DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the team has acquired forward Nicolas Roy (pronounced WAH) from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a conditional first-round draft pick in 2027 and a conditional fifth-round draft pick in 2026.

The Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators completed a trade on Wednesday, as the former makes a Stanley Cup push.

The Colorado Avalanche lead the NHL in points but the team has not advanced past the first round of the playoffs since winning the Stanley Cup in 2022 and there is mounting pressure to right that wrong.

Lost amid the trade deadline buzz are the Colorado Avalanche not looking as dominant lately and the Dallas Stars taking over the top spot in the NHL power rankings.

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Nicolas Roy from the Toronto Maple Leafs, in exchange for a conditional 2027 first-round pick and a conditional 2026 fifth-round pick.

Cale Makar had a goal and two assists for the Colorado Avalanche in a 5-1 win against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Tuesday. Cutter Gauthier scored, and Lukas Dostal made 21 saves for the Ducks (33-24-3),

Devon Toews scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Martin Necas added an empty-netter to go with two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2.

In a virtual showdown against the Los Angeles Kings, Colorado hung around early thanks to stellar goaltending from Mackenzie Blackwood, but a third-period surge from L.A. proved too much as the Kings skated away with a 4-1 win on NHL 26.