Mikko Rantanen (96) of the Colorado Avalanche chews his mouthguard during the third period against the Chicago Blackhawks at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, March 4, 2024.

Mikko Rantanen (96) of the Colorado Avalanche awaits a face off agianst the New York Rangers during the first period at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Mikko Rantanen, three days removed from one of the most shocking midseason trades in NHL history, still had his gear gathered in a light blue Colorado Avalanche bag. Advertisement ...

The Colorado Avalanche executed one of their stranger midseason roster overhauls in recent memory. The Brock Nelson, Charlie ...

Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche gets a breather during the third period of a 3-2 win against the Nashville Predators at Ball Arena in Denver on Nov. 11, 2024.

Stars forward Mikko Rantanen spoke about facing and eliminating his former team, ... Before the Winnipeg Jets and St. Louis Blues tangle on Sunday, the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche faced off.

The Dallas Stars celebrate after Mikko Rantanen, laying against boards at rear, scored against the Colorado Avalanche’s Mackenzie Blackwood (39) in the third period in Game 7 of a first-round ...

“I’m totally OK,” Rantanen told The Denver Gazette. “I just love to be here. It doesn’t bother me. He makes extremely difficult things on the ice look way easier than they are. Take a ...

Rantanen was dynamic, dominant, and looked like the superstar forward he was during the 2022 Stanley Cup run with Colorado. If he's unlocked that part of his game, the Avalanche are doomed.

DALLAS — The Colorado Avalanche was less than 13 minutes away from exorcising some playoff demons. An old friend created a new one. Mikko Rantanen dragged the Dallas Stars back from a two-goal deficit ...