2017–18 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2017–18 Colorado Avalanche season was the 39th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season. The Avalanche clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was released on June 13, 2017.
2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 19 	Vegas 	4–1 	Colorado 	 	Martin 	— 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 21 	Dallas 	1–5 	Colorado 	 	Varlamov 	— 	1–1–0 	Recap
3 	September 23 	Colorado 	1–2 	Minnesota 	 	Bernier 	18,754 	1–2–0 	Recap
4 	September 24 	Minnesota 	1–5 	Colorado 	 	Varlamov 	— 	2–2–0 	Recap
5 	September 25 	Colorado 	4–2 	Dallas 	 	Bernier 	10,200 	3–2–0 	Recap
6 	September 28 	Colorado 	4–2 	Vegas 	 	Varlamov 	15,337 	4–2–0 	Recap
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.
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October: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)	October: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 5 	Colorado 	4–2 	NY Rangers 	 	Varlamov 	18,006 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 7 	Colorado 	1–4 	New Jersey 	 	Bernier 	16,514 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 9 	Colorado 	4–0 	Boston 	 	Varlamov 	17,565 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	October 11 	Boston 	3–6 	Colorado 	 	Varlamov 	18,011 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap
5 	October 13 	Anaheim 	1–3 	Colorado 	 	Bernier 	15,393 	4–1–0 	8 	Recap
6 	October 14 	Colorado 	1–3 	Dallas 	 	Varlamov 	17,967 	4–2–0 	8 	Recap
7 	October 17 	Colorado 	1–4 	Nashville 	 	Varlamov 	17,113 	4–3–0 	8 	Recap
8 	October 19 	St. Louis 	4–3 	Colorado 	 	Bernier 	13,890 	4–4–0 	8 	Recap
9 	October 24 	Dallas 	3–5 	Colorado 	 	Varlamov 	12,823 	5–4–0 	10 	Recap
10 	October 27 	Colorado 	0–7 	Vegas 	 	Varlamov 	17,702 	5–5–0 	10 	Recap
11 	October 28 	Chicago 	3–6 	Colorado 	 	Bernier 	17,360 	6–5–0 	12 	Recap
===Playoffs===
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–2	Western Conference First Round vs. (C1) Nashville Predators: Nashville won 4–2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 12 	Colorado 	2–5 	Nashville 	 	Bernier 	17,301 	0–1 	Recap
2 	April 14 	Colorado 	4–5 	Nashville 	 	Bernier 	17,369 	0–2 	Recap
3 	April 16 	Nashville 	3–5 	Colorado 	 	Bernier 	18,087 	1–2 	Recap
4 	April 18 	Nashville 	3–2 	Colorado 	 	Bernier 	18,087 	1–3 	Recap
5 	April 20 	Colorado 	2–1 	Nashville 	 	Hammond 	17,504 	2–3 	Recap
6 	April 22 	Nashville 	5–0 	Colorado 	 	Hammond 	18,087 	2–4 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final Stats
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	74	39	58	97	+11	55
 	81	29	55	84	0 	34
 	78	25	37	62	+16	37
 	68	14	43	57	–15	22
 	79	19	24	43	–7 	28
 	77	16	21	37	0 	26
 	79	13	21	34	+5 	50
 	74	15	11	26	+6 	14
 	62	9 	16	25	+3 	58
 	69	13	10	23	–29	20
 	65	12	10	22	–10	26
 	50	8 	14	22	–15	10
 	77	7 	13	20	+4 	103
† 	68	3 	17	20	–8 	6
 	56	6 	12	18	–5 	6
 	58	9 	7 	16	+2 	26
 	68	3 	12	15	+27	41
 	46	3 	10	13	+6 	31
 	58	5 	6 	11	–6 	12
‡ 	14	4 	6 	10	+1 	4
 	16	0 	5 	5 	+4 	0
 	48	0 	4 	4 	+4 	14
 	6 	1 	2 	3 	0 	0
 	10	1 	2 	3 	+2 	12
 	16	0 	3 	3 	+2 	22
 	16	1 	1 	2 	–5 	23
 	37	0 	2 	2 	0 	12
‡ 	15	0 	1 	1 	–2 	2
† 	7 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	–2 	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	6	4	3	7	–4	6
 	6	3	3	6	–2	4
 	6	0	4	4	–3	2
 	6	0	4	4	–1	0
 	6	1	2	3	+1	32
 	6	0	3	3	–1	2
 	6	0	3	3	–2	2
 	6	2	0	2	–3	2
 	6	2	0	2	+1	0
 	6	2	0	2	–1	2
 	6	0	2	2	–3	2
 	6	1	0	1	+1	6
 	6	0	1	1	–2	0
 	6	0	1	1	–1	6
 	6	0	1	1	–2	4
 	6	0	1	1	–2	0
 	5	0	0	0	–4	0
 	4	0	0	0	+1	2
 	3	0	0	0	–3	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	2 	1 	58:47 	0 	1 	0	2 	2.04	33 	.939	0	0	0	0
 	51	47	2860:40	24	16	6	128	2.68	1595	.920	2	0	0	0
 	37	34	2000:58	19	13	3	95 	2.85	1092	.913	2	0	1	0
;Goaltenders
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	3	2	137:29	1	1	6 	2.98	90 	.933	0	0	0	0
 	4	4	217:04	1	3	14	3.51	120	.883	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
=== Suspensions/fines ===
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Gabriel Landeskog	Cross–check against Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk during NHL Game No. 356 in Colorado on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 15:18 of the first period. 	4 games	$119,815.68	November 27, 2017
Erik Johnson 	Boarding against Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vladislav Namestnikov during NHL Game No. 505 in Colorado on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 16:57 of the second period.	2 games	$64,516.12 	December 17, 2017
==Transactions==
The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Nashville Predators4th-round pick in 2019	To Colorado AvalancheColin Wilson 	
 	To Ottawa SenatorsMatt Duchene 	To Colorado AvalancheKyle TurrisShane BowersAndrew Hammond conditional 1st-round pick in 2018 or 20193rd-round pick in 2019	
 	To Nashville PredatorsKyle Turris 	To Colorado AvalancheSamuel GirardVladislav Kamenev2nd-round pick in 2018 	
 	To New York RangersChris Bigras 	To Colorado AvalancheRyan Graves 	
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Andrew Agozzino 	St. Louis Blues 	2-year, $1.3 million 	
 	Jonathan Bernier 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year, $2.75 million 	
 	David Warsofsky 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2-year, $1.35 million 	
 	Nail Yakupov 	St. Louis Blues 	1-year, $875,000 	
 	Jesse Graham 	New York Islanders 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Dominic Toninato 	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	
 	Alexander Kerfoot	Harvard Crimson 	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	
 	Ty Lewis 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	3-year, $2.2 million entry-level contract 	
 	Josh Dickinson 	Clarkson Golden Knights 	3-year, $3.4125 million entry-level contract	
 	Pavel Francouz 	Traktor Chelyabinsk 	1-year, $690,000 	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Turner Elson 	Detroit Red Wings 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Mike Sislo 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Jeremy Smith 	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year, $750,000 	
 	Patrick Wiercioch 	Vancouver Canucks 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Mikhail Grigorenko 	CSKA Moscow 	3-year 	
 	Brendan Ranford 	San Antonio Rampage	Unknown 	
 	Mat Clark 	HC Bolzano 	1-year 	
 	Francois Beauchemin	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year, $1 million 	
 	Rene Bourque 	Djurgårdens IF 	1-year 	
 	Eric Gelinas 	Laval Rocket 	1-year 	
 	Cody Goloubef 	Stockton Heat 	Unknown 	
 	Andrei Mironov 	Dynamo Moscow 	3-year 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date	Ref
Patrik Nemeth	Dallas Stars 	 	
Mark Alt 	Philadelphia Flyers	 	
===Lost via waivers===
Player	New team	Date	Ref
 	 	 	
===Players released===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Andrei Mironov	Contract termination	
===Lost via retirement===
Date	Player	Ref
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Sven Andrighetto	2-year, $2.8 million 	
 	Joe Cannata 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Gabriel Bourque 	1-year, $750,000 	
 	Felix Girard 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Duncan Siemens 	1-year, $750,000 	
 	Matt Nieto 	1-year, $1 million 	
 	Rocco Grimaldi 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Nikita Zadorov 	2-year, $4.3 million 	
 	Connor Timmins 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Josh Anderson 	3-year, $2.45 million entry-level contract 	
 	Travis Barron 	3-year, $2.225 entry-level contract 	
 	Igor Shvyrev 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Mark Alt 	2-year, $1.45 million contract extension 	
 	Mark Barberio 	2-year, $2.9 million contract extension 	
 	Gabriel Bourque 	1-year, $950,000 contract extension 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	4 	Cale Makar 	D 	Canada 	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
2 	32 	Conor Timmins 	D 	Canada 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 	94 	Nick Henry 	RW 	Canada 	Regina Pats (WHL)
4 	1141	Petr Kvaca 	G 	Czech Republic	HC České Budějovice (Czech 1.liga)
5 	125 	Igor Shvyrev 	C 	Russia 	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk (MHL)
6 	156 	Denis Smirnov 	LW 	Russia 	Pennsylvania State University (B1G)
7 	187 	Nicky Leivermann	D 	United States 	Eden Prairie High (USHS)
;Draft notes
# The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Nick Holden to New York in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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