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Western Conference · Central Division

Colorado Avalanche

2021–22·56–19–7·119 points·1st in the Central, 1st in the Western·Clinched conference

Points
119#2
Goal differential
+76#4
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
52.3%#10
Power play
24.0%#7
Penalty kill
79.7%#15
GSAx
+7.7#13

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4132–5–4680.8317010556.7%
Away4124–14–3510.6213812748.3%
October84–4–080.50232755.7%
November107–2–1150.75492953.1%
December96–2–1130.72423554.2%
January1615–0–1310.97643552.0%
February107–2–1150.75322353.5%
March159–4–2200.67463752.1%
April148–5–1170.61524649.3%
Division rivals2615–7–4340.65907354.4%
Rest of conference2419–4–1390.81884950.3%
Other conference3222–8–2460.7213011052.2%
CHI44–0–081.0016953.7%
SJS33–0–061.0015757.3%
ANA33–0–061.0011454.6%
WPG43–1–060.75191247.1%
LAK33–0–061.0016448.2%
MIN42–1–150.63101150.9%
ARI42–1–150.6311760.0%
CGY32–0–150.838548.6%
STL32–1–040.67121162.8%
TBL22–0–041.006549.4%

On the road

81,678 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2021-10-19: to Washington, 2,399 km (L)2021-10-21: to Sunrise, 1,450 km (L)2021-10-23: to Tampa, 289 km (SOW)2021-10-26: to Denver, 2,451 km (L)2021-10-28: to St. Louis, 1,281 km (W)2021-10-30: to Denver, 1,281 km (W)2021-11-06: to Columbus, 1,873 km (L)2021-11-11: to Denver, 1,873 km (W)2021-11-17: to Vancouver, 1,776 km (W)2021-11-19: to Seattle, 192 km (W)2021-11-22: to Denver, 1,641 km (W)2021-11-26: to Dallas, 1,066 km (L)2021-11-27: to Denver, 1,066 km (W)2021-12-01: to Toronto, 2,162 km (L)2021-12-02: to Montreal, 504 km (W)2021-12-04: to Ottawa, 185 km (OTL)2021-12-06: to Philadelphia, 603 km (W)2021-12-08: to New York, 137 km (W)2021-12-10: to Denver, 2,621 km (W)2021-12-16: to Nashville, 1,644 km (L)2022-01-02: to Denver, 1,644 km (W)2022-01-04: to Chicago, 1,475 km (OTW)2022-01-06: to Denver, 1,475 km (W)2022-01-11: to Nashville, 1,644 km (OTL)2022-01-14: to Denver, 1,644 km (SOW)2022-01-15: to Glendale, 946 km (W)2022-01-17: to Denver, 946 km (SOW)2022-01-19: to Anaheim, 1,321 km (W)2022-01-20: to Los Angeles, 45 km (W)2022-01-22: to Denver, 1,337 km (OTW)2022-01-28: to Chicago, 1,475 km (W)2022-01-30: to Denver, 1,475 km (W)2022-02-13: to Dallas, 1,066 km (W)2022-02-15: to Denver, 1,066 km (L)2022-02-16: to Paradise, 979 km (W)2022-02-19: to Buffalo, 3,179 km (W)2022-02-21: to Boston, 642 km (L)2022-02-23: to Detroit, 985 km (W)2022-02-25: to Denver, 1,858 km (W)2022-02-26: to Paradise, 979 km (W)2022-03-01: to Denver, 979 km (W)2022-03-03: to Glendale, 946 km (L)2022-03-05: to Denver, 946 km (OTL)2022-03-07: to Elmont, 2,644 km (W)2022-03-08: to Newark, 38 km (L)2022-03-10: to Raleigh, 677 km (L)2022-03-13: to Denver, 2,343 km (W)2022-03-15: to Los Angeles, 1,337 km (W)2022-03-18: to San Jose, 491 km (W)2022-03-21: to Denver, 1,491 km (OTW)2022-03-27: to St. Paul, 1,135 km (OTL)2022-03-29: to Calgary, 1,692 km (W)2022-03-31: to Denver, 1,438 km (W)2022-04-05: to Pittsburgh, 2,122 km (W)2022-04-08: to Winnipeg, 1,700 km (OTW)2022-04-09: to Edmonton, 1,194 km (SOW)2022-04-13: to Denver, 1,663 km (W)2022-04-20: to Seattle, 1,641 km (L)2022-04-22: to Edmonton, 907 km (L)2022-04-24: to Winnipeg, 1,194 km (L)2022-04-26: to Denver, 1,286 km (W)2022-04-29: to St. Paul, 1,135 km (L)DenverWashingtonSunriseTampaSt. LouisColumbusVancouverSeattleDallasTorontoMontrealOttawaPhiladelphiaNew YorkNashvilleChicagoGlendaleAnaheimLos AngelesParadiseBuffaloBostonDetroitElmontNewarkRaleighSan JoseSt. PaulCalgaryPittsburghWinnipegEdmonton
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
11 GP · 8–2–1 · 7 vs fresher opponent
77.3%
47.0%
1 day
49 GP · 32–12–5 · 15 vs fresher opponent
70.4%
53.7%
2 days
14 GP · 10–4–0 · 1 vs fresher opponent
71.4%
54.0%
3+ days
7 GP · 5–1–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
78.6%
44.7%

Pulling the goalie

36 times this season the Avalanche were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Avalanche in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
52.9%
53.1%
Goals share
57.0%
60.0%
Shooting %
10.7%
13.9%
Save %
.916
.908