After surviving a scare to stay undefeated, Team Canada will face a rested Slovenia squad on Friday in the preliminary round of the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
Colorado worked all season to secure home-ice advantage for the postseason. The Vegas Golden Knights ripped it away from the Avalanche in the opener of the Western Conference finals.
Dylan Coghlan and Pavel Dorofeyev scored 2:33 apart in the second period, Carter Hart made 36 saves, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday.
The NHL Western Conference Final gets underway on Wednesday night as the Colorado Avalanche play host to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 at Ball Arena.