Carter Verhaeghe staked the Panthers to a 1-0 lead in the first period. The Panthers have proven tough to beat when scoring first on the road since 2023-24. They had an .818 winning percentage entering the night, according to NHL Stats. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 shots.

DENVER -- Devon Toews had two goals and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche scored three straight goals to rally for a 3-1 win against the Florida Panthers at Ball Arena on Monday.

The Avalanche is 6-0-1 in its past seven games and wrapped up a 3-0-1 homestand. Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves for Florida.

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The Colorado Avalanche began the season with a dud against a recent Stanley Cup champion — the Vegas Golden Knights. 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.

Between Sergei Bobrovsky for Florida and Mackenzie Blackwood for Colorado, fans watching Monday’s game were treated to some high-end goaltending. Between the two, they stopped each and every high danger shot on goal, combining to finish with an eye popping 22 high danger saves.

Colorado Avalanche forward Jonathan Drouin, who missed Wednesday night's game against the Chicago Blackhawks due to a lingering upper-body injury, returns to the lineup against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.

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.

The Colorado Avalanche welcomed the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers to the Rocky Mountains for the first time this season after having won four of their last five games.

Drouin averages over 20 minutes of ice time per game and plays on a loaded top line with Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. The 2013 third-overall pick also plays on the top power play, which ranks 10th in the NHL (23.6%).

Colorado is 8-1-1 in its last 10 games, averaging 3.8 goals, as it heads to the United Center to play the Blackhawks on Wednesday night.