2023–24 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2023–24 Colorado Avalanche season was the 45th season for the Avalanche as the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that joined the league in 1979, and their 28th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.
On March 30, 2024, the Avalanche clinched a playoff berth for the seventh consecutive season after a 7–4 win against the Nashville Predators.
On April 18, 2024, Nathan MacKinnon broke the single season point record, across both the Nordiques and Avalanche, with 140 points. In the playoffs, the Avalanche defeated the Winnipeg Jets in five games in the first round, before losing to the Dallas Stars in the second round in six games.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The Avalanche pre-season schedule was released on June 23, 2023.
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# 	Date 	Away 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 24 	Minnesota 	4–3 	Colorado 	 	Holm 	14,501 	0–1–0 	 	
2 	September 25 	Vegas 	2–3 	Colorado 	 	Annunen 	13,294 	1–1–0 	 	
3 	September 28 	Colorado 	2–4 	Minnesota 	 	Annunen 	16,215 	1–2–0 	 	
4 	October 1 	Dallas 	3–4 	Colorado 	OT 	Georgiev 	15,207 	2–2–0 	 	
5 	October 3 	Colorado 	1–3 	Dallas 	 	Annunen 	14,523 	2–3–0 	 	
6 	October 5 	Colorado 	3–4 	Vegas 	 	Georgiev 	17,539 	2–4–0 	 	
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===Regular season===
The Avalanche regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.
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October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)	October: 6–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 4–2–0)
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap 	
1 	October 11 	@ Los Angeles 	5–2 	 	Georgiev 	18,145 	1–0–0 	2 	 	
2 	October 14 	@ San Jose 	2–1 	SO 	Georgiev 	17,435 	2–0–0 	4 	 	
3 	October 17 	@ Seattle 	4–1 	 	Georgiev 	17,151 	3–0–0 	6 	 	
4 	October 19 	Chicago 	4–0 	 	Georgiev 	18,140 	4–0–0 	8 	 	
5 	October 21 	Carolina 	6–4 	 	Georgiev 	18,131 	5–0–0 	10 	 	
6 	October 24 	@ NY Islanders 	7–4 	 	Georgiev 	14,856 	6–0–0 	12 	 	
7 	October 26 	@ Pittsburgh 	0–4 	 	Georgiev 	17,154 	6–1–0 	12 	 	
8 	October 29 	@ Buffalo 	0–4 	 	Georgiev 	15,717 	6–2–0 	12 	 	
===Playoffs===
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Western Conference first round vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets: Colorado won 4–1	Western Conference first round vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets: Colorado won 4–1	Western Conference first round vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets: Colorado won 4–1	Western Conference first round vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets: Colorado won 4–1	Western Conference first round vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets: Colorado won 4–1	Western Conference first round vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets: Colorado won 4–1	Western Conference first round vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets: Colorado won 4–1	Western Conference first round vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets: Colorado won 4–1	Western Conference first round vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets: Colorado won 4–1
# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 21 	@ Winnipeg 	6–7 	 	Georgiev 	15,225 	0–1 	
2 	April 23 	@ Winnipeg 	5–2 	 	Georgiev 	15,225 	1–1 	
3 	April 26 	Winnipeg 	6–2 	 	Georgiev 	18,124 	2–1 	
4 	April 28 	Winnipeg 	5–1 	 	Georgiev 	18,129 	3–1 	
5 	April 30 	@ Winnipeg 	6–3 	 	Georgiev 	15,225 	4–1 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	51	89	140	+35	42
 	80	42	62	104	+19	50
 	77	21	69	90 	+15	16
 	79	19	37	56 	+12	28
 	54	28	25	53 	+5 	22
 	82	12	38	50 	+28	18
 	80	17	23	40 	 	61
 	45	16	18	34 	+11	14
 	74	9 	17	26 	 	75
 	57	13	12	25 	+13	34
 	76	8 	17	25 	+13	87
‡ 	63	13	10	23 	 	34
‡ 	55	8 	12	20 	+1 	40
 	75	6 	13	19 	+11	16
 	59	3 	15	18 	0 	10
 	80	3 	13	16 	+15	38
 	30	5 	5 	10 	 	8
† 	18	4 	6 	10 	 	4
 	23	3 	7 	10 	+3 	6
 	56	3 	6 	9 	 	12
 	57	3 	6 	9 	 	8
‡ 	27	1 	8 	9 	0 	10
† 	18	4 	3 	7 	+2 	16
† 	18	1 	5 	5 	+2 	4
 	25	0 	5 	5 	+4 	8
† 	16	2 	1 	3 	+3 	2
‡ 	29	2 	0 	2 	+3 	23
 	5 	1 	1 	2 	 	2
 	13	1 	1 	2 	+3 	9
 	4 	1 	0 	1 	+1 	0
 	7 	1 	0 	1 	+1 	2
‡ 	9 	1 	0 	1 	 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	 	2
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	11	5	10	15	 	0
 	11	4	10	14	 	4
 	11	4	10	14	 	8
 	11	6	5 	11	 	4
 	8 	9	1 	10	+1	2
 	11	3	6 	9 	0 	2
 	11	2	5 	7 	+7	12
 	10	1	5 	6 	+4	2
 	11	0	5 	5 	+2	2
 	11	1	3 	4 	+2	2
 	11	3	0 	3 	+1	13
 	11	2	1 	3 	 	0
 	3 	0	3 	3 	 	2
 	9 	0	3 	3 	+3	0
 	8 	1	1 	2 	+3	4
 	10	1	0 	1 	+1	4
 	11	1	0 	1 	 	8
 	2 	0	0 	0 	 	0
 	2 	0	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0	0 	0 	+1	6
 	11	0	0 	0 	+4	2
 	11	0	0 	0 	 	6
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	63	62	3,637:57	38	18	5	183	3.02	1,770	.897	2	0	2	4
 	14	12	801:05 	8 	4 	1	30 	2.25	414 	.928	2	0	0	0
 	11	8 	494:11 	4 	3 	1	26 	3.16	248 	.895	0	0	0	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	11	11	425:23	6	5	33	2.85	311	.897	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.
==Transactions==
The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Key:
 Contract is entry-level.
 Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Tampa Bay LightningMTL 2nd-round pick in 2023 	To Colorado AvalancheRoss Colton 	
 	To Carolina HurricanesCallahan Burke 	To Colorado AvalancheCaleb Jones 	
 	To Seattle KrakenTomas Tatar 	To Colorado Avalanche5th-round pick in 2024 	
 	To New Jersey DevilsKurtis MacDermid 	To Colorado AvalancheZakhar Bardakov7th-round pick in 2024	
 	To Buffalo SabresBowen Byram 	To Colorado AvalancheCasey Mittelstadt 	
 	To Philadelphia FlyersRyan JohansenConditional 1st-round pick in 2025	To Colorado AvalancheSean Walker5th-round pick in 2026 	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Jack Ahcan 	Boston Bruins 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Jonathan Drouin 	Montreal Canadiens	1-year	Free agency	
 	Arvid Holm 	Winnipeg Jets 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Corey Schueneman	Montreal Canadiens	1-year	Free agency	
 	Riley Tufte 	Dallas Stars 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Chris Wagner 	Boston Bruins 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Miles Wood 	New Jersey Devils 	6-year	Free agency	
 	Tomas Tatar 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Ivan Prosvetov 	Arizona Coyotes 	 	Waivers 	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	J. T. Compher 	Detroit Red Wings 	5-year	Free agency	
 	Lars Eller 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Josh Jacobs 	St. Louis Blues 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jonas Johansson	Tampa Bay Lightning 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Erik Johnson 	Buffalo Sabres 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Mikhail Maltsev	Los Angeles Kings 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Matt Nieto 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Evan Rodrigues 	Florida Panthers 	4-year	Free agency	
 	Charles Hudon 	Ontario Reign (AHL) 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Denis Malgin 	ZSC Lions (NL) 	5-year	Free agency	
 	Ryan Merkley 	Kunlun Red Star (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Keith Kinkaid 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year	Free agency	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Bowen Byram 	2-year	
 	Andrew Cogliano 	1-year	
 	Justus Annunen 	1-year	
 	Jack Johnson 	1-year	
 	Ross Colton 	4-year	
 	Nikolai Kovalenko	2-year	
 	Ben Meyers 	1-year	
 	Matt Stienburg 	2-year	
 	Saige Weinstein 	3-year	
 	Devon Toews 	7-year	
 	Joel Kiviranta 	1-year	
 	Ivan Ivan 	2-year	
 	Jeremy Hanzel 	3-year	
 	Justus Annunen 	2-year	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Avalanche's selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1 	27 	Calum Ritchie 	C 	 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
1 	31 	Mikhail Gulyayev 	D 	 	Avangard Omsk (KHL)
5 	155	Nikita Ishimnikov	D 	 	JHC Avto (MHL)
6 	187	Jeremy Hanzel 	D 	 	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
7 	219	Maros Jedlicka 	C 	 	HKM Zvolen (Slovak Extraliga)
==References==
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