2021–22 Colorado Avalanche season

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.

On April 5, 2022, the Avalanche clinched a playoff berth after a 6–4 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins. 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. 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 Final since 2001. 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 Final in six games.

Standings

Divisional 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 Vegas Johansson 16,867 0–1–0 2 September 30 Minnesota 4–6 Colorado Annunen 11,092 1–1–0 3 October 4 Colorado 1–3 Minnesota Kuemper 13,112 1–2–0 4 October 5 Vegas 7–4 Colorado Johansson — 1–3–0 5 October 7 Colorado 1–3 Dallas Kuemper 12,022 1–4–0 6 October 9 Dallas 2–4 Colorado Johansson — 2–4–0

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

Playoffs

2022 Stanley Cup playoffsWestern 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 Kuemper 18,091 1–0 2 May 5 Nashville 1–2 Colorado OT Kuemper 18,115 2–0 3 May 7 Colorado 7–3 Nashville Francouz 17,430 3–0 4 May 9 Colorado 5–3 Nashville Francouz 17,188 4–0 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 Kuemper 18,105 1–0 2 May 19 St. Louis 4–1 Colorado Kuemper 18,117 1–1 3 May 21 Colorado 5–2 St. Louis Kuemper 18,096 2–1 4 May 23 Colorado 6–3 St. Louis Kuemper 18,096 3–1 5 May 25 St. Louis 5–4 Colorado OT Kuemper 18,117 3–2 6 May 27 Colorado 3–2 St. Louis Kuemper 18,096 4–2 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 Francouz 18,044 1–0 2 June 2 Edmonton 0–4 Colorado Francouz 18,107 2–0 3 June 4 Colorado 4–2 Edmonton Francouz 18,347 3–0 4 June 6 Colorado 6–5 Edmonton OT Francouz 18,347 4–0 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 Kuemper 17,778 1–0 2 June 18 Tampa Bay 0–7 Colorado Kuemper 17,849 2–0 3 June 20 Colorado 2–6 Tampa Bay Kuemper 19,092 2–1 4 June 22 Colorado 3–2 Tampa Bay OT Kuemper 19,092 3–1 5 June 24 Tampa Bay 3–2 Colorado Kuemper 18,015 3–2 6 June 26 Colorado 2–1 Tampa Bay Kuemper 19,092 4–2 Legend:

Player statistics Final stats Skaters

Regular season Player 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 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 Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued 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

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

Trades