The Colorado Avalanche entered the season with an increased sense of urgency to win another Stanley Cup. They started strong with a 4-1 win at the Los Angeles Kings in their opener on Tuesday night and will begin their home campaign Thursday night.

Colorado hosts Utah in the Mammoth's first game of the season in Denver. Utah is beginning its second season in its new home after the franchise moved from Arizona. The Mammoth name was added after the team played as the Utah Hockey Club in the 2024-25 season.

Utah finished seven points out of the final wild card spot last spring and the club is attempting to return to the playoffs for the first time since the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season, when they were still the Coyotes. It has a core of players that can close that gap in Clayton Keller

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