League: | NHL |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Year: | 2023 |
Team: | Colorado Avalanche |
Division: | Central |
Divisionrank: | 3rd |
Conference: | Western |
Conferencerank: | 4th |
Record: | 50–25–7 |
Homerecord: | 31–9–1 |
Roadrecord: | 19–16–6 |
Goalsfor: | 304 |
Goalsagainst: | 254 |
Generalmanager: | Chris MacFarland |
Coach: | Jared Bednar |
Captain: | Gabriel Landeskog |
Altcaptain: | Nathan MacKinnon Mikko Rantanen |
Arena: | Ball Arena |
Attendance: | 18,102[1] |
Minorleague: | Colorado Eagles (AHL) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) |
Goalsleader: | Nathan MacKinnon (51) |
Assistsleader: | Nathan MacKinnon (89) |
Pointsleader: | Nathan MacKinnon (140) |
Plusminusleader: | Nathan MacKinnon (+35) |
Pimleader: | Josh Manson (87) |
Winsleader: | Alexandar Georgiev (38) |
Gaaleader: | Justus Annunen (2.25) |
The 2023–24 Colorado Avalanche season was the 45th season for the Avalanche as the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that joined the league in 1979, and their 28th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.[2]
On March 30, 2024, the Avalanche clinched a playoff berth for the seventh consecutive season after a 7–4 win against the Nashville Predators.[3] On April 18, Nathan MacKinnon broke the single season point record, across both the Nordiques and Avalanche, with 140 points. In the playoffs, the Avalanche defeated the Winnipeg Jets in five games in the first round,[4] before losing to the Dallas Stars in the second round in six games.[5]
On June 27, MacKinnon became the first Avalanche player to win the Hart Memorial Trophy since Peter Forsberg in the 2002–03 season.
The Avalanche pre-season schedule was released on June 23, 2023.[6]
2023 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–3–0) | |||||||||||
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Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | |||
1 | September 24 | 4–3 | Colorado | 14,501 | 0–1–0 | [7] | |||||
2 | September 25 | 2–3 | Colorado | 13,294 | 1–1–0 | [8] | |||||
3 | September 28 | Colorado | 2–4 | Minnesota | Annunen | 16,215 | 1–2–0 | [9] | |||
4 | October 1 | 3–4 | Colorado | OT | 15,207 | 2–2–0 | [10] | ||||
5 | October 3 | Colorado | 1–3 | Dallas | Annunen | 14,523 | 2–3–0 | [11] | |||
6 | October 5 | Colorado | 3–4 | Vegas | Georgiev | 17,539 | 2–4–0 | [12] | |||
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The Avalanche regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[13]
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Legend: |
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
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82 | 51 | 89 | 140 | +35 | 42 | ||
80 | 42 | 62 | 104 | +19 | 50 | ||
77 | 21 | 69 | 90 | +15 | 16 | ||
79 | 19 | 37 | 56 | +12 | 28 | ||
54 | 28 | 25 | 53 | +5 | 22 | ||
82 | 12 | 38 | 50 | +28 | 18 | ||
80 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 61 | |||
45 | 16 | 18 | 34 | +11 | 14 | ||
74 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 75 | |||
57 | 13 | 12 | 25 | +13 | 34 | ||
76 | 8 | 17 | 25 | +13 | 87 | ||
‡ | 63 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 34 | ||
‡ | 55 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +1 | 40 | |
75 | 6 | 13 | 19 | +11 | 16 | ||
59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 10 | ||
80 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +15 | 38 | ||
30 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | |||
† | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 6 | ||
56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |||
57 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |||
‡ | 27 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
† | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 16 | |
† | 18 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +4 | 8 | ||
† | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | |
‡ | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 23 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 9 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | ||
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | ||
‡ | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player | data-sort-type="number" | ||||||
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11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | |||
11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | |||
11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | |||
11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | |||
8 | 9 | 1 | 10 | +1 | 2 | ||
11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 12 | ||
10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 2 | ||
11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 2 | ||
11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 2 | ||
11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 13 | ||
11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||
9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 0 | ||
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | ||
10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | ||
11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | ||
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 | ||
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
63 | 62 | 3,637:57 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 183 | 3.02 | 1,770 | .897 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
14 | 12 | 801:05 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 2.25 | 414 | .928 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | 8 | 494:11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 3.16 | 248 | .895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | 11 | 425:23 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 2.85 | 311 | .897 | 0 | 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.
The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Key:
Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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To Tampa Bay Lightning MTL 2nd-round pick in 2023 | To Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton | [111] | |
To Carolina Hurricanes Callahan Burke | To Colorado Avalanche Caleb Jones | [112] | |
To Seattle Kraken Tomas Tatar | To Colorado Avalanche 5th-round pick in 2024 | [113] | |
To New Jersey Devils Kurtis MacDermid | To Colorado Avalanche Zakhar Bardakov 7th-round pick in 2024 | [114] | |
To Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram | To Colorado Avalanche Casey Mittelstadt | [115] | |
To Philadelphia Flyers Ryan Johansen Conditional 1st-round pick in 2025 | To Colorado Avalanche Sean Walker 5th-round pick in 2026 | [116] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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2-year | Free agency | [117] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [118] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | |||||
Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency | ||||
1-year | Free agency | |||||
Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency | ||||
6-year | Free agency | [119] | ||||
New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency | [120] | |||
Waivers | [121] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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5-year | Free agency | [122] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [123] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [124] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [125] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [126] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [127] | ||||
Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-year | Free agency | [128] | |||
4-year | Free agency | [129] | ||||
Ontario Reign (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [130] | |||
ZSC Lions (NL) | 5-year | Free agency | [131] | |||
1-year | Free agency | [132] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [133] | ||||
Retirement | [134] |
Date | Player | Term | Ref | |
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2-year | [135] | |||
1-year | [136] | |||
1-year | [137] | |||
1-year | [138] | |||
4-year | [139] | |||
2-year | [140] | |||
1-year | [141] | |||
2-year | [142] | |||
3-year | [143] | |||
7-year | [144] | |||
1-year | [145] | |||
2-year | [146] | |||
3-year | [147] | |||
Justus Annunen | 2-year | [148] | ||
1-year | [149] | |||
3-year | [150] |
See also: List of Colorado Avalanche draft picks. Below are the Avalanche's selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Round | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) | ||
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1 | 27 | Calum Ritchie | C | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | ||
31 | Mikhail Gulyayev | D | Avangard Omsk (KHL) | |||
5 | 155 | Nikita Ishimnikov | D | JHC Avto (MHL) | ||
6 | 187 | Jeremy Hanzel | D | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | ||
7 | 219 | Maros Jedlicka | C | HKM Zvolen (Slovak Extraliga) |