Colorado Avalanche center Casey Mittelstadt (37) ... MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen together on the top line, the Avs will need Mittelstadt to anchor an uncertain second trio.

But Mittelstadt also shared the ice with Rantanen for 175 five-on-five minutes and couldn’t find his game in that time either. Maybe Mittelstadt can rebound when Nichushkin returns and remind ...

Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen, ... —Casey Mittelstadt's offensive slump has been well documented, but he's not the only forward making a decent chunk of change that has gone cold.

Avalanche's Casey Mittelstadt: ... The Avalanche are thin down the middle, but their trade that sent Mikko Rantanen to Carolina freed up cap space that could allow them to add a top-six forward.

Yes, the Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and Mikko Rantanen party showed up as ... Casey Mittelstadt has been red hot on the second line and has helped give the Avalanche another offensive weapon ...

In the off-season, Mittelstadt said he focused on his conditioning, adding that he thought it was good until he had to chase players like Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen, and Devon ...

Who will play with Casey Mittelstadt on the second line remains a mystery. The Colorado Avalanche's opening night top line will most likely be Jonathan Drouin — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko ...

Mittelstadt scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Golden Knights.. Mittelstadt had the only other goal aside from Mikko Rantanen's hat trick for the Avalanche in this loss ...

That trade for Casey Mittelstadt looks pretty good so far. Mittelstadt had three assists, including setting up the go-ahead goal with 6:31 left, and the Colorado Avalanche shook off a few minutes ...

Mittelstadt scored the game-winning goal and added a power-play assist in Monday's 3-2 victory over the Flyers. After helping to set up one of Cale Makar's two goals in the second period ...

He helped out on Mikko Rantanen's tally late in the second period to spark the Avalanche's comeback Wednesday. Mittelstadt has 49 points, 106 shots on net and a plus-14 rating over 65 appearances ...

Mittelstadt's name started surfacing in trade discussions after the Avalanche dealt away Mikko Rantanen in a late January blockbuster. Colorado is willing to get creative in an effort to upgrade ...