2017–18 Colorado Avalanche season
The 2017–18 Colorado Avalanche season was the 39th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season. The Avalanche clinched the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season.
Standings
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was released on June 13, 2017.Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.Playoffs
Player statistics
Final StatsSkaters
| Player | ||||||
| 74 | 39 | 58 | 97 | +11 | 55 | |
| 81 | 29 | 55 | 84 | 0 | 34 | |
| 78 | 25 | 37 | 62 | +16 | 37 | |
| 68 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −15 | 22 | |
| 79 | 19 | 24 | 43 | −7 | 28 | |
| 77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 26 | |
| 79 | 13 | 21 | 34 | +5 | 50 | |
| 74 | 15 | 11 | 26 | +6 | 14 | |
| 62 | 9 | 16 | 25 | +3 | 58 | |
| 69 | 13 | 10 | 23 | −29 | 20 | |
| 65 | 12 | 10 | 22 | −10 | 26 | |
| 50 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −15 | 10 | |
| 77 | 7 | 13 | 20 | +4 | 103 | |
| † | 68 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −8 | 6 |
| 56 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −5 | 6 | |
| 58 | 9 | 7 | 16 | +2 | 26 | |
| 68 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +27 | 41 | |
| 46 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +6 | 31 | |
| 58 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −6 | 12 | |
| ‡ | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 4 |
| 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +4 | 0 | |
| 48 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 14 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 12 | |
| 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 22 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 23 | |
| 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| ‡ | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| † | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Player | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 6 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 32 | |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 137:29 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2.98 | 90 | .933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 217:04 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3.51 | 120 | .883 | 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
Suspensions/fines
Transactions
The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Players released
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 4 | Cale Makar | D |  Canada | Brooks Bandits |
| 2 | 32 | Conor Timmins | D | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| 4 | 94 | Nick Henry | RW | Canada | Regina Pats |
| 4 | 1141 | Petr Kvaca | G |  Czech Republic | HC České Budějovice |
| 5 | 125 | Igor Shvyrev | C |  Russia | Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk |
| 6 | 156 | Denis Smirnov | LW | Russia | Pennsylvania State University |
| 7 | 187 | Nicky Leivermann | D |  United States | Eden Prairie High |
;Draft notes
- The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Nick Holden to New York in exchange for this pick.