# 2024–25 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2024–25 Colorado Avalanche season is 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 prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.
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.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Winnipeg Jets | 68 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 38 | 237 | 156 | +81 | 98 |
| 2 | Dallas Stars | 66 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 35 | 225 | 174 | +51 | 87 |
| 3 | Colorado Avalanche | 68 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 35 | 228 | 197 | +31 | 85 |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild | 67 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 29 | 184 | 194 | −10 | 79 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | 68 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 24 | 202 | 202 | 0 | 73 |
| 6 | Utah Hockey Club | 67 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 190 | 198 | −8 | 71 |
| 7 | Nashville Predators | 66 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 171 | 214 | −43 | 58 |
| 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 67 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 17 | 182 | 237 | −55 | 49 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | Minnesota Wild | 67 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 29 | 184 | 194 | −10 | 79 |
| 2 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 67 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 185 | 203 | −18 | 73 |
| 3 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 68 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 24 | 202 | 202 | 0 | 73 |
| 4 | PA | Calgary Flames | 65 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 169 | 190 | −21 | 71 |
| 5 | CE | Utah Hockey Club | 67 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 190 | 198 | −8 | 71 |
| 6 | PA | Anaheim Ducks | 67 | 29 | 31 | 7 | 21 | 179 | 211 | −32 | 65 |
| 7 | PA | Seattle Kraken | 68 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 203 | 221 | −18 | 63 |
| 8 | CE | Nashville Predators | 66 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 171 | 214 | −43 | 58 |
| 9 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 67 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 17 | 182 | 237 | −55 | 49 |
| 10 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 68 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 13 | 178 | 255 | −77 | 45 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The Avalanche preseason schedule was released on June 20, 2024.
2024 preseason game log: 1–5–0 (home: 0–3–0; road: 1–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 23Dallas3–2ColoradoMiner15,0060–1–0
2September 27Colorado2–4DallasMandolese15,9140–2–0
3September 29Utah6–3ColoradoAnnunen17,3920–3–0
4October 1Vegas6–1ColoradoGeorgiev15,7290–4–0
5October 3Colorado3–1VegasAnnunen17,4191–4–0
6October 5Colorado1–2UtahGeorgiev—1–5–0 :
Legend
  Win
  Loss
  OT/SO Loss :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
2024–25 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  OT/SO loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

As of January 25, 2025

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 50 | 19 | 56 | 75 | +16 | 27 |
| Mikko Rantanen$^‡$ | 49 | 25 | 39 | 64 | +12 | 28 |
| Cale Makar | 50 | 16 | 37 | 53 | +14 | 8 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 50 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −13 | 16 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 38 | 19 | 8 | 27 | +17 | 14 |
| Devon Toews | 46 | 6 | 17 | 23 | +15 | 16 |
| Sam Girard | 47 | 2 | 17 | 19 | +1 | 10 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 21 | 11 | 6 | 17 | +6 | 4 |
| Ross Colton | 33 | 13 | 3 | 16 | −2 | 8 |
| Jonathan Drouin | 17 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +6 | 2 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 50 | 10 | 5 | 15 | +4 | 12 |
| Logan O'Connor | 50 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −8 | 17 |
| Josh Manson | 38 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −7 | 24 |
| Parker Kelly | 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −8 | 16 |
| Ivan Ivan | 40 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −9 | 8 |
| Nikolai Kovalenko$^‡$ | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −7 | 10 |
| Calvin de Haan | 37 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −5 | 8 |
| Sam Malinski | 47 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −3 | 6 |
| Miles Wood | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 12 |
| Juuso Parssinen$^†$ | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Oliver Kylington | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 4 |
| John Ludvig | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 6 |
| Chris Wagner | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −7 | 9 |
| 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 |
| Keaton Middleton | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 13 |
| Tye Felhaber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Martin Necas$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| Jack Drury$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Matt Stienburg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 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 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| Nikita Prishchepov | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Mackenzie Blackwood$^†$ | 15 | 14 | 853:33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 2.04 | 387 | .925 | 0 | 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 |
| Scott Wedgewood$^†$ | 9 | 8 | 500:19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2.40 | 223 | .910 | 1 | 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.

## Roster

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Updated March 7, 2025
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 39 | Mackenzie Blackwood | G | L | 28 | 2024 | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 20 | Ross Colton | C | L | 28 | 2023 | Robbinsville, New Jersey |
| 10 | Charlie Coyle | C | R | 33 | 2025 | Weymouth, Massachusetts |
| 27 | Jonathan Drouin | LW | L | 29 | 2023 | Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec |
| 18 | Jack Drury | C | L | 25 | 2025 | New York, New York |
| 49 | Sam Girard | D | L | 26 | 2017 | Roberval, Quebec |
| 6 | Erik Johnson | D | R | 36 | 2025 | Bloomington, Minnesota |
| 17 | Parker Kelly | C | L | 25 | 2024 | Camrose, Alberta |
| 94 | Joel Kiviranta | C | L | 28 | 2023 | Vantaa, Finland |
| 92 | Gabriel Landeskog (C) | LW | L | 32 | 2011 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 62 | Artturi Lehkonen | LW | L | 29 | 2022 | Piikkiö, Finland |
| 55 | Ryan Lindgren | D | L | 27 | 2025 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 29 | Nathan MacKinnon (A) | C | R | 29 | 2013 | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 8 | Cale Makar (A) | D | R | 26 | 2017 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 70 | Sam Malinski | D | R | 26 | 2023 | Lakeville, Minnesota |
| 42 | Josh Manson | D | R | 33 | 2022 | Hinsdale, Illinois |
| 67 | Keaton Middleton | D | L | 27 | 2021 | Stratford, Ontario |
| 88 | Martin Necas | C | R | 26 | 2025 | Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic |
| 11 | Brock Nelson | C | L | 33 | 2025 | Warroad, Minnesota |
| 13 | Valeri Nichushkin | RW | L | 30 | 2019 | Chelyabinsk, Russia |
| 25 | Logan O'Connor | RW | R | 28 | 2018 | Missouri City, Texas |
| 5 | Tucker Poolman | D | R | 31 | 2024 | Dubuque, Iowa |
| 7 | Devon Toews (A) | D | L | 31 | 2020 | Abbotsford, British Columbia |
| 26 | Jimmy Vesey | LW | L | 31 | 2025 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 41 | Scott Wedgewood | G | L | 32 | 2024 | Brampton, Ontario |
| 28 | Miles Wood | LW | L | 29 | 2023 | Buffalo, New York |

## 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 | Details |
| June 28, 2024 | To Utah Hockey Club1st-round pick in 2024 (#24 overall) | To Colorado Avalanche2nd-round pick in 2024 (#38 overall) 2nd-round pick in 2024 (#71 overall) NYR 2nd-round pick in 2025 |
| June 29, 2024 | To Buffalo SabresUTA 3rd-round pick in 2024 (#71 overall) | To Colorado Avalanche3rd-round pick in 2024 (#76 overall) FLA 5th-round pick in 2024 (#161 overall) |
| July 15, 2024 | To Ottawa Senators6th-round pick in 2026 | To Colorado AvalancheKevin Mandolese 7th-round pick in 2026 |
| October 6, 2024 | To Vancouver CanucksErik Brannstrom | To Colorado AvalancheTucker Poolman* 4th-round pick in 2025 |
| November 30, 2024 | To Nashville PredatorsJustus Annunen 6th-round pick in 2025 | To Colorado AvalancheScott Wedgewood |
| December 9, 2024 | To San Jose SharksAlexandar Georgiev* Nikolai Kovalenko conditional 5th-round pick in 2025$^1$ 2nd-round pick in 2026 | To Colorado AvalancheMackenzie Blackwood Givani Smith 5th-round pick in 2027 |
| December 28, 2024 | To Nashville PredatorsOndrej Pavel 3rd-round pick in 2027 | To Colorado AvalancheJuuso Parssinen NYR 7th-round pick in 2026 |
| March 1, 2025 | To New York RangersCalvin 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 AvalancheHank Kempf Ryan Lindgren* Jimmy Vesey |
| March 7, 2025 | To New York IslandersOliver Kylington Calum Ritchie conditional 1st-round pick in 2026       or 1st-round pick in 2027 conditional 3rd-round pick in 2028 | To Colorado AvalancheWilliam Dufour Brock Nelson* |
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 |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Calvin de Haan | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free Agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Parker Kelly | Ottawa Senators | 2-year | Free Agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Jacob MacDonald | San Jose Sharks | 2-year | Free Agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Calle Rosen | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free Agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | T. J. Tynan | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free Agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Erik Brannstrom | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05) | Oliver Kylington | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09) | Matthew Phillips | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free Agency |
| October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11) | Kaapo Kahkonen | Winnipeg Jets | | Waivers |

### Players lost

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

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Chase Bradley | 2-year† |
| July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09) | Calum Ritchie | 3-year† |
| December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15) | Tye Felhaber | 2-year |

## 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: