Expert recap and game analysis of the Colorado Avalanche vs. Ottawa Senators NHL game from January 8, 2026 on ESPN.

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Colorado Avalanche captain could see his playing time and potentially Olympic participation at risk due to awful injury.

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Already down Devon Toews and Mackenzie Blackwood, the Colorado Avalanche faced a tough task in a rematch with the Florida Panthers on short rest. Following their comeback win in Carolina last night the squad didn’t have enough gas and ultimately earned just their third regulation loss in a 2-1 defeat.

Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog was injured early in the second period of the Avalanche’s game in Florida on Sunday night and needed to be helped off the ice.

The Avalanche lost 4-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday. Parker Kelly and Brock Nelson scored for Colorado while Cale Makar, Ilya Solovyov and Zakhar Bardakov each posted an assist.

Anze Kopitar has haunted the Avalanche for nearly two decades, but his days of terrorizing them are almost done. The 38-year-old Slovenian has already announced that this will be his last season in the NHL.