Nelson racked up six goals and seven assists in 19 regular-season contests, reaching the 50-point threshold for the fourth straight year.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Logs pair of assists in Game 6
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Nelson registered two assists and two PIM in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Stars in Game 6.
Nelson helped out on both of Valeri Nichushkin's tallies in the contest. This was Nelson's second two-assist game of the series, both of which have come in Denver -- he's been held off the scoresheet in three games in Dallas. The 33-year-old center has four helpers, 11 shots on net, nine hits, nine blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over six playoff outings.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Surpasses 300 goals
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Nelson scored two goals Saturday in a 5-4 loss to the Kings.
He earned the 300th and 301st goals of his career. According to Dan Greenspan of NHL.com, Nelson is the 28th American-born NHLer to hit 300 and one of just six active forwards, joining Patrick Kane, Chris Kreider, Auston Matthews, Max Pacioretty and James van Riemsdyk. Nelson could be a difference-maker for the Avalanche in the postseason. He has compiled 27 goals and 50 points in 78 NHL playoff outings.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Manages assist Saturday
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Nelson produced an assist in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Blues.
Nelson set up a Nathan MacKinnon tally while the Avalanche played with an extra attacker as they attempted a late comeback. Over the last nine games, Nelson has four goals and five assists, so he's cruising in his second-line role while also seeing a decent chunk of power-play time. For the season, he's up to 54 points (six on the power play), 182 shots on net and a plus-8 rating over 76 appearances between the Avalanche and the Islanders.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Scores in Thursday's win
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Nelson scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
Nelson gave the Avalanche a 2-1 lead late in the first period. He's earned four goals, four assists and 12 shots on net over his last eight contests. The center is up to 24 goals, 29 assists, 181 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 75 appearances between the Avalanche and the Islanders this season, and he's looking right at home on Colorado's second line.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Credited with helper
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Nelson supplied an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Blackhawks.
Nelson bounced back from two scoreless outings when he was credited with the primary assist on Martin Necas' game-tying goal late in the third period. This gives Nelson nine points over 13 games with the Avalanche and a total of 52 points, 179 shots on net, 39 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating across 74 outings this season when accounting for his time with the Islanders. He's a reliable scorer in a top-six role who can help fantasy managers with points and shots.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Delivers assist in Thursday's win
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Nelson logged an assist in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Kings.
Nelson helped out on the first of Martin Necas' two goals in the contest. With six points over his last four contests, Nelson is finding consistency in a second-line role after taking a few weeks to adjust to his new team. The center has 51 points (23 goals, 28 assists), 176 shots on net and a plus-8 rating across 71 appearances between the Avalanche and the Islanders.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Nabs power-play helper
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Nelson logged a power-play assist in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Red Wings.
Nelson has three goals and three assists over his last five contests. The 33-year-old has been fairly steady in a second-line role since joining the Avalanche in a trade from the Islanders. For the season, the center is up to 23 goals, 27 helpers, 175 shots on net and a plus-7 rating over 70 appearances. He's reached the 50-point mark four years in a row and a total of six times in his career.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Tallies two points in win
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Nelson scored a goal, dished out an assist and put away the game-winning tally in the shootout of Saturday's 5-4 win over the Canadiens.
Nelson tallied an assist on Colorado's second goal of the game before scoring the team's final tally in regulation to open scoring in the third period. He then scored the game-winning tally in the shootout as Colorado's fourth player to attempt a shot. The 33-year-old center has points in back-to-back contests for the first time since joining the Avalanche and four points in his last two games. Nelson is up to 23 goals, 26 assists and 174 shots on net in 69 games this season. The veteran center has fit in nicely on Colorado's second line but has also played well in specific situations alongside Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin on the top line. Nelson should provide consistent offense for the rest of the season, and he's a strong play in all fantasy formats for the postseason.
Nelson scored two goals, one on the power play and the other the game-winner, in Thursday's 5-1 victory over the Senators.
The goals were his first in seven appearances since being acquired by the Avalanche at the trade deadline. The power-play tally was only Nelson's second of the season -- his other came back on Nov. 23 -- but the former Islander is up to seven game-winning goals on the campaign, one short of the career-high eight he produced in 2022-23. The veteran center is three goals shy of 25, and three points away from recording 50 -- marks he's reached in each of the prior five full seasons.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Assist in first game with new team
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Nelson picked up an assist in a 7-4 Colorado win over Toronto on Saturday.
Nelson hit the post in the first minute of his Colorado debut. He got a primary assist on Valeri Nichushkin's second goal of the first period. Nelson looked almost immediately comfortable with his new team and linemates. The pivot has points in seven of his last eight games (four goals, seven assists), and he's skating with perhaps the best players of his career. Nelson's fantasy value is about to take a big jump.
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Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Traded to Colorado
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Nelson and William Dufour were traded to the Avalanche from the Islanders on Thursday in exchange for Oliver Kylington, Calum Ritchie, a conditional first-round pick and a conditional 2028 third-round pick.
Nelson's tenure with the Islanders, the only team he's known in the NHL since he was drafted 30th overall in 2010, is over. He reached the 20-goal mark nine times in 12 seasons with the club, including this year after scoring in his last game as an Islander on Tuesday versus the Jets. He'll now join a true contender and slot in as the second-line center behind Nathan MacKinnon as the Avalanche look to climb the mountain again. Nelson was one of the top forwards on the market, and while he may end up being a rental for the Avalanche, he's an immediate upgrade over Casey Mittelstadt, who could slip down the lineup, move to the wing or both to accommodate this move.
