# 2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 38th season, 31st in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 15th as the Colorado Avalanche.

## Off-season

On June 3, 2009, the Avalanche began a complete overhaul of the coaching staff by firing head coach Tony Granato, along with assistants coaches Jacques Cloutier and Dave Barr, goaltending coach Jeff Hackett, assistant to the general manager Michel Goulet and video coordinator PJ DeLuca. Also on June 3, the Avalanche hired Greg Sherman as their new general manager, replacing Francois Giguere, who had been fired in April. On June 4, Joe Sacco was hired to be the new head coach. Before Sacco's hiring, an offer had been made to former Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy to become head coach, which Roy declined.
Defenceman Adam Foote was named team captain following the retirement of long-time captain Joe Sakic.

## Preseason

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 0–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordRecap
1September 17Dallas Stars1 - 3Colorado AvalancheAnderson1-0-0
2September 18Colorado Avalanche2 - 6St. Louis BluesWeiman1-1-0
3September 20St. Louis Blues1 - 2Colorado AvalancheOTBudaj2-1-0
4September 23Los Angeles Kings2 - 3Colorado AvalancheAnderson3-1-0
5September 24Colorado Avalanche2 - 3Dallas StarsBudaj3-2-0
6September 26 (in Las Vegas)Colorado Avalanche3 - 5Los Angeles KingsAnderson3-3-0 :

## Regular season

On July 9, 2009, Avalanche captain Joe Sakic announced his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons. The Avalanche retired Sakic's jersey #19 in a ceremony before the October 1, 2009 home opener of the 2009-10 season. On November 12, 2009, the Avalanche unveiled a new third jersey.
On February 10, 2010, Kyle Cumiskey scored just 9 seconds into the overtime period to give the Avalanche a 4-3 home win over the Atlanta Thrashers. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2009-10 NHL regular season.

### Divisional standings

Northwest Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103 |
| 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95 |
| 3 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90 |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84 |
| 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113 |
| 2 | y – Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 |
| 3 | y – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107 |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101 |
| 7 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 |
| 8 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95 |
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| 9 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 |
| 10 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90 |
| 11 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89 |
| 12 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88 |
| 13 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84 |
| 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 |
| 15 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62 |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

### Game log

Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
2009–10 Game log :
October: 10–2–2 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 6–2–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 1San Jose Sharks2 – 5Colorado AvalancheAnderson18,0071–0–02
2October 3Vancouver Canucks0 – 3Colorado AvalancheAnderson13,4162–0–04
3October 8Colorado Avalanche2 - 3Nashville PredatorsAnderson14,7972-1-04
4October 10Colorado Avalanche3 - 4Chicago BlackhawksSOAnderson20,6552-1-15
5October 12Colorado Avalanche4 - 3Boston BruinsAnderson16,3933-1-17
6October 13Colorado Avalanche4 - 1Toronto Maple LeafsAnderson19,1484-1-19
7October 15Colorado Avalanche3 - 2Montreal CanadiensAnderson21,2735-1-111
8October 17Colorado Avalanche4 - 3Detroit Red WingsSOAnderson19,7636-1-113
9October 21Colorado Avalanche2 - 3Minnesota WildSOAnderson18,1756-1-214
10October 23Carolina Hurricanes4 - 5Colorado AvalancheAnderson13,6737-1-216
11October 24Detroit Red Wings1 - 3Colorado AvalancheAnderson17,6908-1-218
12October 27Colorado Avalanche3 - 0Edmonton OilersAnderson16,8399-1-220
13October 28Colorado Avalanche3 - 2Calgary FlamesAnderson19,28910-1-222
14October 30Colorado Avalanche1 - 3San Jose SharksAnderson17,56210-2-222 :
November: 5–6–3 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–4–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
15November 1Colorado Avalanche0 - 3Vancouver CanucksAnderson18,81010-3-222
16November 4Phoenix Coyotes1 - 4Colorado AvalancheBudaj11,01211-3-224
17November 6Chicago Blackhawks3 - 4Colorado AvalancheSOAnderson15,61612-3-226
18November 8Edmonton Oilers5 - 3Colorado AvalancheAnderson12,11812-4-226
19November 11Colorado Avalanche2 - 3Chicago BlackhawksSOAnderson20,87912-4-327
20November 14Vancouver Canucks8 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson15,82312-5-327
21November 17Colorado Avalanche3 - 2Calgary FlamesAnderson19,28913-5-329
22November 18Colorado Avalanche4 - 6Edmonton OilersBudaj16,83913-6-329
23November 20Colorado Avalanche2 - 5Vancouver CanucksAnderson18,81013-7-329
24November 23Philadelphia Flyers4 - 5Colorado AvalancheAnderson13,28114-7-331
25November 25Nashville Predators4 - 3Colorado AvalancheOTAnderson12,35614-7-432
26November 27Colorado Avalanche3 - 5Minnesota WildAnderson18,36514-8-432
27November 28Minnesota Wild3 - 2Colorado AvalancheSOAnderson15,30314-8-533
28November 30Colorado Avalanche3 - 0Tampa Bay LightningAnderson12,21415-8-535 :
December: 8–5–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
29December 2Colorado Avalanche5 - 6Florida PanthersSOAnderson12,40315-8-636
30December 3Colorado Avalanche1 - 4Pittsburgh PenguinsBudaj16,96815-9-636
31December 5Colorado Avalanche3 - 2Columbus Blue JacketsBudaj14,90916-9-638
32December 7Colorado Avalanche4 - 0St. Louis BluesBudaj19,15017-9-640
33December 9Minnesota Wild1 - 0Colorado AvalancheBudaj11,43517-10-640
34December 11Tampa Bay Lightning1 - 2Colorado AvalancheSOAnderson12,18818-10-642
35December 13Calgary Flames2 - 3Colorado AvalancheAnderson11,44819-10-644
36December 15Washington Capitals6 - 1Colorado AvalancheAnderson14,17219-11-644
37December 19Columbus Blue Jackets2 - 5Colorado AvalancheAnderson11,78220-11-646
38December 21Colorado Avalanche4 - 3Minnesota WildAnderson18,24421-11-648
39December 22Anaheim Ducks4 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson12,17121-12-648
40December 26Dallas Stars1 - 4Colorado AvalancheBudaj18,00722-12-650
41December 30Colorado Avalanche4 - 3Ottawa SenatorsAnderson17,82323-12-652
42December 31Colorado Avalanche2 - 4Detroit Red WingsAnderson20,06623-13-652 :
January: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
43January 2Colorado Avalanche3 - 2Columbus Blue JacketsAnderson17,37124-13-654
44January 6New York Islanders3 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson13,89824-14-654
45January 8Colorado Avalanche1 - 2Carolina HurricanesBudaj14,07124-15-654
46January 9Colorado Avalanche4 - 3Buffalo SabresSOAnderson18,69025-15-656
47January 11Colorado Avalanche3 - 2Calgary FlamesSOAnderson19,28926-15-658
48January 16New Jersey Devils1 - 3Colorado AvalancheAnderson17,81627-15-660
49January 18Edmonton Oilers0 - 6Colorado AvalancheAnderson11,23228-15-662
50January 22Nashville Predators1 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson12,45229-15-664
51January 24Dallas Stars0 - 4Colorado AvalancheAnderson11,74130-15-666
52January 28Minnesota Wild1 - 0Colorado AvalancheAnderson11,59730-16-666
53January 29Colorado Avalanche2 - 3Dallas StarsAnderson18,53230-17-666
54January 31New York Rangers3 - 1Colorado AvalancheAnderson15,26430-18-666 :
February: 5–2–0 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 0–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
55February 2Columbus Blue Jackets1 - 5Colorado AvalancheAnderson11,21331-18-668
56February 4Colorado Avalanche3 - 5Nashville PredatorsAnderson17,11331-19-668
57February 6Edmonton Oilers0 - 3Colorado AvalancheAnderson16,57132-18-670
58February 8St. Louis Blues2 - 5Colorado AvalancheAnderson11,26133-18-672
59February 10Atlanta Thrashers3 - 4Colorado AvalancheOTAnderson11,64434-18-674
60February 12Phoenix Coyotes1 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson14,12935-18-676
61February 13Colorado Avalanche0 - 3Los Angeles KingsAnderson18,11835-20-676 :
March: 6–8–1 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 3–4–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
62March 1Detroit Red Wings3 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson18,00735-21-676
63March 3Colorado Avalanche4 - 3Anaheim DucksAnderson14,84036-20-678
64March 4Colorado Avalanche1 - 3Phoenix CoyotesAnderson12,42636-22-678
65March 6St. Louis Blues3 - 7Colorado AvalancheAnderson18,00737-21-680
66March 9Vancouver Canucks6 - 4Colorado AvalancheAnderson12,86137-23-680
67March 11Florida Panthers0 - 3Colorado AvalancheAnderson11,45838-22-682
68March 14Colorado Avalanche5 - 3Dallas StarsAnderson16,24639-22-684
69March 16Colorado Avalanche5 - 3St. Louis BluesBudaj19,15040-22-686
70March 17Calgary Flames3 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson12,77040-24-686
71March 21Colorado Avalanche2 - 5Anaheim DucksAnderson15,52840-25-686
72March 22Colorado Avalanche3 - 4Los Angeles KingsOTAnderson17,84540-24-787
73March 24Los Angeles Kings3 - 4Colorado AvalancheSOAnderson13,66741-24-789
74March 27Colorado Avalanche2 - 6Phoenix CoyotesAnderson17,18841-26-789
75March 28Colorado Avalanche3 - 4San Jose SharksAnderson17,56241-27-789
76March 31Anaheim Ducks5 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson13,86241-28-789 :
April: 2–2–2 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 1–0–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
77April 2Calgary Flames2 - 1Colorado AvalancheAnderson18,00741-29-789
78April 4San Jose Sharks4 - 5Colorado AvalancheOTAnderson12,89342-29-791
79April 6Colorado Avalanche4 - 3Vancouver CanucksSOAnderson18,81043-29-793
80April 7Colorado Avalanche4 - 5Edmonton OilersOTBudaj16,83943-29-894
81April 9Chicago Blackhawks5 - 2Colorado AvalancheBudaj16,32743-30-894
82April 11Los Angeles Kings2 - 1Colorado AvalancheOTAnderson15,67443-30-995 :

## Playoffs

Key: Win Loss
2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs :
Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 14Colorado Avalanche2 - 1San Jose SharksAnderson17,562Avalanche lead 1-0
2April 16Colorado Avalanche5 - 6San Jose SharksOTAnderson17,562Series tied 1-1
3April 18San Jose Sharks0 - 1Colorado AvalancheOTAnderson18,007Avalanche lead 2-1
4April 20San Jose Sharks2 - 1Colorado AvalancheOTAnderson18,007Series tied 2-2
5April 22Colorado Avalanche0 - 5San Jose SharksAnderson17,562Sharks lead 3-2
6April 24San Jose Sharks5 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson18,007Sharks win series 4-2 :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Paul Stastny | 81 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 2 | 50 |
| Chris Stewart | 77 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 4 | 73 |
| Matt Duchene | 81 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 1 | 16 |
| Wojtek Wolski$^‡$ | 62 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 15 | 21 |
| Milan Hejduk | 56 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 6 | 10 |
| TJ Galiardi | 70 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 6 | 28 |
| John-Michael Liles | 59 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -2 | 30 |
| Kyle Quincey | 79 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 76 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 81 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 18 |
| Darcy Tucker | 71 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 47 |
| Ryan Wilson | 61 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 36 |
| Brett Clark | 64 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 28 |
| Kyle Cumiskey | 61 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Peter Mueller$^†$ | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 8 |
| Brandon Yip | 32 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 22 |
| Cody McLeod | 74 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -13 | 138 |
| Scott Hannan | 81 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 40 |
| David Jones | 23 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Hendricks | 56 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 74 |
| Marek Svatos | 54 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 35 |
| Adam Foote | 67 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 64 |
| Chris Durno | 41 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 47 |
| Ruslan Salei | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| T. J. Hensick | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Stoa | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Kevin Porter$^†$ | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Justin Mercier | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Philippe Dupuis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| David Koci | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 84 |
| Tom Preissing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| Stephane Yelle$^†$ | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Wes O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Haydar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Peltier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Willsie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Paul Stastny | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| Brandon Yip | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| Chris Stewart | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| Matt Duchene | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| John-Michael Liles | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Kyle Cumiskey | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 2 |
| TJ Galiardi | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Adam Foote | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 10 |
| Milan Hejduk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek Svatos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Ryan Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Stephane Yelle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Darcy Tucker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ruslan Salei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hannan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Matt Hendricks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kyle Quincey | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Kevin Porter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Cody McLeod | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Ryan Stoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Durno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts; G= Goals; A= Assists; PIM= Penalties in minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Craig Anderson | 71 | 4235 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 186 | 2.64 | 2233 | .917 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Peter Budaj | 15 | 728 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 2.64 | 386 | .917 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Craig Anderson | 6 | 366 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2.62 | 239 | .933 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Budaj | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.67 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only. $^‡$Traded mid-season

## Awards and records
### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Matt Duchene | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 1, 2009 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 1, 2009 |
| John-Michael Liles | 200th Career NHL Point | October 1, 2009 |
| Matt Hendricks | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 10, 2009 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 15, 2009 |
| Ryan Wilson | 1st Career NHL Game | October 15, 2009 |
| Paul Stastny | 200th Career NHL Game | October 15, 2009 |
| Matt Duchene | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 17, 2009 |
| Ryan Wilson | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 23, 2009 |
| Kyle Quincey | 100th Career NHL Game | November 1, 2009 |
| Paul Stastny | 200th Career NHL Point | November 4, 2009 |
| Philippe Dupuis | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | November 4, 2009 |
| Milan Hejduk | 800th Career NHL Game | November 6, 2009 |
| Ryan Wilson | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 17, 2009 |
| Chris Durno | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | November 18, 2009 |
| Wojtek Wolski | 100th Career NHL Assist | November 20, 2009 |
| John-Michael Liles | 400th Career NHL Game | November 23, 2009 |
| Scott Hannan | 700th Career NHL Game | December 2, 2009 |
| Darcy Tucker | 900th Career NHL Game | December 7, 2009 |
| Justin Mercier | 1st Career NHL Game | December 9, 2009 |
| Ryan Stoa | 1st Career NHL Game | December 13, 2009 |
| Brandon Yip | 1st Career NHL Game | December 19, 2009 |
| Brandon Yip | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | December 22, 2009 |
| Matt Hendricks | 1st Career NHL Assist | December 22, 2009 |
| Brett Clark | 100th Career NHL Assist | December 26, 2009 |
| Chris Durno | 1st Career NHL Goal | December 26, 2009 |
| Brandon Yip | 1st Career NHL Assist | December 30, 2009 |
| David Koci | 100th Career NHL Game | January 18, 2010 |
| Ryan Stoa | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | January 22, 2010 |
| Chris Stewart | 100th Career NHL Game | January 28, 2010 |
| Brett Clark | 500th Career NHL Game | January 29, 2010 |
| Justin Mercier | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | January 31, 2010 |
| Justin Mercier | 1st Career NHL Goal | February 4, 2010 |
| Marek Svatos | 300th Career NHL Game | February 4, 2010 |
| Wojtek Wolski | 300th Career NHL Game | February 12, 2010 |
| Chris Stewart | 1st Career NHL Hat Trick | March 6, 2010 |
| Kyle Cumiskey | 100th Career NHL Game | March 14, 2010 |
| Adam Foote | 300th Career NHL Point | April 4, 2010 |
| Milan Hejduk | 700th Career NHL Point | April 4, 2010 |
| Ryan Stoa | 1st Career NHL Goal | April 9, 2010 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Chris Stewart | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 14, 2010 |
| Matt Duchene | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 14, 2010 |
| TJ Galiardi | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 14, 2010 |
| Brandon Yip | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2010 |
| Kyle Cumiskey | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2010 |
| Ryan Wilson | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2010 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2010 |
| Matt Hendricks | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2010 |
| Kevin Porter | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 14, 2010 |
| Craig Anderson | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Win | April 14, 2010 |
| Brandon Yip | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 16, 2010 |
| Kyle Cumiskey | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 16, 2010 |
| Ryan Wilson | 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 16, 2010 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point | April 18, 2010 |
| Ryan Stoa | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 18, 2010 |
| Craig Anderson | 1st Career NHL Playoff Shutout | April 18, 2010 |
| Chris Durno | 1st Career NHL Playoff Game | April 20, 2010 |

### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Craig Anderson | NHL Second Star of the Week | October 5, 2009 |
| Craig Anderson | NHL Second Star of the Week | October 19, 2009 |
| Craig Anderson | NHL First Star of the Month | October 2009 |
| Matt Duchene | NHL Third Star of the Week | December 7, 2009 |
| Matt Duchene | NHL Rookie of the Month | December 2009 |
| Craig Anderson | NHL Second Star of the Week | January 25, 2010 |
| Chris Stewart | NHL First Star of the Week | March 8, 2010 |

## Transactions

The Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 3, 2009 | To Los Angeles KingsRyan Smyth | To Colorado AvalancheKyle Quincey Tom Preissing 5th-round draft pick in 2010 |
| July 16, 2009 | To New York RangersNigel Williams | To Colorado AvalancheBrian Fahey |
| March 3, 2010 | To Phoenix CoyotesWojtek Wolski | To Colorado AvalanchePeter Mueller Kevin Porter |
| March 3, 2010 | To Carolina HurricanesCedric Lalonde-McNicoll 6th-round draft pick in 2010 | To Colorado AvalancheStephane Yelle Harrison Reed |
Lost via retirement
Player
Joe Sakic
Player signings
PlayerContract terms
Cameron Gaunceundisclosed
Trevor Cannundisclosed
Cody McLeod3 years, $3.1 million
Peter Budaj1 year, $1.25 million
David Jonesundisclosed
Chris Durnoundisclosed
Matt Hendricksundisclosed
Brian Willsieundisclosed
Tyler Weimanundisclosed
Philippe Dupuisundisclosed
Kyle Cumiskeyundisclosed
Justin Mercierundisclosed
Matt Duchene3 year entry-level contract
Brandon Yipentry-level contract
Ryan O'Reilly3 year entry-level contract
Milan Hejduk1-year contract extension
Mike Carmanentry-level contract
Mark Olverentry-level contract
Kevin Shattenkirkentry-level contract
Colby Cohenentry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Colorado had 7 picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 3 | Matt Duchene | Center | Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
| 2 | 33 | Ryan O'Reilly | Center | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 2 | 49 (from Montreal via Calgary) | Stefan Elliott | Defense | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 3 | 64 | Tyson Barrie | Defense | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 5 | 124 | Kieran Millan | Goaltender | Canada | Boston University (Hockey East) |
| 6 | 154 | Brandon Maxwell | Goaltender | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 7 | 184 | Gus Young | Defense | United States | Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA) |

## Farm teams
### Lake Erie Monsters

The Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate was the Lake Erie Monsters, based in Cleveland, Ohio.

### Johnstown Chiefs

The Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL were the Avalanche's second-tier affiliate.