The Colorado Avalanche have a chance to lock up home-ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday.
Per the NHL, the Avalanche have two chances to clinch the 2025-26 Presidents’ Trophy when they take on the St. Louis Blues.
The Avs will secure the league’s best overall record in the regular season if they defeat the Blues in regulation and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes in regulation.
They can also clinch the Presidents’ Trophy if they defeat the Blues in overtime or shootout and the Bruins beat the Hurricanes in regulation, combined with any result in the Lightning-Senators game other than a Lightning regulation win.
That’s far from the only thing Colorado has to play for on Tuesday, however, as it can also clinch both the Central Division and Western Conference titles.
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The Avalanche will clinch the No. 1 spot in the West and Central if they defeat the Blues in any fashion or if they get one point against the Blues and the Flames defeat the Stars in any fashion. They can also clinch with a loss to St. Louis, but only if the Flames defeat the Stars in regulation.
Colorado enters Tuesday’s action with a league-best record of 50-16-10.
The only other team that can lock something up on Tuesday is the Hurricanes, who can clinch the Metropolitan Division title if they get at least one point against the Bruins.
