2024–25 Colorado Avalanche season

2024–25 Colorado Avalanche
DivisionCentral
ConferenceWestern
2024–25 record10–9–0
Home record6–6–0
Road record4–3–0
Goals for64
Goals against70
Team information
General managerChris MacFarland
CoachJared Bednar
CaptainGabriel Landeskog
Alternate captainsNathan MacKinnon
Mikko Rantanen
ArenaBall Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMikko Rantanen (12)
AssistsNathan MacKinnon (27)
PointsNathan MacKinnon (34)
Penalty minutesMatt Stienburg (22)
Plus/minusJoel Kiviranta
Nathan MacKinnon (+2)
WinsJustus Annunen (6)
Goals against averageTrent Miner (1.72)
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The 2024–25 Colorado Avalanche season is 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 prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.[1]

After a 3–5 loss at home against the Boston Bruins, the Avalanche lost their first four games for the first time since 1998–99.

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Central Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Winnipeg Jets 19 16 3 0 13 80 46 +34 32
2 Minnesota Wild 18 12 3 3 11 61 43 +18 27
3 Dallas Stars 18 12 6 0 11 62 42 +20 24
4 Colorado Avalanche 19 10 9 0 8 64 70 −6 20
5 Utah Hockey Club 18 7 8 3 4 49 62 −13 17
6 St. Louis Blues 20 8 11 1 5 49 69 −20 17
7 Nashville Predators 20 6 11 3 5 46 64 −18 15
8 Chicago Blackhawks 19 6 12 1 4 45 59 −14 13
Updated to game(s) played on November 20, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[2]
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)

Conference standings

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Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA Edmonton Oilers 20 10 8 2 6 55 62 −7 22
2 PA Vancouver Canucks 18 9 6 3 8 57 59 −2 21
3 PA Seattle Kraken 20 10 9 1 7 58 55 +3 21
4 CE Colorado Avalanche 19 10 9 0 8 64 70 −6 20
5 PA Anaheim Ducks 18 8 8 2 7 46 54 −8 18
6 CE Utah Hockey Club 18 7 8 3 4 49 62 −13 17
7 CE St. Louis Blues 20 8 11 1 5 49 69 −20 17
8 PA San Jose Sharks 21 6 11 4 3 52 76 −24 16
9 CE Nashville Predators 20 6 11 3 5 46 64 −18 15
10 CE Chicago Blackhawks 19 6 12 1 4 45 59 −14 13
Updated to game(s) played on November 20, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[3]
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)

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The Avalanche preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2024.[4]

2024 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (home: 0–3–0; road: 1–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 23 Dallas 3–2 Colorado Miner 15,006 0–1–0 [5]
2 September 27 Colorado 2–4 Dallas Mandolese 15,914 0–2–0 [6]
3 September 29 Utah 6–3 Colorado Annunen 17,392 0–3–0 [7]
4 October 1 Vegas 6–1 Colorado Georgiev 15,729 0–4–0 [8]
5 October 3 Colorado 3–1 Vegas Annunen 17,419 1–4–0 [9]
6 October 5 Colorado 1–2 Utah Georgiev — 1–5–0 [10]
Legend

  Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.

2024–25 game log
November: 5–3–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 1–1–0)
# Date Opponent Score OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 2 @ Nashville 2–5 Annunen 17,213 5–7–0 10 [22]
13 November 5 Seattle 6–3 Annunen 18,014 6–7–0 12 [23]
14 November 7 @ Winnipeg 0–1 Georgiev 12,918 6–8–0 12 [24]
15 November 9 Carolina 6–4 Georgiev 18,089 7–8–0 14 [25]
16 November 11 Nashville 3–2 OT Georgiev 18,016 8–8–0 16 [26]
17 November 13 Los Angeles 4–2 Georgiev 18,059 9–8–0 18 [27]
18 November 15 Washington 2–5 Annunen 18,083 9–9–0 18 [28]
19 November 18 @ Philadelphia 3–2 Annunen 18,930 10–9–0 20 [29]
20 November 21 @ Washington –
21 November 23 @ Florida –
22 November 25 @ Tampa Bay –
23 November 27 Vegas –
24 November 29 @ Dallas –
25 November 30 Edmonton –

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   OT/SO loss (1 point)

Player stats

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June 11, 2024[30]

Skaters

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Roster

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Updated November 21, 2024[31][32]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
60 Finland Justus Annunen G L 24 2018 Kempele, Finland
20 United States Ross Colton Injured Reserve C L 28 2023 Robbinsville, New Jersey
44 Canada Calvin de Haan D L 33 2024 Carp, Ontario
27 Canada Jonathan Drouin LW L 29 2023 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
40 Russia Alexandar Georgiev G L 28 2022 Ruse, Bulgaria
49 Canada Sam Girard D L 26 2017 Roberval, Quebec
82 Czech Republic Ivan Ivan C L 22 2024 Ostrava, Czech Republic
17 Canada Parker Kelly C L 25 2024 Camrose, Alberta
94 Finland Joel Kiviranta C L 28 2023 Vantaa, Finland
51 Russia Nikolai Kovalenko RW L 25 2018 Raleigh, North Carolina
58 Sweden Oliver Kylington D L 27 2024 Stockholm, Sweden
92 Sweden Gabriel Landeskog (C) Injured Reserve LW L 31 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
62 Finland Artturi Lehkonen LW L 29 2022 Piikkiö, Finland
3 Canada John Ludvig D L 24 2024 Liberec, Czech Republic
29 Canada Nathan MacKinnon (A) C R 29 2013 Halifax, Nova Scotia
8 Canada Cale Makar D R 26 2017 Calgary, Alberta
70 United States Sam Malinski D R 26 2023 Lakeville, Minnesota
31 United States Kevin Mandolese G L 24 2024 Blainville, Quebec
42 United States Josh Manson D R 33 2022 Hinsdale, Illinois
37 United States Casey Mittelstadt C L 25 2024 Eden Prairie, Minnesota
13 Russia Valeri Nichushkin RW L 29 2019 Chelyabinsk, Russia
25 Canada Logan O'Connor RW R 28 2018 Missouri City, Texas
5 United States Tucker Poolman Injured Reserve D R 31 2024 Dubuque, Iowa
96 Finland Mikko Rantanen (A) RW L 28 2015 Nousiainen, Finland
7 Canada Devon Toews D L 30 2020 Abbotsford, British Columbia
28 United States Miles Wood LW L 29 2023 Buffalo, New York


Suspensions/fines

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Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued

Awards and honours

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Awards

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Regular season
Player Award Awarded

Milestones

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Regular season
Player Milestone Reached

Records

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Regular season
Player Record Reached

Transactions

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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

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Date Details Ref
June 28, 2024 To Utah Hockey Club
1st-round pick in 2024 (#24 overall) 		To Colorado Avalanche
2nd-round pick in 2024 (#38 overall)
2nd-round pick in 2024 (#71 overall)
NYR 2nd-round pick in 2025 		[33]
June 29, 2024 To Buffalo Sabres
UTA 3rd-round pick in 2024 (#71 overall) 		To Colorado Avalanche
3rd-round pick in 2024 (#76 overall)
FLA 5th-round pick in 2024 (#161 overall) 		[34]
July 15, 2024 To Ottawa Senators
6th-round pick in 2026 		To Colorado Avalanche
Kevin Mandolese
7th-round pick in 2026 		[35]
October 6, 2024 To Vancouver Canucks
Erik Brannstrom 		To Colorado Avalanche
Tucker Poolman*
4th-round pick in 2025 		[36]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Calvin de Haan Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Free Agency [37]
Parker Kelly Ottawa Senators 2-year Free Agency [38]
Jacob MacDonald San Jose Sharks 2-year Free Agency [39]
Calle Rosen St. Louis Blues 1-year Free Agency [40]
T. J. Tynan Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free Agency [39]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Erik Brannstrom Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency [41]
August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05) Oliver Kylington Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency [42]
August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09) Matthew Phillips Washington Capitals 1-year Free Agency [43]
October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11) Kaapo Kahkonen Winnipeg Jets Waivers [44]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Nate Clurman Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free Agency [45]
Brandon Duhaime Washington Capitals 2-year Free Agency [46]
Corey Schueneman St. Louis Blues 1-year Free Agency [47]
Yakov Trenin Minnesota Wild 4-year Free Agency [48]
Riley Tufte Boston Bruins 1-year Free Agency [49]
Sean Walker Carolina Hurricanes 5-year Free Agency [50]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Jack Johnson Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Free agency [51]
Spencer Smallman Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency [52]
July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) Caleb Jones Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free Agency [53]

Signings

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Date Player Term Ref
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Chase Bradley 2-year† [54]
July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09) Calum Ritchie 3-year† [55]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Colorado Avalanche draft picks

Below are the Colorado Avalamche's selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 38 Ilya Nabokov G  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
3 76 William Zellers C  United States Shattuck-Saint Mary's Sabres (USHS)
4 121 Jake Fisher C  United States Fargo Force (USHL)
5 132 Louka Cloutier G  Canada Chicago Steel (USHL)
5 137 Ivan Yunin G  Russia Omskie Yastreby (MHL)
5 161 Maxmilian Curran C  Czech Republic Tri-City Americans (WHL)
6 185 Tory Pitner D  United States Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
7 215 Christian Humphreys C  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
7 217 Tory Pitner C  Russia Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)

Notes:

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