A New Avalanche Duo Gives the Third Line Its Edge: ‘We Both Like To Create Chaos’
Meet the Avalanche’s new bottom-six trio. It’s made up of two-thirds of the second line that helped win them a […] The post A New Avalanche Duo Gives the Third Line Its Edge: ‘We Both Like To Create Chaos’ appeared first on Colorado Hockey Now.
Mar 10, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Edmonton Oilers center Jason Dickinson (16) defends on Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (91) in the second period at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Meet the Avalanche’s new bottom-six trio. It’s made up of two-thirds of the second line that helped win them a Stanley Cup in 2022, along with a key piece of the Vegas Golden Knights’ 2023 championship team.
It’s Nazem Kadri, Gabe Landeskog, and Nic Roy. And on this year’s Avalanche, it’s the third line on the depth chart. “Killer line.
Very excited,” Kadri said on Saturday, on the eve of Game 1 at Ball Arena against the Los Angeles Kings. Head coach Jared Bednar has spent most of the season creating duos to build around. The top line is obvious — Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas are among the most dominant pairs in the league.
On the second line, Brock Nelson and Valeri Nichushkin have become very familiar with each other’s games. But Bednar has made an effort to create another one. Kadri and Roy.