The Colorado Avalanche opened their post-NHL trade deadline schedule eager for their new-look squad to get going. The organization made multiple moves to bolster its lineup, highlighted by the acquisition of forwards Charlie Coyle and Brock Nelson.

The Avalanche excelled at the NHL trade deadline, exchanging several players for Brock Nelson and Charlie Coyle, boosting their squad as the playoffs near.

Before the NHL trade deadline on Friday at 1 p.m. MT, the Avalanche made major additions to their roster. The Avalanche front office, led by General Manager Chris MacFarland and President of Hockey Operations Joe Sakic, made four trades in less than a week.

The Colorado Avalanche made a big splash on the eve of the NHL trade deadline late Thursday night by getting center Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders. The move came hours after the Western Conference rival Vegas Golden Knights reacquired winger Reilly Smith in a deal with the New York Rangers.

Just when it looked like the Colorado Avalanche made a big move by getting center Brock Nelson, their chief rivals in the Central Division answered with serious salvos in the hours before the NHL trad

MacKinnon gave the Avs a 5-4 lead on the power play at 15:45 of the third period with his 26th goal of the season via a left-circle wrist shot. With that goal, he picked up his 99th point of the season and the 998th point of his career.

Valeri Nichushkin completed a hat trick with an empty-net score after Nathan MacKinnon knocked in the go-ahead goal with 4:15 remaining and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 .

Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs faced the Colorado Avalanche in their first game since the NHL Trade Deadline. The Maple Leafs welcomed newly acquired Brandon Carlo and Scott Laughton into their lineup,