2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 20th season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.[2] The Avalanche were unable to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

2015–16 Colorado Avalanche
Division6th Central
Conference9th Western
2015–16 record39–39–4
Home record17–20–4
Road record22–19–0
Goals for216
Goals against240
Team information
General ManagerJoe Sakic
CoachPatrick Roy
CaptainGabriel Landeskog
Alternate captainsJarome Iginla
Cody McLeod
ArenaPepsi Center
Average attendance17,032[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMatt Duchene (30)
AssistsCarl Soderberg (39)
PointsMatt Duchene (59)
Penalty minutesCody McLeod (138)
Plus/minusZach Redmond (+5)
WinsSemyon Varlamov (27)
Goals against averageReto Berra (2.41)

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team 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
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; z Clinched conference.
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x Nashville Predators 82 41 27 14 37 228 215 +13 96
2 CE x Minnesota Wild 82 38 33 11 35 216 206 +10 87
3 CE Colorado Avalanche 82 39 39 4 35 216 240 24 82
4 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 35 39 8 34 209 245 36 78
5 CE Winnipeg Jets 82 35 39 8 32 215 239 24 78
6 PA Calgary Flames 82 35 40 7 33 231 260 29 77
7 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 31 38 13 26 191 243 52 75
8 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 31 43 8 27 203 245 42 70
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Game Log[3]

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

Player statistics

Final stats [4]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Semyon Varlamov57573159272531482.811714.9142006
Calvin Pickard2013985761422.56539.9221010
Reto Berra1412721580292.41374.9222012
Roman Will101800013.333.6670000

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

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Tyson BarrieCharging 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$41,935.47October 17, 2015[5]
Gabriel LandeskogIllegal 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$59,907.84November 13, 2015[6]
Gabriel LandeskogCross–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$203,832.75March 10, 2016[7]

Notable achievements

Awards

Milestones


Transactions

The Colorado Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 NHL season.

Trades

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

[14]
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

[15]
September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09) To Arizona Coyotes

Stefan Elliott

To Colorado Avalanche

Brandon Gormley

[16]
October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) To Calgary Flames

Freddie Hamilton

To Colorado Avalanche

Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016

[17]
February 21, 2016 (2016-02-21) To Toronto Maple Leafs

Colin Smith
4th-round pick in 2016

To Colorado Avalanche

Shawn Matthias

[18]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Arizona Coyotes

Alex Tanguay
Conner Bleackley
Kyle Wood

To Colorado Avalanche

Mikkel Boedker

[19]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To New Jersey Devils

3rd-round pick in 2017

To Colorado Avalanche

Eric Gelinas

[20]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To New York Islanders

Marc-Andre Cliche

To Colorado Avalanche

Taylor Beck

[21]
June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23) To Florida Panthers

Reto Berra

To Colorado Avalanche

Rocco Grimaldi

[22]
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