Colorado Avalanche year by year

47 seasons since 1979-80 · 1767-1441-261-178 all time · 3 titles

How have the Avalanche ranked, year by year?

The Colorado Avalanche have played 46 seasons since 1979-80: 1765-1440-261-178 in the regular season, with 3 titles. Their defense allowed the fewest goals in the league 2 times: 2025-26 and 2001-02. Their offense scored the most 4 times: 2025-26, 2023-24, 2020-21 and 1994-95. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2025-26's (1st in goals allowed), the best offense 2025-26's (1st in goals scored). In 2026-27 they are 2-1, 2nd in goals scored and 10th in goals allowed after 3 games.

Colorado Avalanche by season: record, goals scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
SeasonW-L-T-OTLOffenseDefenseCoachPostseason
2026-272-15.332nd2.6710th——
2025-2655-16-113.631st2.401stJared BednarPlayoffs, 8-5
2024-2549-29-43.336th2.8211thJared BednarPlayoffs, 3-4
2023-2450-25-73.681st3.0716thJared BednarPlayoffs, 6-5
2022-2351-24-73.3410th2.729thJared BednarPlayoffs, 3-4
2021-2256-19-73.764th2.839thJared BednarWon the Stanley Cup Final
2020-2139-13-43.521st2.363rdJared BednarPlayoffs, 6-4
2019-2042-20-83.374th2.716thJared BednarPlayoffs, 9-6
2018-1938-30-143.1510th2.9816thJared BednarPlayoffs, 7-5
2017-1843-30-93.1110th2.8814thJared BednarPlayoffs, 2-4
2016-1722-56-42.0130th3.3730thJared Bednar—
2015-1639-39-42.5920th2.9324thPatrick Roy—
2014-1539-31-122.5522nd2.7221stPatrick Roy—
2013-1452-22-82.994th2.6314thPatrick RoyPlayoffs, 3-4
2012-1316-25-72.3826th3.1327thJoe Sacco—
2011-1241-35-62.4324th2.6615thJoe Sacco—
2010-1130-44-82.7018th3.5030thJoe Sacco—
2009-1043-30-92.896th2.7817thJoe SaccoPlayoffs, 2-4
2008-0932-45-52.3230th3.0926thTony Granato—
2007-0844-31-72.7315th2.6312thTony Granato, Joel QuennevillePlayoffs, 4-6
2006-0744-31-73.263rd3.0118thTony Granato, Joel Quenneville—
2005-0643-30-93.414th3.0614thTony Granato, Joel QuennevillePlayoffs, 4-5
2003-0440-22-13-72.886th2.4113thTony GranatoPlayoffs, 6-5
2002-0342-19-13-83.065th2.377thBob Hartley, Tony GranatoPlayoffs, 3-4
2001-0245-28-8-12.5918th2.061stBob HartleyPlayoffs, 11-10
2000-0152-16-10-43.294th2.343rdBob HartleyWon the Stanley Cup Final
1999-0042-28-11-12.8411th2.456thBob HartleyPlayoffs, 11-6
1998-9944-28-102.915th2.5011thBob HartleyPlayoffs, 11-8
1997-9839-26-172.826th2.5012thMarc CrawfordPlayoffs, 3-4
1996-9749-24-93.382nd2.505thMarc CrawfordPlayoffs, 10-7
1995-9647-25-103.982nd2.938thMarc CrawfordWon the Stanley Cup Final
1994-95Quebec Nordiques30-13-53.851st2.799thMarc Crawford—
1993-94Quebec Nordiques34-42-83.3015th3.4821stPierre Page—
1992-93Quebec Nordiques47-27-104.183rd3.5715thPierre Page—
1991-92Quebec Nordiques20-48-123.1916th3.9821stDave Chambers, Pierre Page—
1990-91Quebec Nordiques16-50-142.9520th4.4221stDave Chambers—
1989-90Quebec Nordiques12-61-73.0021st5.0921stMichel Bergeron—
1988-89Quebec Nordiques27-46-73.3617th4.2818thMichel Bergeron, Ron Lapointe, Jean Perron—
1987-88Quebec Nordiques32-43-53.3919th3.8314thMichel Bergeron, Ron Lapointe, Andre Savard—
1986-87Quebec Nordiques31-39-103.3420th3.456thMichel Bergeron—
1985-86Quebec Nordiques43-31-64.136th3.617thMichel Bergeron—
1984-85Quebec Nordiques41-30-94.047th3.445thMichel Bergeron—
1983-84Quebec Nordiques42-28-104.502nd3.485thMichel Bergeron—
1982-83Quebec Nordiques34-34-124.293rd4.2016thMichel Bergeron—
1981-82Quebec Nordiques33-31-164.454th4.3113thMichel Bergeron—
1980-81Quebec Nordiques30-32-183.9210th3.9814thMichel Bergeron, Maurice Filion—
1979-80Quebec Nordiques25-44-113.1018th3.9117thJacques Demers—

Regular season. Offense and defense are goals scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1979-80, the first season after the WHA merger.

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