The 2024–25 Colorado Avalanche season was the 46th season for the Avalanche as the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that joined the league in 1979, and their 29th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec City prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.
On October 16, 2024, after a 5–3 loss at home against the Boston Bruins, the Avalanche lost their first four games for the first time since 1998–99.
On April 3, 2025, the Avalanche clinched their eighth straight playoff appearance after a 7–3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. In the first round, they faced the Dallas Stars, losing in seven games.
Standings
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results
Preseason The Avalanche preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2024.
| 1 || September 23 || Dallas || 3–2 || Colorado || || Miner || 15,006 || 0–1–0 ||
| 2 || September 27 || Colorado || 2–4 || Dallas || || Mandolese || 15,914 || 0–2–0 ||
| 3 || September 29 || Utah || 6–3 || Colorado || || Annunen || 17,392 || 0–3–0 ||
| 4 || October 1 || Vegas || 6–1 || Colorado || || Georgiev|| 15,729 || 0–4–0 ||
| 5 || October 3 || Colorado || 3–1 || Vegas || || Annunen || 17,419 || 1–4–0 ||
| 6 || October 5 || Colorado || 1–2 || Utah || || Georgiev || — || 1–5–0 ||
|- style="text-align:center;" |Legend
Regular season The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024. 2024–25 game logOctober: 5–6–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 3–1–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 @ Vegas 4–8 Georgiev 18,388 0–1–0 0 2 October 12 Columbus 4–6 Annunen 18,080 0–2–0 0 3 October 14 NY Islanders 2–6 Georgiev 18,017 0–3–0 0 4 October 16 Boston 3–5 Georgiev 18,024 0–4–0 0 5 October 18 Anaheim 4–3 OT Georgiev 18,071 1–4–0 2 6 October 20 @ San Jose 4–1 Annunen 14,125 2–4–0 4 7 October 22 @ Seattle 3–2 Annunen 17,151 3–4–0 6 8 October 24 @ Utah 5–1 Annunen 11,131 4–4–0 8 9 October 27 Ottawa 5–4 Annunen 18,020 5–4–0 10 10 October 28 Chicago 2–5 Georgiev 18,010 5–5–0 10 11 October 30 Tampa Bay 2–5 Kahkonen 18,019 5–6–0 10 November: 8–6–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 3–3–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 2 @ Nashville 2–5 Annunen 17,213 5–7–0 10 13 November 5 Seattle 6–3 Annunen 18,014 6–7–0 12 14 November 7 @ Winnipeg 0–1 Georgiev 12,918 6–8–0 12 15 November 9 Carolina 6–4 Georgiev 18,089 7–8–0 14 16 November 11 Nashville 3–2 OT Georgiev 18,016 8–8–0 16 17 November 13 Los Angeles 4–2 Georgiev 18,059 9–8–0 18 18 November 15 Washington 2–5 Annunen 18,083 9–9–0 18 19 November 18 @ Philadelphia 3–2 Annunen 18,930 10–9–0 20 20 November 21 @ Washington 2–1 Georgiev 17,414 11–9–0 22 21 November 23 @ Florida 7–4 Georgiev 18,638 12–9–0 24 22 November 25 @ Tampa Bay 2–8 Annunen 19,092 12–10–0 24 23 November 27 Vegas 2–1 SO Georgiev 18,078 13–10–0 26 24 November 29 @ Dallas 3–5 Georgiev 18,532 13–11–0 26 25 November 30 Edmonton 1–4 Georgiev 18,080 13–12–0 26 December: 10–3–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 7–2–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 3 @ Buffalo 5–4 Wedgewood 14,942 14–12–0 28 27 December 5 @ Carolina 3–5 Wedgewood 18,700 14–13–0 28 28 December 7 @ Detroit 2–1 Georgiev 19,515 15–13–0 30 29 December 8 @ New Jersey 4–0 Wedgewood 15,044 16–13–0 32 30 December 10 @ Pittsburgh 6–2 Wedgewood 15,632 17–13–0 34 31 December 12 Utah 1–4 Wedgewood 18,031 17–14–0 34 32 December 14 Nashville 5–2 Blackwood 18,049 18–14–0 36 33 December 16 @ Vancouver 1–3 Blackwood 18,856 18–15–0 36 34 December 19 @ San Jose 4–2 Blackwood 12,517 19–15–0 38 35 December 20 @ Anaheim 4–2 Wedgewood 16,226 20–15–0 40 36 December 22 Seattle 5–2 Blackwood 18,089 21–15–0 42 37 December 27 @ Utah 4–1 Blackwood 11,131 22–15–0 44 38 December 31 Winnipeg 5–2 Blackwood 18,094 23–15–0 46 January: 7–6–2 (home: 5–2–2; road: 2–4–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Buffalo 6–5 OT Blackwood 18,081 24–15–0 48 40 January 4 Montreal 1–2 SO Blackwood 18,087 24–15–1 49 41 January 6 Florida 3–1 Blackwood 18,024 25–15–1 51 42 January 8 @ Chicago 1–3 Miner 17,667 25–16–1 51 43 January 9 @ Minnesota 6–1 Blackwood 18,979 26–16–1 53 44 January 11 @ Winnipeg 0–3 Blackwood 14,782 26–17–1 53 45 January 14 NY Rangers 3–2 OT Blackwood 18,037 27–17–1 55 46 January 16 Edmonton 3–4 Blackwood 18,054 27–18–1 55 47 January 18 Dallas 6–3 Wedgewood 18,055 28–18–1 57 48 January 20 Minnesota 1–3 Blackwood 18,072 28–19–1 57 49 January 22 Winnipeg 2–3 OT Blackwood 18,125 28–19–2 58 50 January 25 @ Boston 1–3 Wedgewood 17,850 28–20–2 58 51 January 26 @ NY Rangers 5–4 Blackwood 18,006 29–20–2 60 52 January 28 @ NY Islanders 2–5 Blackwood 15,735 29–21–2 60 53 January 31 St. Louis 5–0 Blackwood 18,073 30–21–2 62 February: 5–3–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 2–3–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 54 February 2 Philadelphia 2–0 Blackwood 18,076 31–21–2 64 55 February 4 @ Vancouver 0–3 Blackwood 18,924 31–22–2 64 56 February 6 @ Calgary 4–2 Blackwood 17,345 32–22–2 66 57 February 7 @ Edmonton 5–4 Blackwood 18,347 33–22–2 68 58 February 22 @ Nashville 1–2 Wedgewood 17,159 33–23–2 68 59 February 23 @ St. Louis 1–3 Blackwood 17,806 33–24–2 68 60 February 26 New Jersey 5–1 Blackwood 18,087 34–24–2 70 61 February 28 Minnesota 5–2 Blackwood 18,091 35–24–2 72 March: 10–2–2 (home: 7–1–1; road: 3–1–1) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 4 Pittsburgh 4–1 Wedgewood 18,037 36–24–2 74 63 March 6 San Jose 7–3 Blackwood 18,077 37–24–2 76 64 March 8 Toronto 7–4 Blackwood 18,094 38–24–2 78 65 March 10 Chicago 3–0 Wedgewood 18,072 39–24–2 80 66 March 11 @ Minnesota 1–2 SO Blackwood 18,901 39–24–3 81 67 March 14 @ Calgary 4–2 Wedgewood 18,717 40–24–3 83 68 March 16 Dallas 4–3 OT Wedgewood 18,131 41–24–3 85 69 March 19 @ Toronto 1–2 Blackwood 18,731 41–25–3 85 70 March 20 @ Ottawa 5–1 Wedgewood 17,856 42–25–3 87 71 March 22 @ Montreal 5–4 SO Blackwood 21,105 43–25–3 89 72 March 25 Detroit 5–2 Blackwood 18,101 44–25–3 91 73 March 27 Los Angeles 4–0 Blackwood 18,087 45–25–3 93 74 March 29 St. Louis 1–2 Blackwood 18,129 45–26–3 93 75 March 31 Calgary 2–3 SO Wedgewood 18,075 45–26–4 94 April: 4–3–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 3–2–0) # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 2 @ Chicago 3–2 SO Wedgewood 16,649 46–26–4 96 77 April 3 @ Columbus 7–3 Blackwood 18,392 47–26–4 98 78 April 5 @ St. Louis 4–5 Blackwood 18,096 47–27–4 98 79 April 8 Vegas 3–2 SO Wedgewood 18,077 48–27–4 100 80 April 10 Vancouver 1–4 Blackwood 18,092 48–28–4 100 81 April 12 @ Los Angeles 4–5 Blackwood 17,355 48–29–4 100 82 April 13 @ Anaheim 4–2 Wedgewood 17,241 49–29–4 102 Legend:
Playoffs
2025 Stanley Cup playoffsWestern Conference first round vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Dallas wins 4–3 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 19 @ Dallas 5–1 Blackwood 18,532 1–0 2 April 21 @ Dallas 3–4 OT Blackwood 18,532 1–1 3 April 23 Dallas 1–2 OT Blackwood 18,109 1–2 4 April 26 Dallas 4–0 Blackwood 18,129 2–2 5 April 28 @ Dallas 2–6 Blackwood 18,532 2–3 6 May 1 Dallas 7–4 Blackwood 18,099 3–3 7 May 3 @ Dallas 2–4 Blackwood 18,532 3–4 Legend:
Player statistics As of end of regular season
Skaters Regular season Player 79 32 84 116 +25 41 80 30 62 92 +28 14 ‡ 49 25 39 64 +12 28 69 27 18 45 +36 34 76 10 34 44 +30 26 43 11 26 37 +4 6 43 21 13 34 +11 8 ‡ 63 11 23 34 20 61 16 13 29 18 † 30 11 17 28 +1 6 73 3 21 24 +7 14 79 16 7 23 +15 20 80 10 11 21 26 80 8 11 19 29 76 5 10 15 +8 16 48 1 14 15 28 † 19 6 7 13 +6 4 † 19 2 11 13 +5 6 † 33 5 4 9 0 10 40 5 3 8 8 37 4 4 8 48 ‡ 28 4 4 8 10 ‡ 44 0 7 7 10 † 22 2 4 6 +2 8 ‡ 13 1 3 4 4 † 18 2 1 3 4 † 14 1 1 2 +4 4 † 10 1 1 2 0 41 0 2 2 0 28 8 0 2 2 6 28 1 0 1 14 2 1 0 1 +1 0 ‡ 7 1 0 1 0 8 0 1 1 4 † 7 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 22 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltenders Regular season Player † 37 36 2165:05 22 12 3 84 2.33 965 .913 3 0 1 2 † 19 18 1113:04 13 4 1 37 1.99 446 .917 2 0 0 0 ‡ 18 17 940:53 8 7 0 53 3.38 421 .874 0 0 1 0 ‡ 11 9 520:50 6 4 0 28 3.23 218 .872 0 0 0 0 2 1 91:38 0 1 0 4 2.62 33 .879 0 0 0 0 1 1 58:16 0 1 0 4 4.12 20 .800 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.
Suspensions/fines Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Awards and honours
Awards Regular season Player AwardAwarded
Milestones Regular season Player MilestoneReached
Records
Regular season Player Record Reached
Transactions The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:
Contract is entry-level. Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.
Trades
Date Details Ref June 28, 2024 To Utah Hockey Club1st-round pick in 2024 (#24 overall) To Colorado Avalanche2nd-round pick in 2024 (#38 overall)2nd-round pick in 2024 (#71 overall)NYR 2nd-round pick in 2025 June 29, 2024 To Buffalo SabresUTA 3rd-round pick in 2024 (#71 overall) To Colorado Avalanche3rd-round pick in 2024 (#76 overall)FLA 5th-round pick in 2024 (#161 overall) July 15, 2024 To Ottawa Senators6th-round pick in 2026 To Colorado AvalancheKevin Mandolese7th-round pick in 2026 October 6, 2024 To Vancouver CanucksErik Brannstrom To Colorado AvalancheTucker Poolman*4th-round pick in 2025 November 30, 2024 To Nashville PredatorsJustus Annunen6th-round pick in 2025 To Colorado AvalancheScott Wedgewood December 9, 2024 To San Jose SharksAlexandar Georgiev*Nikolai Kovalenkoconditional 5th-round pick in 20252nd-round pick in 2026 To Colorado AvalancheMackenzie BlackwoodGivani Smith5th-round pick in 2027 December 28, 2024 To Nashville PredatorsOndrej Pavel3rd-round pick in 2027 To Colorado AvalancheJuuso ParssinenNYR 7th-round pick in 2026 January 24, 2025 To Carolina HurricanesTaylor Hall (from CHI)Nils Juntorp (from CHI)Mikko Rantanen (from COL) To Colorado AvalancheJack DruryMartin Necas2nd-round pick in 20254th-round pick in 2026 March 1, 2025 To New York RangersCalvin de HaanJuuso Parssinenconditional CAR 2nd-round pick in 2025or NYR 2nd-round pick in 2025conditional COL 4th-round pick in 2025or VAN 4th-round pick in 2025 To Colorado AvalancheHank KempfRyan Lindgren*Jimmy Vesey March 7, 2025 To New York IslandersOliver KylingtonCalum Ritchieconditional 1st-round pick in 2026or 1st-round pick in 2027conditional 3rd-round pick in 2028 To Colorado AvalancheWilliam DufourBrock Nelson* To Boston BruinsCasey MittelstadtWilliam ZellersCAR 2nd-round pick in 2025To Colorado AvalancheCharlie Coyle5th-round pick in 2026
Notes San Jose will receive the later of Colorado or Vancouver's fourth-round pick if at least two of these three conditions are met: Colorado advances to the third round of the 2025 NHL Playoffs; Blackwood starts 30 regular season games in the 2024-25 season; or Blackwood wins 25 regular season games in the 2024-25 season. Otherwise, San Jose will receive Colorado's fifth-round pick in 2025.
Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref Calvin de Haan Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Free Agency Parker Kelly Ottawa Senators 2-year Free Agency Jacob MacDonald San Jose Sharks 2-year Free Agency Calle Rosen St. Louis Blues 1-year Free Agency T. J. Tynan Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free Agency Erik Brannstrom Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency Oliver Kylington Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency Matthew Phillips Washington Capitals 1-year Free Agency Kaapo Kahkonen Winnipeg Jets Waivers
Players lost