2020–21 Colorado Avalanche season

2020–21 Colorado Avalanche
2020–21 Colorado Avalanche
Presidents' Trophy winners
West Division champions
Division	1st West
2020–21 record	39–13–4
Home record	22–4–2
Road record	17–9–2
Goals for	197
Goals against	133
Team information
General manager	Joe Sakic
Coach	Jared Bednar
Captain	Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate captains	Erik Johnson; Nathan MacKinnon
Arena	Ball Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Colorado Eagles (AHL); Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Mikko Rantanen (30)
Assists	Nathan MacKinnon (45)
Points	Mikko Rantanen (66)
Penalty minutes	Ryan Graves (55)
Plus/minus	Mikko Rantanen (+30)
Wins	Philipp Grubauer (30)
Goals against average	Philipp Grubauer (1.95)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Colorado Avalanche season was the 26th operational season and 25th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.^[1] As well as the franchise's 42nd season in the National Hockey League and 49th season overall. The Avalanche commemorated their 25th anniversary this season.

On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Avalanche played this season in the West Division and only played against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and the first two rounds of the playoffs.

On April 22, the Avalanche clinched a playoff berth following a 4–2 win over the St. Louis Blues.^[2] They clinched their third Presidents' Trophy, as well as their tenth division championship, with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in their last game of the season on May 13.^[3] The Avalanche swept the St. Louis Blues in the First Round, with a 5–2 win in game four.^[4] In their Second Round series against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Avalanche initially led the series 2–0, but were later eliminated from the playoffs after they lost the next four games.^[5]

Standings[edit]

Divisional standings[edit]

West Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Colorado Avalanche	56	39	13	4	35	197	133	+64	82
2	x – Vegas Golden Knights	56	40	14	2	30	191	124	+67	82
3	x – Minnesota Wild	56	35	16	5	27	181	160	+21	75
4	x – St. Louis Blues	56	27	20	9	19	169	170	−1	63

5	e – Arizona Coyotes	56	24	26	6	19	153	176	−23	54
6	e – Los Angeles Kings	56	21	28	7	19	143	170	−27	49
7	e – San Jose Sharks	56	21	28	7	15	151	199	−48	49
8	e – Anaheim Ducks	56	17	30	9	11	126	179	−53	43

Source: National Hockey League^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results[edit]

Regular season[edit]

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.^[7]

2020–21 game log

January: 6–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	January 13	St. Louis	4–1	Colorado		Grubauer	0	0–1–0	0	^[8]
2	January 15	St. Louis	0–8	Colorado		Grubauer	0	1–1–0	2	^[9]
3	January 19	Colorado	3–2	Los Angeles		Grubauer	0	2–1–0	4	^[10]
4	January 21	Colorado	2–4	Los Angeles		Miska	0	2–2–0	4	^[11]
5	January 22	Colorado	3–2	Anaheim	OT	Grubauer	0	3–2–0	6	^[12]
6	January 24	Colorado	1–3	Anaheim		Grubauer	0	3–3–0	6	^[13]
7	January 26	San Jose	3–7	Colorado		Grubauer	0	4–3–0	8	^[14]
8	January 28	San Jose	0–3	Colorado		Grubauer	0	5–3–0	10	^[15]
9	January 30	Colorado	5–1	Minnesota		Grubauer	0	6–3–0	12	^[16]
10	January 31	Colorado	3–4	Minnesota	OT	Miska	0	6–3–1	13	^[17]

February: 5–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	February 2	Minnesota	1–2	Colorado		Grubauer	0	7–3–1	15	^[18]
—	February 4	Minnesota	–	Colorado	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[19] Rescheduled for February 24.^[20]
—	February 6	Colorado	–	St. Louis	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[21] Rescheduled for April 14.^[20]
—	February 7	Colorado	–	St. Louis	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for April 20.^[22]
—	February 9	Arizona	–	Colorado	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for March 31.^[20]
—	February 11	Arizona	–	Colorado	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for April 12.^[20]
12	February 14	Colorado	0–1	Vegas		Grubauer	0	7–4–1	15	^[23]
13	February 16	Colorado	3–2	Vegas		Grubauer	0	8–4–1	17	^[24]
14	February 20	Vegas	2–3	Colorado		Grubauer	0 (outdoors)	9–4–1	19	^[25]
15	February 22	Vegas	3–0	Colorado		Grubauer	0	9–5–1	19	^[26]
16	February 24	Minnesota	6–2	Colorado		Grubauer	0	9–6–1	19	^[27]
17^[A]	February 26	Colorado	3–2	Arizona		Miska	2,495	10–6–1	21	^[28]
18	February 27	Colorado	6–2	Arizona		Grubauer	3,224	11–6–1	23	^[29]

March: 12–2–3 (Home: 10–1–2 ; Road: 2–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
19	March 1	Colorado	2–6	San Jose		Grubauer	0	11–7–1	23	^[30]
20	March 3	Colorado	4–0	San Jose		Grubauer	0	12–7–1	25	^[31]
21	March 5	Anaheim	2–3	Colorado	OT	Grubauer	0	13–7–1	27	^[32]
22	March 6	Anaheim	5–4	Colorado	OT	Miska	0	13–7–2	28	^[33]
23	March 8	Arizona	3–2	Colorado		Grubauer	0	13–8–2	28	^[34]
24	March 10	Arizona	1–2	Colorado	OT	Grubauer	0	14–8–2	30	^[35]
25	March 12	Los Angeles	0–2	Colorado		Grubauer	0	15–8–2	32	^[36]
26	March 14	Los Angeles	1–4	Colorado		Grubauer	0	16–8–2	34	^[37]
27^[A]	March 16	Anaheim	4–8	Colorado		Grubauer	0	17–8–2	36	^[38]
28	March 18	Minnesota	1–5	Colorado		Grubauer	0	18–8–2	38	^[39]
29	March 20	Minnesota	0–6	Colorado		Grubauer	0	19–8–2	40	^[40]
30	March 22	Colorado	5–1	Arizona		Grubauer	2,593	20–8–2	42	^[41]
31	March 23	Colorado	4–5	Arizona	SO	Johansson	2,539	20–8–3	43	^[42]
32	March 25	Vegas	1–5	Colorado		Grubauer	0	21–8–3	45	^[43]
33	March 27	Vegas	3–2	Colorado	OT	Grubauer	0	21–8–4	46	^[44]
34	March 29	Anaheim	2–5	Colorado		Grubauer	0	22–8–4	48	^[45]
35	March 31	Arizona	3–9	Colorado		Grubauer	0	23–8–4	50	^[46]

April: 9–4–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 5–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
36^[B]	April 2	St. Louis	2–3	Colorado		Johansson	4,039	24–8–4	52	^[47]
37	April 3	St. Louis	1–2	Colorado		Grubauer	4,035	25–8–4	54	^[48]
38	April 5	Colorado	5–4	Minnesota		Grubauer	3,000	26–8–4	56	^[49]
39	April 7	Colorado	3–8	Minnesota		Grubauer	3,000	26–9–4	56	^[50]
40	April 9	Colorado	2–0	Anaheim		Johansson	0	27–9–4	58	^[51]
41	April 11	Colorado	4–1	Anaheim		Johansson	0	28–9–4	60	^[52]
42	April 12	Arizona	2–4	Colorado		Grubauer	4,042	29–9–4	62	^[53]
43	April 14	Colorado	4–3	St. Louis		Dubnyk	—^[a]	30–9–4	64	^[54]
—	April 16	Los Angeles	–	Colorado	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[55] Rescheduled for May 12.^[56]
—	April 18	Los Angeles	–	Colorado	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[55] Rescheduled for May 13.^[56]
—	April 20	Colorado	–	St. Louis	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[55] Rescheduled for April 26.^[56]
44	April 22	Colorado	4–2	St. Louis		Dubnyk	—^[a]	31–9–4	66	^[57]
45	April 24	Colorado	3–5	St. Louis		Dubnyk	—^[a]	31–10–4	66	^[58]
46	April 26	Colorado	1–4	St. Louis		Johansson	—^[a]	31–11–4	66	^[59]
47	April 28	Colorado	2–5	Vegas		Dubnyk	3,950	31–12–4	66	^[60]
48	April 30	San Jose	0–3	Colorado		Grubauer	4,045	32–12–4	68	^[61]

May: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
49	May 1	San Jose	3–4	Colorado		Dubnyk	4,037	33–12–4	70	^[62]
50	May 3	Colorado	5–4	San Jose	OT	Grubauer	1,071	34–12–4	72	^[63]
51	May 5	Colorado	2–3	San Jose		Grubauer	1,041	34–13–4	72	^[64]
52	May 7	Colorado	3–2	Los Angeles		Grubauer	2,115	35–13–4	74	^[65]
53	May 8	Colorado	3–2	Los Angeles		Johansson	2,482	36–13–4	76	^[66]
54^[C]	May 10	Colorado	2–1	Vegas		Grubauer	7,567	37–13–4	78	^[67]
55	May 12	Los Angeles	0–6	Colorado		Grubauer	4,042	38–13–4	80	^[68]
56	May 13	Los Angeles	1–5	Colorado		Johansson	4,045	39–13–4	82	^[69]

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) Postponement

Playoffs[edit]

2021 Stanley Cup playoffs

West Division First Round vs. (W4) St. Louis Blues: Colorado won 4–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 17	St. Louis	1–4	Colorado		Grubauer	7,741	1–0	^[70]
2	May 19	St. Louis	3–6	Colorado		Grubauer	7,739	2–0	^[71]
3	May 21	Colorado	5–1	St. Louis		Grubauer	9,000	3–0	^[72]
4	May 23	Colorado	5–2	St. Louis		Grubauer	9,000	4–0	^[73]

West Division Second Round vs. (W2) Vegas Golden Knights: Vegas won 4–2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 30	Vegas	1–7	Colorado		Grubauer	10,489	1–0	^[74]
2	June 2	Vegas	2–3	Colorado	OT	Grubauer	10,491	2–0	^[75]
3	June 4	Colorado	2–3	Vegas		Grubauer	17,504	2–1	^[76]
4	June 6	Colorado	1–5	Vegas		Grubauer	18,081	2–2	^[77]
5	June 8	Vegas	3–2	Colorado	OT	Grubauer	10,495	2–3	^[78]
6	June 10	Colorado	3–6	Vegas		Grubauer	18,149	2–4	^[79]

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics[edit]

Final stats^[80]

Skaters

Regular season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Mikko Rantanen	52	30	36	66	+30	34
Nathan MacKinnon	48	20	45	65	+22	37
Gabriel Landeskog	54	20	32	52	+14	34
Andre Burakovsky	53	19	25	44	+4	10
Cale Makar	44	8	36	44	+17	12
Nazem Kadri	56	11	21	32	−7	34
Sam Girard	48	5	27	32	+15	16
Joonas Donskoi	51	17	14	31	+14	10
Devon Toews	53	9	22	31	+29	16
Brandon Saad	44	15	9	24	+1	12
Valeri Nichushkin	55	10	11	21	+9	4
J. T. Compher	48	10	8	18	+10	19
Tyson Jost	54	7	10	17	+14	24
Ryan Graves	54	2	13	15	+15	55
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	53	9	2	11	+6	21
Jacob MacDonald	33	1	8	9	+14	8
Conor Timmins	31	0	7	7	+6	8
Logan O'Connor	22	3	2	5	+6	6
Matt Calvert	18	0	3	3	−2	6
Dan Renouf	18	0	3	3	−1	16
Kiefer Sherwood	15	0	3	3	+2	0
Liam O'Brien	12	0	3	3	+1	40
Alex Newhook	6	0	3	3	+5	2
Patrik Nemeth^†	13	1	1	2	+6	6
Bowen Byram	19	0	2	2	+1	23
Carl Soderberg^†	11	0	2	2	0	4
Jayson Megna	7	0	2	2	+2	0
Kyle Burroughs	5	0	1	1	+1	5
Erik Johnson	4	0	1	1	+2	2
Greg Pateryn^†‡	8	0	0	0	−2	4
Martin Kaut	5	0	0	0	−1	4
Dennis Gilbert	3	0	0	0	0	5
Sheldon Dries	3	0	0	0	+1	4
Keaton Middleton	3	0	0	0	−1	4
Ian Cole^‡	2	0	0	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Nathan MacKinnon	10	8	7	15	+6	2
Mikko Rantanen	10	5	8	13	+5	4
Gabriel Landeskog	10	4	9	13	+1	9
Cale Makar	10	2	8	10	0	2
Brandon Saad	10	7	1	8	+3	12
Ryan Graves	10	1	5	6	+5	10
Devon Toews	10	1	5	6	+10	2
Joonas Donskoi	10	3	2	5	−1	0
Sam Girard	10	0	5	5	−5	2
Tyson Jost	10	2	2	4	−3	4
Andre Burakovsky	10	1	3	4	−1	4
Valeri Nichushkin	10	1	2	3	−3	10
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	10	0	3	3	+1	0
J. T. Compher	10	1	1	2	+2	4
Alex Newhook	8	1	1	2	0	2
Carl Soderberg	4	1	1	2	−1	2
Patrik Nemeth	10	0	1	1	+1	6
Nazem Kadri	2	0	1	1	−1	10
Kiefer Sherwood	2	0	1	1	0	0
Conor Timmins	10	0	0	0	−2	0
Sampo Ranta	2	0	0	0	−1	0
Logan O'Connor	2	0	0	0	−3	0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Philipp Grubauer	40	39	2366:07	30	9	1	77	1.95	993	.922	7
Jonas Johansson^†	8	7	436:57	5	1	1	15	2.06	173	.913	1
Devan Dubnyk^†	5	5	294:38	3	2	0	16	3.26	140	.886	0
Hunter Miska	5	5	259:48	1	1	2	18	4.16	111	.838	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Philipp Grubauer	10	10	597:54	6	4	26	2.61	301	.914	0	0	1	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions[edit]

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season

Trades[edit]

Date	Details		Ref
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)	To Chicago Blackhawks Nikita Zadorov Anton Lindholm	To Colorado Avalanche Brandon Saad Dennis Gilbert	^[81]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)	To New York Islanders A. J. Greer	To Colorado Avalanche Kyle Burroughs	^[82]
October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)	To New York Islanders 2nd-round pick in 2021 2nd-round pick in 2022	To Colorado Avalanche Devon Toews	^[83]
January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)	To Minnesota Wild Ian Cole	To Colorado Avalanche Greg Pateryn	^[84]
March 20, 2021 (2021-03-20)	To Buffalo Sabres 6th-round pick in 2021	To Colorado Avalanche Jonas Johansson	^[85]
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)	To Detroit Red Wings 4th-round pick in 2022	To Colorado Avalanche Patrik Nemeth	^[86]
April 10, 2021 (2021-04-10)	To San Jose Sharks Greg Pateryn 5th-round pick in 2021	To Colorado Avalanche Devan Dubnyk	^[87]

Free agents[edit]

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
September 1, 2020 (2020-09-01)	Vladislav Kamenev	to SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)	2-year	^[88]
September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)	Mark Barberio	to Lausanne HC (NL)	3-year	^[89]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)	Miikka Salomaki	from Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	^[90]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)	Kiefer Sherwood	from Anaheim Ducks	1-year	^[90]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)	Mike Vecchione	from St. Louis Blues	1-year	^[90]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)	Mark Alt	to Los Angeles Kings	1-year	^[91]
October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)	Vladislav Namestnikov	to Detroit Red Wings	2-year	^[92]
October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)	Matt Nieto	to San Jose Sharks	1-year	^[93]
October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)	Antoine Bibeau	to Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	^[94]
October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)	Michael Hutchinson	to Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year	^[95]
January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)	Kevin Connauton	to Florida Panthers	1-year	^[96]

Retirement[edit]

Date	Player	Ref
January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)	Colin Wilson	^[97]

Signings[edit]

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)	Logan O'Connor	2-year	^[98]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)	Sheldon Dries	1-year	^[90]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)	Andre Burakovsky	2-year	^[99]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)	Valeri Nichushkin	2-year	^[100]
October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)	Jayson Megna	1-year	^[101]
October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)	Ryan Graves	3-year	^[102]
October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)	Tyson Jost	1-year	^[103]
October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)	Hunter Miska	2-year	^[104]
October 27, 2020 (2020-10-27)	Devon Toews	4-year	^[105]
October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)	Kyle Burroughs	1-year	^[106]
March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31)	Alex Newhook	3-year	^[107]

Draft picks[edit]

Below are the Colorado Avalanches' selection at the 2020 NHL Draft that was held on October 6–7 at NHL Network Studios.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (league)
1	25	Justin Barron	D	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
3	75	Jean-Luc Foudy	C	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4	118	Colby Ambrosio	C	Canada	Tri-City Storm (USHL)
5	139	Ryder Rolston	RW	United States	Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)
6	167	Nils Aman	C	Sweden	New Hampshire Wildcats (H-East)

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.

^ ^a ^b
The following games have been rescheduled:^[20]
- Colorado at Arizona originally scheduled for February 25, is now scheduled for February 26.
- Anaheim at Colorado originally scheduled for March 31, is now scheduled for March 16.
^
The following game has been rescheduled:^[22]
- St. Louis at Colorado originally scheduled for April 20, is now scheduled for April 2.
^
The following game has been rescheduled:^[56]
- Colorado at Vegas originally scheduled for April 26, is now scheduled for May 10.

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^ "Colorado Avalanche - Arizona Coyotes - March 22nd, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Arizona Coyotes - March 23rd, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - March 25th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - March 27th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Anaheim Ducks - Colorado Avalanche - March 29th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Arizona Coyotes - Colorado Avalanche - March 31st, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - April 2nd, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - April 3rd, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - April 5th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - April 7th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Anaheim Ducks - April 9th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Anaheim Ducks - April 11th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Arizona Coyotes - Colorado Avalanche - April 12th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 14th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Avalanche have three games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol". NHL.com. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "NHL extends West Division schedule to May 13". NHL.com. April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 22nd, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 24th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 26th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - April 28th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "San Jose Sharks - Colorado Avalanche - April 30th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "San Jose Sharks - Colorado Avalanche - May 1st, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - San Jose Sharks - May 3rd, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - San Jose Sharks - May 5th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings - May 7th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings - May 8th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - May 10th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Los Angeles Kings - Colorado Avalanche - May 12th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Los Angeles Kings - Colorado Avalanche - May 13th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - May 17th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - May 19th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - May 21st, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - May 23rd, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - May 30th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - June 2nd, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - June 4th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - June 6th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - June 8th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - June 10th, 2021". NHL.com.
^ "Colorado Avalanche Stats - 2020-2021". NHL.com. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
^ "Saad traded to Avalanche by Blackhawks for Zadorov". NHL.com. October 12, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Islanders Acquire Greer From Colorado". NHL.com. October 11, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Toews traded to Avalanche by Islanders". NHL.com. October 12, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Cole traded to Wild by Avalanche for Pateryn". NHL.com. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "Avalanche Acquires Jonas Johansson". NHL.com. March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
^ "Avalanche Acquires Patrik Nemeth". NHL.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "Avalanche Acquires Devan Dubnyk". NHL.com. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ SKA Saint Petersburg (September 1, 2020). "SKA sign forward Vladislav Kamenev" (in Russian). Instagram. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Mark Barberio at Lausanne HC" (in French). Lausanne HC. September 10, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Avalanche Re-Signs Dries, Adds Three Forwards". ColoradoAvalanche.com. October 9, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "LA Kings Sign Defenseman Mark Alt and Goaltender Troy Grosenick". LAKings.com. October 10, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Namestnikov agrees to two-year contract with Red Wings". NHL.com. October 11, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Matt Nieto". sjsharks.com. October 13, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Hurricanes Sign Goaltender Antoine Bibeau". NHL.com. October 22, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Maple Leafs Sign Michael Hutchinson". MapleLeafs.com. October 30, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Defenseman Kevin Connauton". NHL.com. January 14, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
^ "Colin Wilson Announces Retirement After 11 NHL Seasons". NHLPA.com. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Avalanche Re-Signs Logan O'Connor". ColoradoAvalanche.com. September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Avalanche re-sign Andre Burakovsky to two-year deal". ESPN.com. October 10, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Avalanche Re-Signs Valeri Nichushkin". ColoradoAvalanche.com. October 10, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Colorado Re-Signs Forward Jayson Megna". ColoradoEagles.com. October 11, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Graves signs three-year contract to stay with Avalanche". NHL.com. October 12, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Jost signs one-year contract to stay with Avalanche". NHL.com. October 19, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Avalanche reach new contracts with Tyson Jost, Hunter Miska". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 19, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Avalanche Signs Devon Toews to Four-Year Deal". ColoradoAvalanche.com. October 27, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "BURROUGHS SIGNS WITH COLORADO". ColoradoEagles.com. October 30, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Avalanche Signs Alex Newhook". NHL.com. March 31, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[attendance-56] Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.

[February16ScheduleChanges-28] The following games have been rescheduled:^[20]

Colorado at Arizona originally scheduled for February 25, is now scheduled for February 26.
Anaheim at Colorado originally scheduled for March 31, is now scheduled for March 16.

[3] Colorado at Arizona originally scheduled for February 25, is now scheduled for February 26.

[4] Anaheim at Colorado originally scheduled for March 31, is now scheduled for March 16.

[February23ScheduleChanges-48] The following game has been rescheduled:^[22]

St. Louis at Colorado originally scheduled for April 20, is now scheduled for April 2.

[6] St. Louis at Colorado originally scheduled for April 20, is now scheduled for April 2.

[April21ScheduleChanges-70] The following game has been rescheduled:^[56]

Colorado at Vegas originally scheduled for April 26, is now scheduled for May 10.

[8] Colorado at Vegas originally scheduled for April 26, is now scheduled for May 10.

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[2] "Avalanche clinch playoff berth in return with win against Blues". NHL.com. April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[3] "Colorado Avalanche clinch Presidents' Trophy, West Division title". SportsNet.ca. May 13, 2021.

[4] "Avalanche defeat Blues in Game 4, sweep Stanley Cup First Round series". NHL.com. May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

[5] "Golden Knights eliminate Avalanche with Game 6 victory". NHL.com. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[nhl-div-6] "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.

[7] "2020-21 NHL schedule announced". NHL.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[8] "St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - January 13th, 2021". NHL.com.

[9] "St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - January 15th, 2021". NHL.com.

[10] "Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings - January 19th, 2021". NHL.com.

[11] "Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings - January 21st, 2021". NHL.com.

[12] "Colorado Avalanche - Anaheim Ducks - January 22nd, 2021". NHL.com.

[13] "Colorado Avalanche - Anaheim Ducks - January 24th, 2021". NHL.com.

[14] "San Jose Sharks - Colorado Avalanche - January 26th, 2021". NHL.com.

[15] "San Jose Sharks - Colorado Avalanche - January 28th, 2021". NHL.com.

[16] "Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - January 30th, 2021". NHL.com.

[17] "Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - January 31st, 2021". NHL.com.

[18] "Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche - February 2nd, 2021". NHL.com.

[19] "Wild have four games postponed; players added to NHL COVID-19 protocol". NHL.com. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

[Rescheduled-20] "NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule". NHL.com. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[21] "Avalanche have four more games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol". NHL.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

[Rescheduled_2-22] "NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule". NHL.com. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[23] "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - February 14th, 2021". NHL.com.

[24] "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - February 16th, 2021". NHL.com.

[25] "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - February 20th, 2021". NHL.com.

[26] "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - February 22nd, 2021". NHL.com.

[27] "Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche - February 24th, 2021". NHL.com.

[29] "Colorado Avalanche - Arizona Coyotes - February 26th, 2021". NHL.com.

[30] "Colorado Avalanche - Arizona Coyotes - February 27th, 2021". NHL.com.

[31] "Colorado Avalanche - San Jose Sharks - March 1st, 2021". NHL.com.

[32] "Colorado Avalanche - San Jose Sharks - March 3rd, 2021". NHL.com.

[33] "Anaheim Ducks - Colorado Avalanche - March 5th, 2021". NHL.com.

[34] "Anaheim Ducks - Colorado Avalanche - March 6th, 2021". NHL.com.

[35] "Arizona Coyotes - Colorado Avalanche - March 8th, 2021". NHL.com.

[36] "Arizona Coyotes - Colorado Avalanche - March 10th, 2021". NHL.com.

[37] "Los Angeles Kings - Colorado Avalanche - March 12th, 2021". NHL.com.

[38] "Los Angeles Kings - Colorado Avalanche - March 14th, 2021". NHL.com.

[39] "Anaheim Ducks - Colorado Avalanche - March 16th, 2021". NHL.com.

[40] "Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche - March 18th, 2021". NHL.com.

[41] "Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche - March 20th, 2021". NHL.com.

[42] "Colorado Avalanche - Arizona Coyotes - March 22nd, 2021". NHL.com.

[43] "Colorado Avalanche - Arizona Coyotes - March 23rd, 2021". NHL.com.

[44] "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - March 25th, 2021". NHL.com.

[45] "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - March 27th, 2021". NHL.com.

[46] "Anaheim Ducks - Colorado Avalanche - March 29th, 2021". NHL.com.

[47] "Arizona Coyotes - Colorado Avalanche - March 31st, 2021". NHL.com.

[49] "St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - April 2nd, 2021". NHL.com.

[50] "St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - April 3rd, 2021". NHL.com.

[51] "Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - April 5th, 2021". NHL.com.

[52] "Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - April 7th, 2021". NHL.com.

[53] "Colorado Avalanche - Anaheim Ducks - April 9th, 2021". NHL.com.

[54] "Colorado Avalanche - Anaheim Ducks - April 11th, 2021". NHL.com.

[55] "Arizona Coyotes - Colorado Avalanche - April 12th, 2021". NHL.com.

[57] "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 14th, 2021". NHL.com.

[Postponed_games-58] "Avalanche have three games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol". NHL.com. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

[Schedule_changes2-59] "NHL extends West Division schedule to May 13". NHL.com. April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

[60] "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 22nd, 2021". NHL.com.

[61] "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 24th, 2021". NHL.com.

[62] "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - April 26th, 2021". NHL.com.

[63] "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - April 28th, 2021". NHL.com.

[64] "San Jose Sharks - Colorado Avalanche - April 30th, 2021". NHL.com.

[65] "San Jose Sharks - Colorado Avalanche - May 1st, 2021". NHL.com.

[66] "Colorado Avalanche - San Jose Sharks - May 3rd, 2021". NHL.com.

[67] "Colorado Avalanche - San Jose Sharks - May 5th, 2021". NHL.com.

[68] "Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings - May 7th, 2021". NHL.com.

[69] "Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings - May 8th, 2021". NHL.com.

[71] "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - May 10th, 2021". NHL.com.

[72] "Los Angeles Kings - Colorado Avalanche - May 12th, 2021". NHL.com.

[73] "Los Angeles Kings - Colorado Avalanche - May 13th, 2021". NHL.com.

[74] "St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - May 17th, 2021". NHL.com.

[75] "St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - May 19th, 2021". NHL.com.

[76] "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - May 21st, 2021". NHL.com.

[77] "Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - May 23rd, 2021". NHL.com.

[78] "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - May 30th, 2021". NHL.com.

[79] "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - June 2nd, 2021". NHL.com.

[80] "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - June 4th, 2021". NHL.com.

[81] "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - June 6th, 2021". NHL.com.

[82] "Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - June 8th, 2021". NHL.com.

[83] "Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - June 10th, 2021". NHL.com.

[regstats-84] "Colorado Avalanche Stats - 2020-2021". NHL.com. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

[85] "Saad traded to Avalanche by Blackhawks for Zadorov". NHL.com. October 12, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[86] "Islanders Acquire Greer From Colorado". NHL.com. October 11, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[87] "Toews traded to Avalanche by Islanders". NHL.com. October 12, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[88] "Cole traded to Wild by Avalanche for Pateryn". NHL.com. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[89] "Avalanche Acquires Jonas Johansson". NHL.com. March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

[90] "Avalanche Acquires Patrik Nemeth". NHL.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[91] "Avalanche Acquires Devan Dubnyk". NHL.com. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[92] SKA Saint Petersburg (September 1, 2020). "SKA sign forward Vladislav Kamenev" (in Russian). Instagram. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[93] "Mark Barberio at Lausanne HC" (in French). Lausanne HC. September 10, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[Dries-94] "Avalanche Re-Signs Dries, Adds Three Forwards". ColoradoAvalanche.com. October 9, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[95] "LA Kings Sign Defenseman Mark Alt and Goaltender Troy Grosenick". LAKings.com. October 10, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[96] "Namestnikov agrees to two-year contract with Red Wings". NHL.com. October 11, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[97] "Sharks Sign Forward Matt Nieto". sjsharks.com. October 13, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[98] "Hurricanes Sign Goaltender Antoine Bibeau". NHL.com. October 22, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[99] "Maple Leafs Sign Michael Hutchinson". MapleLeafs.com. October 30, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[100] "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Defenseman Kevin Connauton". NHL.com. January 14, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[101] "Colin Wilson Announces Retirement After 11 NHL Seasons". NHLPA.com. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[102] "Avalanche Re-Signs Logan O'Connor". ColoradoAvalanche.com. September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[103] "Avalanche re-sign Andre Burakovsky to two-year deal". ESPN.com. October 10, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[104] "Avalanche Re-Signs Valeri Nichushkin". ColoradoAvalanche.com. October 10, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[105] "Colorado Re-Signs Forward Jayson Megna". ColoradoEagles.com. October 11, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[106] "Graves signs three-year contract to stay with Avalanche". NHL.com. October 12, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[107] "Jost signs one-year contract to stay with Avalanche". NHL.com. October 19, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[108] "Avalanche reach new contracts with Tyson Jost, Hunter Miska". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 19, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[109] "Avalanche Signs Devon Toews to Four-Year Deal". ColoradoAvalanche.com. October 27, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[110] "BURROUGHS SIGNS WITH COLORADO". ColoradoEagles.com. October 30, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

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v t e Colorado Avalanche
Formerly the Quebec Nordiques Founded in 1972 Based in Denver, Colorado
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (Stan Kroenke, chairman) General manager Chris MacFarland Head coach Jared Bednar Team captain Gabriel Landeskog Current roster
Arenas	McNichols Sports Arena Ball Arena
Rivalries	Detroit Red Wings
Affiliates	AHL Colorado Eagles ECHL Utah Grizzlies
Media	TV Altitude Sports and Entertainment Radio KKSE-FM
Culture and lore	Colorado Rockies (NHL) Quebec Nordiques Bernie Howler Frozen Fury Todd Bertuzzi–Steve Moore incident Avalanche–Red Wings brawl "Stanley's Cup" (South Park) 2016 NHL Stadium Series 2020 NHL Stadium Series NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe "All the Small Things" Alan Roach
Category Commons

v t e Colorado Avalanche seasons
Pre-1995	Quebec Nordiques
1990s	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

v t e 2020–21 NHL season
North	Calgary Edmonton Montreal Ottawa Toronto Vancouver Winnipeg
West	Anaheim Arizona Colorado Los Angeles Minnesota San Jose St. Louis Vegas
Central	Carolina Chicago Columbus Dallas Detroit Florida Nashville Tampa Bay
East	Boston Buffalo New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
See also	Draft NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines