Colorado Avalanche Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	N. MacKinnon Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Tickles twine twice Nathan MacKinnon Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon: Tickles twine twice	B. Nelson Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Five points in first five games Brock Nelson Avalanche's Brock Nelson: Five points in first five games	F. SvechkovFedor Svechkov N. RoyNicolas Roy G. Merkulov Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 16 Georgii Merkulov Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 16
Left Wing	A. LehkonenArtturi Lehkonen	G. LandeskogGabriel Landeskog	J. Schwartz Avalanche's Jaden Schwartz: Scores twice in win Jaden Schwartz Avalanche's Jaden Schwartz: Scores twice in win Z. L'HeureuxZachary L'Heureux
Right Wing	M. NecasMartin Necas	N. KadriNazem Kadri	T. Hughes Avalanche's T.J. Hughes: Contributes first assist T.J. Hughes Avalanche's T.J. Hughes: Contributes first assist P. KellyParker Kelly L. O'Connor Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 13 Logan O'Connor Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 13
Left Defenseman	D. Toews Avalanche's Devon Toews: Pots two goals in win Devon Toews Avalanche's Devon Toews: Pots two goals in win	B. Kulak Avalanche's Brett Kulak: Pockets pair of assists Brett Kulak Avalanche's Brett Kulak: Pockets pair of assists	J. MansonJosh Manson
Right Defenseman	C. MakarCale Makar	S. MalinskiSam Malinski	B. BurnsBrent Burns N. JuulsenNoah Juulsen
Goalie	M. Blackwood Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Between pipes Tuesday MacKenzie Blackwood Avalanche's Mackenzie Blackwood: Between pipes Tuesday	S. WedgewoodScott Wedgewood	—