2018–19 Colorado Avalanche season
2018–19 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Division | TBD Central |
Conference | TBD Western |
2018–19 record | 3–1–1 |
Home record | 2–0–1 |
Road record | 1–1–0 |
Goals for | 19 |
Goals against | 12 |
Team information | |
General manager | Joe Sakic |
Coach | Jared Bednar |
Captain | Gabriel Landeskog |
Alternate captains | Erik Johnson Nathan MacKinnon |
Arena | Pepsi Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Colorado Eagles (AHL) Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Nathan MacKinnon (6) |
Assists | Mikko Rantanen (7) |
Points | Mikko Rantanen (8) |
Penalty minutes | Alexander Kerfoot (10) |
Plus/minus | Erik Johnson Samuel Girard Gabriel Landeskog (+5) |
Wins | Semyon Varlamov (3) |
Goals against average | Semyon 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
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Conference standings
Template:2018–19 NHL Western Conference standings
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2018.[3]
2018 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 18 | Vegas | 5–1 | Colorado | Varlamov | — | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 22 | Colorado | 0–7 | Minnesota | Grubauer | 18,410 | 0–2–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 24 | Colorado | 5–3 | Vegas | Francouz | 17,880 | 1–2–0 | Recap | |
4 | September 26 | Dallas | 3–1 | Colorado | Varlamov | — | 1–3–0 | Recap | |
5 | September 28 | Minnesota | 3–4 | Colorado | OT | Grubauer | — | 2–3–0 | Recap |
6 | September 30 | Colorado | 6–5 | Dallas | Varlamov | 12,211 | 3–3–0 | Recap |
Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[4]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
As of October 11, 2018[5]
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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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
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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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
Transactions
The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 22, 2018 | To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2018 – Kody Clark |
To Colorado Avalanche Philipp Grubauer Brooks Orpik |
[8] |
June 23, 2018 | 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 |
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March 17, 2018 | Andrei Mironov | to Dynamo Moscow (KHL) | 3-year | [10] |
July 1, 2018 | Jonathan Bernier | to Detroit Red Wings | 3-year | [11] |
July 1, 2018 | Matt Calvert | from Columbus Blue Jackets | 3-year | [12] |
July 1, 2018 | Ian Cole | from Columbus Blue Jackets | 3-year | [12] |
July 1, 2018 | Blake Comeau | to Dallas Stars | 3-year | [13] |
July 1, 2018 | Rocco Grimaldi | to Nashville Predators | 1-year | [14] |
July 1, 2018 | Andrew Hammond | to Minnesota Wild | 1-year | [15] |
July 2, 2018 | Sheldon Dries | from Texas Stars (AHL) | 1-year | [16] |
July 2, 2018 | Scott Kosmachuk | from Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | 1-year | [16] |
July 3, 2018 | Nail Yakupov | to SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) | 1-year | [17] |
July 4, 2018 | Felix Girard | to Manitoba Moose (AHL) | 1-year | [18] |
July 23, 2018 | Logan O'Connor | from Denver Pioneers (NCHC) | 2-year | [19] |
July 24, 2018 | Brooks Orpik | to Washington Capitals | 1-year | [20] |
August 30, 2018 | Jesse Graham | to Utica Comets (AHL) | 1-year | [21] |
Waivers
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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Contract terminations
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Retirement
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Signings
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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June 23, 2018 | Philipp Grubauer | 3-year | [23] |
July 2, 2018 | Joe Cannata | 1-year | [16] |
July 5, 2018 | Martin Kaut | 3-year | [24] |
July 6, 2018 | Matt Nieto | 2-year | [25] |
July 16, 2018 | Mason Geertsen | 1-year | [26] |
July 16, 2018 | Ryan Graves | 1-year | [26] |
July 16, 2018 | Spencer Martin | 1-year | [26] |
August 2, 2018 | Patrik Nemeth | 1-year | [27] |
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) |
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1 | 16 | Martin Kaut | RW | ![]() |
Dynamo Pardubice (ELH) |
3 | 641 | Justus Annunen | G | ![]() |
Karpat U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) |
3 | 78 | Sampo Ranta | LW | ![]() |
Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
4 | 109 | Tyler Weiss | LW | ![]() |
U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
5 | 140 | Brandon Saigeon | C | ![]() |
Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) |
5 | 1462 | Danila Zhuravlyov | D | ![]() |
Irbis Kazan (MHL) |
6 | 171 | Nikolai Kovalenko | RW | ![]() |
Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) |
7 | 202 | Shamil Shmakov | G | ![]() |
Sibirskie Snaypery (MHL) |
Notes:
- 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]
- 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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- ^ "2018-2019 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
- ^ "Avalanche Announces 2018-19 Preseason Schedule". NHL.com. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Avalanche Announces 2018-19 Regular Season Schedule". NHL.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Colorado Avalanche Stats - 2018-2019". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Colorado Avalanche Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Colorado Avalanche Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Grubauer, Orpik From Capitals". NHL.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ a b c "2018 NHL Draft Notes". June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ "АНДРЕЙ МИРОНОВ ВЕРНУЛСЯ В "ДИНАМО"". dynamo.ru (in Russian). Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ Wakiji, Dana (July 1, 2018). "Wings move quickly on first day of free agency". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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- ^ "Wild stays busy during Fenton's first July 1 as team's GM". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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