2015–16_Colorado_Avalanche_season

2015–16 Colorado Avalanche
2015–16 Colorado Avalanche
Division	6th Central
Conference	9th Western
2015–16 record	39–39–4
Home record	17–20–4
Road record	22–19–0
Goals for	216
Goals against	240
Team information
General manager	Joe Sakic
Coach	Patrick Roy
Captain	Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate captains	Jarome Iginla; Cody McLeod
Arena	Pepsi Center
Average attendance	17,032
Minor league affiliate(s)	San Antonio Rampage (AHL); Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Matt Duchene (30)
Assists	Carl Soderberg (39)
Points	Matt Duchene (59)
Penalty minutes	Cody McLeod (138)
Plus/minus	Zach Redmond (+5)
Wins	Semyon Varlamov (27)
Goals against average	Reto Berra (2.41)
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2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season

National Hockey League team season

The 2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season was the 21st operational season and 20th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.^[2] As well as the franchise's 37th season in the National Hockey League and 44th season overall. The Avalanche celebrated their 20th anniversary this season.

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The Avalanche were unable to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year after finishing the season 1-8-0.

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game Log, October: 3–6–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 2–3–0) ...

Game Log^[5]

October: 3–6–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 2–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 8	Minnesota	5–4	Colorado		Varlamov	18,007	0–1–0	0	Recap
2	October 10	Dallas	3–6	Colorado		Varlamov	16,024	1–1–0	2	Recap
3	October 14	Boston	6–2	Colorado		Varlamov	15,082	1–2–0	2	Recap
4	October 16	Colorado	3–0	Anaheim		Berra	17,174	2–2–0	4	Recap
5	October 18	Colorado	1–2	Los Angeles		Berra	18,230	2–3–0	4	Recap
6	October 21	Carolina	1–0	Colorado	OT	Varlamov	12,826	2–3–1	5	Recap
7	October 24	Columbus	4–3	Colorado		Varlamov	18,007	2–4–1	5	Recap
8	October 27	Colorado	1–4	Florida		Berra	11,694	2–5–1	5	Recap
9	October 29	Colorado	2–1	Tampa Bay		Varlamov	19,092	3–5–1	7	Recap
10	October 30	Colorado	2–3	Carolina		Varlamov	9,345	3–6–1	7	Recap

November: 6–8–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 4–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 1	San Jose	4–3	Colorado		Varlamov	17,128	3–7–1	7	Recap
12	November 3	Calgary	3–6	Colorado		Varlamov	14,408	4–7–1	9	Recap
13	November 5	Colorado	2–4	Arizona		Varlamov	10,270	4–8–1	9	Recap
14	November 6	NY Rangers	2–1	Colorado		Berra	17,818	4–9–1	9	Recap
15	November 10	Colorado	4–0	Philadelphia		Berra	18,587	5–9–1	11	Recap
16	November 12	Colorado	3–2	Boston		Berra	17,565	6–9–1	13	Recap
17	November 14	Colorado	6–1	Montreal		Berra	21,288	7–9–1	15	Recap
18	November 17	Colorado	1–5	Toronto		Berra	19,238	7–10–1	15	Recap
19	November 19	Colorado	3–4	Pittsburgh		Berra	18,430	7–11–1	15	Recap
20	November 21	Colorado	3–7	Washington		Berra	18,506	7–12–1	15	Recap
21	November 23	Colorado	4–1	Winnipeg		Varlamov	15,294	8–12–1	17	Recap
22	November 25	Ottawa	5–3	Colorado		Berra	16,570	8–13–1	17	Recap
23	November 28	Winnipeg	3–5	Colorado		Varlamov	16,311	9–13–1	19	Recap
24	November 30	Colorado	3–5	NY Islanders		Varlamov	11,585	9–14–1	19	Recap

December: 9–3–2 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 6–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
25	December 1	Colorado	2–1	New Jersey		Berra	14,019	10–14–1	21	Recap
26	December 3	Colorado	2–1	NY Rangers		Varlamov	18,006	11–14–1	23	Recap
27	December 5	Colorado	0–3	Minnesota		Varlamov	19,173	11–15–1	23	Recap
28	December 7	Minnesota	1–2	Colorado	OT	Varlamov	16,589	12–15–1	25	Recap
29	December 9	Pittsburgh	4–2	Colorado		Berra	15,838	12–16–1	25	Recap
30	December 12	Colorado	3–2	Nashville		Varlamov	17,113	13–16–1	27	Recap
31	December 13	Colorado	3–1	St. Louis		Varlamov	17,961	14–16–1	29	Recap
32	December 15	Colorado	3–0	Chicago		Varlamov	21,473	15–16–1	31	Recap
33	December 17	NY Islanders	1–2	Colorado		Varlamov	15,811	16–16–1	33	Recap
34	December 19	Edmonton	1–5	Colorado		Varlamov	17,570	17–16–1	35	Recap
35	December 21	Toronto	7–4	Colorado		Varlamov	16,084	17–17–1	35	Recap
36	December 27	Arizona	2–1	Colorado	OT	Varlamov	18,064	17–17–2	36	Recap
37	December 28	Colorado	6–3	San Jose		Pickard	17,562	18–17–2	38	Recap
38	December 31	Chicago	4–3	Colorado	OT	Varlamov	18,048	18–17–3	39	Recap

January: 9–5–0 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 2	Calgary	4–0	Colorado		Varlamov	18,087	18–18–3	39	Recap
40	January 4	Los Angeles	1–4	Colorado		Varlamov	15,202	19–18–3	41	Recap
41	January 6	St. Louis	3–4	Colorado	OT	Varlamov	13,359	20–18–3	43	Recap
42	January 8	Nashville	3–5	Colorado		Varlamov	17,680	21–18–3	45	Recap
43	January 10	Colorado	3–6	Chicago		Varlamov	22,007	21–19–3	45	Recap
44	January 12	Tampa Bay	4–0	Colorado		Varlamov	14,227	21–20–3	45	Recap
45	January 14	New Jersey	0–3	Colorado		Pickard	15,636	22–20–3	47	Recap
46	January 16	Colorado	1–2	Columbus		Pickard	17,776	22–21–3	47	Recap
47	January 18	Colorado	2–1	Winnipeg		Varlamov	15,294	23–21–3	49	Recap
48	January 20	Buffalo	1–2	Colorado		Varlamov	13,274	24–21–3	51	Recap
49	January 22	St. Louis	1–2	Colorado	SO	Varlamov	16,366	25–21–3	53	Recap
50	January 23	Colorado	3–1	Dallas		Varlamov	18,532	26–21–3	55	Recap
51	January 26	Colorado	1–6	San Jose		Pickard	17,424	26–22–3	55	Recap
52	January 27	Colorado	4–3	Los Angeles		Pickard	18,230	27–22–3	57	Recap

February: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
53	February 2	Chicago	2–1	Colorado		Pickard	18,007	27–23–3	57	Recap
54	February 4	Dallas	4–3	Colorado	OT	Pickard	14,351	27–23–4	58	Recap
55	February 6	Winnipeg	4–2	Colorado		Varlamov	14,983	27–24–4	58	Recap
56	February 9	Vancouver	3–1	Colorado		Varlamov	14,436	27–25–4	58	Recap
57	February 11	Colorado	4–3	Ottawa		Varlamov	17,632	28–25–4	60	Recap
58	February 12	Colorado	3–2	Detroit	SO	Varlamov	20,027	29–25–4	62	Recap
59	February 14	Colorado	1–4	Buffalo		Varlamov	19,070	29–26–4	62	Recap
60	February 17	Montreal	2–3	Colorado		Varlamov	16,271	30–26–4	64	Recap
61	February 20	Colorado	3–2	Edmonton		Pickard	16,939	31–26–4	66	Recap
62	February 21	Colorado	1–5	Vancouver		Varlamov	18,431	31–27–4	66	Recap
63	February 24	San Jose	3–4	Colorado	SO	Pickard	15,564	32–27–4	68	Recap
64	February 27 (outdoor game)	Detroit	5–3	Colorado		Varlamov	50,095 (at Coors Field)	32–28–4	68	Recap

March: 7–6–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 4–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
65	March 1	Colorado	3–6	Minnesota		Pickard	19,107	32–29–4	68	Recap
66	March 3	Florida	2–3	Colorado		Pickard	16,194	33–29–4	70	Recap
67	March 5	Nashville	5–2	Colorado		Pickard	17,165	33–30–4	70	Recap
68	March 7	Arizona	1–3	Colorado		Varlamov	15,393	34–30–4	72	Recap
69	March 9	Anaheim	0–3	Colorado		Varlamov	14,292	35–30–4	74	Recap
70	March 12	Colorado	2–3	Winnipeg		Varlamov	15,294	35–31–4	74	Recap
71	March 16	Colorado	3–1	Vancouver		Varlamov	18,426	36–31–4	76	Recap
72	March 18	Colorado	4–3	Calgary	SO	Varlamov	19,289	37–31–4	78	Recap
73	March 20	Colorado	3–2	Edmonton		Pickard	16,839	38–31–4	80	Recap
74	March 24	Philadelphia	4–2	Colorado		Varlamov	18,087	38–32–4	80	Recap
75	March 26	Minnesota	4–0	Colorado		Varlamov	18,007	38–33–4	80	Recap
76	March 28	Colorado	4–3	Nashville		Varlamov	16,443	39–33–4	82	Recap
77	March 29	Colorado	1–3	St. Louis		Varlamov	19,263	39–34–4	82	Recap

April: 0–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 1	Washington	4–2	Colorado		Varlamov	18,049	39–35–4	82	Recap
79	April 3	St. Louis	5–1	Colorado		Varlamov	15,485	39–36–4	82	Recap
80	April 5	Colorado	3–4	Nashville		Varlamov	17,113	39–37–4	82	Recap
81	April 7	Colorado	2–4	Dallas		Pickard	18,532	39–38–4	82	Recap
82	April 9	Anaheim	5–3	Colorado		Varlamov	17,932	39–39–4	82	Recap

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

Player statistics

Final stats ^[6]

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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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
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Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Semyon Varlamov	57	57	3159	27	25	3	148	2.81	1714	.914	2	0	6
Calvin Pickard	20	13	985	7	6	1	42	2.56	539	.922	1	1	0
Reto Berra	14	12	721	5	8	0	29	2.41	374	.922	2	1	2
Roman Will	1	0	18	0	0	0	1	3.33	3	.667	0	0	0

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Tyson Barrie	Charging and interference against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Despres during NHL Game No. 63 in Anaheim on Friday, October 16, 2015, at 11:30 of the second period.	3 games	$41,935.47	October 17, 2015^[7]
Gabriel Landeskog	Illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand during NHL Game No. 230 in Boston on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at 5:46 of the second period.	2 games	$59,907.84	November 13, 2015^[8]
Gabriel Landeskog	Cross–check against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Despres during NHL Game No. 1004 in Colorado on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 11:29 of the third period.	3 games	$203,832.75	March 10, 2016^[9]

Date	Details		Ref
June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26)	To Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly Jamie McGinn	To Colorado Avalanche Nikita Zadorov Mikhail Grigorenko J. T. Compher 2nd-round pick in 2015	^[16]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)	To San Jose Sharks BUF's 2nd-round pick in 2015	To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2015 COL's 2nd-round pick in 2016 COL's 6th-round pick in 2017	^[17]
September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09)	To Arizona Coyotes Stefan Elliott	To Colorado Avalanche Brandon Gormley	^[18]
October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04)	To Calgary Flames Freddie Hamilton	To Colorado Avalanche Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016	^[19]
February 21, 2016 (2016-02-21)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Colin Smith 4th-round pick in 2016	To Colorado Avalanche Shawn Matthias	^[20]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	To Arizona Coyotes Alex Tanguay Conner Bleackley Kyle Wood	To Colorado Avalanche Mikkel Boedker	^[21]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2017	To Colorado Avalanche Eric Gelinas	^[22]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	To New York Islanders Marc-Andre Cliche	To Colorado Avalanche Taylor Beck	^[23]
June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)	To Florida Panthers Reto Berra	To Colorado Avalanche Rocco Grimaldi	^[24]

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26)	Carl Soderberg	5 years, $23.75 million	^[32]
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13)	Mikko Rantanen	3 years, entry-level contract	^[33]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	Mikhail Grigorenko	1 year, $675,000	^[34]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	Andrew Agozzino	1 year, $600,000	^[34]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	Mat Clark	2 years, $1.2 million	^[34]
July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27)	Joey Hishon	1 year, $890,000	^[35]
August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06)	Calvin Pickard	1 year, $850,500	^[36]
August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21)	Sami Aittokallio	1 year, $735,000	^[37]
September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)	Erik Johnson	7 years, $42 million contract extension	^[38]
March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)	Julien Nantel	3 years, entry-level contract	^[39]
April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)	J. T. Compher	3 years, entry-level contract	^[40]
May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)	Anton Lindholm	3 years, entry-level contract	^[41]
May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)	Sergei Boikov	3 years, entry-level contract	^[42]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	10	Mikko Rantanen	RW	Finland	TPS (Liiga)
2	39^[a]	A. J. Greer	LW	Canada	Boston University (Hockey East)
2	40	Nicolas Meloche	D	Canada	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
3	71	Jean-Christophe Beaudin	C	Canada	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
4	101	Andrei Mironov	D	Russia	Dynamo Moscow (KHL)
6	161	Sergei Boikov	D	Russia	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
7	191	Gustav Olhaver	C	Sweden	Rogle BK Jr. (Sweden-Jr.)

2015–16_Colorado_Avalanche_season

2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Player statistics

Suspensions/fines

Notable achievements

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

References

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Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Dallas Stars	82	50	23	9	48	267	230	+37	109
2	x – St. Louis Blues	82	49	24	9	44	224	201	+23	107
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	47	26	9	46	235	209	+26	103
4	x – Nashville Predators	82	41	27	14	37	228	215	+13	96
5	x – Minnesota Wild	82	38	33	11	35	216	206	+10	87
6	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	39	4	35	216	240	−24	82
7	Winnipeg Jets	82	35	39	8	32	215	239	−24	78