2013–14 Colorado Avalanche 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)

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. They also claimed the top spot in the division for the first time since 2003.

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] This was the first season without Milan Hejduk since the 1997-98 season as he retired on November 13.

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
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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

2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
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

Notes:
a Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
October: 10–1–0 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 5–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 2 Anaheim 1–6 Colorado Varlamov 18,007 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 4 Nashville 1–3 Colorado Varlamov 14,494 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 8 Colorado 2–1 Toronto Varlamov 19,388 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 10 Colorado 2–0 Boston Giguere 17,565 4–0–0 8 Recap
5 October 12 Colorado 5–1 Washington Varlamov 18,506 5–0–0 10 Recap
6 October 15 Dallas 2–3 Colorado Varlamov 15,208 6–0–0 12 Recap
7 October 17 Detroit 4–2 Colorado Varlamov 18,101 6–1–0 12 Recap
8 October 19 Colorado 4–2 Buffalo Giguere 18,422 7–1–0 14 Recap
9 October 21 Colorado 1–0 Pittsburgh Giguere 18,606 8–1–0 16 Recap
10 October 25 Carolina 2–4 Colorado Varlamov 16,177 9–1–0 18 Recap
11 October 27 Winnipeg 2–3 Colorado Varlamov 13,927 10–1–0 20 Recap
November: 9–5–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 4–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 1 Colorado 3–2 Dallas OT Varlamov 15,223 11–1–0 22 Recap
13 November 2 Montreal 1–4 Colorado Giguere 18,152 12–1–0 24 Recap
14 November 6 Nashville 6–4 Colorado Varlamov 14,043 12–2–0 24 Recap
15 November 8 Calgary 2–4 Colorado Giguere 17,620 13–2–0 26 Recap
16 November 10 Washington 1–4 Colorado Varlamov 17,625 14–2–0 28 Recap
17 November 12 Colorado 1–2 Carolina Varlamov 13,278 14–3–0 28 Recap
18 November 14 Colorado 3–7 St. Louis Varlamov 14,190 14–4–0 28 Recap
19 November 16 Florida 4–1 Colorado Varlamov 17,321 14–5–0 28 Recap
20 November 19 Chicago 1–5 Colorado Varlamov 17,348 15–5–0 30 Recap
21 November 21 Colorado 4–3 Phoenix OT Varlamov 12,285 16–5–0 32 Recap
22 November 23 Colorado 1–0 Los Angeles OT Varlamov 18,118 17–5–0 34 Recap
23 November 27 St. Louis 4–1 Colorado Varlamov 17,595 17–6–0 34 Recap
24 November 29 Colorado 3–1 Minnesota Giguere 19,081 18–6–0 36 Recap
25 November 30 Minnesota 2–3 Colorado SO Varlamov 17,857 19–6–0 38 Recap
December: 5–5–4 (Home: 3–1–2; Road: 2–4–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 5 Colorado 2–8 Edmonton Varlamov 16,839 19–7–0 38 Recap
27 December 6 Colorado 3–2 Calgary Giguere 19,289 20–7–0 40 Recap
28 December 8 Colorado 1–3 Vancouver Giguere 18,910 20–8–0 40 Recap
29 December 10 Phoenix 3–1 Colorado Varlamov 14,110 20–9–0 40 Recap
30 December 12 Colorado 4–3 Winnipeg SO Varlamov 15,004 21–9–0 42 Recap
31 December 14 Minnesota 2–1 Colorado SO Varlamov 16,188 21–9–1 43 Recap
32 December 16 Dallas 2–6 Colorado Varlamov 13,915 22–9–1 45 Recap
33 December 17 Colorado 2–3 Dallas Giguere 15,143 22–10–1 45 Recap
34 December 19 Edmonton 2–4 Colorado Varlamov 13,135 23–10–1 47 Recap
35 December 21 Colorado 2–3 Los Angeles SO Varlamov 18,118 23–10–2 48 Recap
36 December 23 Colorado 4–5 San Jose SO Varlamov 17,562 23–10–3 49 Recap
37 December 27 Colorado 2–7 Chicago Giguere 22,201 23–11–3 49 Recap
38 December 29 Winnipeg 2–1 Colorado OT Varlamov 17,733 23–11–4 50 Recap
39 December 31 Columbus 3–5 Colorado Varlamov 16,177 24–11–4 52 Recap
January: 10–3–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 5–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
40 January 2 Philadelphia 1–2 Colorado Varlamov 16,793 25–11–4 54 Recap
41 January 4 San Jose 3–4 Colorado Varlamov 17,154 26–11–4 56 Recap
42 January 6 Calgary 4–3 Colorado Giguere 12,027 26–12–4 56 Recap
43 January 8 Ottawa 3–4 Colorado OT Varlamov 12,487 27–12–4 58 Recap
44 January 10 NY Islanders 2–1 Colorado OT Varlamov 17,430 27–12–5 59 Recap
45 January 11 Colorado 4–2 Minnesota Varlamov 19,117 28–12–5 61 Recap
46 January 14 Colorado 3–2 Chicago OT Varlamov 21,412 29–12–5 63 Recap
47 January 16 New Jersey 1–2 Colorado SO Varlamov 14,090 30–12–5 65 Recap
48 January 18 Colorado 5–4 Nashville Varlamov 17,113 31–12–5 67 Recap
49 January 21 Toronto 5–2 Colorado Varlamov 14,877 31–13–5 67 Recap
50 January 24 Colorado 3–2 Florida Varlamov 17,274 32–13–5 69 Recap
51 January 25 Colorado 2–5 Tampa Bay Aittokallio 19,204 32–14–5 69 Recap
52 January 27 Colorado 4–3 Dallas Varlamov 11,678 33–14–5 71 Recap
53 January 30 Minnesota 4–5 Colorado Varlamov 14,697 34–14–5 73 Recap
February: 4–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
54 February 1 Buffalo 1–7 Colorado Varlamov 16,649 35–14–5 75 Recap
55 February 3 Colorado 2–1 New Jersey OT Giguere 14,213 36–14–5 77 Recap
56 February 4 Colorado 1–5 NY Rangers Varlamov 18,006 36–15–5 77 Recap
57 February 6 Colorado 1–3 Philadelphia Varlamov 19,982 36–16–5 77 Recap
58 February 8 Colorado 5–2 NY Islanders Giguere 15,360 37–16–5 79 Recap
59 February 26 Los Angeles 6–4 Colorado Giguere 16,754 37–17–5 79 Recap
60 February 28 Phoenix 2–4 Colorado Varlamov 17,649 38–17–5 81 Recap
March: 9–3–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 4–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
61 March 2 Tampa Bay 3–6 Colorado Varlamov 15,592 39–17–5 83 Recap
62 March 4 Colorado 4–2 Chicago Varlamov 21,361 40–17–5 85 Recap
63 March 6 Colorado 3–2 Detroit OT Giguere 20,066 41–17–5 87 Recap
64 March 8 St. Louis 2–1 Colorado Varlamov 18,137 41–18–5 87 Recap
65 March 10 Winnipeg 2–3 Colorado OT Varlamov 15,250 42–18–5 89 Recap
66 March 12 Chicago 2–3 Colorado Varlamov 18,007 43–18–5 91 Recap
67 March 14 Anaheim 6–4 Colorado Varlamov 18,030 43–19–5 91 Recap
68 March 16 Colorado 3–1 Ottawa Varlamov 19,501 44–19–5 93 Recap
69 March 18 Colorado 3–6 Montreal Giguere 21,273 44–20–5 93 Recap
70 March 19 Colorado 4–5 Winnipeg OT Berra 15,004 44–20–6 94 Recap
71 March 21 Boston 2–0 Colorado Varlamov 18,007 44–21–6 94 Recap
72 March 25 Colorado 5–4 Nashville SO Varlamov 16,438 45–21–6 96 Recap
73 March 27 Vancouver 2–3 Colorado OT Varlamov 16,965 46–21–6 98 Recap
74 March 29 San Jose 2–3 Colorado Varlamov 18,077 47–21–6 100 Recap
April: 5–1–2 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 4–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
75 April 1 Colorado 3–2 Columbus OT Varlamov 16,550 48–21–6 102 Recap
76 April 3 NY Rangers 2–3 Colorado SO Varlamov 16,721 49–21–6 104 Recap
77 April 5 Colorado 4–0 St. Louis Varlamov 19,153 50–21–6 106 Recap
78 April 6 Pittsburgh 3–2 Colorado SO Varlamov 18,007 50–21–7 107 Recap
79 April 8 Colorado 4–1 Edmonton Giguere 16,839 51–21–7 109 Recap
80 April 10 Colorado 4–2 Vancouver Varlamov 18,910 52–21–7 111 Recap
81 April 11 Colorado 1–5 San Jose Berra 17,562 52–22–7 111 Recap
82 April 13 Colorado 2–3 Anaheim OT Giguere 17,528 52–22–8 112 Recap

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

Playoffs

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (WC) Minnesota Wild: Wild Win Series 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 17 Minnesota 4–5 Colorado OT Varlamov 18,074 1–0 Recap
2 April 19 Minnesota 2–4 Colorado Varlamov 18,402 2–0 Recap
3 April 21 Colorado 0–1 Minnesota OT Varlamov 19,221 2–1 Recap
4 April 24 Colorado 1–2 Minnesota Varlamov 19,396 2–2 Recap
5 April 26 Minnesota 3–4 Colorado OT Varlamov 18,418 3–2 Recap
6 April 28 Colorado 2–5 Minnesota Varlamov 19,314 3–3 Recap
7 April 30 Minnesota 5–4 Colorado OT Varlamov 18,511 3–4 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats[7]

Skaters
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Matt Duchene 71 23 47 70 8 19
Gabriel Landeskog 81 26 39 65 21 71
Ryan O'Reilly 80 28 36 64 −1 2
Nathan MacKinnon 82 24 39 63 20 26
Paul Stastny 71 25 35 60 9 22
Erik Johnson 80 9 30 39 5 61
Jamie McGinn 79 19 19 38 −3 30
Tyson Barrie 64 13 25 38 17 20
P. A. Parenteau 55 14 19 33 3 30
John Mitchell 75 11 21 32 13 36
Andre Benoit 79 7 21 28 2 26
Nick Holden 54 10 15 25 12 22
Maxime Talbot† 70 7 18 25 4 43
Jan Hejda 78 6 11 17 8 40
Cody McLeod 71 5 8 13 2 122
Patrick Bordeleau 82 6 5 11 −1 115
Alex Tanguay 16 4 7 11 7 4
Cory Sarich 54 1 9 10 7 38
Nate Guenin 68 1 8 9 3 46
Marc-Andre Cliche 76 1 6 7 −11 17
Steve Downie‡ 11 1 6 7 4 36
Ryan Wilson 28 0 6 6 1 12
Brad Malone 32 3 2 5 −4 23
Stefan Elliott 1 1 0 1 0 0
David Van Der Gulik 2 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Hunwick 1 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Carey 12 0 0 0 0 2
Karl Stollery 2 0 0 0 1 2
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Paul Stastny 7 5 5 10 −1 4
Nathan MacKinnon 7 2 8 10 2 4
Ryan O'Reilly 7 2 4 6 3 0
Jamie McGinn 7 2 3 5 −1 2
Gabriel Landeskog 7 3 1 4 −2 8
Nick Holden 7 3 1 4 2 8
P. A. Parenteau 7 1 2 3 0 2
Matt Duchene 2 0 3 3 −1 2
Erik Johnson 7 1 1 2 −6 2
Tyson Barrie 3 0 2 2 3 0
Ryan Wilson 4 0 2 2 −1 2
Cody McLeod 7 1 0 1 −1 22
Andre Benoit 7 0 1 1 3 6
Nate Guenin 7 0 1 1 1 4
Joey Hishon 3 0 1 1 0 2
Maxime Talbot 7 0 0 0 −3 4
Jan Hejda 7 0 0 0 −6 6
Patrick Bordeleau 7 0 0 0 −1 10
Marc-Andre Cliche 7 0 0 0 −3 2
Brad Malone 6 0 0 0 −1 2
Paul Carey 3 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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
Goaltenders
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Semyon Varlamov 7 7 432 3 4 20 2.78 231 .913 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

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Date
Nathan MacKinnon[8] Calder Memorial Trophy June 24, 2014
Patrick Roy[9] Jack Adams Award June 24, 2014
Ryan O'Reilly[10] Lady Byng Memorial Trophy June 24, 2014
Semyon Varlamov[11] 2013-14 NHL Second All-Star Team June 24, 2014

Milestones

Records

Transactions

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

Trades

Date
Details
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

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Andre Benoit[15] Ottawa Senators 1 year, $900,000
Nate Guenin[16] Norfolk Admirals 1 year, $600,000
Guillaume Desbiens[16] Chicago Wolves 1 year, $600,000
J. T. Wyman[16] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $750,000
Nick Holden[16] Columbus Blue Jackets 2 years, $1.2 million
Cody Corbett[14] Edmonton Oil Kings 3 years, $1.850 million entry-level contract
Samuel Henley[17] Val-d'Or Foreurs 3 years, $1.76 million entry-level contract
Dennis Everberg[17] Rögle BK 2 years, $1.225 million entry-level contract
Roman Will[17] BK Mladá Boleslav 2 years, $1.145 million entry-level contract
Borna Rendulic[17] HPK 2 years, $1.24 million entry-level contract


Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Aaron Palushaj[18] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Marc-Andre Cliche[19] Los Angeles Kings September 22, 2013

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player
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

Draft picks

Colorado Avalanche's picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
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)

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ Patrick Roy Named Head Coach/Vice President Of Hockey Operations
  3. ^ Semyon Varlamov arrest: Girlfriend said Colorado Avalanche goaltender stomped on her
  4. ^ Avalanche Statement on Semyon Varlamov
  5. ^ Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov's assault case dismissed
  6. ^ 2014 Men's Olympic Rosters
  7. ^ "Avalanche 2013-2014 Regular Season Stats". Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  8. ^ MacKinnon Wins Calder Memorial Trophy
  9. ^ Roy Wins Jack Adams Trophy
  10. ^ O'Reilly Wins Lady Byng Trophy
  11. ^ Varlamov Named to NHL Second All-Star Team
  12. ^ Avalanche Acquires Alex Tanguay And Cory Sarich From Flames
  13. ^ Avalanche Acquires Maxime Talbot
  14. ^ a b Avalanche Acquires Berra from Flames
  15. ^ Avalanche Signs Andre Benoit
  16. ^ a b c d e f Avalanche Announces Signings
  17. ^ a b c d e Avalanche Signs Bourke To Entry-Level Contract
  18. ^ Williams, Terrell (July 11, 2013). "Canes Agree to Terms with Aaron Palushaj – Carolina Hurricanes – News". Carolina Hurricanes.
  19. ^ Avs claim Marc-Andre Cliche from L.A. Kings on waivers, send Pickard to minors
  20. ^ Former Avs Star Hejduk Announces Retirement
  21. ^ Avalanche Signs Nathan MacKinnon
  22. ^ Avs Sign Brad Malone
  23. ^ Matt Duchene Under Contract Long Term
  24. ^ Gabriel Landeskog Signs Seven-Year Extension
  25. ^ Avalanche Signs Chris Bigras
  26. ^ Avalanche Signs Nate Guenin to Two-Year Extension
  27. ^ Avalanche Signs Varlamov to Five-Year Extension
  28. ^ Avalanche Signs Cliche to Two-Year Extension
  29. ^ a b Avalanche Signs Mitchell to Three-Year Extension
  30. ^ Avalanche Signs Jamie McGinn
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