2020–21 Colorado Avalanche season

2020–21 Colorado Avalanche
	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
General Manager	Joe Sakic
Coach	Jared Bednar
Captain	Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate captains	Erik Johnson; Nathan MacKinnon
Arena	Ball Arena
Minor League Affiliate(s)
	Team leaders
Goals	Mikko Rantanen (30)
Assists	Nathan MacKinnon (45)
Points	Mikko Rantanen (66)
Penalties in minutes	Ryan Graves (55)
Wins	Philipp Grubauer (30)
Goals against average	Philipp Grubauer (1.95)

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 the Second Round, the Avalanche initially led the series 2–0, but were later eliminated from the playoffs after they lost 4 straight to the Vegas Golden Knights.^[5]

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

West Division
Pos	Team [v • d • 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[]

Regular season[]

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	Recap
2	January 15	St. Louis	0–8	Colorado		Grubauer	0	1–1–0	2	Recap
3	January 19	Colorado	3–2	Los Angeles		Grubauer	0	2–1–0	4	Recap
4	January 21	Colorado	2–4	Los Angeles		Miska	0	2–2–0	4	Recap
5	January 22	Colorado	3–2	Anaheim	OT	Grubauer	0	3–2–0	6	Recap
6	January 24	Colorado	1–3	Anaheim		Grubauer	0	3–3–0	6	Recap
7	January 26	San Jose	3–7	Colorado		Grubauer	0	4–3–0	8	Recap
8	January 28	San Jose	0–3	Colorado		Grubauer	0	5–3–0	10	Recap
9	January 30	Colorado	5–1	Minnesota		Grubauer	0	6–3–0	12	Recap
10	January 31	Colorado	3–4	Minnesota	OT	Miska	0	6–3–1	13	Recap

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	Recap
—	February 4	Minnesota	–	Colorado	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[8] Rescheduled for February 24.^[9]
—	February 6	Colorado	–	St. Louis	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[10] Rescheduled for April 14.^[9]
—	February 7	Colorado	–	St. Louis	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for April 20.^[11]
—	February 9	Arizona	–	Colorado	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for March 31.^[9]
—	February 11	Arizona	–	Colorado	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for April 12.^[9]
12	February 14	Colorado	0–1	Vegas		Grubauer	0	7–4–1	15	Recap
13	February 16	Colorado	3–2	Vegas		Grubauer	0	8–4–1	17	Recap
14	February 20	Vegas	2–3	Colorado		Grubauer	0	9–4–1	19	Recap
15	February 22	Vegas	3–0	Colorado		Grubauer	0	9–5–1	19	Recap
16	February 24	Minnesota	6–2	Colorado		Grubauer	0	9–6–1	19	Recap
17	February 26	Colorado	3–2	Arizona		Miska	2,495	10–6–1	21	Recap
18	February 27	Colorado	6–2	Arizona		Grubauer	3,224	11–6–1	23	Recap

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	Recap
20	March 3	Colorado	4–0	San Jose		Grubauer	0	12–7–1	25	Recap
21	March 5	Anaheim	2–3	Colorado	OT	Grubauer	0	13–7–1	27	Recap
22	March 6	Anaheim	5–4	Colorado	OT	Miska	0	13–7–2	28	Recap
23	March 8	Arizona	3–2	Colorado		Grubauer	0	13–8–2	28	Recap
24	March 10	Arizona	1–2	Colorado	OT	Grubauer	0	14–8–2	30	Recap
25	March 12	Los Angeles	0–2	Colorado		Grubauer	0	15–8–2	32	Recap
26	March 14	Los Angeles	1–4	Colorado		Grubauer	0	16–8–2	34	Recap
27	March 16	Anaheim	4–8	Colorado		Grubauer	0	17–8–2	36	Recap
28	March 18	Minnesota	1–5	Colorado		Grubauer	0	18–8–2	38	Recap
29	March 20	Minnesota	0–6	Colorado		Grubauer	0	19–8–2	40	Recap
30	March 22	Colorado	5–1	Arizona		Grubauer	2,593	20–8–2	42	Recap
31	March 23	Colorado	4–5	Arizona	SO	Johansson	2,539	20–8–3	43	Recap
32	March 25	Vegas	1–5	Colorado		Grubauer	0	21–8–3	45	Recap
33	March 27	Vegas	3–2	Colorado	OT	Grubauer	0	21–8–4	46	Recap
34	March 29	Anaheim	2–5	Colorado		Grubauer	0	22–8–4	48	Recap
35	March 31	Arizona	3–9	Colorado		Grubauer	0	23–8–4	50	Recap

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

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	Recap
50	May 3	Colorado	5–4	San Jose	OT	Grubauer	1,071	34–12–4	72	Recap
51	May 5	Colorado	2–3	San Jose		Grubauer	1,041	34–13–4	72	Recap
52	May 7	Colorado	3–2	Los Angeles		Grubauer	2,115	35–13–4	74	Recap
53	May 8	Colorado	3–2	Los Angeles		Johansson	2,482	36–13–4	76	Recap
54	May 10	Colorado	2–1	Vegas		Grubauer	7,567	37–13–4	78	Recap
55	May 12	Los Angeles	0–6	Colorado		Grubauer	4,042	38–13–4	80	Recap
56	May 13	Los Angeles	1–5	Colorado		Johansson	4,045	39–13–4	82	Recap

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

Playoffs[]

Main article: 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs

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	Recap
2	May 19	St. Louis	3–6	Colorado		Grubauer	7,739	2–0	Recap
3	May 21	Colorado	5–1	St. Louis		Grubauer	9,000	3–0	Recap
4	May 23	Colorado	5–2	St. Louis		Grubauer	9,000	4–0	Recap

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	Recap
2	June 2	Vegas	2–3	Colorado	OT	Grubauer	10,491	2–0	Recap
3	June 4	Colorado	2–3	Vegas		Grubauer	17,504	2–1	Recap
4	June 6	Colorado	1–5	Vegas		Grubauer	18,081	2–2	Recap
5	June 8	Vegas	3–2	Colorado	OT	Grubauer	10,495	2–3	Recap
6	June 10	Colorado	3–6	Vegas		Grubauer	18,149	2–4	Recap

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics[]

Through June 8, 2021^[14]

Skaters

Regular season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Rantanen, MikkoMikko Rantanen	52	30	36	66	+30	34
MacKinnon, NathanNathan MacKinnon	48	20	45	65	+22	37
Landeskog, GabrielGabriel Landeskog	54	20	32	52	+14	34
Burakovsky, AndreAndre Burakovsky	53	19	25	44	+4	10
Makar, CaleCale Makar	44	8	36	44	+17	12
Kadri, NazemNazem Kadri	56	11	21	32	−7	34
Girard, SamuelSamuel Girard	48	5	27	32	+15	16
Donskoi, JoonasJoonas Donskoi	51	17	14	31	+14	10
Toews, DevonDevon Toews	53	9	22	31	+29	16
Saad, BrandonBrandon Saad	44	15	9	24	+1	12
Nichushkin, ValeriValeri Nichushkin	55	10	11	21	+9	4
Compher, J. T.J. T. Compher	48	10	8	18	+10	19
Jost, TysonTyson Jost	54	7	10	17	+14	24
Graves, RyanRyan Graves	54	2	13	15	+15	55
Bellemare, Pierre-EdouardPierre-Edouard Bellemare	53	9	2	11	+6	21
MacDonald, JacobJacob MacDonald	33	1	8	9	+14	8
Timmins, ConorConor Timmins	31	0	7	7	+6	8
O'Connor, LoganLogan O'Connor	22	3	2	5	+6	6
Calvert, MattMatt Calvert	18	0	3	3	−2	6
Renouf, DanDan Renouf	18	0	3	3	–1	16
Sherwood, KieferKiefer Sherwood	15	0	3	3	+2	0
O'Brien, LiamLiam O'Brien	12	0	3	3	+1	40
Newhook, AlexAlex Newhook	6	0	3	3	+5	2
Nemeth, PatrikPatrik Nemeth ^† \|\| 13 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 2 \|\| +6 \|\| 6
Byram, BowenBowen Byram	19	0	2	2	+1	23
Söderberg, CarlCarl Söderberg ^† \|\| 11 \|\| 0 \|\| 2 \|\| 2 \|\| 0 \|\| 4
Megna, JaysonJayson Megna	7	0	2	2	+2	0
Burroughs, KyleKyle Burroughs	5	0	1	1	+1	5
Johnson, ErikErik Johnson	4	0	1	1	+2	2
Pateryn, GregGreg Pateryn ^†^‡ \|\| 8 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| −2 \|\| 4
Kaut, MartinMartin Kaut	5	0	0	0	−1	4
Gilbert, DennisDennis Gilbert	3	0	0	0	0	5
Dries, SheldonSheldon Dries	3	0	0	0	+1	4
Middleton, KeatonKeaton Middleton	3	0	0	0	−1	4
Cole, IanIan Cole ^‡ \|\| 2 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
MacKinnon, NathanNathan MacKinnon	9	8	5	13	+6	2
Landeskog, GabrielGabriel Landeskog	9	4	8	12	+3	9
Rantanen, MikkoMikko Rantanen	9	4	8	12	+5	4
Makar, CaleCale Makar	9	2	7	9	+1	2
Saad, BrandonBrandon Saad	9	7	0	7	+4	12
Graves, RyanRyan Graves	9	1	5	6	+6	8
Donskoi, JoonasJoonas Donskoi	9	3	2	5	0	0
Toews, DevonDevon Toews	9	0	5	5	+9	2
Girard, SamuelSamuel Girard	9	0	5	5	–1	2
Jost, TysonTyson Jost	9	2	2	4	0	4
Nichushkin, ValeriValeri Nichushkin	9	1	2	3	–2	10
Burakovsky, AndreAndre Burakovsky	9	0	3	3	–1	4
Compher, J. T.J. T. Compher	9	1	1	2	+3	4
Newhook, AlexAlex Newhook	7	1	1	2	+2	2
Söderberg, CarlCarl Söderberg	4	1	1	2	–1	2
Bellemare, Pierre-EdouardPierre-Edouard Bellemare	9	0	2	2	+2	0
Nemeth, PatrikPatrik Nemeth	9	0	1	1	+2	6
Kadri, NazemNazem Kadri	2	0	1	1	–1	10
Sherwood, KieferKiefer Sherwood	2	0	1	1	0	0
Timmins, ConorConor Timmins	9	0	0	0	–1	0
Ranta, SampoSampo Ranta	2	0	0	0	–1	0
O'Connor, LoganLogan O'Connor	1	0	0	0	–1	0

Goaltenders

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

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Grubauer, PhilippPhilipp Grubauer	9	9	541:02	6	3	21	2.33	279	.925	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[]

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

Trades[]

Date	Details		Ref
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)	To Chicago Blackhawks Nikita Zadorov Anton Lindholm	To Colorado Avalanche Brandon Saad Dennis Gilbert	^[15]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)	To New York Islanders A. J. Greer	To Colorado Avalanche Kyle Burroughs	^[16]
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	^[17]
January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)	To Minnesota Wild Ian Cole	To Colorado Avalanche Greg Pateryn	^[18]
March 20, 2021 (2021-03-20)	To Buffalo Sabres 6th-round pick in 2021	To Colorado Avalanche Jonas Johansson	^[19]
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)	To Detroit Red Wings 4th-round pick in 2022	To Colorado Avalanche Patrik Nemeth	^[20]
April 10, 2021 (2021-04-10)	To San Jose Sharks Greg Pateryn 5th-round pick in 2021	To Colorado Avalanche Devan Dubnyk	^[21]

Free agents[]

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
September 1, 2020 (2020-09-01)	Vladislav Kamenev	to SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)	2-year	^[22]
September 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)	Mark Barberio	to Lausanne HC (NL)	3-year	^[23]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)	Miikka Salomaki	from Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	^[24]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)	Kiefer Sherwood	from Anaheim Ducks	1-year	^[24]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)	Mike Vecchione	from St. Louis Blues	1-year	^[24]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)	Mark Alt	to Los Angeles Kings	1-year	^[25]
October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)	Vladislav Namestnikov	to Detroit Red Wings	2-year	^[26]
October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)	Matt Nieto	to San Jose Sharks	1-year	^[27]
October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)	Antoine Bibeau	to Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	^[28]
October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)	Michael Hutchinson	to Toronto Maple Leafs	2-year	^[29]
January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)	Kevin Connauton	to Florida Panthers	1-year	^[30]

Retirement[]

Date	Player	Ref
January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)	Colin Wilson	^[31]

Signings[]

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)	Logan O'Connor	2-year	^[32]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)	Sheldon Dries	1-year	^[24]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)	Andre Burakovsky	2-year	^[33]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)	Valeri Nichushkin	2-year	^[34]
October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)	Jayson Megna	1-year	^[35]
October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)	Ryan Graves	3-year	^[36]
October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)	Tyson Jost	1-year	^[37]
October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)	Hunter Miska	2-year	^[38]
October 27, 2020 (2020-10-27)	Devon Toews	4-year	^[39]
October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)	Kyle Burroughs	1-year	^[40]
March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31)	Alex Newhook	3-year	^[41]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Colorado Avalanche draft picks

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	USA	Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)
6	167	Nils Aman	C	Sweden	New Hampshire Wildcats (H-East)

Notes[]

↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc., 45. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
↑ Avalanche clinch playoff berth in return with win against Blues (April 22, 2021).
↑ Colorado Avalanche clinch Presidents' Trophy, West Division title (May 13, 2021).
↑ Avalanche defeat Blues in Game 4, sweep Stanley Cup First Round series (May 23, 2021).
↑ Golden Knights eliminate Avalanche with Game 6 victory (June 10, 2021).
↑ NHL Hockey Standings. National Hockey League.
↑ 2020-21 NHL schedule announced (December 23, 2020).
↑ Wild have four games postponed; players added to NHL COVID-19 protocol (February 3, 2021).
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule (February 16, 2021).
↑ Avalanche have four more games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol (February 4, 2021).
↑ NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule (February 23, 2021).
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Avalanche have three games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol (April 16, 2021).
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 NHL extends West Division schedule to May 13 (April 21, 2021).
↑ >Colorado Avalanche Stats - 2020-2021.
↑ "Saad traded to Avalanche by Blackhawks for Zadorov", NHL.com, 12 October 2020.
↑ "Islanders Acquire Greer From Colorado", NHL.com, 11 October 2020.
↑ "Toews traded to Avalanche by Islanders", NHL.com, 12 October 2020.
↑ "Cole traded to Wild by Avalanche for Pateryn", NHL.com, 19 January 2021.
↑ "Avalanche Acquires Jonas Johansson", NHL.com, March 20, 2021.
↑ "Avalanche Acquires Patrik Nemeth", NHL.com, April 9, 2021.
↑ "Avalanche Acquires Devan Dubnyk", NHL.com, April 10, 2021.
↑ SKA Saint Petersburg (1 September 2020). SKA sign forward Vladislav Kamenev (ru). Instagram.
↑ Mark Barberio at Lausanne HC (fr). Lausanne HC (10 September 2020).
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 ^24.2 ^24.3 "Avalanche Re-Signs Dries, Adds Three Forwards", ColoradoAvalanche.com, 9 October 2020.
↑ "LA Kings Sign Defenseman Mark Alt and Goaltender Troy Grosenick", LAKings.com, 10 October 2020.
↑ "Namestnikov agrees to two-year contract with Red Wings", NHL.com, 11 October 2020.
↑ "Sharks Sign Forward Matt Nieto", sjsharks.com, 13 October 2020.
↑ "Hurricanes Sign Goaltender Antoine Bibeau", NHL.com, 22 October 2020.
↑ "Maple Leafs Sign Michael Hutchinson", MapleLeafs.com, 30 October 2020.
↑ Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Defenseman Kevin Connauton (14 January 2021).
↑ "Colin Wilson Announces Retirement After 11 NHL Seasons", NHLPA.com, 5 January 2021.
↑ "Avalanche Re-Signs Logan O'Connor", ColoradoAvalanche.com, 18 September 2020.
↑ "Avalanche re-sign Andre Burakovsky to two-year deal", ESPN.com, 10 October 2020.
↑ "Avalanche Re-Signs Valeri Nichushkin", ColoradoAvalanche.com, 10 October 2020.
↑ "Colorado Re-Signs Forward Jayson Megna", ColoradoEagles.com, 11 October 2020.
↑ "Graves signs three-year contract to stay with Avalanche", NHL.com, 12 October 2020.
↑ "Jost signs one-year contract to stay with Avalanche", NHL.com, 19 October 2020.
↑ "Avalanche reach new contracts with Tyson Jost, Hunter Miska", ESPN.com, 19 October 2020.
↑ "Avalanche Signs Devon Toews to Four-Year Deal", ColoradoAvalanche.com, 27 October 2020.
↑ "BURROUGHS SIGNS WITH COLORADO", ColoradoEagles.com, 30 October 2020.
↑ "Avalanche Signs Alex Newhook", NHL.com, 31 March 2021.

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[3] Colorado Avalanche clinch Presidents' Trophy, West Division title (May 13, 2021).

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[8] Wild have four games postponed; players added to NHL COVID-19 protocol (February 3, 2021).

[Rescheduled-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule (February 16, 2021).

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[11] NHL announces updates to regular-season schedule (February 23, 2021).

[Postponed_games-13] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Avalanche have three games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol (April 16, 2021).

[Schedule_changes2-14] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 NHL extends West Division schedule to May 13 (April 21, 2021).

[regstats-15] >Colorado Avalanche Stats - 2020-2021.

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Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche	Quebec Nordiques • NHL Expansion Draft • Players • Head Coaches • GMs • Award Winners • Draft Picks • Records • Colorado Rockies • Seasons
Arenas	McNichols Sports Arena • Pepsi Center
Stanley Cups	1996 • 2001
Conference Championships	1995–96 • 2000–01
Division Titles	Pacific: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 • Northwest: 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2013–14
Retired Numbers	19 • 21 • 23 • 33 • 52 • 77 • 99 (league wide)
Affiliates	Colorado Eagles (AHL) • Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Seasons	Quebec • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12 • 2012–13 • 2013–14 • 2014–15 • 2015–16 • 2016–17 • 2017–18 • 2018–19

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
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

2020-21 NHL season
North	Calgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - Montreal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - Toronto Maple Leafs - Vancouver Canucks - Winnipeg Jets
West	Anaheim Ducks - Arizona Coyotes - Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild - San Jose Sharks - St. Louis Blues - Vegas Golden Knights
Central	Carolina Hurricanes - Chicago Blackhawks - Columbus Blue Jackets - Dallas Stars - Detroit Red Wings - Florida Panthers - Nashville Predators - Tampa Bay Lightning
East	Boston Bruins - Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils - New York Islanders - New York Rangers - Philadelphia Flyers - Pittsburgh Penguins - Washington Capitals
See also	Draft - NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe - Stanley Cup playoffs - Stanley Cup Finals - Transactions - Three Star Awards - Suspensions and fines

2020–21 Colorado Avalanche
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
General Manager	Joe Sakic
Coach	Jared Bednar
Captain	Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate captains	Erik Johnson Nathan MacKinnon
Arena	Ball Arena
Minor League Affiliate(s)
Team leaders
Goals	Mikko Rantanen (30)
Assists	Nathan MacKinnon (45)
Points	Mikko Rantanen (66)
Penalties in minutes	Ryan Graves (55)
Wins	Philipp Grubauer (30)
Goals against average	Philipp Grubauer (1.95)