2013–14 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2013–14 Colorado Avalanche season was the 35th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 19th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season. The Avalanche managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2009–10 season.

2013–14 Colorado Avalanche
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference2nd Western
2013–14 record52–22–8
Home record26–11–4
Road record26–11–4
Goals for250
Goals against220
Team information
General managerGreg Sherman
CoachPatrick Roy
CaptainGabriel Landeskog
Alternate captainsPaul Stastny
Cody McLeod
ArenaPepsi Center
Average attendance16,295 (92.1%)
Total: 668,133
Minor league affiliate(s)Lake Erie Monsters (AHL)
Denver Cutthroats (CHL)
Team leaders
GoalsRyan O'Reilly (28)
AssistsMatt Duchene (47)
PointsMatt Duchene (70)
Penalty minutesCody McLeod (122)
Plus/minusGabriel Landeskog (+21)
WinsSemyon Varlamov (41)
Goals against averageSemyon Varlamov (2.41)

Off-season

On May 23, 2013, the Avalanche named former goaltender Patrick Roy as their new head coach and vice president of hockey operations.[2]

Regular season

On October 30, 2013, goaltender Semyon Varlamov turned himself into Denver police on charges of kidnapping and assault.[3][4] The charges were later dismissed.[5]

Four players were chosen to represent their country at the 2014 Winter Olympics: Matt Duchene (Canada), Gabriel Landeskog (Sweden), Paul Stastny (United States) and Semyon Varlamov (Russia).[6]

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Colorado Avalanche 82 52 22 8 47 250 220 +30 112
2 x St. Louis Blues 82 52 23 7 43 248 191 +57 111
3 x Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 21 15 40 267 220 +47 107
4 Minnesota Wild 82 43 27 12 35 207 206 +1 98
5 Dallas Stars 82 40 31 11 36 235 228 +7 91
6 Nashville Predators 82 38 32 12 36 216 242 26 88
7 Winnipeg Jets 82 37 35 10 29 227 237 10 84
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats[7]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Semyon Varlamov63603640411461462.412013.9272032
Jean-Sebastien Giguere221912121161532.62608.9132004
Reto Berra227201175.8332.7810000
Sami Aittokallio114001034.5018.8330000
Goaltenders
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Semyon Varlamov7743234202.78231.9130000

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

Awards and honours

Awards

Transactions

The following transactions took place during the 2013–14 NHL season.

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