2022–23 Colorado Avalanche season

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2022–23 Colorado Avalanche
Central Division Champions
Division 1st Central
Conference 3rd Western
2022–23 record 51–24–7
Home record 22–13–6
Road record 29–11–1
Goals for 280
Goals against 226
Team information
General Manager Chris MacFarland
Coach Jared Bednar
Captain Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate captains Nathan MacKinnon
Mikko Rantanen
Arena Ball Arena
Minor league affiliations Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Mikko Rantanen (55)
Assists Nathan MacKinnon (69)
Points Nathan MacKinnon (111)
Penalties in minutes Mikko Rantanen (82)
Plus/minus Devon Toews (+39)
Wins Alexandar Georgiev (40)
Goals against average Jonas Johansson (2.10)
<2021–22 2023–24>

The 2022–23 Colorado Avalanche season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that joined the league in 1979, 27th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season, and 51st season overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA), where the franchise was established in 1972.[1] They entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions. On April 4, 2023, the Avalanche clinched a playoff spot after a overtime win against the San Jose Sharks.[2] They were eliminated in the First Round by the Seattle Kraken in seven games.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Colorado Avalanche 82 51 24 7 36 280 226 +54 109
2 x – Dallas Stars 82 47 21 14 39 285 218 +67 108
3 x – Minnesota Wild 82 46 25 11 34 246 225 +21 103
4 x – Winnipeg Jets 82 46 33 3 36 247 225 +22 95
5 e – Nashville Predators 82 42 32 8 29 229 238 −9 92
6 e – St. Louis Blues 82 37 38 7 27 263 301 −38 81
7 e – Arizona Coyotes 82 28 40 14 20 228 299 −71 70
8 e – Chicago Blackhawks 82 26 49 7 18 204 301 −97 59
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA x – Seattle Kraken 82 46 28 8 37 289 256 +33 100
2 CE x – Winnipeg Jets 82 46 33 3 36 247 225 +22 95
3 PA e – Calgary Flames 82 38 27 17 31 260 252 +8 93
4 CE e – Nashville Predators 82 42 32 8 29 229 238 −9 92
5 PA e – Vancouver Canucks 82 38 37 7 24 276 298 −22 83
6 CE e – St. Louis Blues 82 37 38 7 27 263 301 −38 81
7 CE e – Arizona Coyotes 82 28 40 14 20 228 299 −71 70
8 PA e – San Jose Sharks 82 22 44 16 16 234 321 −87 60
9 CE e – Chicago Blackhawks 82 26 49 7 18 204 301 −97 59
10 PA e – Anaheim Ducks 82 23 47 12 13 209 338 −129 58
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

2022–23 game log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2023 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:       Win       Loss



Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Alexandar Georgiev 62 62 3700 40 16 6 156 2.53 1904 .918 5 0 1 0
Pavel Francouz 16 16 965 8 7 1 42 2.61 493 .915 1 0 1 0
Jonas Johansson 3 2 143 2 0 0 5 2.10 73 .932 0 0 0 0
Justus Annunen 2 2 117 1 1 0 7 3.58 48 .854 0 0 0 0
Keith Kinkaid 1 0 28 0 0 0 1 2.15 9 .889 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.

Roster

Updated October 9, 2021[95][96]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
95 Sweden Andre Burakovsky LW L 29 2019 Klagenfurt, Austria
4 Canada Bowen Byram D L 23 2019 Cranbrook, British Columbia
37 United States J. T. Compher C R 29 2015 Northbrook, Illinois
39 Czech Republic Pavel Francouz Injured Reserve G R 34 2018 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
49 Canada Sam Girard D L 26 2017 Roberval, Quebec
43 Canada Darren Helm C L 37 2021 St. Andrews, Manitoba
31 Sweden Jonas Johansson G L 28 2021 Gavle, Sweden
6 United States Erik Johnson (A) D R 36 2011 Bloomington, Minnesota
3 United States Jack Johnson (PTO) D L 37 2021 Indianapolis, Indiana
17 Canada Tyson Jost C L 26 2016 St. Albert, Alberta
91 Canada Nazem Kadri C L 33 2019 London, Ontario
35 Canada Darcy Kuemper G L 34 2021 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
92 Sweden Gabriel Landeskog (C) LW L 31 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
56 Canada Kurtis MacDermid D L 30 2021 Quebec City, Quebec
26 United States Jacob MacDonald D L 31 2019 Portland, Oregon
29 Canada Nathan MacKinnon (A) C R 28 2013 Springhill, Nova Scotia
8 Canada Cale Makar D R 25 2017 Calgary, Alberta
11 Russia Mikhail Maltsev LW/C L 26 2021 Saint Petersburg, Russia
28 Canada Ryan Murray D L 30 2021 Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Canada Alex Newhook C L 23 2019 St. John's, Newfoundland
13 Russia Valeri Nichushkin RW L 29 2019 Chelyabinsk, Russia
25 Canada Logan O'Connor RW R 27 2018 Missouri City, Texas
75 Finland Sampo Ranta LW L 24 2018 Naantali, Finland
96 Finland Mikko Rantanen RW L 27 2015 Nousiainen, Finland
7 Canada Devon Toews Injured Reserve D L 30 2020 Abbotsford, British Columbia


Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Key:

 dagger  Contract is entry-level.
 double-dagger  Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07) To New York Rangers
3rd-round pick in 2022
3rd-round pick in 2023
5th-round pick in 2022
To Colorado Avalanche
Alexandar Georgiev
[97]
December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dryden Hunt
To Colorado Avalanche
Denis Malgin
[98]
January 25, 2023 (2023-01-25) To San Jose Sharks
Martin Kaut
Jacob MacDonald
To Colorado Avalanche
Ryan Merkley
Matt Nieto
[99]
February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25) To Boston Bruins
Shane Bowers
To Colorado Avalanche
Keith Kinkaid
[100]
February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) To Chicago Blackhawks
Andreas Englund
To Colorado Avalanche
Jack Johnson
[101]
March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2025
To Colorado Avalanche
Lars Eller
[102]
March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) To New York Rangers
Anton Blidh
To Colorado Avalanche
Gustav Rydahl
[103]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) Andreas Englund Colorado Eagles (AHL) 1-year Free agency [104]
Charles Hudon Tampa Bay Lightning [104]
Josh Jacobs Carolina Hurricanes [105]
Jonas Johansson Florida Panthers [106]
Spencer Smallman Carolina Hurricanes 2-year [105]
July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) Brad Hunt Vancouver Canucks [107]
August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05) Anton Blidh Boston Bruins 1-year [108]
September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12) Evan Rodrigues Pittsburgh Penguins [109]
September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12) Jonas Johansson Arizona Coyotes Waivers [110]
October 20, 2022 (2022-10-20) Dryden Hunt New York Rangers [111]
November 28, 2022 (2022-11-28) Alex Galchenyuk Colorado Eagles (AHL) 1-year Free agency [112]
March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30) Jason Polin Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC) 1-yeardaggerdouble-dagger [113]
Sam Malinski Cornell Big Red (ECAC) 2-yeardaggerdouble-dagger [114]
Ondrej Pavel Minnesota State Mavericks (CCHA) [115]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) Nicolas Aube-Kubel Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [116]
Andre Burakovsky Seattle Kraken 5-year [117]
Dennis Gilbert Calgary Flames 2-year [118]
Darcy Kuemper Washington Capitals 5-year [119]
Nico Sturm San Jose Sharks 3-year [120]
July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) Jordan Gross Nashville Predators 2-year [121]
Roland McKeown [122]
Kiefer Sherwood 1-year [123]
Dylan Sikura Chicago Blackhawks [124]
July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29) Stefan Matteau Linköping HC (SHL) 2-year [125]
August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17) Jack Johnson Chicago Blackhawks 1-year [126]
August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18) Nazem Kadri Calgary Flames 7-year [127]
September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02) Ryan Murray Edmonton Oilers 1-year [128]
September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30) Jonas Johansson Arizona Coyotes Waivers [129]
October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19) Lukas Sedlak Philadelphia Flyers [130]
December 6, 2022 (2022-12-06) Jayson Megna Anaheim Ducks [131]
December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) Danil Zhuravlyov Contract termination [132]
December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20) Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) 1-year Free agency [133]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10) Alexandar Georgiev 3-year [134]
Jacob MacDonald 2-year [135]
July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11) Valeri Nichushkin 8-year [136]
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) Darren Helm 1-year [137]
Josh Manson 4-year [138]
Artturi Lehkonen 5-year [139]
July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19) Callahan Burke 1-year [140]
July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21) Keaton Middleton [141]
July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27) Mikhail Maltsev [142]
September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) Nathan MacKinnon 8-yeardouble-dagger [143]
February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25) Keaton Middleton 2-yeardouble-dagger [144]

Draft picks

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Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
6 193 Chris Romaine D  USA Milton Academy (USHS-Prep)
7 225 Ivan Zhigalov G  Belarus Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)

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