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Colorado Avalanche, all time

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Regular season unless it says playoffs, 1979-80 to 2026-27. Includes its years as the Quebec Nordiques (1979-95).

47Seasons
3 Stanley Cups Pick a season ▾
31 Playoff appearances Pick a season ▾
15 Division titles Pick a season ▾

All-time leaders

What each skater did for this team only. Years are his first and last season with it.

Points

# Skater Years GP Points
1 Joe Sakic 1988-2009 1,378 1,641
2 Nathan MacKinnon 2013-27 953 1,147
3 Peter Stastny 1980-90 737 1,048
4 Michel Goulet 1979-90 814 946
5 Milan Hejduk 1998-2013 1,020 805
6 Peter Forsberg 1994-2011 591 755
7 Mikko Rantanen 2015-25 619 681
8 Anton Stastny 1980-89 651 636
9 Gabriel Landeskog 2011-27 801 608
10 Cale Makar 2019-27 473 510

Goals

# Skater Years GP Goals
1 Joe Sakic 1988-2009 1,378 625
2 Michel Goulet 1979-90 814 456
3 Nathan MacKinnon 2013-27 953 422
4 Peter Stastny 1980-90 737 380
5 Milan Hejduk 1998-2013 1,020 375
6 Mikko Rantanen 2015-25 619 287
7 Gabriel Landeskog 2011-27 801 263
8 Anton Stastny 1980-89 651 252
9 Peter Forsberg 1994-2011 591 217
10 Matt Duchene 2009-18 586 178

Assists

# Skater Years GP Assists
1 Joe Sakic 1988-2009 1,378 1,016
2 Nathan MacKinnon 2013-27 953 725
3 Peter Stastny 1980-90 737 668
4 Peter Forsberg 1994-2011 591 538
5 Michel Goulet 1979-90 814 490
6 Milan Hejduk 1998-2013 1,020 430
7 Mikko Rantanen 2015-25 619 394
8 Anton Stastny 1980-89 651 384
9 Cale Makar 2019-27 473 373
10 Gabriel Landeskog 2011-27 801 345

Games played

# Skater Years GP Games played
1 Joe Sakic 1988-2009 1,378 1,378
2 Milan Hejduk 1998-2013 1,020 1,020
3 Adam Foote 1991-2011 967 967
4 Nathan MacKinnon 2013-27 953 953
5 Michel Goulet 1979-90 814 814
6 Gabriel Landeskog 2011-27 801 801
7 Peter Stastny 1980-90 737 737
8 Erik Johnson 2010-25 731 731
9 Alain Cote 1979-89 696 696
10 Cody McLeod 2007-17 659 659

Best by rating

Goals above replacement: the goals a player added to the team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time, added up over his seasons here. About six goals are worth one win. The rating starts in 2010-11, so nobody's earlier seasons are counted, and a season split between teams is shared out by games played. What these numbers mean

Skaters

# Skater Years GP Rating
1 Nathan MacKinnon 2013-27 953 +239.9
2 Cale Makar 2019-27 473 +151.9
3 Gabriel Landeskog 2011-27 801 +92.0
4 Mikko Rantanen 2015-25 619 +91.0
5 Devon Toews 2020-27 428 +76.1
6 Matt Duchene 2010-18 505 +68.7
7 Valeri Nichushkin 2019-26 404 +53.1
8 Ryan O'Reilly 2010-15 346 +50.6
9 Tyson Barrie 2011-19 484 +44.1
10 Erik Johnson 2010-25 731 +40.4

Goalies

# Goalie Years GP Rating
1 Semyon Varlamov 2011-19 389 +130.9
2 Mackenzie Blackwood 2024-27 79 +54.6
3 Philipp Grubauer 2018-21 113 +40.3
4 Scott Wedgewood 2024-26 64 +36.8
5 Darcy Kuemper 2021-22 57 +34.2
6 Alexandar Georgiev 2022-25 143 +30.1
7 Pavel Francouz 2018-23 73 +26.5
8 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 2011-14 72 +17.0
9 Calvin Pickard 2014-17 86 +14.9
10 Reto Berra 2013-16 35 +9.2

Best seasons

Points in a season

# Skater Season GP Points
1 Nathan MacKinnon 2023-24 COL 82 140
2 Peter Stastny 1981-82 QUE 80 139
3 Nathan MacKinnon 2025-26 COL 80 127
4 Peter Stastny 1982-83 QUE 75 124
5 Michel Goulet 1983-84 QUE 75 122
6 Peter Stastny 1985-86 QUE 76 122
7 Joe Sakic 1995-96 COL 82 120
8 Peter Stastny 1983-84 QUE 80 119
9 Joe Sakic 2000-01 COL 82 118
10 Nathan MacKinnon 2024-25 COL 79 116

Goals in a season

# Skater Season GP Goals
1 Michel Goulet 1982-83 QUE 80 57
2 Michel Goulet 1983-84 QUE 75 56
3 Michel Goulet 1984-85 QUE 69 55
4 Mikko Rantanen 2022-23 COL 82 55
5 Joe Sakic 2000-01 COL 82 54
6 Michel Goulet 1985-86 QUE 75 53
7 Nathan MacKinnon 2025-26 COL 80 53
8 Jacques Richard 1980-81 QUE 78 52
9 Joe Sakic 1995-96 COL 82 51
10 Nathan MacKinnon 2023-24 COL 82 51

Goalies

A shutout here is a game where the goalie played at least 55 minutes and allowed no goals.

Games played

# Goalie Years GP Games played
1 Patrick Roy 1995-2003 478 478
2 Semyon Varlamov 2011-19 389 389
3 Peter Budaj 2005-11 242 242
4 Dan Bouchard 1980-85 226 226
5 Mario Gosselin 1983-89 192 192
6 Stephane Fiset 1989-96 188 188
7 David Aebischer 2000-06 174 174
8 Ron Tugnutt 1987-92 153 153
9 Alexandar Georgiev 2022-25 143 143
10 Clint Malarchuk 1981-87 139 139

Shutouts

# Goalie Years GP Shutouts
1 Patrick Roy 1995-2003 478 37
2 Semyon Varlamov 2011-19 389 21
3 David Aebischer 2000-06 174 13
4 Philipp Grubauer 2018-21 113 12
5 Peter Budaj 2005-11 242 9
6 Alexandar Georgiev 2022-25 143 7
7 Craig Anderson 2009-11 104 7
8 Mackenzie Blackwood 2024-27 79 6
9 Mario Gosselin 1983-89 192 6
10 Scott Wedgewood 2024-26 64 6

Playoffs

354Playoff games193 won, 161 lost
35Series wonof 63 played

Playoff points

# Skater Years GP Points
1 Joe Sakic 1992-2008 172 188
2 Peter Forsberg 1994-2008 140 159
3 Nathan MacKinnon 2013-26 105 137
4 Mikko Rantanen 2017-24 78 97
5 Cale Makar 2018-26 87 89
6 Peter Stastny 1980-87 64 81
7 Gabriel Landeskog 2013-26 84 80
8 Milan Hejduk 1998-2010 112 76
9 Sandis Ozolinsh 1995-2000 82 65
10 Michel Goulet 1980-87 66 64

Playoff goals

# Skater Years GP Goals
1 Joe Sakic 1992-2008 172 84
2 Nathan MacKinnon 2013-26 105 61
3 Peter Forsberg 1994-2008 140 58
4 Gabriel Landeskog 2013-26 84 34
5 Michel Goulet 1980-87 66 34
6 Mikko Rantanen 2017-24 78 34
7 Milan Hejduk 1998-2010 112 34
8 Valeri Nichushkin 2019-26 71 27
9 Chris Drury 1998-2002 80 26
10 Cale Makar 2018-26 87 25

Playoff games in goal

# Goalie Years GP Games
1 Patrick Roy 1995-2003 133 133
2 Dan Bouchard 1980-85 30 30
3 Mario Gosselin 1984-87 29 29
4 Philipp Grubauer 2018-21 27 27
5 Jose Theodore 2005-08 19 19
6 Alexandar Georgiev 2022-24 18 18
7 Darcy Kuemper 2021-22 16 16
8 David Aebischer 2000-04 13 13
9 Pavel Francouz 2019-22 12 12
10 Scott Wedgewood 2024-26 12 12

Playoff shutouts

# Goalie Years GP Shutouts
1 Patrick Roy 1995-2003 133 17
2 Philipp Grubauer 2018-21 27 2
3 Craig Anderson 2009-10 6 1
4 Dan Bouchard 1980-85 30 1
5 Darcy Kuemper 2021-22 16 1
6 David Aebischer 2000-04 13 1
7 Mackenzie Blackwood 2024-26 11 1
8 Pavel Francouz 2019-22 12 1
9 Alexandar Georgiev 2022-24 18 0
10 Andrew Hammond 2017-18 3 0

Season by season

Pick a season for that year's roster, results and numbers. T is ties, OTL is losses in overtime or a shootout, and GF and GA are goals for and against. The last column is where the team's playoffs ended.

Season Team GP W L T OTL Points GF GA Playoffs
2026-27 Colorado Avalanche 3 2 1 0 4 16 8
2025-26 Colorado Avalanche p 82 55 16 11 121 302 203 Lost in the Western Conference Finals
2024-25 Colorado Avalanche x 82 49 29 4 102 277 234 Lost in the 1st Round
2023-24 Colorado Avalanche x 82 50 25 7 107 304 254 Lost in the 2nd Round
2022-23 Colorado Avalanche y 82 51 24 7 109 280 226 Lost in the 1st Round
2021-22 Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup championsz 82 56 19 7 119 312 234 Won the Stanley Cup
2020-21 Colorado Avalanche p 56 39 13 4 82 197 133 Lost in the 2nd Round
2019-20 Colorado Avalanche x 70 42 20 8 92 237 191 Lost in the 2nd Round
2018-19 Colorado Avalanche x 82 38 30 14 90 260 246 Lost in the 2nd Round
2017-18 Colorado Avalanche x 82 43 30 9 95 257 237 Lost in the 1st Round
2016-17 Colorado Avalanche e 82 22 56 4 48 166 278
2015-16 Colorado Avalanche e 82 39 39 4 82 216 240
2014-15 Colorado Avalanche e 82 39 31 12 90 219 227
2013-14 Colorado Avalanche y 82 52 22 8 112 250 220 Lost in the 1st Round
2012-13 Colorado Avalanche e 48 16 25 7 39 116 152
2011-12 Colorado Avalanche e 82 41 35 6 88 208 220
2010-11 Colorado Avalanche e 82 30 44 8 68 227 288
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche x 82 43 30 9 95 244 233 Lost in the Conference Quarterfinals
2008-09 Colorado Avalanche e 82 32 45 5 69 199 257
2007-08 Colorado Avalanche x 82 44 31 7 95 231 219 Lost in the Conference Semifinals
2006-07 Colorado Avalanche e 82 44 31 7 95 272 251
2005-06 Colorado Avalanche x 82 43 30 9 95 283 257 Lost in the Conference Semifinals
2003-04 Colorado Avalanche x 82 40 22 13 7 100 236 198 Lost in the Conference Semifinals
2002-03 Colorado Avalanche y 82 42 19 13 8 105 251 194 Lost in the Conference Quarterfinals
2001-02 Colorado Avalanche y 82 45 28 8 1 99 212 169 Lost in the Conference Finals
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup championsp 82 52 16 10 4 118 270 192 Won the Stanley Cup
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche y 82 42 28 11 1 96 233 201 Lost in the Western Conference Finals
1998-99 Colorado Avalanche y 82 44 28 10 98 239 205 Lost in the Western Conference Finals
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche y 82 39 26 17 95 231 205 Lost in the Conference Quarterfinals
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche p 82 49 24 9 107 277 205 Lost in the Conference Finals
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup championsy 82 47 25 10 104 326 240 Won the Stanley Cup
1994-95 Quebec Nordiques z 48 30 13 5 65 185 134 Lost in the Conference Quarterfinals
1993-94 Quebec Nordiques e 84 34 42 8 76 277 292
1992-93 Quebec Nordiques x 84 47 27 10 104 351 300 Lost in the Division Semifinals
1991-92 Quebec Nordiques e 80 20 48 12 52 255 318
1990-91 Quebec Nordiques e 80 16 50 14 46 236 354
1989-90 Quebec Nordiques e 80 12 61 7 31 240 407
1988-89 Quebec Nordiques e 80 27 46 7 61 269 342
1987-88 Quebec Nordiques e 80 32 43 5 69 271 306
1986-87 Quebec Nordiques x 80 31 39 10 72 267 276 Lost in the Division Finals
1985-86 Quebec Nordiques y 80 43 31 6 92 330 289 Lost in the Division Semifinals
1984-85 Quebec Nordiques x 80 41 30 9 91 323 275 Lost in the Conference Finals
1983-84 Quebec Nordiques x 80 42 28 10 94 360 278 Lost in the Division Finals
1982-83 Quebec Nordiques x 80 34 34 12 80 343 336 Lost in the Division Semifinals
1981-82 Quebec Nordiques x 80 33 31 16 82 356 345 Lost in the Conference Finals
1980-81 Quebec Nordiques x 80 30 32 18 78 314 318 Lost in the Preliminary Round
1979-80 Quebec Nordiques e 80 25 44 11 61 248 313