Avalanche acquire rights to goalie Kevin Mandolese from Senators

The Colorado Avalanche acquired the rights to restricted free agent goaltender Kevin Mandolese from the Ottawa Senators on Monday.

The Avalanche also received a 2026 seventh-round pick in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the same draft.

Mandolese, 23, made three starts for Ottawa in 2022-23 and went 1-2-0 with a 3.29 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage.

The Quebec native, a sixth-round pick by the Senators in 2018, has a 28-28-5 career record with a 3.30 GAA and an .896 save percentage in 66 appearances for the AHL’s Belleville Senators.