1995–96 Colorado Avalanche season

The Avalanche played their first game in the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver on October 6, 1995, winning 3–2 against the Detroit Red Wings.{{cite web|title =October 6, 1995 - Detroit Red Wings vs. Colorado Avalanche gamesheet|url =http://www.avalanchedb.com/gamesheets/95-96/199501.htm|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011323/http://www.avalanchedb.com/gamesheets/95-96/199501.htm|url-status =dead|archive-date =September 28, 2007|publisher =Colorado Avalanche Database|access-date =2007-06-17}} With the team led by captain Joe Sakic, forward Peter Forsberg and defenseman Adam Foote on the ice, Pierre Lacroix as the general manager, and Marc Crawford as the head coach. The Avalanche was bolstered by the acquisitions of former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Patrick Roy and ex-Montreal captain Mike Keane on December 6, 1995 in a trade for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Rucinsky and Andrei Kovalenko.{{cite news|title =Roy gets call he's in Hall|url =http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nhl/article/0,2777,DRMN_23920_4810040,00.html|author =Sadowski, Rick|newspaper =Rocky Mountain News|date =2006-06-29|access-date =2007-03-25|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210639/http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nhl/article/0%2C2777%2CDRMN_23920_4810040%2C00.html|archive-date =2007-09-30|url-status =dead}} The acquisition of Roy and Keane together would prove to be a pivotal addition for Colorado in the years to come.

On January 3, 1996, the Avalanche lost at home, 1–0, to the New Jersey Devils. It was the first time in 123 consecutive regular-season games that the team was shut out; the last time the team had been shut out was while they were the Quebec Nordiques. That game took place on January 27, 1994, and the Nordiques lost on the road, 3–0, to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Avalanche finished the regular season with a 47–25–10 record for 104 points, won the Pacific Division and finished second in the Western Conference. They scored 326 goals: an average of nearly 4 per game. Despite allowing the most short-handed goals in the league, with 22, they also scored the most short-handed goals, with 21.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996.html|title=1995-96 NHL Summary}} Four Avalanche players throughout the course of the season made it past the 30-goal scoring mark.

• December 11, 1995: Patrick Roy earned his first victory in net as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.382, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, {{ISBN|978-0-470-15616-2}} It was a 5–1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.{{cite web |title=NHL ROUNDUP : Roy Records First Victory for Avalanche |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-12-sp-13116-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=August 24, 2023 |date=December 12, 1995}}
• February 5, 1996: Patrick Roy played the Canadiens for the first time since he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.382 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, {{ISBN|978-0-470-15616-2}} Roy stopped 37 of 39 shots in a 4–2 win. After the game, Roy took the game puck and flipped it to Canadiens head coach Mario Tremblay.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.383 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, {{ISBN|978-0-470-15616-2}}

{{1995–96 NHL Pacific Division standings|team=COL}}

{{1995–96 NHL Western Conference standings|team=COL}}

Colorado progressed to the playoffs and won the series against the Vancouver Canucks, the Chicago Blackhawks and Presidents' Trophy winners Detroit Red Wings. In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Avalanche met the Florida Panthers, who were also in their first Stanley Cup Finals. The Avalanche swept the series 4–0. In Game Four, during the third overtime and after more than 100 minutes of play with no goals, defenseman Uwe Krupp scored to claim the franchise's first Cup.{{cite news |title =No stopping the Avalanche - Colorado completes Cup sweep of Panthers with 3OT victory|url =http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB03D7A86BE23F7&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|author =Ulman, Howard|publisher =Associated Press|date =1996-06-11|access-date =2007-03-25}} Joe Sakic was the playoff's scoring leader with 34 points (18 goals and 16 assists) and won the Conn Smythe Trophy, awarded to the most valuable player to his team during the playoffs. The 1996 Stanley Cup was the first major professional championship won by a Denver team.{{cite web|title =Miscellaneous/Community/Altitude|url =http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/PDF/321134_CA_MG_325-336.pdf|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070109173458/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/PDF/321134_CA_MG_325-336.pdf|url-status =live|archive-date =January 9, 2007|publisher =Colorado Avalanche|access-date =2007-06-17}} With the Stanley Cup win, Russians Alexei Gusarov and Valeri Kamensky and Swede Peter Forsberg became members of the "Triple Gold Club", the exclusive group of ice hockey players who have won Olympic gold, World Championship gold and the Stanley Cup.{{cite web|title=Triple Gold Club |url=http://www.iihf.com/archive/TGC.pdf |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |access-date=2007-06-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629011234/http://www.iihf.com/archive/TGC.pdf |archive-date=2007-06-29 }}

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| 1 || October 6 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Colorado || || Fiset || 1–0–0 || 2 || {{NHL recap|1995020001}}

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| 2 || October 7 || Colorado || 2 – 4 || Los Angeles || || Fiset || 1–1–0 || 2 || {{NHL recap|1995020012}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

| 3 || October 9 || Pittsburgh || 6 – 6 || Colorado || OT || Fiset || 1–1–1 || 3 || {{NHL recap|1995020017}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 4 || October 11 || Boston || 1 – 3 || Colorado || || Fiset || 2–1–1 || 5 || {{NHL recap|1995020027}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 5 || October 13 || Colorado || 1 – 3 || Washington || || Fiset || 2–2–1 || 5 || {{NHL recap|1995020035}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 6 || October 14 || Colorado || 1 – 4 || St. Louis || || Thibault || 2–3–1 || 5 || {{NHL recap|1995020044}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 7 || October 18 || Washington || 2 – 4 || Colorado || || Fiset || 3–3–1 || 7 || {{NHL recap|1995020064}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 8 || October 23 || Anaheim || 1 – 3 || Colorado || || Fiset || 4–3–1 || 9 || {{NHL recap|1995020092}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 9 || October 25 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || Calgary || || Fiset || 5–3–1 || 11 || {{NHL recap|1995020101}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 10 || October 27 || Buffalo || 4 – 5 || Colorado || || Fiset || 6–3–1 || 13 || {{NHL recap|1995020111}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 11 || October 30 || Colorado || 6 – 1 || Dallas || || Thibault || 7–3–1 || 15 || {{NHL recap|1995020128}}

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| 12 || November 1 || Calgary || 1 – 6 || Colorado || || Thibault || 8–3–1 || 17 || {{NHL recap|1995020142}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 13 || November 3 || Colorado || 5 – 2 || Winnipeg || || Fiset || 9–3–1 || 19 || {{NHL recap|1995020153}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 14 || November 5 || Colorado || 7 – 3 || Chicago || || Fiset || 10–3–1 || 21 || {{NHL recap|1995020168}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

| 15 || November 9 || Dallas || 1 – 1 || Colorado || OT || Thibault || 10–3–2 || 22 || {{NHL recap|1995020188}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 16 || November 11 || Colorado || 8 – 4 || Vancouver || || Fiset || 11–3–2 || 24 || {{NHL recap|1995020202}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 17 || November 15 || Colorado || 3 – 7 || Anaheim || || Thibault || 11–4–2 || 24 || {{NHL recap|1995020223}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 18 || November 17 || Colorado || 5 – 3 || Calgary || || Fiset || 12–4–2 || 26 || {{NHL recap|1995020234}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 19 || November 18 || Calgary || 2 – 5 || Colorado || || Fiset || 13–4–2 || 28 || {{NHL recap|1995020244}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

| 20 || November 20 || Colorado || 3 – 3 || Edmonton || OT || Fiset || 13–4–3 || 29 || {{NHL recap|1995020251}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 21 || November 22 || Chicago || 2 – 6 || Colorado || || Fiset || 14–4–3 || 31 || {{NHL recap|1995020266}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

| 22 || November 25 || Colorado || 2 – 2 || Montreal || OT || Thibault || 14–4–4 || 32 || {{NHL recap|1995020279}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 23 || November 28 || Colorado || 7 – 3 || NY Islanders || || Thibault || 15–4–4 || 34 || {{NHL recap|1995020292}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 24 || November 29 || Colorado || 3 – 4 || New Jersey || OT || Thibault || 15–5–4 || 34 || {{NHL recap|1995020297}}

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|- {{Game-lost}}

| 25 || December 1 || Colorado || 3 – 5 || NY Rangers || || Thibault || 15–6–4 || 34 || {{NHL recap|1995020311}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 26 || December 3 || Dallas || 7 – 6 || Colorado || || Fiset || 15–7–4 || 34 || {{NHL recap|1995020329}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 27 || December 5 || San Jose || 2 – 12 || Colorado || || Fiset || 16–7–4 || 36 || {{NHL recap|1995020336}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 28 || December 7 || Edmonton || 5 – 3 || Colorado || || Roy || 16–8–4 || 36 || {{NHL recap|1995020350}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 29 || December 9 || Colorado || 7 – 3 || Ottawa || || Fiset || 17–8–4 || 38 || {{NHL recap|1995020357}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 30 || December 11 || Colorado || 5 – 1 || Toronto || || Roy || 18–8–4 || 40 || {{NHL recap|1995020372}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 31 || December 13 || Colorado || 3 – 4 || Buffalo || || Roy || 18–9–4 || 40 || {{NHL recap|1995020379}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 32 || December 15 || Colorado || 2 – 4 || Hartford || || Fiset || 18–10–4 || 40 || {{NHL recap|1995020391}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 33 || December 18 || Vancouver || 4 – 2 || Colorado || || Roy || 18–11–4 || 40 || {{NHL recap|1995020413}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 34 || December 20 || Colorado || 4 – 1 || Edmonton || || Roy || 19–11–4 || 42 || {{NHL recap|1995020423}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 35 || December 22 || St. Louis || 1 – 2 || Colorado || || Roy || 20–11–4 || 44 || {{NHL recap|1995020435}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

| 36 || December 23 || Colorado || 2 – 2 || Los Angeles || OT || Fiset || 20–11–5 || 45 || {{NHL recap|1995020449}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 37 || December 26 || Colorado || 5 – 1 || San Jose || || Roy || 21–11–5 || 47 || {{NHL recap|1995020457}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 38 || December 29 || Toronto || 2 – 3 || Colorado || || Roy || 22–11–5 || 49 || {{NHL recap|1995020472}}

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|- {{Game-lost}}

| 39 || January 3 || New Jersey || 1 – 0 || Colorado || || Roy || 22–12–5 || 49 || {{NHL recap|1995020499}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

| 40 || January 4 || Philadelphia || 2 – 2 || Colorado || OT || Fiset || 22–12–6 || 50 || {{NHL recap|1995020506}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 41 || January 6 || Colorado || 2 – 5 || Toronto || || Roy || 22–13–6 || 50 || {{NHL recap|1995020519}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 42 || January 9 || Colorado || 3 – 0 || Boston || || Fiset || 23–13–6 || 52 || {{NHL recap|1995020527}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

| 43 || January 10 || Florida || 4 – 4 || Colorado || OT || Roy || 23–13–7 || 53 || {{NHL recap|1995020543}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

| 44 || January 14 || Calgary || 4 – 4 || Colorado || OT || Fiset || 23–13–8 || 54 || {{NHL recap|1995020568}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 45 || January 16 || Colorado || 5 – 2 || Pittsburgh || || Roy || 24–13–8 || 56 || {{NHL recap|1995020573}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 46 || January 17 || Colorado || 2 – 3 || Detroit || || Roy || 24–14–8 || 56 || {{NHL recap|1995020584}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 47 || January 22 || NY Islanders || 3 – 4 || Colorado || || Roy || 25–14–8 || 58 || {{NHL recap|1995020593}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

| 48 || January 25 || Vancouver|| 2 – 2 || Colorado || OT || Fiset || 25–14–9 || 59 || {{NHL recap|1995020612}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 49 || January 27 || Colorado || 4 – 3 || San Jose || OT || Roy || 26–14–9 || 61 || {{NHL recap|1995020625}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 50 || January 31 || Colorado || 1 – 2 || Anaheim || || Roy || 26–15–9 || 61 || {{NHL recap|1995020645}}

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|- {{Game-won}}

| 51 || February 1 || Winnipeg || 4 – 6 || Colorado || || Fiset || 27–15–9 || 63 || {{NHL recap|1995020650}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 52 || February 3 || NY Rangers || 1 – 7 || Colorado || || Roy || 28–15–9 || 65 || {{NHL recap|1995020662}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 53 || February 5 || Montreal || 2 – 4 || Colorado || || Roy || 29–15–9 || 67 || {{NHL recap|1995020669}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

| 54 || February 7 || Tampa Bay || 4 – 4 || Colorado || OT || Fiset || 29–15–10 || 68 || {{NHL recap|1995020680}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 55 || February 9 || Hartford || 3 – 2 || Colorado || OT || Roy || 29–16–10 || 68 || {{NHL recap|1995020691}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 56 || February 11 || Colorado || 5 – 3 || Philadelphia || || Fiset || 30–16–10 || 70 || {{NHL recap|1995020705}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 57 || February 15 || Colorado || 2 – 4 || Tampa Bay || || Roy || 30–17–10 || 70 || {{NHL recap|1995020725}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 58 || February 16 || Colorado || 5 – 4 || Florida || OT || Fiset || 31–17–10 || 72 || {{NHL recap|1995020731}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 59 || February 19 || Edmonton || 5 – 7 || Colorado || || Roy || 32–17–10 || 74 || {{NHL recap|1995020751}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 60 || February 23 || Los Angeles|| 2 – 6 || Colorado || || Fiset || 33–17–10 || 76 || {{NHL recap|1995020772}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 61 || February 25 || Ottawa || 2 – 4 || Colorado || || Roy || 34–17–10 || 78 || {{NHL recap|1995020787}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 62 || February 26 || Anaheim || 2 – 3 || Colorado || || Roy || 35–17–10 || 80 || {{NHL recap|1995020790}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 63 || February 29 || Colorado || 3 – 4 || Chicago || || Roy || 35–18–10 || 80 || {{NHL recap|1995020804}}

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|- {{Game-won}}

| 64 || March 1 || Chicago || 3 – 5 || Colorado || || Roy || 36–18–10 || 82 || {{NHL recap|1995020811}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 65 || March 3 || Toronto || 0 – 4 || Colorado || || Roy || 37–18–10 || 84 || {{NHL recap|1995020824}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 66 || March 5 || San Jose || 5 – 3 || Colorado || || Fiset || 37–19–10 || 84 || {{NHL recap|1995020833}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 67 || March 8 || Detroit || 4 – 2 || Colorado || || Roy || 37–20–10 || 84 || {{NHL recap|1995020847}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 68 || March 9 || Colorado || 7 – 5 || Vancouver || || Fiset || 38–20–10 || 86 || {{NHL recap|1995020857}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 69 || March 13 || Colorado || 0 – 4 || Anaheim || || Roy || 38–21–10 || 86 || {{NHL recap|1995020877}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 70 || March 17 || Edmonton || 1 – 8 || Colorado || || Roy || 39–21–10 || 88 || {{NHL recap|1995020898}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 71 || March 19 || Colorado || 4 – 3 || Vancouver || || Roy || 40–21–10 || 90 || {{NHL recap|1995020909}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 72 || March 20 || Colorado || 5 – 2 || Los Angeles || || Fiset || 41–21–10 || 92 || {{NHL recap|1995020916}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 73 || March 22 || Colorado|| 0 – 7 || Detroit || || Roy || 41–22–10 || 92 || {{NHL recap|1995020923}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 74 || March 24 || Colorado || 5 – 2 || Winnipeg || || Roy || 42–22–10 || 94 || {{NHL recap|1995020941}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 75 || March 27 || Winnipeg || 3 – 1 || Colorado || || Fiset || 42–23–10 || 94 || {{NHL recap|1995020956}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 76 || March 28 || Colorado || 8 – 3 || San Jose || || Roy || 43–23–10 || 96 || {{NHL recap|1995020964}}

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|- {{Game-lost}}

| 77 || April 3 || St. Louis || 6 – 3 || Colorado || || Roy || 43–24–10 || 96 || {{NHL recap|1995020996}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 78 || April 6 || San Jose || 1 – 5 || Colorado || || Roy || 44–24–10 || 98 || {{NHL recap|1995021018}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 79 || April 7 || Colorado || 4 – 1 || Dallas || || Roy || 45–24–10 || 100 || {{NHL recap|1995021023}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 80 || April 10 || Anaheim || 3 – 7 || Colorado || || Roy || 46–24–10 || 102 || {{NHL recap|1995021038}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 81 || April 11 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || St. Louis || || Fiset || 47–24–10 || 104 || {{NHL recap|1995021046}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 82 || April 14 || Los Angeles || 5 – 4 || Colorado || OT || Roy || 47–25–10 || 104 || {{NHL recap|1995021065}}

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Legend:

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{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black}}

{{legend2|#ffc|Tie (1 point)|border=1px solid black}}

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{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#6F263D 5px solid; border-bottom:#236192 5px solid;|title=1996 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#6F263D 2px solid; border-bottom:#236192 2px solid;|title=Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks – Avalanche win 4–2|Game |Date |Visitor |Score |Home |OT |Attendance |Decision |Series |Recap}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 1 || April 16 || Vancouver || 2 – 5 || Colorado || || 16,061 || Roy || 1 – 0 || {{NHL recap|1995030161}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 2 || April 18 || Vancouver || 5 – 4 || Colorado || || 16,061 || Roy || 1 – 1 || {{NHL recap|1995030162}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 3 || April 20 || Colorado || 4 – 0 || Vancouver || || 18,422 || Roy || 2 – 1 || {{NHL recap|1995030163}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 4 || April 22 || Colorado || 3 – 4 || Vancouver || || 18,422 || Roy || 2 – 2 || {{NHL recap|1995030164}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 5 || April 25 || Vancouver || 4 – 5 || Colorado || OT || 16,061 || Roy || 3 – 2 || {{NHL recap|1995030165}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 6 || April 27 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || Vancouver || || 18,422 || Roy || 4 – 2 || {{NHL recap|1995030166}}

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|- {{Game-lost}}

| 1 || May 2 || Chicago || 3 – 2 || Colorado || OT || 16,061 || Roy || 0 – 1 || {{NHL recap|1995030241}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 2 || May 4 || Chicago || 1 – 5 || Colorado || || 16,061 || Roy || 1 – 1 || {{NHL recap|1995030242}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 3 || May 6 || Colorado || 3 – 4 || Chicago || OT || 20,797 || Roy || 1 – 2 || {{NHL recap|1995030243}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 4 || May 8 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || Chicago || 3OT || 22,454 || Roy || 2 – 2 || {{NHL recap|1995030244}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 5 || May 11 || Chicago || 1 – 4 || Colorado || || 16,061 || Roy || 3 – 2 || {{NHL recap|1995030245}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 6 || May 13 || Colorado || 4 – 3 || Chicago || 2OT || 21,356 || Roy || 4 – 2 || {{NHL recap|1995030246}}

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{{Game log section end}}

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|- {{Game-won}}

| 1 || May 19 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || Detroit || OT || 19,957 || Roy || 1 – 0 || {{NHL recap|1995030321}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 2 || May 21 || Colorado || 3 – 0 || Detroit || || 19,983 || Roy || 2 – 0 || {{NHL recap|1995030322}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 3 || May 23 || Detroit || 6 – 4 || Colorado || || 16,061 || Roy || 2 – 1 || {{NHL recap|1995030323}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 4 || May 25 || Detroit || 2 – 4 || Colorado || || 16,061 || Roy || 3 – 1 || {{NHL recap|1995030324}}

|- {{Game-lost}}

| 5 || May 27 || Colorado || 2 – 5 || Detroit || || 19,983 || Roy || 3 – 2 || {{NHL recap|1995030325}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 6 || May 29 || Detroit || 1 – 4 || Colorado || || 16,061 || Roy || 4 – 2 || {{NHL recap|1995030326}}

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|- {{Game-won}}

| 1 || June 4 || Florida || 1 – 3 || Colorado || || 16,061 || Roy || 1 – 0 || {{NHL recap|1995030411}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 2 || June 6 || Florida || 1 – 8 || Colorado || || 16,061 || Roy || 2 – 0 || {{NHL recap|1995030412}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 3 || June 8 || Colorado || 3 – 2 || Florida || || 14,703 || Roy || 3 – 0 || {{NHL recap|1995030413}}

|- {{Game-won}}

| 4 || June 10 || Colorado || 1 – 0 || Florida || 3OT || 14,703 || Roy || 4 – 0 || {{NHL recap|1995030414}}

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Legend:

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{{legend2|#fcc|Loss|border=1px solid black}}

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• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
• {{dagger}} = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
• {{double-dagger}} = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.

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|scope="row"| 55 || align="left"| {{Sortname|Anders|Myrvold}} || D || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || −2 || 6 || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-99|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}}

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|scope="row"| 47 || align="left"| {{Sortname|Claude|Lapointe}}{{double-dagger}} || C || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || −1 || 0 || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-99|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}}

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|scope="row"| 31 || align="left"| {{Sortname|Aaron|Miller|dab=ice hockey}} || D || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0|| 0 || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-99|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}}

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|scope="row"| 33 || align="left"| {{Sortname|Patrick|Roy}}{{dagger}} || G || 39 || 0 || 0 || 0 || style="background:#ccc| || 4 || 22 || 0 || 0 || 0 || style="background:#ccc|{{sort|-98|}} || 0

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|scope="row"| 41 || align="left"| {{Sortname|Jocelyn|Thibault}}{{double-dagger}} || G || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || style="background:#ccc| || 0 || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}} || {{sort|-99|—}} || {{sort|-1|—}}

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• {{dagger}} = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
• {{double-dagger}} = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.

Colorado's picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.{{cite web |title=1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1995e.html |website=www.hockeydb.com |access-date=August 28, 2023}}

;Notes

1. The Avalanche acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 20, 1994 that sent John Tanner to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
2. The Avalanche acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 7, 1995 that sent David Ling and a ninth-round pick in 1995 (233rd overall) to Calgary in exchange for this pick.

• The Avalanche fourth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on April 7, 1995 that sent Bill Huard to Quebec in exchange for the rights to Mika Stromberg and this pick (103rd overall).
• The Avalanche ninth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on July 7, 1995 that sent a ninth-round pick in 1995 (228rd overall) to Quebec in exchange for David Ling and this pick (233rd overall).

• 1995–96 NHL season

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• {{cite web |title=Colorado Avalanche 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0006901996.html |website=www.hockeydb.com |access-date=August 24, 2023}}
• {{cite web |title=1995-96 Colorado Avalanche Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/COL/1996.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=August 24, 2023}}

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