2021–22 Colorado Avalanche season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2021–22
Year:	2021
Team:	Colorado Avalanche
Division:	Central
Divisionrank:	1st
Conference:	Western
Conferencerank:	1st
Record:	56–19–7
Homerecord:	32–5–4
Roadrecord:	24–14–3
Goalsfor:	312
Goalsagainst:	234
Generalmanager:	Joe Sakic
Coach:	Jared Bednar
Captain:	Gabriel Landeskog
Altcaptain:	Nathan MacKinnon Mikko Rantanen
Arena:	Ball Arena
Attendance:	17,498^[1]
Minorleague:	Colorado Eagles (AHL) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Mikko Rantanen (36)
Assistsleader:	Nazem Kadri (59)
Pointsleader:	Mikko Rantanen (92)
Plusminusleader:	Devon Toews (+52)
Pimleader:	Kurtis MacDermid (89)
Winsleader:	Darcy Kuemper (37)
Gaaleader:	Darcy Kuemper (2.54)
Divisionwin:	yes
Conferencewin:	yes
Stanleycup:	yes

The 2021–22 Colorado Avalanche season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that joined the league in 1979, 26th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season, and 50th season overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA), where the franchise was established in 1972.^[2]

On April 5, 2022, the Avalanche clinched a playoff berth after a 6–4 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.^[3] On April 16, the Avalanche clinched the Central Division along with the top seed in the Western Conference after a 7–4 win against the Carolina Hurricanes.^[4] They went on to earn 119 points, breaking the franchise record set in 2000-01.

On June 6, the Avalanche swept the Edmonton Oilers to advance to their first Stanley Cup Finals since 2001.^[5] On June 26, 2022, the Avalanche won their third Stanley Cup and first since 2001 after they defeated the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals, in six games.^[6]

Standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

2021 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–3–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 28	Colorado	3–4				16,867	0–1–0	^[7]
2	September 30		4–6	Colorado			11,092	1–1–0	^[8]
3	October 4	Colorado	1–3	Minnesota			13,112	1–2–0	^[9]
4	October 5	Vegas	7–4	Colorado		Johansson	—	1–3–0	^[10]
5	October 7	Colorado	1–3			Kuemper	12,022	1–4–0	^[11]
6	October 9	Dallas	2–4	Colorado		Johansson	—	2–4–0	^[12]

Regular season

2021–22 game log
October: 4–4–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 2–4 Colorado 18,037 1–0–0 2 ^[13] 2 October 16 5–3 Colorado Kuemper 18,022 1–1–0 2 ^[14] 3 October 19 Colorado 3–6 Kuemper 18,573 1–2–0 2 ^[15] 4 October 21 Colorado 1–4 11,245 1–3–0 2 ^[16] 5 October 23 Colorado 4–3 SO Kuemper 19,092 2–3–0 4 ^[17] 6 October 26 3–1 Colorado Kuemper 17,724 2–4–0 4 ^[18] 7 October 28 Colorado 4–3 St. Louis Kuemper 16,558 3–4–0 6 ^[19] 8 October 30 1–4 Colorado Kuemper 17,708 4–4–0 8 ^[20]
November: 7–2–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 3 5–4 Colorado OT 16,634 4–4–1 9 ^[21] 10 November 6 Colorado 2–4 Columbus 16,494 4–5–1 9 ^[22] 11 November 11 1–7 Colorado Kuemper 17,226 5–5–1 11 ^[23] 12 November 13 2–6 Colorado Kuemper 18,015 6–5–1 13 ^[24] 13 November 17 Colorado 4–2 Vancouver Kuemper 18,361 7–5–1 15 ^[25] 14 November 19 Colorado 7–3 Kuemper 17,151 8–5–1 17 ^[26] 15 November 22 5–7 Colorado Kuemper 16,706 9–5–1 19 ^[27] 16 November 24 2–5 Colorado 16,343 10–5–1 21 ^[28] 17 November 26 Colorado 1–3 Kuemper 18,532 10–6–1 21 ^[29] 18 November 27 2–6 Colorado Johansson 17,050 11–6–1 23 ^[30]
December: 6–2–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 3–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 19 December 1 Colorado 3–8 18,931 11–7–1 23 ^[31] 20 December 2 Colorado 4–1 Johansson 20,092 12–7–1 25 ^[32] 21 December 4 Colorado 5–6 OT 14,237 12–7–2 26 ^[33] 22 December 6 Colorado 7–5 Annunen 16,649 13–7–2 28 ^[34] 23 December 8 Colorado 7–3 16,714 14–7–2 30 ^[35] 24 December 10 3–7 Colorado Kuemper 18,021 15–7–2 32 ^[36] 25 December 12 2–3 Colorado Kuemper 16,548 16–7–2 34 ^[37] 26 December 14 NY Rangers 2–4 Colorado Kuemper 17,198 17–7–2 36 ^[38] 27 December 16 Colorado 2–5 17,184 17–8–2 36 ^[39] — December 18 Colorado Postponed due to COVID-19.^[40] Moved to February 10.^[41] — December 20 Colorado Detroit Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 23. — December 22 Colorado Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 19. — December 23 Colorado Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 21. — December 27 Colorado Postponed due to COVID-19.^[42] Moved to February 16. — December 29 Colorado Postponed due to COVID-19.^[43] Moved to February 15. — December 31 Colorado Dallas Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 13.
January: 15–0–1 (home: 10–0–0; road: 5–0–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 January 2 2–4 Colorado 17,305 18–8–2 38 ^[44] 29 January 4 Colorado 4–3 OT Kuemper 16,784 19–8–2 40 ^[45] 30 January 6 1–7 Colorado Kuemper 15,171 20–8–2 42 ^[46] 31 January 8 4–5 Colorado OT 17,354 21–8–2 44 ^[47] 32 January 10 3–4 Colorado Francouz 17,516 22–8–2 46 ^[48] 33 January 11 Colorado 4–5 OT Kuemper 17,159 22–8–3 47 ^[49] 34 January 14 3–4 Colorado SO Francouz 17,072 23–8–3 49 ^[50] 35 January 15 Colorado 5–0 Arizona Kuemper 14,313 24–8–3 51 ^[51] 36 January 17 3–4 Colorado SO Francouz 17,565 25–8–3 53 ^[52] 37 January 19 Colorado 2–0 Anaheim Francouz 11,240 26–8–3 55 ^[53] 38 January 20 Colorado 4–1 Kuemper 15,387 27–8–3 57 ^[54] 39 January 22 2–3 Colorado OT Kuemper 17,646 28–8–3 59 ^[55] 40 January 24 Chicago 0–2 Colorado Francouz 16,503 29–8–3 61 ^[56] 41 January 26 3–4 Colorado OT Kuemper 18,041 30–8–3 63 ^[57] 42 January 28 Colorado 6–4 Chicago Francouz 17,992 31–8–3 65 ^[58] 43 January 30 1–4 Colorado Kuemper 17,456 32–8–3 67 ^[59]
February: 7–2–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 5–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 44 February 1 3–2 Colorado SO 15,345 32–8–4 68 ^[60] 45 February 10 2–3 Colorado Kuemper 18,018 33–8–4 70 ^[61] 46 February 13 Colorado 4–0 Kuemper 18,167 34–8–4 72 ^[62] 47 February 15 Dallas 4–1 Colorado 17,503 34–9–4 72 ^[63] 48 February 16 Colorado 2–0 Kuemper 18,209 35–9–4 74 ^[64] 49 February 19 Colorado 5–3 Kuemper 10,526 36–9–4 76 ^[65] 50 February 21 Colorado 1–5 Kuemper 17,850 36–10–4 76 ^[66] 51 February 23 Colorado 5–2 Francouz 18,562 37–10–4 78 ^[67] 52 February 25 3–6 Colorado Francouz 18,037 38–10–4 80 ^[68] 53 February 26 Colorado 3–2 Vegas Kuemper 18,333 39–10–4 82 ^[69]
March: 9–4–2 (home: 5–1–1; road: 4–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 March 1 3–5 Colorado 17,622 40–10–4 84 ^[70] 55 March 3 Colorado 1–2 10,840 40–11–4 84 ^[71] 56 March 5 4–3 Colorado OT Francouz 18,087 40–11–5 85 ^[72] 57 March 7 Colorado 5–4 NY Islanders Francouz 16,378 41–11–5 87 ^[73] 58 March 8 Colorado 3–5 Kuemper 12,181 41–12–5 87 ^[74] 59 March 10 Colorado 0–2 Kuemper 18,056 41–13–5 87 ^[75] 60 March 13 Calgary 0–3 Colorado Kuemper 18,081 42–13–5 89 ^[76] 61 March 15 Colorado 3–0 Kuemper 13,967 43–13–5 91 ^[77] 62 March 18 Colorado 5–3 Francouz 13,022 44–13–5 93 ^[78] 63 March 21 2–3 Colorado OT Kuemper 18,022 45–13–5 95 ^[79] 64 March 23 3–1 Colorado Kuemper 17,482 45–14–5 95 ^[80] 65 March 25 3–6 Colorado Francouz 18,051 46–14–5 97 ^[81] 66 March 27 Colorado 2–3 OT Kuemper 19,140 46–14–6 98 ^[82] 67 March 29 Colorado 2–1 Calgary Kuemper 16,543 47–14–6 100 ^[83] 68 March 31 San Jose 2–4 Colorado Francouz 18,013 48–14–6 102 ^[84]
April: 8–5–1 (home: 5–1–1; road: 3–4–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 69 April 2 2–3 Colorado 18,102 49–14–6 104 ^[85] 70 April 5 Colorado 6–4 Pittsburgh Kuemper 17,409 50–14–6 106 ^[86] 71 April 8 Colorado 5–4 OT 13,900 51–14–6 108 ^[87] 72 April 9 Colorado 2–1 SO Kuemper 18,347 52–14–6 110 ^[88] 73 April 13 3–9 Colorado Kuemper 18,017 53–14–6 112 ^[89] 74 April 14 1–3 Colorado Francouz 18,024 54–14–6 114 ^[90] 75 April 16 4–7 Colorado Kuemper 18,091 55–14–6 116 ^[91] 76 April 18 3–2 Colorado Kuemper 18,020 55–15–6 116 ^[92] 77 April 20 Colorado 2–3 Francouz 17,151 55–16–6 116 ^[93] 78 April 22 Colorado 3–6 Edmonton Kuemper 18,347 55–17–6 116 ^[94] 79 April 24 Colorado 1–4 Winnipeg Kuemper 14,443 55–18–6 116 ^[95] 80 April 26 3–5 Colorado Kuemper 18,071 56–18–6 118 ^[96] 81 April 28 5–4 Colorado SO Kuemper 18,011 56–18–7 119 ^[97] 82 April 29 Colorado 1–4 Francouz 19,261 56–19–7 119 ^[98] Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs.

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Nashville Predators: Colorado won 4–0 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 3 Nashville 2–7 Colorado 18,091 1–0 ^[99] 2 May 5 Nashville 1–2 Colorado OT Kuemper 18,115 2–0 ^[100] 3 May 7 Colorado 7–3 Nashville 17,430 3–0 ^[101] 4 May 9 Colorado 5–3 Nashville Francouz 17,188 4–0 ^[102]
Western Conference Second Round vs. (C3) St. Louis Blues: Colorado won 4–2 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 17 St. Louis 2–3 Colorado OT 18,105 1–0 ^[103] 2 May 19 St. Louis 4–1 Colorado Kuemper 18,117 1–1 ^[104] 3 May 21 Colorado 5–2 St. Louis Kuemper 18,096 2–1 ^[105] 4 May 23 Colorado 6–3 St. Louis Kuemper 18,096 3–1 ^[106] 5 May 25 St. Louis 5–4 Colorado OT Kuemper 18,117 3–2 ^[107] 6 May 27 Colorado 3–2 St. Louis Kuemper 18,096 4–2 ^[108]
Western Conference Finals vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers: Colorado won 4–0 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 31 Edmonton 6–8 Colorado 18,044 1–0 ^[109] 2 June 2 Edmonton 0–4 Colorado Francouz 18,107 2–0 ^[110] 3 June 4 Colorado 4–2 Edmonton Francouz 18,347 3–0 ^[111] 4 June 6 Colorado 6–5 Edmonton OT Francouz 18,347 4–0 ^[112]
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Colorado won 4–2 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 June 15 Tampa Bay 3–4 Colorado OT 17,778 1–0 ^[113] 2 June 18 Tampa Bay 0–7 Colorado Kuemper 17,849 2–0 ^[114] 3 June 20 Colorado 2–6 Tampa Bay Kuemper 19,092 2–1 ^[115] 4 June 22 Colorado 3–2 Tampa Bay OT Kuemper 19,092 3–1 ^[116] 5 June 24 Tampa Bay 3–2 Colorado Kuemper 18,015 3–2 ^[117] 6 June 26 Colorado 2–1 Tampa Bay Kuemper 19,092 4–2 ^[118]
Legend:

Player statistics

Final stats^[119]

Skaters

Regular season

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	75	36	56	92	+35	56
	65	32	56	88	+22	42
	71	28	59	87	+13	71
	77	28	58	86	+48	26
	80	22	39	61	+12	18
	51	30	29	59	+27	78
	66	13	44	57	+52	20
	62	25	27	52	+21	14
	70	18	15	33	+6	25
	71	13	20	33	+11	12
	67	5	23	28	−4	20
	77	8	17	25	+22	24
	81	8	16	24	+10	38
^†	67	11	11	22	+14	41
	30	5	12	17	+7	12
	68	7	8	15	−5	14
^‡	59	6	8	14	+1	30
^†	16	6	3	9	+1	8
	74	1	8	9	+5	42
^†	22	2	5	7	−11	12
	58	2	3	5	+1	89
	37	0	4	4	−3	2
	20	0	3	3	−2	4
^†	21	0	3	3	−2	6
	11	1	1	2	+3	0
	5	1	0	1	−2	0
^†	18	0	1	1	−2	8
	3	0	1	1	+1	0
	18	0	0	0	−5	2
	10	0	0	0	−4	2
	7	0	0	0	−2	2
	6	0	0	0	+2	0
	2	0	0	0	−1	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0	4

Playoffs

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	20	8	21	29	+7	10
	20	5	20	25	+3	4
	20	13	11	24	+11	8
	20	11	11	22	+15	6
	20	9	6	15	+6	8
	16	7	8	15	+7	8
	20	5	10	15	+5	8
	20	8	6	14	+2	20
	20	0	9	9	+15	10
	20	5	3	8	–1	10
	12	3	5	8	+3	2
	20	3	5	8	+6	12
	16	3	3	6	+5	16
	20	2	3	5	+3	12
	20	1	4	5	+10	4
	17	1	3	4	+2	9
	12	0	4	4	0	4
	7	1	2	3	−1	0
	13	0	2	2	+2	2
	14	0	0	0	+2	4
	13	0	0	0	+1	10

Goaltenders

Regular season! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	57	57	3,258:07	37	12	4	138	2.52	1,754	.921	5	0	0	2
	21	18	1,200:09	15	5	1	51	2.55	608	.916	2	0	0	0
^‡	9	6	370:18	3	2	1	23	3.73	200	.885	0	0	0	0
	2	1	96:46	1	0	1	7	4.34	51	.863	0	0	1	0

Playoffs! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	16	16	886:50	10	4	38	2.57	386	.902	1	0	1	2
	7	4	341:11	6	0	16	2.81	170	.906	1	0	0	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.

Suspensions/fines

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To New Jersey Devils Ryan Graves	To Colorado Avalanche Mikhail Maltsev NYI 2nd-round pick in 2021	^[121]
	To Seattle Kraken 4th-round pick in 2023	To Colorado Avalanche Kurtis MacDermid	^[122]
	To Arizona Coyotes Conor Timmins 1st-round pick in 2022 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2024	To Colorado Avalanche Darcy Kuemper	^[123]
	To Anaheim Ducks Drew Helleson 2nd-round pick in 2023	To Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson	^[124]
	To Minnesota Wild Tyson Jost	To Colorado Avalanche Nico Sturm	^[125]
	To Montreal Canadiens Justin Barron 2nd-round pick in 2024	To Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen	^[126]
	To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2024	To Colorado Avalanche Andrew Cogliano	^[127]

Notes:

1. Arizona will receive a third-round pick in 2024 if Colorado wins the 2022 Stanley Cup and Kuemper plays in 50% of their playoff games; otherwise no pick will be exchanged.

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			2-year	Free agency	^[128]
			1-year	Free agency
			1-year	Free agency	^[129]
			1-year	Free agency
	Jordan Gross		1-year	Free agency	^[130]
			1-year	Free agency	^[131]
				Waivers	^[132]
		Colorado Eagles (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[133]
		Minnesota State Mavericks (CCHA)	1-year	Free agency	^[134]
		Minnesota Golden Gophers (B1G)	2-year	Free agency	^[135]
		Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[136]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
					^[137]
				Retirement	^[138]
			2-year	Free agency	^[139]
			2-year	Free agency	^[140]
		Vancouver Canucks	1-year	Free agency
			6-year	Free agency	^[141]
			3-year	Free agency	^[142]
			1-year	Free agency	^[143]
			1-year	Free agency	^[144]
			1-year	Free agency	^[145]
			1-year	Free agency	^[146]
			5-year	Free agency	^[147]
			1-year	Free agency	^[148]
				Waivers	^[149]
		Skellefteå AIK (SHL)	Unknown	Free agency	^[150]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
		1-year	Re-signing	^[151]
		6-year	Re-signing	^[152]
		8-year	Re-signing	^[153]
		3-year	Entry-level	^[154]
		1-year	Re-signing	^[155]
		1-year	Re-signing	^[156]
		2-year	Extension	^[157]
		2-year	Extension	^[158]
		2-year	Entry-level	^[159]
		1-year	Extension	^[160]

Draft picks

See also: List of Colorado Avalanche draft picks. Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, virtually via video conference call from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round		Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1	28	Oskar Olausson	RW		HV71 (SHL)
2	61	Sean Behrens	D		U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3	92	Andrei Buyalsky	C		Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
7	220	Taylor Makar	LW		Brooks Bandits (AJHL)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-2022 NHL Attendance . ESPN.com . May 3, 2022.
2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 45. 978-1-894801-26-3.
3. Web site: Crosby . Wes . Avalanche defeat Penguins, clinch playoff berth . NHL.com . April 5, 2022 . April 5, 2022.
4. Web site: Boulding . Ryan . Avalanche defeat Hurricanes, clinch top seed in West . NHL.com . April 16, 2022 . April 16, 2022.
5. Web site: Van Diest . Derek . Avalanche defeat Oilers in OT in Game 4, advance to Stanley Cup Final . NHL.com . June 26, 2022 . June 6, 2022.
6. Web site: Gulitti . Tom . Avalanche edge Lightning in Game 6, win Cup for first time since 2001 . NHL.com . June 26, 2022 . June 26, 2022.
7. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - September 28, 2021 . NHL.com . November 9, 2021 . September 28, 2021.
8. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche - September 30, 2021 . NHL.com . November 9, 2021 . September 30, 2021.
9. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - October 4, 2021 . NHL.com . November 9, 2021 . October 4, 2021.
10. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - October 5, 2021 . NHL.com . November 9, 2021 . October 5, 2021.
11. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Dallas Stars - October 7, 2021 . NHL.com . November 9, 2021 . October 7, 2021.
12. Web site: Dallas Stars - Colorado Avalanche - October 9, 2021 . NHL.com . November 9, 2021 . October 9, 2021.
13. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - Colorado Avalanche - October 13, 2021 . NHL.com . October 18, 2021 . October 13, 2021.
14. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - October 16, 2021 . NHL.com . October 18, 2021 . October 16, 2021.
15. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Washington Capitals - October 19, 2021 . NHL.com . October 19, 2021 . October 19, 2021.
16. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Florida Panthers - October 21, 2021 . NHL.com . October 21, 2021 . October 21, 2021.
17. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Tampa Bay Lightning - October 23, 2021 . NHL.com . October 23, 2021 . October 23, 2021.
18. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - Colorado Avalanche - October 26, 2021 . NHL.com.
19. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - October 28, 2021 . NHL.com.
20. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche - October 30, 2021 . NHL.com.
21. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Colorado Avalanche - November 3, 2021 . NHL.com.
22. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Columbus Blue Jackets - November 6, 2021 . NHL.com . November 7, 2021 . November 6, 2021.
23. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Colorado Avalanche - November 11, 2021 . NHL.com.
24. Web site: San Jose Sharks - Colorado Avalanche - November 13, 2021 . NHL.com.
25. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Vancouver Canucks - November 17, 2021 . NHL.com.
26. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Seattle Kraken - November 19, 2021 . NHL.com.
27. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Colorado Avalanche - November 22, 2021 . NHL.com.
28. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - Colorado Avalanche - November 24, 2021 . NHL.com.
29. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Dallas Stars - November 26, 2021 . NHL.com.
30. Web site: Nashville Predators - Colorado Avalanche - November 27, 2021 . NHL.com.
31. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Toronto Maple Leafs - December 1, 2021 . NHL.com . December 1, 2021 . December 1, 2021.
32. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Montreal Canadiens - December 2, 2021 . NHL.com . December 2, 2021 . December 2, 2021.
33. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Ottawa Senators - December 4, 2021 . NHL.com . December 6, 2021 . December 4, 2021.
34. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Philadelphia Flyers - December 6, 2021 . NHL.com . December 6, 2021 . December 6, 2021.
35. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - New York Rangers - December 8, 2021 . NHL.com . December 8, 2021 . December 8, 2021.
36. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - Colorado Avalanche - December 10, 2021 . NHL.com . December 10, 2021 . December 10, 2021.
37. Web site: Florida Panthers - Colorado Avalanche - December 12, 2021 . NHL.com . December 12, 2021 . December 12, 2021.
38. Web site: New York Rangers - Colorado Avalanche - December 14, 2021 . NHL.com . December 14, 2021 . December 14, 2021.
39. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Nashville Predators - December 16, 2021 . NHL.com . December 16, 2021 . December 16, 2021.
40. Web site: Avalanche, Panthers shut down through holiday break due to COVID concerns . NHL.com . December 17, 2021 . December 17, 2021.
41. Web site: NHL Announces Comprehensive Update to 2021-22 Regular-Season Schedule . NHL.com . January 26, 2022 . January 19, 2022.
42. Web site: NHL delays return to play until Dec. 28 . NHL.com . December 25, 2021 . December 24, 2021.
43. Web site: NHL postpones three more games, total up to 70 . NHL.com . December 28, 2021 . December 27, 2021.
44. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - Colorado Avalanche - January 2, 2022 . NHL.com . January 2, 2022 . January 2, 2022.
45. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Chicago Blackhawks - January 4, 2022 . NHL.com . January 4, 2022 . January 4, 2022.
46. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Colorado Avalanche - January 6, 2022 . NHL.com . January 7, 2022.
47. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Colorado Avalanche - January 8, 2022 . NHL.com . January 8, 2022 . January 8, 2022.
48. Web site: Seattle Kraken - Colorado Avalanche - January 10, 2022 . NHL.com . January 10, 2022 . January 10, 2022.
49. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Nashville Predators - January 11, 2022 . NHL.com . January 11, 2022 . January 11, 2022.
50. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - Colorado Avalanche - January 14, 2022 . NHL.com . January 14, 2022 . January 14, 2022.
51. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Arizona Coyotes - January 15, 2022 . NHL.com . January 15, 2022 . January 15, 2022.
52. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Colorado Avalanche - January 17, 2022 . NHL.com . January 17, 2022 . January 17, 2022.
53. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Anaheim Ducks - January 19, 2022 . NHL.com . January 20, 2022 . January 19, 2022.
54. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings - January 20, 2022 . NHL.com . January 20, 2022 . January 20, 2022.
55. Web site: Montreal Canadiens - Colorado Avalanche - January 22, 2022 . NHL.com . January 22, 2022 . January 22, 2022.
56. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - Colorado Avalanche - January 24, 2022 . NHL.com . January 24, 2022 . January 24, 2022.
57. Web site: Boston Bruins - Colorado Avalanche - January 26, 2022 . NHL.com . January 26, 2022 . January 26, 2022.
58. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Chicago Blackhawks - January 28, 2022 . NHL.com . January 28, 2022 . January 28, 2022.
59. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - Colorado Avalanche - January 30, 2022 . NHL.com . 31 January 2022.
60. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - Colorado Avalanche - February 1, 2022 . NHL.com . February 1, 2022 . February 1, 2022.
61. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Colorado Avalanche - February 10, 2022 . NHL.com . February 10, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
62. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Dallas Stars - February 13, 2022 . NHL.com . February 13, 2022 . February 13, 2022.
63. Web site: Dallas Stars - Colorado Avalanche - February 15, 2022 . NHL.com . February 15, 2022 . February 15, 2022.
64. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - February 16, 2022 . NHL.com . February 16, 2022 . February 16, 2022.
65. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Buffalo Sabres - February 19, 2022 . NHL.com . February 19, 2022 . February 19, 2022.
66. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Boston Bruins - February 21, 2022 . NHL.com . February 21, 2022 . February 21, 2022.
67. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Detroit Red Wings - February 23, 2022 . NHL.com . February 23, 2022 . February 23, 2022.
68. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Colorado Avalanche - February 25, 2022 . NHL.com . February 25, 2022 . February 25, 2022.
69. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Vegas Golden Knights - February 26, 2022 . NHL.com . February 26, 2022 . February 26, 2022.
70. Web site: New York Islanders - Colorado Avalanche - March 1, 2022 . NHL.com . March 1, 2022 . March 1, 2022.
71. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Arizona Coyotes - March 3, 2022 . NHL.com . March 3, 2022 . March 3, 2022.
72. Web site: Calgary Flames - Colorado Avalanche - March 5, 2022 . NHL.com . March 5, 2022 . March 5, 2022.
73. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - New York Islanders - March 7, 2022 . NHL.com . March 7, 2022 . March 7, 2022.
74. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - New Jersey Devils - March 8, 2022 . NHL.com . March 8, 2022 . March 8, 2022.
75. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Carolina Hurricanes - March 10, 2022 . NHL.com . March 10, 2022 . March 10, 2022.
76. Web site: Calgary Flames - Colorado Avalanche - March 13, 2022 . NHL.com . March 13, 2022 . March 13, 2022.
77. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings - March 15, 2022 . NHL.com . March 15, 2022 . March 15, 2022.
78. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - San Jose Sharks - March 18, 2022 . NHL.com . March 18, 2022 . March 18, 2022.
79. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Colorado Avalanche - March 21, 2022 . NHL.com . March 21, 2022 . March 21, 2022.
80. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Colorado Avalanche - March 23, 2022 . NHL.com . March 23, 2022 . March 23, 2022.
81. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Colorado Avalanche - March 25, 2022 . NHL.com . March 25, 2022 . March 25, 2022.
82. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - March 27, 2022 . NHL.com . March 27, 2022 . March 27, 2022.
83. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Calgary Flames - March 29, 2022 . NHL.com . March 29, 2022 . March 29, 2022.
84. Web site: San Jose Sharks - Colorado Avalanche - March 31, 2022 . NHL.com . March 31, 2022 . March 31, 2022.
85. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Colorado Avalanche - April 2, 2022 . NHL.com . April 2, 2022 . April 2, 2022.
86. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Pittsburgh Penguins - April 5, 2022 . NHL.com . April 5, 2022 . April 5, 2022.
87. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Winnipeg Jets - April 8, 2022 . NHL.com . April 8, 2022 . April 8, 2022.
88. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Edmonton Oilers - April 9, 2022 . NHL.com . April 9, 2022 . April 9, 2022.
89. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - Colorado Avalanche - April 13, 2022 . NHL.com . April 13, 2022 . April 13, 2022.
90. Web site: New Jersey Devils - Colorado Avalanche - April 14, 2022 . NHL.com . April 14, 2022 . April 14, 2022.
91. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Colorado Avalanche - April 16, 2022 . NHL.com . April 16, 2022 . April 16, 2022.
92. Web site: Washington Capitals - Colorado Avalanche - April 18, 2022 . NHL.com . April 18, 2022 . April 18, 2022.
93. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Seattle Kraken - April 20, 2022 . NHL.com . April 20, 2022 . April 20, 2022.
94. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Edmonton Oilers - April 22, 2022 . NHL.com . April 22, 2022 . April 22, 2022.
95. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Winnipeg Jets - April 24, 2022 . NHL.com . April 24, 2022 . April 24, 2022.
96. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - April 26, 2022 . NHL.com . April 26, 2022 . April 26, 2022.
97. Web site: Nashville Predators - Colorado Avalanche - April 28, 2022 . NHL.com . April 28, 2022 . April 28, 2022.
98. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Minnesota Wild - April 29, 2022 . NHL.com . April 29, 2022 . April 29, 2022.
99. Web site: Nashville Predators - Colorado Avalanche - May 3, 2022 . NHL.com . May 3, 2022 . May 3, 2022.
100. Web site: Nashville Predators - Colorado Avalanche - May 5, 2022 . NHL.com . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022.
101. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Nashville Predators - May 7, 2022 . NHL.com . May 7, 2022 . May 7, 2022.
102. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Nashville Predators - May 9, 2022 . NHL.com . May 9, 2022 . May 9, 2022.
103. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - May 17, 2022 . NHL.com . May 17, 2022 . May 17, 2022.
104. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - May 19, 2022 . NHL.com . May 19, 2022 . May 19, 2022.
105. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - May 21, 2022 . NHL.com . May 21, 2022 . May 21, 2022.
106. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - May 23, 2022 . NHL.com . May 23, 2022 . May 23, 2022.
107. Web site: St. Louis Blues - Colorado Avalanche - May 25, 2022 . NHL.com . May 25, 2022 . May 25, 2022.
108. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - St. Louis Blues - May 27, 2022 . NHL.com . May 27, 2022 . May 27, 2022.
109. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Colorado Avalanche - May 31, 2022 . NHL.com . May 31, 2022 . May 31, 2022.
110. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Colorado Avalanche - June 2, 2022 . NHL.com . June 2, 2022 . June 2, 2022.
111. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Edmonton Oilers - June 4, 2022 . NHL.com . June 4, 2022 . June 4, 2022.
112. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Edmonton Oilers - June 6, 2022 . NHL.com . June 6, 2022 . June 6, 2022.
113. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Colorado Avalanche - June 15, 2022 . NHL.com . June 15, 2022 . June 15, 2022.
114. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Colorado Avalanche - June 18, 2022 . NHL.com . June 18, 2022 . June 18, 2022.
115. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Tampa Bay Lightning - June 20, 2022 . NHL.com . June 20, 2022 . June 20, 2022.
116. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Tampa Bay Lightning - June 22, 2022 . NHL.com . June 22, 2022 . June 22, 2022.
117. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Colorado Avalanche - June 24, 2022 . NHL.com . June 24, 2022 . June 24, 2022.
118. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Tampa Bay Lightning - June 26, 2022 . NHL.com . June 26, 2022 . June 26, 2022.
119. Web site: Colorado Avalanche Stats - 2021-2022 . NHL.com . 26 June 2022.
120. News: Landeskog suspended two games for actions in Avalanche game . 15 October 2021 . NHL.com . 14 October 2021.
121. Web site: Graves traded to Devils by Avalanche for Maltsev, pick . nhl.com . July 16, 2021.
122. Web site: MacDermid traded to Avalanche by Kraken . nhl.com . July 27, 2021.
123. Web site: Kuemper traded to Avalanche by Coyotes . nhl.com . July 28, 2021.
124. Web site: Ducks Acquire Helleson, 2023 Second-Round Pick from Colorado for Manson. nhl.com. March 14, 2022. March 14, 2022.
125. Web site: AVALANCHE ACQUIRES STURM . Colorado Avalanche. March 15, 2022. March 15, 2022.
126. Web site: Lehkonen traded to Avalanche by Canadiens . NHL.com. March 21, 2022. March 21, 2022.
127. Web site: Cogliano traded to Avalanche by Sharks. NHL.com. March 21, 2022. March 21, 2022.
128. Web site: Avalanche Signs Roland McKeown. nhl.com. July 28, 2021. August 2, 2021.
129. Web site: Avalanche Signs Sikura, Matteau. nhl.com. July 29, 2021. August 2, 2021.
130. Web site: Avalanche Signs Jordan Gross. nhl.com. July 31, 2021. August 2, 2021.
131. Web site: Avalanche Signs Ryan Murray. nhl.com. August 2, 2021. August 2, 2021.
132. Web site: Avalanche Claims Aube-Kubel. Colorado Avalanche. November 13, 2021. November 28, 2021.
133. Web site: AVALANCHE SIGNS BURKE. Colorado Avalanche. December 16, 2021. December 31, 2021.
134. Web site: Avalanche Sign Wyatt Aamodt. NHL.com. Colorado Avalanche. April 12, 2022. April 12, 2022.
135. Web site: Avalanche Sign Ben Meyers. NHL.com. Colorado Avalanche. April 13, 2022. April 13, 2022.
136. Web site: Avalanche Signs Sedlak. NHL.com. Colorado Avalanche. June 13, 2022. June 14, 2022.
137. Web site: Seattle Kraken Make Their Picks. NHL.com. July 21, 2021. July 28, 2021.
138. Web site: Calvert retires from NHL after 11 seasons. NHL.com. July 22, 2021. August 15, 2021.
139. Web site: Lightning sign forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to two-year contract . NHL.com . August 2, 2021 . July 28, 2021.
140. Web site: Canucks Sign Seven Players to Two-Way Contracts. NHL.com. July 28, 2021. July 28, 2021.
141. News: Kaplan . Emily . Kraken sign Vezina finalist Grubauer to 6-yr deal . July 29, 2021 . ESPN.com . July 28, 2021 . en.
142. Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms with Free Agent Defenseman Patrik Nemeth . NHL.com . July 29, 2021 . July 28, 2021.
143. Web site: Coyotes Sign Jaškin to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 28, 2021. July 30, 2021.
144. Web site: LA Kings Sign Garret Sparks and TJ Tynan to Two-Way Contracts. nhl.com. July 28, 2021. July 29, 2021.
145. Web site: FLAMES SIGN TRIO. nhl.com. July 28, 2021. July 31, 2021.
146. Web site: Kyle. Kujawa. Red Wings sign defensemen Dan Renouf and Luke Witkowski. NHL.com. July 29, 2021. July 30, 2021.
147. Web site: Saad signs five-year contract with Blues. July 29, 2021. August 18, 2021.
148. Web site: Capitals Sign Forward Michael Vecchione. nhl.com. August 5, 2021. August 18, 2021.
149. News: Florida Panthers Claim Goaltender Jonas Johansson Off Waivers . 14 December 2021 . NHL.com . 13 December 2021.
150. Web site: Välkommen hem, Andreas Wingerli. skellefteaaik.se. Skellefteå AIK. June 15, 2022. June 19, 2022. Swedish.
151. Web site: Avalanche Re-Signs Kiefer Sherwood. NHL.com. July 22, 2021. August 2, 2021.
152. Web site: Cale Makar Signs Six-Year Contract. NHL.com. July 24, 2021. August 2, 2021.
153. Web site: Avalanche Signs Gabriel Landeskog to Eight-Year Deal. NHL.com. July 27, 2021. August 2, 2021.
154. Web site: Avalanche Signs Oskar Olausson. NHL.com. August 8, 2021. August 7, 2021.
155. Web site: Avalanche Re-Signs Dennis Gilbert. NHL.com. August 16, 2021. August 17, 2021.
156. Web site: Avalanche Re-Signs Logan O'Connor. NHL.com. September 22, 2021. September 22, 2021.
157. Web site: Pavel Francouz Signs Two-Year Extension. Colorado Avalanche. March 12, 2022. March 13, 2022.
158. Web site: Avalanche Re-Signs MacDermid. NHL.com. Colorado Avalanche. April 5, 2022. April 6, 2022.
159. Web site: Avalanche Signs Zhuravlyov. NHL.com. Colorado Avalanche. May 2, 2022. May 4, 2022.
160. Web site: Avalanche Re-Signs Andrew Cogliano. NHL.com. Colorado Avalanche. July 5, 2022. July 7, 2022.