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2018–19 Colorado Avalanche
DivisionTBD Central
ConferenceTBD Western
2018–19 record3–1–1
Home record2–0–1
Road record1–1–0
Goals for19
Goals against12
Team information
General managerJoe Sakic
CoachJared Bednar
CaptainGabriel Landeskog
Alternate captainsErik Johnson
Nathan MacKinnon
ArenaPepsi Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsNathan MacKinnon (6)
AssistsMikko Rantanen (7)
PointsMikko Rantanen (8)
Penalty minutesAlexander Kerfoot (10)
Plus/minusErik Johnson
Samuel Girard
Gabriel Landeskog (+5)
WinsSemyon Varlamov (3)
Goals against averageSemyon Varlamov (1.75)

The 2018–19 Colorado Avalanche season is the 40th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 23rd season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.[1]

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 43 240 214 +26 100
2 x – Winnipeg Jets 82 47 30 5 45 272 244 +28 99
3 x – St. Louis Blues 82 45 28 9 42 247 223 +24 99
4 x – Dallas Stars 82 43 32 7 42 210 202 +8 93
5 x – Colorado Avalanche 82 38 30 14 36 260 246 +14 90
6 Chicago Blackhawks 82 36 34 12 33 270 292 −22 84
7 Minnesota Wild 82 37 36 9 36 211 237 −26 83
Source: National Hockey League [2]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Template:2018–19 NHL Western Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2018.[3]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[4]

2018–19 game log
October: 3–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 1–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 4 Minnesota 1–4 Colorado Varlamov 18,086 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 6 Philadelphia 2–5 Colorado Varlamov 16,768 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 9 Colorado 2–5 Columbus Grubauer 11,694 2–1–0 4 Recap
4 October 11 Colorado 6–1 Buffalo Varlamov 15,396 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 13 Calgary 3–2 Colorado OT Varlamov 17,334 3–1–1 7 Recap
6 October 16 Colorado – NY Rangers
7 October 18 Colorado – New Jersey
8 October 20 Colorado – Carolina
9 October 22 Colorado – Philadelphia
10 October 24 Tampa Bay – Colorado
11 October 26 Ottawa – Colorado
12 October 27 Colorado – Minnesota

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

Player statistics

As of October 11, 2018[5]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mikko Rantanen 4 1 6 7 +2 0
Nathan MacKinnon 4 5 1 6 +2 2
Carl Soderberg 4 3 2 5 +2 0
Alexander Kerfoot 4 1 4 5 –1 10
Erik Johnson 4 0 4 4 +5 0
Colin Wilson 4 3 0 3 –1 0
J. T. Compher 4 2 1 3 –1 6
Samuel Girard 4 0 3 3 +5 0
Gabriel Landeskog 4 1 1 2 +4 2
Tyson Barrie 4 0 2 2 +2 2
Tyson Jost 4 1 0 1 0 2
Gabriel Bourque 4 0 1 1 +2 0
Matt Nieto 4 0 1 1 +1 2
Patrik Nemeth 2 0 1 1 +1 0
Ian Cole 4 0 0 0 0 4
Matt Calvert 4 0 0 0 0 2
Nikita Zadorov 4 0 0 0 –3 4
Sheldon Dries 3 0 0 0 0 4
Mark Barberio 2 0 0 0 –2 0
Vladislav Kamenev 1 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Semyon Varlamov 3 3 179:53 3 0 0 4 1.33 89 .955 0 0 0 0
Philipp Grubauer 1 1 59:03 0 1 0 4 4.06 34 .882 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 August 9, 2024[6][7]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
18 United States Jack Ahcan D L 27 2023 Savage, Minnesota
60 Finland Justus Annunen G L 24 2018 Kempele, Finland
26 Sweden Erik Brannstrom D L 25 2024 Eksjö, Sweden
20 United States Ross Colton C L 27 2023 Robbinsville, New Jersey
– Canada Calvin de Haan D L 33 2024 Carp, Ontario
27 Canada Jonathan Drouin LW L 29 2023 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
93 Canada Jean-Luc Foudy C R 22 2020 Scarborough, Ontario
40 Russia Alexandar Georgiev G L 28 2022 Ruse, Bulgaria
49 Canada Sam Girard D L 26 2017 Roberval, Quebec
– Finland Jere Innala LW L 26 2024 Hauho, Finland
– 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 24 2018 Raleigh, North Carolina
– 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 Injured Reserve LW L 29 2022 Piikkiö, Finland
– United States Jacob MacDonald D L 31 2024 Portland, Oregon
29 Canada Nathan MacKinnon (A) C R 29 2013 Halifax, Nova Scotia
8 Canada Cale Makar D R 25 2017 Calgary, Alberta
70 United States Sam Malinski D R 26 2023 Lakeville, Minnesota
42 United States Josh Manson D R 32 2022 Hinsdale, Illinois
67 Canada Keaton Middleton D L 26 2021 Stratford, Ontario
34 Canada Trent Miner G R 23 2019 Souris, Manitoba
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 Injured Reserve RW R 28 2018 Missouri City, Texas
96 Finland Mikko Rantanen (A) RW L 27 2015 Nousiainen, Finland
– Sweden Calle Rosen D L 30 2024 Växjö, Sweden
7 Canada Devon Toews D L 30 2020 Abbotsford, British Columbia
– United States T. J. Tynan C R 32 2024 Orland Park, Illinois
14 United States Chris Wagner RW R 33 2023 Walpole, Massachusetts
28 United States Miles Wood LW L 28 2023 Buffalo, New York

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22) To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2018 – Kody Clark 		To Colorado Avalanche
Philipp Grubauer
Brooks Orpik 		[8]
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To Pittsburgh Penguins
NSH's 2nd-round pick in 2018 – Filip Hallander 		To Colorado Avalanche
OTT's 3rd-round pick in 2018 – Justus Annunen
5th-round pick in 2018 – Danila Zhuravlyov 		[9]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
March 17, 2018 (2018-03-17) Andrei Mironov to Dynamo Moscow (KHL) 3-year [10]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Jonathan Bernier to Detroit Red Wings 3-year [11]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Matt Calvert from Columbus Blue Jackets 3-year [12]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Ian Cole from Columbus Blue Jackets 3-year [12]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Blake Comeau to Dallas Stars 3-year [13]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Rocco Grimaldi to Nashville Predators 1-year [14]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Andrew Hammond to Minnesota Wild 1-year [15]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) Sheldon Dries from Texas Stars (AHL) 1-year [16]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) Scott Kosmachuk from Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 1-year [16]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) Nail Yakupov to SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) 1-year [17]
July 4, 2018 (2018-07-04) Felix Girard to Manitoba Moose (AHL) 1-year [18]
July 23, 2018 (2018-07-23) Logan O'Connor from Denver Pioneers (NCHC) 2-year [19]
July 24, 2018 (2018-07-24) Brooks Orpik to Washington Capitals 1-year [20]
August 30, 2018 (2018-08-30) Jesse Graham to Utica Comets (AHL) 1-year [21]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) Philipp Grubauer 3-year [23]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) Joe Cannata 1-year [16]
July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) Martin Kaut 3-year [24]
July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06) Matt Nieto 2-year [25]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) Mason Geertsen 1-year [26]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) Ryan Graves 1-year [26]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16) Spencer Martin 1-year [26]
August 2, 2018 (2018-08-02) Patrik Nemeth 1-year [27]

Draft picks

See also: List of Colorado Avalanche draft picks

Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 16 Martin Kaut RW  Czech Republic Dynamo Pardubice (ELH)
3 641 Justus Annunen G  Finland Karpat U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
3 78 Sampo Ranta LW  Finland Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
4 109 Tyler Weiss LW  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5 140 Brandon Saigeon C  Canada Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
5 1462 Danila Zhuravlyov D  Russia Irbis Kazan (MHL)
6 171 Nikolai Kovalenko RW  Russia Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
7 202 Shamil Shmakov G  Russia Sibirskie Snaypery (MHL)

Notes:

  1. The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Nashville's second-round pick in 2018 (58th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2018 (146th overall) and this pick.[9]
  2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Nashville's second-round pick in 2018 (58th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Ottawa's third-round pick in 2018 (64th overall) and this pick.[9]

References

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  3. ^ "Avalanche Announces 2018-19 Preseason Schedule". NHL.com. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Avalanche Announces 2018-19 Regular Season Schedule". NHL.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Colorado Avalanche Stats - 2018-2019". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "Colorado Avalanche Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
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  10. ^ "АНДРЕЙ МИРОНОВ ВЕРНУЛСЯ В "ДИНАМО"". dynamo.ru (in Russian). Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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  12. ^ a b "Avs Add Depth on First Day of Free Agency". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "Stars sign right wing Blake Comeau to three-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  14. ^ "Predators Sign Forward Rocco Grimaldi to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  15. ^ "Wild stays busy during Fenton's first July 1 as team's GM". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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  17. ^ "Наиль Якупов – в СКА!". ska.ru (in Russian). Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  18. ^ "Moose Ink Pair of Forwards". moosehockey.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  19. ^ "Avalanche Signs Logan O'Connor". nhl.com. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  20. ^ "Capitals Sign Brooks Orpik". NHL.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  21. ^ "COMETS SIGN BRENDAN WOODS AND JESSE GRAHAM". uticacomets.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  22. ^ "Colorado Avalanche set to buy out the contract of Brooks Orpik". milehighhockey.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  23. ^ "Avalanche Signs Grubauer". NHL.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  24. ^ "Avalanche Signs Martin Kaut". NHL.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  25. ^ "Avalanche Signs Matt Nieto". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  26. ^ a b c "Avalanche Signs Geertsen, Graves, Martin". NHL.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  27. ^ "Avalanche Signs Patrik Nemeth". NHL.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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