Former Avalanche players are making their old team pay this season, piling up points, stealing wins and delivering a few painful reminders that familiarity can be a problem.

Logan O’Connor often thinks of his late father before games and especially afterward. The Colorado Avalanche forward cherished their postgame talks. His father, former NHL defenseman

The Nashville Predators visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Nov. 5 (8:30 p.m. CT). Follow for live updates.

Samuel Girard scored his first goal of the season at 2:47 of overtime to seal the Avalanche's 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday at Ball Arena. Devon Toews and Mikko Rantanen scored the first Avalanche goals, Nathan MacKinnon recorded his 30th point of the season, and Alexandar Georgiev made 29 saves.

With Thursday night’s loss to the Nashville Predators, the Avalanche are officially 20% of the way through their schedule. The sky is not falling, as they’re firmly entrenched in a playoff position, but it’s been a roller coaster to start the season.

Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and a power-play goal, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday night.

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Share Detroit Red Wings (7-7-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (9-6-2, in the Central Division) Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings will play in a non-conference matchup.