Colorado Avalanche 2021-22 Regular Season By the Numbers

What a season.
Just like that 82 games later, the Colorado Avalanche have completed another - this time record-shattering - regular season. It was quite the exhilarating ride as the Avalanche fiercely contended and established themselves as one of the top teams in the NHL for the majority of their historic campaign. Perhaps more impressively, the team did so in the face of adversity like ailments that prevented the team from ever dressing a fully healthy lineup.
All that considered, the Avalanche still found a way to dominate with their 119-point season that featured new franchise records and an execution that clinched the top seed in the Western Conference.
Now as they prepare to undergo the ultimate test of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as they look to #FindAWay and take on the Nashville Predators in the First Round beginning on May 3 at 7:30 p.m. MT, take a look back at some of the most notable numbers from Colorado's impressive season:

56 WINS, 119 POINTS

With 56 wins and 119 points, the Avalanche have established a new franchise record. Colorado was the first team in the league to eclipse 70, 80, 90 and 100-point marks this season and the first team to reach 30, 40 and 50 wins.
The Avalanche completed their 2021-22 season with the second-best record in the NHL of 56-19-7, an impressive feat for a group that persevered all season long and held themselves accountable to a winning expectation.

5-STRAIGHT POSTSEASON BERTHS

With their dominant record, Colorado punched its ticket to the postseason for the fifth-consecutive year.
The group also secured home-ice advantage by clinching both the Central Division - for the second-straight season - and the Western Conference.

2 DIFFERENT WINNING STREAKS

Twice this season, Colorado rattled off winning streaks that reached nine-plus games. The first occurred back on Jan. 14-30 and stretched out to 10 games and the second took place from March 29-April 16.

18-GAME WINNING STREAK ON HOME ICE

Colorado was undefeated on home ice at Ball Arena for 18-straight games from Nov. 3, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2022, which marked the fifth-longest home ice winning streak in NHL history.
In their last 36 games at Ball Arena, the Avalanche went 30-3-3.

32-5-4 HOME ICE RECORD (68 POINTS)

Colorado finished the season with a 32-5-4 record and 68 points on home ice, which marks the best home season in franchise history. The Avalanche's 68 points equaled the sixth most in a single season in NHL history.

15-4-2 COMBINED RECORD IN BACK-TO-BACKS

Colorado finished the season with a 15-4-2 (.762) combined record in back-to-back sets this season, which ranked best in the NHL. The Avalanche were 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-1-1 in the second, with only Tampa Bay (8-0-2, .900) having posted a better record in the second game of a back-to-back set.

43 WINS WHEN SCORING FIRST

The Avalanche led the NHL with 43 wins when scoring the first goal of the game.

13 WINS WHEN TRAILING FIRST

Despite Colorado's dominance when striking first, the Avalanche have showcased that they can come-from-behind to win as they picked up 13 wins when trailing first.

4 WINS IN SHOOTOUTS

The Avalanche won four times in a shootout.

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194 WINS BEHIND THE BENCH

Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar became the winningest coach in Avalanche history with his 194th victory on Nov. 24, passing Bob Hartley (193). Bednar is also the first coach in team history to lead his teams to five consecutive playoff berths.
The 50-year-old owns a 240-168-46 (.579) record in six seasons behind the bench, which includes a 218-111-42 (.645) mark since 2017-18. Bednar, who was hired on Aug. 25, 2016, is the current third-longest tenured coach in the NHL behind Tampa Bay's Jon Cooper (March 25, 2013), and Pittsburgh's Mike Sullivan (Dec. 12, 2015).

307 GOALS

The Avalanche produced 307 goals this season, which is tied for second in the NHL in goals and ranks third in goal differential (+81). Colorado's 307 goals - excluding shootouts - are its second most since arriving in Denver behind only the 1995-96 team (326).

9 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SCORING 7 OR MORE GOALS

The Avalanche's lethal scoring featured nine different occasions where seven or more goals were scored, which marks the most seven-goal games by an NHL team since 1995-96, when Colorado had 11 and Pittsburgh had 19.

8 DIFFERENT PLAYERS WITH 50-POINT SEASONS

The Avanche's high-octane offense was widespread as a total of eight different players reached 50+ points this season, tied with St. Louis for the most in the league and matched the 1982-83 Quebec Nordiques for the most 50-point producers in franchise history.
Colorado's 50-point scorers included; Mikko Rantanen (92), Nathan MacKinnon (88), Nazem Kadri (87), Cale Makar (86), Andre Burakovsky (61), Gabriel Landeskog (59), Devon Toews (57) and Valeri Nichushkin (52).

4 DIFFERENT 80-POINT PRODUCERS

Colorado finished the season with four 80-point scorers, most in the NHL and tied for the most in franchise history (1981-82 Nordiques).The Avalanche's four 80-point scorers included; Mikko Rantanen (92), Nathan MacKinnon (88), Nazem Kadri (87) and Cale Makar (86).

7 PLAYERS WHO REACHED THE 20-GOAL MARK

Colorado saw seven players hit the 20-goal milestone, second in the NHL (St. Louis received eight) and marked the club's most 20-goal scorers since the Avalanche relocated to Denver.

5 HAT TRICKS

Colorado had a total of five hat tricks recorded this season. The team's captain Gabriel Landeskog led the way with two different outings where he posted a three-goal performance both of which were against Winnipeg; on Jan. 6 in Colorado's 7-1 victory and on Feb. 25 in a 6-3 win. Mikko Rantanen produced his on Nov. 27 in a 6-2 win over Nashville. Andre Burakovsky notched his on Dec. 12 in a 3-2 edge over Florida and Nathan MacKinnon registered his on April 13 in a 9-3 rout over Los Angeles.

64 GOALS FROM THE BLUELINE

Colorado's received a total of 64 goals from its defensemen, a franchise record and the most by any team since the 1992-93 Washington Capitals (94) . Colorado's defense also led all teams in points with a franchise-record 238, the most since the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings, who had 240. Cale Makar and Devon Toews are the first defensive duo in franchise history to each tally 50 points.

Video: COL@CHI: Makar nets beautiful backhander for OT win

86 POINTS FROM CALE MAKAR

Cale Makar set a single-season franchise record for a blueliner as he leads all NHL defensemen in goals (28) and ranks second in points (86). He is just one of five defensemen in the last 30 years to score 28 goals in a season, joining Brent Burns (29 in 2016-17), Mike Green (31 in 2008-09), Al MacInnis (28 in 1993-94) and Kevin Hatcher (34 in 1992-93).
Makar is tied for first among all defenseman with six game-winning goals, one shy of the franchise mark for a defenseman set by Derek Morris (7) in the 2002-03 season.Three of those six game-winning strikes were overtime goals, which matches the single-season franchise mark. He is the first defenseman with 25+ goals and 55+ assists in a season since Al MacInnis in 1990-91.

180 POINTS IN 178 GAMES

Makar's productive season further extended his own historic stretch. The 23-year-old has now totaled 180 points (48G, 132A) in 178 games, the most ever by an NHL defenseman through 178 contests. He is one of four blueliners in history to average a point-per-game in their career (min 100 GP), joining some hefty company in Bobby Orr (1.39), Harry Cameron (1.10), Paul Coffey (1.09).

25:40 AND 25:22 TIME ON ICE

Cale Makar averaged a nightly ice time of 25:40 which ranked sixth highest among all NHL skaters, while his d-partner Devon Toews averaged a time on ice per game of 25:22, which was the ninth-most among all skaters.

+52 AND +48 PLUS/MINUS RATING

Devon Toews finished the season with a plus-52 rating, which ranked the fourth best in the NHL, while his d-pair Cale Makar placed fifth highest in the league at plus-48.

3.76 GF/GP

Colorado produced an average of 3.76 goals for per game which ranked the third-highest in the NHL.

Video: CAR@COL: MacKinnon throws one in from the slot

1.35 P/GP

Nathan MacKinnon produced a nightly average of 1.35 points per game. His scoring clip ranked the seventh highest among all skaters in the NHL.

2.83 GA/GP

Colorado allowed an average of 2.83 goals against per game, which is the ninth fewest in the NHL after ranking 22nd in that category (3.29) on the morning of Jan. 15.

24.0% POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE

Colorado boasted a 24.0% power-play percentage which ranked seventh in the NHL.

67 POWER-PLAY GOALS

The Avalanche lit the lamp 67 times on the power play, which marked the most PPGs in the league. Mikko Rantanen led the team with 16 power-play goals.

79.7% PENALTY KILL PERCENTAGE

Colorado finished with a 79.7% penalty percentage which ranked 15th in the league.

Video: COL@MTL: Nichushkin nets O'Connor set-up shorthanded

6 SHORTHANDED GOALS FOR

The Avalanche scored six shorthanded goals during the regular season. Valeri Nichushkin led the team with two shorthanded goals.

2,874 TOTAL SHOTS

Colorado unleashed 2,874 shots over the course of the regular season which ranked the fourth-most in the NHL. Nathan MacKinnon led the Avalanche with 299.

10.7 SHOOTING PERCENTAGE

The Avalanche converted at the fifth-highest shooting percentage clip in the league at 10.7% (tied with Nashville).

35.0 SHOTS/GP

Colorado averaged 35 shots for per night, ranked the fourth-most in the league.

115 THIRD PERIOD GOALS

The Avalanche led the league with a total of 115 goals scored in the final period, which marked the club's most since Quebec had 124 in the 1992-93 season.

Video: COL@NSH: Rantanen nets PPG to put Avalanche on board

189 WRIST-SHOT GOALS

The Avalanche scored the most wrist shots of any team in the NHL with 189. Mikko Rantanen led the way with 23 wrist-shot goals (tied with Buffalo's Jeff Skinner for the ninth-most in the league).

37 WINS, .921 %

Darcy Kuemper finished the season with a 37-12-4 record and a .921 SV% which ranked the fifth best among NHL netminders. Kuemper's five shutouts were tied for the fourth most in the league.

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7 SHUTOUTS

Colorado recorded seven shutouts this season with five taking place with Darcy Kuemper between the pipes and two occurring with Pavel Francouz in net.

4 NHL ALL STARS

This season, the Avalanche's star-studded roster had three players and Head Coach Jared Bednar selected to represent the club at the 2022 NHL All-Star Weekend (ASW) in Las Vegas.
In addition to Nathan MacKinnon - who was named the captain of the Central Division team, but did not attend ASW due to injury - and Cale Makar and Bednar, Nazem Kadri was selected as part of the the "Last Man In" fan voting to represent Colorado.

81 GAMES PLAYED

The Avalanche did not have a single player dress in all 82 games of the regular season. The closest they had was Logan O'Connor, who played in 81 of 82 games.

Video: CAR@COL: Meyers makes it 4-0 from front of the net

1ST NHL GOAL IN DEBUT

Ben Meyers scored his first-career goal in his NHL debut on April 16 in Colorado's 7-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at Ball Arena.

2021-22 SEASON LEADERS

Goals: Mikko Rantanen (36)
Assists: Nazem Kadri (59)
Points: Mikko Rantanen (92)
Plus/Minus: Devon Toews (52)
PIMs: MacDermid (89)
PPG: Mikko Rantanen (16)
PPP: Mikko Rantanen (35)
SHG: Valeri Nichushkin (2)
SHP: Logan O'Connor (4)
GWG: Nazem Kadri and Cale Makar (6)
OTG: Cale Makar (3)
Shots: Nathan MacKinnon (299)
Shot %: Gabriel Landeskog (20%)
FOW%: Gabriel Landeskog 54.9%)
Wins: Darcy Kuemper (37)
GAA: Darcy Kuemper (2.54)
SV%: Darcy Kuemper (.921%)
Shutouts: Darcy Kuemper (5)
Hits: Erik Johnson (165)
Blocks: Erik Johnson (136)

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16 PLAYERS WITH CAREER BESTS

Colorado's impressive season has featured career-high campaigns for 16 different players, including goaltenders.
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel: G (11), A (12), PTS (23) and GP (73) - Bowen Byram:G (5), A (12), PTS (17) and GP (30) - Andre Burakovsky: G (22), A (39), PTS (61) and GP (80) - J.T. Compher: G (18), PTS (33), and GP (70) - Pavel Francouz:SO (2) - Nazem Kadri: A (59) and PTS (87) - Darcy Kuemper:W (37), GP (57) and GS (57) - Artturi Lehkonen: G (19) and PTS (38) - Kurtis MacDermid:GP (58) - Cale Makar: G (28), A (58), PTS (86), PPG (9), GWG (6) and GP (77) - Alex Newhook:G (13), A (20), PTS (33), PPG (3), GWG (5) and GP (71) - Valeri Nichushkin: G (25), A (27), PTS (52), PPG (5), PPP (9), SHG (2) and GWG (5) - Logan O'Connor: G (8), A (16), PTS (24), SHG (1), SHP (4), GP (81) - Mikko Rantanen: G (36), PTS (92) - Nico Sturm: A (11), PTS (20), GP (74) - Devon Toews: G (13), A (44), PTS (57), PPP (12), GWG (3)