Rantanen scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and went plus-3 in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Wild.

Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Deposits empty-netter

Devon Toews scored two goals and added an assist, Mikko Rantanen also scored to extend his point streak to 14 games and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 in Denver on Monday night.

Devon Toews scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 11:06 remaining, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Monday night. Mikko Rantanen added a late empty-net goal to help the Avalanche wrap up a four-game homestand at 3-0-1.

The Colorado Avalanche finish up their first homestand of 2025 against the reigning Stanley Cup Champions tonight. The Florida Panthers come to Colorado off of a 3-2 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Panthers struggle on the road and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is starting to show his age. Mikko Rantanen will make them pay tonight. The Colorado Avalanche host the Florida Panthers this evening at Ball Arena at 9:00 p.m. ET. NHL odds have Colorado as a -130 favorite, while the total sits at 6.5.

Colorado’s only goal in the loss came in the first period on the power play off the stick of Mikko Rantanen. Named the third star of the game in a losing effort, Mackenize Blackwood looked sturdy once again for the Avalanche, stopping 22 of 23 shots between the pipes.

The Florida Panthers will look to end their two-game road trip with two important points when they battle the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center on Wednesday. For the Panthers, it’ll also mark their first-ever matchup with the NHL’s newest team.

The last time the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers met was in Sunrise and Alexandar Georgiev was in net. A few things have changed for the Avs since their 7-4 win over the reigning Stanely Cup Champs,

But the Avs looked like a completely different club Monday night, completing the first half of the regular season with a statement effort against the defending champion Florida Panthers. Devon Toews scored twice, Mackenzie Blackwood made 26 saves and the Avalanche scratched out its 25th win in 41 games, a 3-1 victory at Ball Arena.