The 2018–19 Colorado Avalanche season was the 24th operational season and 23rd playing season since the franchise relocated from

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prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season. As well as the franchise's 40th season in the National Hockey League and 47th season overall. On April 4, 2019, the Avalanche clinched a playoff spot after a 3–2 overtime win against the

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. In the playoffs, the Avalanche defeated the

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4–1 in the First Round to secure their first playoff series win since 2008. Their season, however, would come to an end after losing to the

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in seven games in the second round.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 13, 2018.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.

Playoffs

The Avalanche faced the

in the First Round of the playoffs, and defeated them in five games. The Avalanche faced the

in the Second Round of the playoffs, and were defeated in seven games.

Player statistics

Final Stats ;Skaters ;Goaltenders ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Free agents

Waivers

Contract terminations

Retirement

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the

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, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the

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. Notes: # The

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' third-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Nashville's second-round pick in 2018 (58th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2018 (146th overall) and this pick. # The

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' fifth-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent Nashville's second-round pick in 2018 (58th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Ottawa's third-round pick in 2018 (64th overall) and this pick.

References

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