2024–25 Colorado Avalanche season

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.^[1]

2024–25 Colorado Avalanche
Division	3rd Central
Conference	5th Western
2024–25 record	49–29–4
Home record	26–12–3
Road record	23–17–1
Goals for	277
Goals against	234
Team information
General manager	Chris MacFarland
Coach	Jared Bednar
Captain	Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate captains	Nathan MacKinnon Mikko Rantanen (Oct. 9 – Jan. 24) Cale Makar Devon Toews (Jan. 24 – May. 5)
Arena	Ball Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Colorado Eagles (AHL) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Nathan MacKinnon (32)
Assists	Nathan MacKinnon (84)
Points	Nathan MacKinnon (116)
Penalty minutes	Miles Wood (48)
Plus/minus	Artturi Lehkonen (+36)
Wins	Mackenzie Blackwood (22)
Goals against average	Scott Wedgewood (1.99)
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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.^[2] In the first round, they faced the Dallas Stars, losing in seven games.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Winnipeg Jets	82	56	22	4	43	277	191	+86	116
2	x – Dallas Stars	82	50	26	6	41	277	224	+53	106
3	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	49	29	4	40	277	234	+43	102
4	x – Minnesota Wild	82	45	30	7	33	228	239	−11	97
5	x – St. Louis Blues	82	44	30	8	32	254	233	+21	96
6	Utah Hockey Club	82	38	31	13	30	241	251	−10	89
7	Nashville Predators	82	30	44	8	24	214	274	−60	68
8	Chicago Blackhawks	82	25	46	11	20	226	296	−70	61

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)
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Minnesota Wild	82	45	30	7	33	228	239	−11	97
2	CE	x – St. Louis Blues	82	44	30	8	32	254	233	+21	96
3	PA	Calgary Flames	82	41	27	14	31	225	238	−13	96
4	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	38	30	14	28	236	253	−17	90
5	CE	Utah Hockey Club	82	38	31	13	30	241	251	−10	89
6	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	24	221	263	−42	80
7	PA	Seattle Kraken	82	35	41	6	28	247	265	−18	76
8	CE	Nashville Predators	82	30	44	8	24	214	274	−60	68
9	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	82	25	46	11	20	226	296	−70	61
10	PA	San Jose Sharks	82	20	50	12	14	210	315	−105	52

Source: National Hockey League^[4]
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)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Avalanche preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2024.^[5]

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 [6] 2 September 27 Colorado 2–4 Dallas Mandolese 15,914 0–2–0 [7] 3 September 29 Utah 6–3 Colorado Annunen 17,392 0–3–0 [8] 4 October 1 Vegas 6–1 Colorado Georgiev 15,729 0–4–0 [9] 5 October 3 Colorado 3–1 Vegas Annunen 17,419 1–4–0 [10] 6 October 5 Colorado 1–2 Utah Georgiev — 1–5–0 [11]

Legend   Win   Loss   OT/SO Loss

Regular season

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

2024–25 game log
October: 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 [12] 2 October 12 Columbus 4–6 Annunen 18,080 0–2–0 0 [13] 3 October 14 NY Islanders 2–6 Georgiev 18,017 0–3–0 0 [14] 4 October 16 Boston 3–5 Georgiev 18,024 0–4–0 0 [15] 5 October 18 Anaheim 4–3 OT Georgiev 18,071 1–4–0 2 [16] 6 October 20 @ San Jose 4–1 Annunen 14,125 2–4–0 4 [17] 7 October 22 @ Seattle 3–2 Annunen 17,151 3–4–0 6 [18] 8 October 24 @ Utah 5–1 Annunen 11,131 4–4–0 8 [19] 9 October 27 Ottawa 5–4 Annunen 18,020 5–4–0 10 [20] 10 October 28 Chicago 2–5 Georgiev 18,010 5–5–0 10 [21] 11 October 30 Tampa Bay 2–5 Kahkonen 18,019 5–6–0 10 [22]
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 [23] 13 November 5 Seattle 6–3 Annunen 18,014 6–7–0 12 [24] 14 November 7 @ Winnipeg 0–1 Georgiev 12,918 6–8–0 12 [25] 15 November 9 Carolina 6–4 Georgiev 18,089 7–8–0 14 [26] 16 November 11 Nashville 3–2 OT Georgiev 18,016 8–8–0 16 [27] 17 November 13 Los Angeles 4–2 Georgiev 18,059 9–8–0 18 [28] 18 November 15 Washington 2–5 Annunen 18,083 9–9–0 18 [29] 19 November 18 @ Philadelphia 3–2 Annunen 18,930 10–9–0 20 [30] 20 November 21 @ Washington 2–1 Georgiev 17,414 11–9–0 22 [31] 21 November 23 @ Florida 7–4 Georgiev 18,638 12–9–0 24 [32] 22 November 25 @ Tampa Bay 2–8 Annunen 19,092 12–10–0 24 [33] 23 November 27 Vegas 2–1 SO Georgiev 18,078 13–10–0 26 [34] 24 November 29 @ Dallas 3–5 Georgiev 18,532 13–11–0 26 [35] 25 November 30 Edmonton 1–4 Georgiev 18,080 13–12–0 26 [36]
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 [37] 27 December 5 @ Carolina 3–5 Wedgewood 18,700 14–13–0 28 [38] 28 December 7 @ Detroit 2–1 Georgiev 19,515 15–13–0 30 [39] 29 December 8 @ New Jersey 4–0 Wedgewood 15,044 16–13–0 32 [40] 30 December 10 @ Pittsburgh 6–2 Wedgewood 15,632 17–13–0 34 [41] 31 December 12 Utah 1–4 Wedgewood 18,031 17–14–0 34 [42] 32 December 14 Nashville 5–2 Blackwood 18,049 18–14–0 36 [43] 33 December 16 @ Vancouver 1–3 Blackwood 18,856 18–15–0 36 [44] 34 December 19 @ San Jose 4–2 Blackwood 12,517 19–15–0 38 [45] 35 December 20 @ Anaheim 4–2 Wedgewood 16,226 20–15–0 40 [46] 36 December 22 Seattle 5–2 Blackwood 18,089 21–15–0 42 [47] 37 December 27 @ Utah 4–1 Blackwood 11,131 22–15–0 44 [48] 38 December 31 Winnipeg 5–2 Blackwood 18,094 23–15–0 46 [49]
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 [50] 40 January 4 Montreal 1–2 SO Blackwood 18,087 24–15–1 49 [51] 41 January 6 Florida 3–1 Blackwood 18,024 25–15–1 51 [52] 42 January 8 @ Chicago 1–3 Miner 17,667 25–16–1 51 [53] 43 January 9 @ Minnesota 6–1 Blackwood 18,979 26–16–1 53 [54] 44 January 11 @ Winnipeg 0–3 Blackwood 14,782 26–17–1 53 [55] 45 January 14 NY Rangers 3–2 OT Blackwood 18,037 27–17–1 55 [56] 46 January 16 Edmonton 3–4 Blackwood 18,054 27–18–1 55 [57] 47 January 18 Dallas 6–3 Wedgewood 18,055 28–18–1 57 [58] 48 January 20 Minnesota 1–3 Blackwood 18,072 28–19–1 57 [59] 49 January 22 Winnipeg 2–3 OT Blackwood 18,125 28–19–2 58 [60] 50 January 25 @ Boston 1–3 Wedgewood 17,850 28–20–2 58 [61] 51 January 26 @ NY Rangers 5–4 Blackwood 18,006 29–20–2 60 [62] 52 January 28 @ NY Islanders 2–5 Blackwood 15,735 29–21–2 60 [63] 53 January 31 St. Louis 5–0 Blackwood 18,073 30–21–2 62 [64]
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 [65] 55 February 4 @ Vancouver 0–3 Blackwood 18,924 31–22–2 64 [66] 56 February 6 @ Calgary 4–2 Blackwood 17,345 32–22–2 66 [67] 57 February 7 @ Edmonton 5–4 Blackwood 18,347 33–22–2 68 [68] 58 February 22 @ Nashville 1–2 Wedgewood 17,159 33–23–2 68 [69] 59 February 23 @ St. Louis 1–3 Blackwood 17,806 33–24–2 68 [70] 60 February 26 New Jersey 5–1 Blackwood 18,087 34–24–2 70 [71] 61 February 28 Minnesota 5–2 Blackwood 18,091 35–24–2 72 [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 [73] 63 March 6 San Jose 7–3 Blackwood 18,077 37–24–2 76 [74] 64 March 8 Toronto 7–4 Blackwood 18,094 38–24–2 78 [75] 65 March 10 Chicago 3–0 Wedgewood 18,072 39–24–2 80 [76] 66 March 11 @ Minnesota 1–2 SO Blackwood 18,901 39–24–3 81 [77] 67 March 14 @ Calgary 4–2 Wedgewood 18,717 40–24–3 83 [78] 68 March 16 Dallas 4–3 OT Wedgewood 18,131 41–24–3 85 [79] 69 March 19 @ Toronto 1–2 Blackwood 18,731 41–25–3 85 [80] 70 March 20 @ Ottawa 5–1 Wedgewood 17,856 42–25–3 87 [81] 71 March 22 @ Montreal 5–4 SO Blackwood 21,105 43–25–3 89 [82] 72 March 25 Detroit 5–2 Blackwood 18,101 44–25–3 91 [83] 73 March 27 Los Angeles 4–0 Blackwood 18,087 45–25–3 93 [84] 74 March 29 St. Louis 1–2 Blackwood 18,129 45–26–3 93 [85] 75 March 31 Calgary 2–3 SO Wedgewood 18,075 45–26–4 94 [86]
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 [87] 77 April 3 @ Columbus 7–3 Blackwood 18,392 47–26–4 98 [88] 78 April 5 @ St. Louis 4–5 Blackwood 18,096 47–27–4 98 [89] 79 April 8 Vegas 3–2 SO Wedgewood 18,077 48–27–4 100 [90] 80 April 10 Vancouver 1–4 Blackwood 18,092 48–28–4 100 [91] 81 April 12 @ Los Angeles 4–5 Blackwood 17,355 48–29–4 100 [92] 82 April 13 @ Anaheim 4–2 Wedgewood 17,241 49–29–4 102 [93]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   OT/SO loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs

2025 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western 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 [94] 2 April 21 @ Dallas 3–4 OT Blackwood 18,532 1–1 [95] 3 April 23 Dallas 1–2 OT Blackwood 18,109 1–2 [96] 4 April 26 Dallas 4–0 Blackwood 18,129 2–2 [97] 5 April 28 @ Dallas 2–6 Blackwood 18,532 2–3 [98] 6 May 1 Dallas 7–4 Blackwood 18,099 3–3 [99] 7 May 3 @ Dallas 2–4 Blackwood 18,532 3–4 [100]
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

As of end of regular season

Skaters

Regular season^[101]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Nathan MacKinnon	79	32	84	116	+25	41
Cale Makar	80	30	62	92	+28	14
Mikko Rantanen‡	49	25	39	64	+12	28
Artturi Lehkonen	69	27	18	45	+36	34
Devon Toews	76	10	34	44	+30	26
Jonathan Drouin	43	11	26	37	+4	6
Valeri Nichushkin	43	21	13	34	+11	8
Casey Mittelstadt‡	63	11	23	34	−12	20
Ross Colton	61	16	13	29	−1	18
Martin Necas†	30	11	17	28	+1	6
Sam Girard	73	3	21	24	+7	14
Joel Kiviranta	79	16	7	23	+15	20
Logan O'Connor	80	10	11	21	−4	26
Parker Kelly	80	8	11	19	−1	29
Sam Malinski	76	5	10	15	+8	16
Josh Manson	48	1	14	15	−6	28
Brock Nelson†	19	6	7	13	+6	4
Charlie Coyle†	19	2	11	13	+5	6
Jack Drury†	33	5	4	9	0	10
Ivan Ivan	40	5	3	8	−9	8
Miles Wood	37	4	4	8	−5	48
Nikolai Kovalenko‡	28	4	4	8	−7	10
Calvin de Haan‡	44	0	7	7	−8	10
Juuso Parssinen†	22	2	4	6	+2	8
Oliver Kylington‡	13	1	3	4	−3	4
Ryan Lindgren†	18	2	1	3	−1	4
Erik Johnson†	14	1	1	2	+4	4
Jimmy Vesey†	10	1	1	2	−2	0
Keaton Middleton	41	0	2	2	0	28
John Ludvig	8	0	2	2	−4	6
Chris Wagner	28	1	0	1	−8	14
Wyatt Aamodt	2	1	0	1	+1	0
Calum Ritchie‡	7	1	0	1	−7	0
T. J. Tynan	8	0	1	1	−1	4
Givani Smith†	7	0	0	0	−2	8
Tye Felhaber	5	0	0	0	−1	0
Matt Stienburg	8	0	0	0	0	22
Jack Ahcan	2	0	0	0	0	2
Chase Bradley	2	0	0	0	0	0
Oskar Olausson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Polin	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jere Innala	17	0	0	0	−3	2
Nikita Prishchepov	10	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[102]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Mackenzie Blackwood†	37	36	2165:05	22	12	3	84	2.33	965	.913	3	0	1	2
Scott Wedgewood†	19	18	1113:04	13	4	1	37	1.99	446	.917	2	0	0	0
Alexandar Georgiev‡	18	17	940:53	8	7	0	53	3.38	421	.874	0	0	1	0
Justus Annunen‡	11	9	520:50	6	4	0	28	3.23	218	.872	0	0	0	0
Trent Miner	2	1	91:38	0	1	0	4	2.62	33	.879	0	0	0	0
Kaapo Kahkonen	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	Award	Awarded

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached

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 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	[103]
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)	[104]
July 15, 2024	To Ottawa Senators 6th-round pick in 2026	To Colorado Avalanche Kevin Mandolese 7th-round pick in 2026	[105]
October 6, 2024	To Vancouver Canucks Erik Brannstrom	To Colorado Avalanche Tucker Poolman* 4th-round pick in 2025	[106]
November 30, 2024	To Nashville Predators Justus Annunen 6th-round pick in 2025	To Colorado Avalanche Scott Wedgewood	[107]
December 9, 2024	To San Jose Sharks Alexandar Georgiev* Nikolai Kovalenko conditional 5th-round pick in 20251 2nd-round pick in 2026	To Colorado Avalanche Mackenzie Blackwood Givani Smith 5th-round pick in 2027	[108]
December 28, 2024	To Nashville Predators Ondrej Pavel 3rd-round pick in 2027	To Colorado Avalanche Juuso Parssinen NYR 7th-round pick in 2026	[109]
January 24, 2025	To Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall Nils Juntorp Mikko Rantanen	To Colorado Avalanche Jack Drury Martin Necas 2nd-round pick in 2025 4th-round pick in 2026	[110]
March 1, 2025	To New York Rangers Calvin de Haan Juuso Parssinen conditional CAR 2nd-round pick in 2025               or NYR 2nd-round pick in 2025 conditional COL 4th-round pick in 2025               or VAN 4th-round pick in 2025	To Colorado Avalanche Hank Kempf Ryan Lindgren* Jimmy Vesey	[111]
March 7, 2025	To New York Islanders Oliver Kylington Calum Ritchie conditional 1st-round pick in 2026               or 1st-round pick in 2027 conditional 3rd-round pick in 2028	To Colorado Avalanche William Dufour Brock Nelson*	[112]

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
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Calvin de Haan	Tampa Bay Lightning	1-year	Free Agency	[113]
	Parker Kelly	Ottawa Senators	2-year	Free Agency	[114]
	Jacob MacDonald	San Jose Sharks	2-year	Free Agency	[115]
	Calle Rosen	St. Louis Blues	1-year	Free Agency	[116]
	T. J. Tynan	Los Angeles Kings	1-year	Free Agency	[115]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)	Erik Brannstrom	Ottawa Senators	1-year	Free agency	[117]
August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05)	Oliver Kylington	Calgary Flames	1-year	Free agency	[118]
August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)	Matthew Phillips	Washington Capitals	1-year	Free Agency	[119]
October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)	Kaapo Kahkonen	Winnipeg Jets		Waivers	[120]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Nate Clurman	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free Agency	[121]
	Brandon Duhaime	Washington Capitals	2-year	Free Agency	[122]
	Corey Schueneman	St. Louis Blues	1-year	Free Agency	[123]
	Yakov Trenin	Minnesota Wild	4-year	Free Agency	[124]
	Riley Tufte	Boston Bruins	1-year	Free Agency	[125]
	Sean Walker	Carolina Hurricanes	5-year	Free Agency	[126]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)	Jack Johnson	Columbus Blue Jackets	1-year	Free agency	[127]
	Spencer Smallman	Washington Capitals	1-year	Free agency	[128]
July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05)	Caleb Jones	Los Angeles Kings	1-year	Free Agency	[129]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)	Chase Bradley	2-year†	[130]
July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09)	Calum Ritchie	3-year†	[131]
December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15)	Tye Felhaber	2-year	[132]

Draft picks

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: