2005–06 Colorado Avalanche
Western Conference · Central Division · 43-30-9, 95 pts · Playoffs 4-5
The 2005–06 Colorado Avalanche went 43-30-9 (95 points) in the Northwest Division and played 9 playoff games (4-5). Joe Sakic led the team with 87 points (32 G, 55 A). Peter Budaj had 14 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Sakic | C | 82 | 32 | 55 | 87 | +10 | 60 | 10 | 263 | 12.2 | 19:55 | 18 | 32 |
| Alex Tanguay | L | 71 | 29 | 49 | 78 | +8 | 46 | 8 | 125 | 23.2 | 18:22 | 22 | 13 |
| Andrew Brunette | L | 82 | 24 | 39 | 63 | +9 | 48 | 11 | 129 | 18.6 | 15:01 | 10 | 26 |
| Milan Hejduk | R | 74 | 24 | 34 | 58 | +13 | 24 | 14 | 221 | 10.9 | 18:33 | 14 | 30 |
| Rob Blake | D | 81 | 14 | 37 | 51 | +2 | 94 | 7 | 264 | 5.3 | 24:22 | 108 | 175 |
| Marek Svatos | R | 61 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 60 | 12 | 165 | 19.4 | 13:45 | 35 | 13 |
| John-Michael Liles | D | 82 | 14 | 35 | 49 | +5 | 44 | 6 | 154 | 9.1 | 18:31 | 41 | 100 |
| Pierre Turgeon | C | 62 | 16 | 30 | 46 | +1 | 32 | 7 | 94 | 17.0 | 12:47 | 14 | 14 |
| Ian Laperriere | R | 82 | 21 | 24 | 45 | +3 | 116 | 1 | 133 | 15.8 | 17:10 | 78 | 92 |
| Brett McLean | C | 82 | 9 | 31 | 40 | -7 | 51 | 1 | 115 | 7.8 | 12:12 | 11 | 21 |
| Patrice Brisebois | D | 80 | 10 | 28 | 38 | +1 | 55 | 4 | 107 | 9.3 | 22:19 | 52 | 137 |
| Brett Clark | D | 80 | 9 | 27 | 36 | +3 | 56 | 4 | 148 | 6.1 | 19:39 | 58 | 146 |
| Antti Laaksonen | L | 81 | 16 | 18 | 34 | -2 | 40 | 0 | 141 | 11.3 | 16:00 | 33 | 43 |
| Steve Konowalchuk | L | 21 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +5 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 15.4 | 16:33 | 42 | 23 |
| Karlis Skrastins | D | 82 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 65 | 0 | 58 | 5.2 | 21:49 | 33 | 207 |
| Dan Hinote | R | 73 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 48 | 0 | 70 | 7.1 | 10:41 | 129 | 39 |
| Brad Richardson | R | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 51 | 5.9 | 10:44 | 12 | 15 |
| Cody McCormick | C | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +1 | 29 | 0 | 43 | 9.3 | 7:42 | 47 | 10 |
| Bob Boughner | D | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +2 | 54 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | 7:15 | 57 | 17 |
| Brad May | L | 54 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -14 | 82 | 0 | 55 | 5.5 | 8:23 | 59 | 8 |
| Wojtek Wolski | L | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 9:44 | 4 | 1 |
| Kurt Sauer | D | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +5 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 12:48 | 12 | 27 |
| Ossi Vaananen | D | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +10 | 56 | 0 | 34 | 0.0 | 13:34 | 53 | 61 |
| Jim Dowd | C | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 12:04 | 6 | 4 |
| Paul Healey | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5:33 | 1 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Budaj | 79 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 864 | .900 | 2.86 | 2 |
| David Aebischer | 59 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1233 | .900 | 2.98 | 3 |
| Vitaly Kolesnik | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 178 | .888 | 3.24 | 0 |
| Jose Theodore | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 133 | .887 | 3.04 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | @ EDM | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 8 | @ DAL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 10 | vs CGY | W 7–3 | Final |
| Oct 12 | vs NSH | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs CHI | L 2–3 | Final/SO |
| Oct 19 | vs LAK | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 21 | @ EDM | W 7–1 | Final |
| Oct 22 | @ VAN | L 4–6 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs EDM | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 27 | vs VAN | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 29 | vs VAN | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 3 | vs ANA | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs DAL | L 2–3 | Final/SO |
| Nov 8 | vs SJS | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 10 | @ VAN | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 12 | @ CGY | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs EDM | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ PHX | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ ANA | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 21 | vs CGY | L 2–3 | Final/SO |
| Nov 23 | @ DET | L 3–7 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ CBJ | W 5–0 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs VAN | W 6–2 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ EDM | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 30 | @ VAN | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 4 | vs BUF | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 7 | vs BOS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ NJD | W 4–3 | Final/SO |
| Dec 10 | @ PIT | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 12 | vs OTT | L 2–6 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ NYI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 18 | @ NYR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 20 | @ NSH | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs MIN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ MIN | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs PHX | W 7–4 | Final |
| Dec 28 | vs LAK | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ SJS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 31 | @ PHX | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs NSH | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 5 | @ MIN | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 7 | vs CBJ | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Jan 9 | vs STL | W 6–1 | Final |
| Jan 11 | vs MTL | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 14 | @ PHI | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 17 | vs TOR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ CHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 21 | vs DET | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 24 | vs CGY | W 7–4 | Final |
| Jan 26 | vs DAL | L 2–3 | Final/SO |
| Jan 28 | vs VAN | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Jan 31 | vs MIN | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ NSH | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 4 | vs DET | L 0–3 | Final |
| Feb 7 | vs EDM | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 9 | @ MIN | W 2–1 | Final |
| Feb 10 | @ CBJ | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 12 | @ DET | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs MIN | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs CBJ | W 1–0 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ DAL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ MIN | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ STL | W 2–1 | Final/SO |
| Mar 9 | @ CHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Mar 12 | vs CGY | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ CGY | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 19 | @ SJS | L 5–6 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ LAK | W 5–0 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ ANA | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Mar 25 | @ STL | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 26 | vs EDM | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Mar 28 | vs ANA | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 31 | @ CGY | L 3–6 | Final |
| Apr 3 | vs CHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Apr 5 | vs SJS | L 1–2 | Final |
| Apr 8 | vs STL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Apr 9 | vs MIN | L 2–5 | Final |
| Apr 11 | vs PHX | W 6–4 | Final |
| Apr 13 | @ CGY | L 0–2 | Final |
| Apr 15 | @ VAN | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Apr 17 | @ EDM | L 2–4 | Final |
| Apr 22 | @ DAL | W 5–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 24 | @ DAL | W 5–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 26 | vs DAL | W 4–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 28 | vs DAL | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 30 | @ DAL | W 3–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 5 | @ ANA | L 0–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 7 | @ ANA | L 0–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 9 | vs ANA | L 3–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 11 | vs ANA | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |