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]
2021–22 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Western Conference champions | |
Central Division champions | |
Division | 1st Central |
Conference | 1st Western |
2021–22 record | 56–19–7 |
Home record | 32–5–4 |
Road record | 24–14–3 |
Goals for | 312 |
Goals against | 234 |
Team information | |
General manager | Joe Sakic |
Coach | Jared Bednar |
Captain | Gabriel Landeskog |
Alternate captains | Nathan MacKinnon Mikko Rantanen |
Arena | Ball Arena |
Average attendance | 17,498[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Colorado Eagles (AHL) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mikko Rantanen (36) |
Assists | Nazem Kadri (59) |
Points | Mikko Rantanen (92) |
Penalty minutes | Kurtis MacDermid (89) |
Plus/minus | Devon Toews (+52) |
Wins | Darcy Kuemper (37) |
Goals against average | Darcy Kuemper (2.54) |
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
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 46 | 312 | 234 | +78 | 119 |
2 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 37 | 310 | 253 | +57 | 113 |
3 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 43 | 311 | 242 | +69 | 109 |
4 | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
5 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
6 | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 31 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
7 | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
8 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |
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; x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference
Conference standings
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
2 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
3 | PA | e – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 94 |
4 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 92 |
5 | CE | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
6 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 264 | −50 | 77 |
7 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 271 | −39 | 76 |
8 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
9 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 285 | −69 | 60 |
10 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |
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; x – Clinched playoff spot
Schedule and results
Preseason
2021 preseason game log: 2–4–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–3–0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 28 | Colorado | 3–4 | Vegas | Johansson | 16,867 | 0–1–0 | [9] | |
2 | September 30 | Minnesota | 4–6 | Colorado | Annunen | 11,092 | 1–1–0 | [10] | |
3 | October 4 | Colorado | 1–3 | Minnesota | Kuemper | 13,112 | 1–2–0 | [11] | |
4 | October 5 | Vegas | 7–4 | Colorado | Johansson | — | 1–3–0 | [12] | |
5 | October 7 | Colorado | 1–3 | Dallas | Kuemper | 12,022 | 1–4–0 | [13] | |
6 | October 9 | Dallas | 2–4 | Colorado | Johansson | — | 2–4–0 | [14] | |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Player statistics
Final stats[121]
- Skaters
- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Darcy Kuemper | 57 | 57 | 3,258:07 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 138 | 2.52 | 1,754 | .921 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pavel Francouz | 21 | 18 | 1,200:09 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 2.55 | 608 | .916 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jonas Johansson‡ | 9 | 6 | 370:18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3.73 | 200 | .885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Justus Annunen | 2 | 1 | 96:46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.34 | 51 | .863 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Darcy Kuemper | 16 | 16 | 886:50 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 2.57 | 386 | .902 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pavel Francouz | 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
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Gabriel Landeskog | Boarding against Chicago Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach during NHL game no. 5 in Colorado on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 16:22 of the third period. | 2 games | $70,000 | October 14, 2021[122] |
Transactions
The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 15, 2021 | To New Jersey Devils Ryan Graves |
To Colorado Avalanche Mikhail Maltsev NYI 2nd-round pick in 2021 |
[123] |
July 27, 2021 | To Seattle Kraken 4th-round pick in 2023 |
To Colorado Avalanche Kurtis MacDermid |
[124] |
July 28, 2021 | To Arizona Coyotes Conor Timmins 1st-round pick in 2022 Conditional[a] 3rd-round pick in 2024 |
To Colorado Avalanche Darcy Kuemper |
[125] |
March 14, 2022 | To Anaheim Ducks Drew Helleson 2nd-round pick in 2023 |
To Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson |
[126] |
March 15, 2022 | To Minnesota Wild Tyson Jost |
To Colorado Avalanche Nico Sturm |
[127] |
March 21, 2022 | To Montreal Canadiens Justin Barron 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
To Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen |
[128] |
March 21, 2022 | To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2024 |
To Colorado Avalanche Andrew Cogliano |
[129] |
Notes:
- 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 |
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July 28, 2021 | Roland McKeown | Carolina Hurricanes | 2-year | Free agency | [130] |
July 29, 2021 | Darren Helm | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [131] |
Stefan Matteau | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-year | Free agency | [131] | |
Dylan Sikura | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | Free agency | [131] | |
July 31, 2021 | Jordan Gross | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency | [132] |
August 2, 2021 | Ryan Murray | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency | [133] |
November 13, 2021 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Philadelphia Flyers | Waivers | [134] | |
December 16, 2021 | Callahan Burke | Colorado Eagles (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [135] |
April 12, 2022 | Wyatt Aamodt | Minnesota State Mavericks (CCHA) | 1-year | Free agency | [136] |
April 13, 2022 | Ben Meyers | Minnesota Golden Gophers (B1G) | 2-year | Free agency | [137] |
June 13, 2022 | Lukas Sedlak | Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [138] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 21, 2021 | Joonas Donskoi | Seattle Kraken | Expansion draft | [139] | |
July 22, 2021 | Matt Calvert | Retirement | [140] | ||
July 28, 2021 | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2-year | Free agency | [141] |
Kyle Burroughs | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency | [142] | |
Sheldon Dries | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [142] | |
Philipp Grubauer | Seattle Kraken | 6-year | Free agency | [143] | |
Patrik Nemeth | New York Rangers | 3-year | Free agency | [144] | |
Liam O'Brien | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency | [145] | |
T. J. Tynan | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency | [146] | |
Adam Werner | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [147] | |
July 29, 2021 | Dan Renouf | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [148] |
Brandon Saad | St. Louis Blues | 5-year | Free agency | [149] | |
August 5, 2021 | Mike Vecchione | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency | [150] |
December 13, 2021 | Jonas Johansson | Florida Panthers | Waivers | [151] | |
June 15, 2022 | Andreas Wingerli | Skellefteå AIK (SHL) | Unknown | Free agency | [152] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 22, 2021 | Kiefer Sherwood | 1-year | Re-signing | [153] |
July 24, 2021 | Cale Makar | 6-year | Re-signing | [154] |
July 27, 2021 | Gabriel Landeskog | 8-year | Re-signing | [155] |
August 6, 2021 | Oskar Olausson | 3-year | Entry-level | [156] |
August 16, 2021 | Dennis Gilbert | 1-year | Re-signing | [157] |
September 22, 2021 | Logan O'Connor | 1-year | Re-signing | [158] |
March 12, 2022 | Pavel Francouz | 2-year | Extension | [159] |
April 5, 2022 | Kurtis MacDermid | 2-year | Extension | [160] |
May 2, 2022 | Danila Zhuravlyov | 2-year | Entry-level | [161] |
July 5, 2022 | Andrew Cogliano | 1-year | Extension | [162] |
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) |
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1 | 28 | Oskar Olausson | RW | Sweden | HV71 (SHL) |
2 | 61 | Sean Behrens | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
3 | 92 | Andrei Buyalsky | C | Kazakhstan | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |
7 | 220 | Taylor Makar | LW | Canada | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) |
References
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