The Colorado Avalanche are getting an early look at what’s ahead this fall — and it starts with a familiar mix of division familiarity and border battles.

The club officially announced its 2026-27 preseason schedule on Monday, a four-game exhibition slate featuring home-and-home matchups against Utah and Winnipeg as Colorado ramps up toward the regular season.

The Avalanche open the preseason at Ball Arena on Sunday, Sept. 20, hosting Utah in a 5:00 p.m. MT puck drop. From there, Colorado hits the road for the first time, traveling to Winnipeg to face the Jets at Canada Life Centre on Monday, Sept. 21.

The teams will complete their home-and-home series later in the week, with the Jets visiting Denver on Friday, Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. MT. Colorado then closes out exhibition play on Saturday, Sept. 26, heading to Utah for a 3:00 p.m. MT matinee at the Delta Center.

All four preseason games will be carried on Altitude Sports Radio (92.5 FM / 950 AM), with live streaming available via AltitudeSportsRadio.com and the Altitude Sports Radio app. Television broadcast details will be announced at a later date.

Single-game tickets for both preseason and regular season action will go on sale alongside the release of the full 2026-27 schedule. Limited memberships for the upcoming season remain available through the club’s official website.

This year’s exhibition slate is also part of a broader league-wide shift, with the NHL reducing the preseason to four games per club — down from six in previous seasons — as part of a scheduling overhaul tied to the league’s move to an 84-game regular season.

The adjustment is aimed at reducing injury risk in exhibition play while increasing the number of meaningful regular-season games. The change, which was approved by the league and NHLPA under the current collective bargaining agreement running through the 2029-30 season, comes after several high-profile preseason injuries in recent years, prompting renewed scrutiny of how clubs use exhibition games in training camp.