Sunday, October 12, 2025 | | |
| | The eyes of four players in dark jerseys followed Nathan MacKinnon as he roared down the right wing and swooped behind the net. | | | Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas were electric together Saturday night, and the scary part is they think it will get better. | | | Samuel Girard spent all of training camp in a race to be ready for opening night, but he’s back on the injured list again. | | | “Ten years is a long time. We won in ‘22. It’s always going to be fun to come here, and always have a lot of respect for the fans and how supportive they were in 10 years here.” | | | Jared Bednar doesn’t really want to hear the Ball Arena crowd chanting his goaltender’s name as much as it did Thursday night. | | | The Avs beat Utah, 2-1, in Colorado’s 2025-26 home opener and the first game the visitors used their Mammoth moniker. MacKinnon had the game-winning goal early in the third period, while Scott Wedgewood played outstanding in net. | | | |