The regular season games at home have come to an end. Following Thursday’s 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks at Ball Arena, the Avalanche ended the year 26-12-3 at home, which is five wins fewer than last year and four more than where they finished in 2023.

Kiefer Sherwood and Dakota Joshua had a goal and an assist, Kevin Lankinen stopped 31 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado 4-1 as the Avalanche gave their leading scorer Nathan MacKinnon the game off to rest and heal for the postseason.

The Colorado Avalanche forward will sit out against Vancouver on Thursday night, marking the first game he’s missed this season. He may also be sidelined this weekend for the final two regular season games as a way to both rest and heal up for the playoffs.