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. 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.

2013–14 Colorado Avalanche
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)
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

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 v t e	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)

See also: List of Colorado Avalanche draft picks

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. Avalanche Acquires Berra from Flames
15. Avalanche Signs Andre Benoit
16. Avalanche Announces Signings
17. 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. Avalanche Signs Mitchell to Three-Year Extension
30. Avalanche Signs Jamie McGinn