CENTENNIAL, Colo.--Defenseman Erik Johnson is likely to miss the Colorado Avalanche's next two games due to a concussion. 

"He's going to be out," said Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar after the club's practice on Sunday. "He's going to go through concussion protocol. He is likely not a player for us here before the (all-star) break."

Johnson is slated to miss Colorado's home games on Monday afternoon against the Nashville Predators and Wednesday night versus the Minnesota Wild. The Avs then go into a nine-day stretch without a contest for the NHL All-Star Game and the team's bye week. 

After playing well but not seeing the results it wanted for many of the teams past few games, the Colorado Avalanche was rewarded for its hard work.

Colorado exploded for six goals in the second period and beat the Los Angeles Kings by a final score of 7-1 at Pepsi Center on Saturday afternoon.

DENVER -- Mikko Rantanen scored twice for the Colorado Avalanche in a 7-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Pepsi Center on Saturday before leaving the game because of a lower-body injury.

Sarah Villegas was honored as a King Soopers military spouse of the Colorado Avalanche's game against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, but little did she know she was in for a big surprise.

After the Pepsi Center crowd gave Sarah a round of applause for her five years of service as a military spouse, she and her son Sebastian were directed to look up the aisle of her section to see her husband, Sergeant Taylor Villegas, had returned to American soil.

The Colorado Avalanche returns home from its season-long, five-game road trip today with a game against the Los Angeles Kings.

The outing opens the Avs longest homestand of the season, a five-game stay that will be broken up by the NHL All-Star Break and the Avalanche's bye week.

Following its longest road trip of the season, the Colorado Avalanche (21-18-8) faces the Los Angeles Kings (19-25-4) on Saturday afternoon in its first game at Pepsi Center since Jan. 4.

Colorado holds a 37-41-11 all-time mark against Los Angeles (since 1995-96), which includes a 22-19-2 record at home.

CENTENNIAL, Colo.--After the Colorado Avalanche's longest road trip of the season, the team returns home for its longest homestand of 2018-19.

The Avs will play their next five outings at Pepsi Center, a home stay that is broken up by the NHL All-Star Break and the club's bye week. They will open this next stretch of the season with a matinee contest against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

OTTAWA, Ontario--It came down to determination for head coach Jared Bednar in the Colorado Avalanche's contest at the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa had it. Colorado did not.

"Effort isn't there at the start of the game, for whatever reason. There is nothing else to it," said Bednar. "You can't look past it. That is a prerequisite for everything else."

OTTAWA -- Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist for the Ottawa Senators in a 5-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche at Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday.

OTTAWA, Ontario--The Colorado Avalanche is following the old adage of if it's not broke, don't fix it.

Colorado won't make any changes to its lineup for tonight's contest at the Ottawa Senators after playing one of its stronger games of the season last time out on Monday versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Avs outshot the Leafs 38-20 and came back from a two-goal deficit to win 6-3.