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2013–14 Colorado Avalanche season
National Hockey League team 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. Before the season, the Avalanche moved from the Northwest Division to the Central Division. The Avalanche managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2009–10 season. They also claimed the top spot in the division for the first time since 2003.
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| 2013–14 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Central Division champions | |
| Division | 1st Central |
| Conference | 2nd Western |
| 2013–14 record | 52–22–8 |
| Home record | 26–11–4 |
| Road record | 26–11–4 |
| Goals for | 250 |
| Goals against | 220 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Greg Sherman |
| Coach | Patrick Roy |
| Captain | Gabriel Landeskog |
| Alternate captains | Paul Stastny Cody McLeod |
| Arena | Pepsi Center |
| Average attendance | 16,295 (92.1%) Total: 668,133 |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) Denver Cutthroats (CHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Ryan O'Reilly (28) |
| Assists | Matt Duchene (47) |
| Points | Matt Duchene (70) |
| Penalty minutes | Cody McLeod (122) |
| Plus/minus | Gabriel Landeskog (+21) |
| Wins | Semyon Varlamov (41) |
| Goals against average | Semyon Varlamov (2.41) |
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On May 23, 2013, the Avalanche named former goaltender Patrick Roy as their new head coach and vice president of hockey operations.[2] This was the first season without Milan Hejduk since the 1997-98 season as he retired on November 13.
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]
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| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
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Pre-season
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| 1 | September 18 | Anaheim | 2–1 | Colorado | Varlamov | 0–1–0 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 20 | Los Angeles | 3–4 | Colorado | OT | Pickard | 1–1–0 | Recap | |
| 3 | September 22 | Colorado | 2–1 | Anaheim | Varlamov | 12,743 | 2–1–0 | Recap | |
| 4 | September 24 | Dallas | 5–3 | Colorado | Giguere | 10,000 | 2–2–0 | Recap | |
| 5 | September 26 | Colorado | 1–5 | Dallas | Varlamov | 6,590 | 2–3–0 | Recap | |
| 6[a] | September 28 | Colorado | 3–2 | Los Angeles | Giguere | 11,722 | 3–3–0 | Recap | |
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Regular season
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Final stats[7]
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
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| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Semyon Varlamov | 63 | 60 | 3640 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 146 | 2.41 | 2013 | .927 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 22 | 19 | 1212 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 2.62 | 608 | .913 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Reto Berra† | 2 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5.83 | 32 | .781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sami Aittokallio | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 18 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Goaltenders
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| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Semyon Varlamov | 7 | 7 | 432 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.78 | 231 | .913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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†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
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Milestones
Records
The following transactions took place during the 2013–14 NHL season.
Trades
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| June 27, 2013[12] | To Calgary Flames David Jones Shane O'Brien |
To Colorado Avalanche Alex Tanguay Cory Sarich |
| October 31, 2013[13] | To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Downie |
To Colorado Avalanche Maxime Talbot |
| March 5, 2014[14] | To Calgary Flames 2nd-round pick in 2014 |
To Colorado Avalanche Reto Berra |
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Free agents acquired
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Lost via retirement
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| Milan Hejduk[20] |
Player signings
| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| David Van der Gulik[16] | July 5, 2013 | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Colin Smith[16] | July 5, 2013 | 3 years, $1.885 million entry level contract |
| Nathan MacKinnon[21] | July 9, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Brad Malone[22] | July 17, 2013 | 1 year, $735,000 |
| Matt Duchene[23] | July 18, 2013 | 5 years, $30 million contract extension |
| Gabriel Landeskog[24] | August 15, 2013 | 7 years, $39 million contract extension |
| Chris Bigras[25] | September 17, 2013 | 3 years, $2.715 million entry-level contract |
| Nate Guenin[26] | January 7, 2014 | 2 years, $1.6 million contract extension |
| Semyon Varlamov[27] | January 30, 2014 | 5 years, $29.5 million contract extension |
| Marc-Andre Cliche[28] | February 27, 2014 | 2 years, $1.4 million contract extension |
| Reto Berra[29] | March 14, 2014 | 3 years, $4.35 million contract extension |
| John Mitchell[29] | March 14, 2014 | 3 years, $5.4 million contract extension |
| Troy Bourke[17] | May 29, 2014 | 3 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract |
| Jamie McGinn[30] | June 19, 2014 | 2 years, $5.9 million contract extension |
Colorado Avalanche's picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.
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| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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| 1 | 1 | Nathan MacKinnon | C |  Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 32 | Chris Bigras | D | Canada | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| 3 | 63 | Spencer Martin | G | Canada | Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) |
| 4 | 93 | Mason Geertsen | D | Canada | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 5 | 123 | Will Butcher | D |  United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 6 | 153 | Ben Storm | D | United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
| 7 | 183 | Wilhelm Westlund | D |  Sweden | Färjestad BK (SHL) |
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See also: List of Colorado Avalanche draft picks
- National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- "Avalanche 2013-2014 Regular Season Stats". Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- Williams, Terrell (July 11, 2013). "Canes Agree to Terms with Aaron Palushaj – Carolina Hurricanes – News". Carolina Hurricanes.