Avalanche-Golden Knights Preview: The key matchups and biggest questions that will determine the WCF

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🗓️ 17 May 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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The Avalanche are one of two teams remaining in the West. How do they matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights and how will the Western Conference Final play out? Can superstars like MacKinnon get it done or will this be another depth battle? Intro - 0:00 Welcome in - 1:00 Diving into the preview - 6:20 Vegas is also deep - 9:00 Key Players - 17:50 Avs Depth- 35:50 X-Factor - 48:50 Team x- factors? - 55:40 Predictions - 58:57 Join the DNVR Supporter's Club and get a custom DNVR badge next to your name!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aOXvlqQqMlTFvbbAarD-A/join An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events ALL THINGS DNVR: https://linktr.ee/dnvrsports MERCH: https://store.allcitynetwork.com/collections/dnvr-locker SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DNVR_Sports Win Avalanche Playoff Tickets from Toyota: https://web.witcontests.com/avalanche/sweepstakes/win/avs-playoffs-presented-by-toyo-260401 MARS MEN: For a limited time, our listeners can get 50% off for life plus Free Shipping AND 3 Free Gifts at Men Go To Mars dot com. That’s https://MenGoToMars.com for 50% Off AND 3 Free Gifts when you checkout. And it’s also available on Amazon! After you purchase, they will ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them our show sent you. Toyota: Visit Your Front Range Toyota Stores at a location near you - Toyota is the official vehicle of DNVR. Toyota - Let’s Go Places! Monarch: Use Monarch Money to get control of your overall finances with 50% off your first year at https://www.monarch.com with code DNVR bet365: Go to https://www.bet365.com/hub/en-us/app-hero-banner-1?utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=usapp&utm_medium=affiliate&affiliate=365_03485318 or use code DNVR365 when you sign up. Must be 21+ and physically located in CO. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help call or TEXT 1-800-GAMBLER Gametime: Download the app, create an account, and use code DNVR for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Shady Rays: Head to https://shadyrays.com and use code: DNVRSR for 50% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people. Get 10 FREE meals at https://hellofresh.com/freeavalanche. Applied across 7 boxes, new subscribers only, varies by plan. https://www.bet365.com/hub/en-us/app-hero-banner-1?utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=usapp&utm_medium=affiliate&affiliate=365_03485318 or use code DNVR365 when you sign up. Must be 21+ and physically located in CO. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help call or TEXT 1-800-GAMBLER When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #coloradoavalanche #hockey #hockeypodcast

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0:00.0	They say the house always wins.
0:02.3	The abs might be the house.
0:04.4	There.
0:04.6	You're right.
0:06.1	This year's only even started.
0:11.3	What is going on, everyone?
0:13.0	Welcome into the DNBR Abelance podcast live from the Toyota Lounge and brought to you by Ramoslaw.
0:18.9	Got AJ, we got Ruda, we got Bailey Bailey coming at you for a surprise show on a Sunday,
0:23.6	where we are going to preview the upcoming Western Conference Final against the Vegas
0:28.4	Golden Knights and your Colorado Avalanche.
0:31.8	We've already talked about it a little bit on the show.
0:34.6	We've known about the opponent for a couple of days now, but just kind of
0:37.9	prefacing the entire show. What are your overall first thoughts and things heading into this
0:44.1	series? Avs win. Yeah, all right. I like this. It's an interesting conversation. We're going to get into the statistics on the show.
0:56.2	A lot of Vegas's counting stats are heavily inflated because of the teams that they played in rounds one and two.
1:01.8	It's hard to remove that context.
1:04.5	The Aves, meanwhile, played an L.A. team that kept it extremely low scoring for the vast majority of the series.
1:27.7	And then a Minnesota team that, in my opinion, is significantly better than both of the teams Vegas faced in these playoffs so far. Even without Eric Seneck and Brody and I would take Minnesota over Anaheim or Edmonton. Same. Edmonton? Who did they beat in the round one? Utah.
1:29.2	Oh, yeah, Utah, right.
1:30.9	I said Anaheim and my brain just was like,
1:32.1	the Oilers, L-O-O-O-O-O-O-W-A.
1:37.2	Anaheim did beat Edmonton, so they tertiary count, I guess.
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