The Florida Panthers kicked of their latest road trip Monday night against the Colorado Avalanche. Florida struggled to generate much offense and leaned heavily on their goaltender, falling to the host Avs 3-1 at Ball Arena.

With two of their top defensemen out, the Florida Panthers knew they were in for a challenge Monday night in Denver against the Avalanche. Sergei Bobrovsky — and the defensemen in for the Panthers — were up for the task.

Between pipes against Avalanche

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Colorado Avalanche center Juuso Parssinen, center, battles for position in front of the net between Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, left, and left wing Tomas Nosek, top right, in the first period of an NHL hockey ...

But the Avs looked like a completely different club Monday night, completing the first half of the regular season with a statement effort against the defending champion Florida Panthers. Devon Toews scored twice, Mackenzie Blackwood made 26 saves and the Avalanche scratched out its 25th win in 41 games, a 3-1 victory at Ball Arena.

The Avalanche kick off their first road trip of 2025 with a Central Division matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks. This is the second of four meetings between the teams, as the Blackhawks won 5-2 in Denver on October 28, and they’ll play in Denver on March 10 and in Chicago on April 2.

DENVER -- Devon Toews had two goals and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche scored three straight goals to rally for a 3-1 win against the Florida Panthers at Ball Arena on Monday.

Devon Toews scored two goals and added an assist, Mikko Rantanen also scored to extend his point streak to 14 games and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 in Denver on Monday night.

Sergei Bobrovsky — and the defensemen ... Florida killed off four Colorado power plays and frustrated the Avalanche throughout the night even with Aaron Ekblad and Niko Mikkola missing the ...

Colorado Avalanche center Juuso Parssinen, center, battles for position in front of the net between Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, left, and left wing Tomas Nosek, top right ...

DENVER (AP) — Devon Toews scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 11:06 remaining, and the Colorado Avalanche ... according to NHL Stats. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 shots.

There's good news on the horizon for the Colorado Avalanche organization. Their top goaltending prospect, Russian net minder Ilya Nabokov, is aiming to make the leap from Europe to North America as soon as possible.