2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

| League = NHL

| Season = 2015–16

| year = 2015

| Team = Colorado Avalanche

| Conference = Western

| ConferenceRank = 9th

| Division = Central

| DivisionRank = 6th

| Record = 39–39–4

| HomeRecord = 17–20–4

| RoadRecord = 22–19–0

| GoalsFor = 216

| GoalsAgainst = 240

| GeneralManager = Joe Sakic

| Coach = Patrick Roy

| Captain = Gabriel Landeskog

| AltCaptain = Jarome Iginla
Cody McLeod

| Arena = Pepsi Center

| Attendance = 17,032{{cite web|title=2015–2016 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN|url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110425010821/http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2011|publisher=ESPN}}

| MinorLeague = San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)

| GoalsLeader = Matt Duchene (30)

| AssistsLeader = Carl Soderberg (39)

| PointsLeader = Matt Duchene (59)

| PlusMinusLeader = Zach Redmond (+5)

| PIMLeader = Cody McLeod (138)

| WinsLeader = Semyon Varlamov (27)

| GAALeader = Reto Berra (2.41)

| DivisionWin =

| PresidentsTrophy =

| ConferenceWin =

| StanleyCup =

}}

The 2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season was the 21st operational season and 20th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.{{cite book|last=National Hockey League|title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014|year=2013|publisher=Diamond Sports Data, Inc.|page=[https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/45 45]|isbn=978-1-894801-26-3|url=https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/45}} As well as the franchise's 37th season in the National Hockey League and 44th season overall. The Avalanche celebrated their 20th anniversary this season.

The Avalanche were unable to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Standings

Schedule and results

= Pre-season =

colspan=10 style="background:#fff; border-top:#8B2942 5px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 5px solid;" \| Pre-Season Game Log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 0–3–0){{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm\|title=2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Colorado Avalanche - Schedule\|accessdate=July 17, 2015\|publisher=Avalanche.nhl.com}}
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:90%; clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Recap
style="background:#cfc;" \| 1	September 22	Anaheim	4–5	Colorado	OT	Will	––	1–0–0	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-col/2015/09/22/2015010018 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 2	September 24	Calgary	1–0	Colorado		Berra	––	1–1–0	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-col/2015/09/24/2015010035 Recap]
style="background:#ffc;" \| 3	September 27	Los Angeles	2–1	Colorado	SO	Varlamov	––	1–1–1	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-lak/2015/09/27/2015010061 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 4	September 29	Colorado	0–2	Calgary		Pickard	18,806	1–2–1	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-col/2015/09/29/2015010070 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 5	October 1	Colorado	0–3	Anaheim		Varlamov	13,756	1–3–1	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-col/2015/10/01/2015010082 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 6{{ref label\|Note1\|a\|a}}	October 3	Colorado	0–4	Los Angeles		Berra	––	1–4–1	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-lak/2015/10/03/2015010100 Recap]
colspan="10" style="text-align:center;"\| *Notes:* {{Note label\|Note1\|a\|a}}Game will be played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

= Regular season =

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#8B2942 5px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 5px solid;"\| Game Log
class="toccolours" style="width:90%; clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
colspan=11 \| {\| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#8B2942 2px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 2px solid;"\| October: 3–6–1 (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 2–3–0)
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1	October 8	Minnesota	5–4	Colorado		Varlamov	18,007	0–1–0	0	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2015/10/08/2015020011 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 2	October 10	Dallas	3–6	Colorado		Varlamov	16,024	1–1–0	2	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-dal/2015/10/10/2015020027 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 3	October 14	Boston	6–2	Colorado		Varlamov	15,082	1–2–0	2	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-col/2015/10/14/2015020048 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 4	October 16	Colorado	3–0	Anaheim		Berra	17,174	2–2–0	4	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-col/2015/10/16/2015020063 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 5	October 18	Colorado	1–2	Los Angeles		Berra	18,230	2–3–0	4	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-lak/2015/10/18/2015020079 Recap]
style="background:#fff;" \| 6	October 21	Carolina	1–0	Colorado	OT	Varlamov	12,826	2–3–1	5	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-col/2015/10/21/2015020091 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 7	October 24	Columbus	4–3	Colorado		Varlamov	18,007	2–4–1	5	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-col/2015/10/24/2015020115 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 8	October 27	Colorado	1–4	Florida		Berra	11,694	2–5–1	5	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-fla/2015/10/27/2015020128 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 9	October 29	Colorado	2–1	Tampa Bay		Varlamov	19,092	3–5–1	7	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-tbl/2015/10/29/2015020140 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 10	October 30	Colorado	2–3	Carolina		Varlamov	9,345	3–6–1	7	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-col/2015/10/30/2015020148 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#8B2942 2px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 2px solid;"\| November: 6–8–0 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 4–5–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#fcc;" \| 11	November 1	San Jose	4–3	Colorado	Varlamov	17,128	3–7–1	7	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-sjs/2015/11/01/2015020164 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 12	November 3	Calgary	3–6	Colorado	Varlamov	14,408	4–7–1	9	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-col/2015/11/03/2015020178 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 13	November 5	Colorado	2–4	Arizona	Varlamov	10,270	4–8–1	9	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ari-vs-col/2015/11/05/2015020191 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 14	November 6	NY Rangers	2–1	Colorado	Berra	17,818	4–9–1	9	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-nyr/2015/11/06/2015020197 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 15	November 10	Colorado	4–0	Philadelphia	Berra	18,587	5–9–1	11	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-phi/2015/11/10/2015020218 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 16	November 12	Colorado	3–2	Boston	Berra	17,565	6–9–1	13	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-col/2015/11/12/2015020230 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 17	November 14	Colorado	6–1	Montreal	Berra	21,288	7–9–1	15	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-mtl/2015/11/14/2015020250 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 18	November 17	Colorado	1–5	Toronto	Berra	19,238	7–10–1	15	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-tor/2015/11/17/2015020272 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 19	November 19	Colorado	3–4	Pittsburgh	Berra	18,430	7–11–1	15	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-pit/2015/11/19/2015020280 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 20	November 21	Colorado	3–7	Washington	Berra	18,506	7–12–1	15	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-wsh/2015/11/21/2015020298 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 21	November 23	Colorado	4–1	Winnipeg	Varlamov	15,294	8–12–1	17	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-wpg/2015/11/23/2015020314 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 22	November 25	Ottawa	5–3	Colorado	Berra	16,570	8–13–1	17	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-ott/2015/11/25/2015020328 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 23	November 28	Winnipeg	3–5	Colorado	Varlamov	16,311	9–13–1	19	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-wpg/2015/11/28/2015020350 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 24	November 30	Colorado	3–5	NY Islanders	Varlamov	11,585	9–14–1	19	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-nyi/2015/11/30/2015020355 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#8B2942 2px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 2px solid;"\| December: 9–3–2 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 6–1–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#cfc;" \| 25	December 1	Colorado	2–1	New Jersey		Berra	14,019	10–14–1	21	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-njd/2015/12/01/2015020359 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 26	December 3	Colorado	2–1	NY Rangers		Varlamov	18,006	11–14–1	23	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-nyr/2015/12/03/2015020373 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 27	December 5	Colorado	0–3	Minnesota		Varlamov	19,173	11–15–1	23	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2015/12/05/2015020395 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 28	December 7	Minnesota	1–2	Colorado	OT	Varlamov	16,589	12–15–1	25	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2015/12/07/2015020406 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 29	December 9	Pittsburgh	4–2	Colorado		Berra	15,838	12–16–1	25	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-pit/2015/12/09/2015020418 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 30	December 12	Colorado	3–2	Nashville		Varlamov	17,113	13–16–1	27	[https://web.archive.org/web/20160302153056/http://avalanche.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/icetracker?id=2015020441 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 31	December 13	Colorado	3–1	St. Louis		Varlamov	17,961	14–16–1	29	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-stl/2015/12/13/2015020446 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 32	December 15	Colorado	3–0	Chicago		Varlamov	21,473	15–16–1	31	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-col/2015/12/15/2015020462 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 33	December 17	NY Islanders	1–2	Colorado		Varlamov	15,811	16–16–1	33	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-nyi/2015/12/17/2015020475 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 34	December 19	Edmonton	1–5	Colorado		Varlamov	17,570	17–16–1	35	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-edm/2015/12/19/2015020492 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 35	December 21	Toronto	7–4	Colorado		Varlamov	16,084	17–17–1	35	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-tor/2015/12/21/2015020505 Recap]
style="background:#fff;" \| 36	December 27	Arizona	2–1	Colorado	OT	Varlamov	18,064	17–17–2	36	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ari-vs-col/2015/12/27/2015020532 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 37	December 28	Colorado	6–3	San Jose		Pickard	17,562	18–17–2	38	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-sjs/2015/12/28/2015020540 Recap]
style="background:#fff;" \| 38	December 31	Chicago	4–3	Colorado	OT	Varlamov	18,048	18–17–3	39	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-col/2015/12/31/2015020560 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#8B2942 2px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 2px solid;"\| January: 9–5–0 (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 3–3–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#fcc;" \| 39	January 2	Calgary	4–0	Colorado		Varlamov	18,087	18–18–3	39	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-col/2016/01/02/2015020577 Recap]
style="background:#cfc \| 40	January 4	Los Angeles	1–4	Colorado		Varlamov	15,202	19–18–3	41	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-lak/2016/01/04/2015020585 Recap]
style="background:#cfc \| 41	January 6	St. Louis	3–4	Colorado	OT	Varlamov	13,359	20–18–3	43	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-stl/2016/01/06/2015020598 Recap]
style="background:#cfc \| 42	January 8	Nashville	3–5	Colorado		Varlamov	17,680	21–18–3	45	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-nsh/2016/01/08/2015020611 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 43	January 10	Colorado	3–6	Chicago		Varlamov	22,007	21–19–3	45	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-col/2016/01/10/2015020626 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 44	January 12	Tampa Bay	4–0	Colorado		Varlamov	14,227	21–20–3	45	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-tbl/2016/01/12/2015020640 Recap]
style="background:#cfc \| 45	January 14	New Jersey	0–3	Colorado		Pickard	15,636	22–20–3	47	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-njd/2016/01/14/2015020651 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 46	January 16	Colorado	1–2	Columbus		Pickard	17,776	22–21–3	47	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cbj-vs-col/2016/01/16/2015020664 Recap]
style="background:#cfc \| 47	January 18	Colorado	2–1	Winnipeg		Varlamov	15,294	23–21–3	49	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-wpg/2016/01/18/2015020679 Recap]
style="background:#cfc \| 48	January 20	Buffalo	1–2	Colorado		Varlamov	13,274	24–21–3	51	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-col/2016/01/20/2015020691 Recap]
style="background:#cfc \| 49	January 22	St. Louis	1–2	Colorado	SO	Varlamov	16,366	25–21–3	53	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-stl/2016/01/22/2015020708 Recap]
style="background:#cfc \| 50	January 23	Colorado	3–1	Dallas		Varlamov	18,532	26–21–3	55	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-dal/2016/01/23/2015020717 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 51	January 26	Colorado	1–6	San Jose		Pickard	17,424	26–22–3	55	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-sjs/2016/01/26/2015020739 Recap]
style="background:#cfc \| 52	January 27	Colorado	4–3	Los Angeles		Pickard	18,230	27–22–3	57	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-lak/2016/01/27/2015020743 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#8B2942 2px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 2px solid;"\| February: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 3–2–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#fcc;" \| 53	February 2	Chicago	2–1	Colorado		Pickard	18,007	27–23–3	57	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-col/2016/02/02/2015020752 Recap]
style="background:#fff;" \| 54	February 4	Dallas	4–3	Colorado	OT	Pickard	14,351	27–23–4	58	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-dal/2016/02/04/2015020767 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 55	February 6	Winnipeg	4–2	Colorado		Varlamov	14,983	27–24–4	58	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-wpg/2016/02/06/2015020785 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 56	February 9	Vancouver	3–1	Colorado		Varlamov	14,436	27–25–4	58	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-van/2016/02/09/2015020804 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 57	February 11	Colorado	4–3	Ottawa		Varlamov	17,632	28–25–4	60	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-ott/2016/02/11/2015020812 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 58	February 12	Colorado	3–2	Detroit	SO	Varlamov	20,027	29–25–4	62	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-det/2016/02/12/2015020821 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 59	February 14	Colorado	1–4	Buffalo		Varlamov	19,070	29–26–4	62	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-col/2016/02/14/2015020835 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 60	February 17	Montreal	2–3	Colorado		Varlamov	16,271	30–26–4	64	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-mtl/2016/02/17/2015020856 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 61	February 20	Colorado	3–2	Edmonton		Pickard	16,939	31–26–4	66	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-edm/2016/02/20/2015020882 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 62	February 21	Colorado	1–5	Vancouver		Varlamov	18,431	31–27–4	66	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-van/2016/02/21/2015020888 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 63	February 24	San Jose	3–4	Colorado	SO	Pickard	15,564	32–27–4	68	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-sjs/2016/02/24/2015020904 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 64	February 27 (outdoor game)	Detroit	5–3	Colorado		Varlamov	50,095 (at Coors Field)	32–28–4	68	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-det/2016/02/27/2015020927 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#8B2942 2px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 2px solid;"\| March: 7–6–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–3–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#fcc;" \| 65	March 1	Colorado	3–6	Minnesota		Pickard	19,107	32–29–4	68	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2016/03/01/2015020948 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 66	March 3	Florida	2–3	Colorado		Pickard	16,194	33–29–4	70	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-fla/2016/03/03/2015020962 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 67	March 5	Nashville	5–2	Colorado		Pickard	17,165	33–30–4	70	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-nsh/2016/03/05/2015020971 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 68	March 7	Arizona	1–3	Colorado		Varlamov	15,393	34–30–4	72	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ari-vs-col/2016/03/07/2015020989 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 69	March 9	Anaheim	0–3	Colorado		Varlamov	14,292	35–30–4	74	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-col/2016/03/09/2015021004 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 70	March 12	Colorado	2–3	Winnipeg		Varlamov	15,294	35–31–4	74	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-wpg/2016/03/12/2015021024 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 71	March 16	Colorado	3–1	Vancouver		Varlamov	18,426	36–31–4	76	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-van/2016/03/16/2015021051 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 72	March 18	Colorado	4–3	Calgary	SO	Varlamov	19,289	37–31–4	78	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-col/2016/03/18/2015021064 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 73	March 20	Colorado	3–2	Edmonton		Pickard	16,839	38–31–4	80	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-edm/2016/03/20/2015021083 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 74	March 24	Philadelphia	4–2	Colorado		Varlamov	18,087	38–32–4	80	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-phi/2016/03/24/2015021109 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 75	March 26	Minnesota	4–0	Colorado		Varlamov	18,007	38–33–4	80	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-min/2016/03/26/2015021117 Recap]
style="background:#cfc;" \| 76	March 28	Colorado	4–3	Nashville		Varlamov	16,443	39–33–4	82	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-nsh/2016/03/28/2015021136 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 77	March 29	Colorado	1–3	St. Louis		Varlamov	19,263	39–34–4	82	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-stl/2016/03/29/2015021145 Recap]

| colspan=11 |

colspan="11" style="background:#fff; border-top:#8B2942 2px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 2px solid;"\| April: 0–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0; Road: 0–2–0)
class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
style="background:#ddd;" ! # !! Date !! Visitor !! Score !! Home !! OT !! Decision !! Attendance !! Record !! Pts !! Recap
style="background:#fcc;" \| 78	April 1	Washington	4–2	Colorado	Varlamov	18,049	39–35–4	82	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-wsh/2016/04/01/2015021165 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 79	April 3	St. Louis	5–1	Colorado	Varlamov	15,485	39–36–4	82	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-stl/2016/04/03/2015021181 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 80	April 5	Colorado	3–4	Nashville	Varlamov	17,113	39–37–4	82	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-nsh/2016/04/05/2015021194 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 81	April 7	Colorado	2–4	Dallas	Pickard	18,532	39–38–4	82	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-vs-dal/2016/04/07/2015021211 Recap]
style="background:#fcc;" \| 82	April 9	Anaheim	5–3	Colorado	Varlamov	17,932	39–39–4	82	[https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-col/2016/04/09/2015021219 Recap]

| colspan="11" style="text-align:center;"|

Legend:

{{legend2|#fff|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

Player statistics

Final stats

{{cite web|title=Avalanche 2015-2016 Regular Season Stats|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/stats.htm?gameType=2&season=20152016|accessdate=December 1, 2015}}

;Skaters

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" \|+ style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#8B2942 5px solid;border-bottom:#01548A 5px solid;"\| Regular season
align=center ! Player ! {{abbr\|GP\|Games played}} ! {{abbr\|G\|Goals}} ! {{abbr\|A\|Assists}} ! {{abbr\|Pts\|Points}} ! data-sort-type="number" \| {{abbr\|+/−\|Plus/minus}} ! {{abbr\|PIM\|Penalty minutes}}
{{sortname\|Matt\|Duchene}}	76	30	29	59	−8	24
{{sortname\|Gabriel\|Landeskog}}	75	20	33	53	−5	69
{{sortname\|Nathan\|MacKinnon}}	72	21	31	52	−4	20
{{sortname\|Carl\|Soderberg\|Carl Söderberg}}	82	12	39	51	−7	32
{{sortname\|Tyson\|Barrie}}	78	13	36	49	−16	31
{{sortname\|Jarome\|Iginla}}	82	22	25	47	−22	41
{{sortname\|Blake\|Comeau}}	81	12	24	36	−9	58
{{sortname\|Francois\|Beauchemin\|François Beauchemin}}	82	8	26	34	−7	38
{{sortname\|Erik\|Johnson}}	73	11	16	27	−19	50
{{sortname\|Mikhail\|Grigorenko}}	74	6	21	27	+2	8
{{sortname\|Nick\|Holden}}	82	6	16	22	−1	24
{{sortname\|Alex\|Tanguay}}^‡	52	4	18	22	+3	24
{{sortname\|John\|Mitchell\|John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)}}	71	10	11	21	−7	52
{{sortname\|Jack\|Skille}}	74	8	6	14	−4	11
{{sortname\|Cody\|McLeod}}	82	8	5	13	+1	138
{{sortname\|Mikkel\|Boedker\|Mikkel Bødker}}^†	18	4	8	12	−5	2
{{sortname\|Shawn\|Matthias}}^†	20	6	5	11	−7	8
{{sortname\|Andreas\|Martinsen}}	55	4	7	11	−4	47
{{sortname\|Zach\|Redmond}}	37	2	4	6	+5	10
{{sortname\|Chris\|Wagner}}^†‡	26	4	0	4	−2	9
{{sortname\|Chris\|Bigras}}	31	1	2	3	−2	16
{{sortname\|Andrew\|Bodnarchuk}}^†	21	0	2	2	−1	6
{{sortname\|Andrew\|Agozzino}}	9	0	2	2	−1	0
{{sortname\|Nikita\|Zadorov}}	22	0	2	2	−5	12
{{sortname\|Brandon\|Gormley}}	26	0	1	1	−3	8
{{sortname\|Brad\|Stuart}}	6	0	0	0	−2	0
{{sortname\|Nate\|Guenin}}	29	0	0	0	+2	2
{{sortname\|Eric\|Gelinas\|Éric Gélinas}}^†	6	0	0	0	+2	0
{{sortname\|Ben\|Street\|Ben Street (ice hockey)}}	7	0	0	0	−1	4
{{sortname\|Dennis\|Everberg}}	15	0	0	0	−5	0
{{sortname\|Borna\|Rendulic\|Borna Rendulić}}	3	0	0	0	−2	0
{{sortname\|Mikko\|Rantanen}}	9	0	0	0	−7	2

;Goaltenders

Player ! {{abbr\|GP\|Games played}} ! {{abbr\|GS\|Games started}} ! {{abbr\|TOI\|Time on ice}} ! {{abbr\|W\|Win}} ! {{abbr\|L\|Loss}} ! {{abbr\|OT\|Overtime loss}} ! {{abbr\|GA\|Goals against}} ! {{abbr\|GAA\|Goals against average}} ! {{abbr\|SA\|Shots against}} ! {{abbr\|SV%\|Save percentage}} ! {{abbr\|SO\|Shutouts}} ! {{abbr\|G\|Goals}} ! {{abbr\|A\|Assists}} ! {{abbr\|PIM\|Penalty minutes}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;" \|+ style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#8B2942 5px solid;border-bottom:#01548A 5px solid;"\| Regular season
{{sortname\|Semyon\|Varlamov}}	57	57	3159	27	25	3	148	2.81	1714	.914	2	0	0	6
{{sortname\|Calvin\|Pickard}}	20	13	985	7	6	1	42	2.56	539	.922	1	0	1	0
{{sortname\|Reto\|Berra}}	14	12	721	5	8	0	29	2.41	374	.922	2	0	1	2
{{sortname\|Roman\|Will}}	1	0	18	0	0	0	1	3.33	3	.667	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.

^‡Traded mid-season

Bold/italics denotes franchise record

= Suspensions/fines =

style="width:15%;"\| Player !style="width:50%;"\| Explanation !style="width:10%;"\| Length !style="width:10%;"\| Salary !style="width:15%;"\| Date issued
class="wikitable" style="width:75em; text-align:center;"
Tyson Barrie	Charging and interference against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Despres during NHL Game No. 63 in Anaheim on Friday, October 16, 2015, at 11:30 of the second period.	3 games	$41,935.47	October 17, 2015{{cite web\|title=Avalanche's Barrie suspended three games for charging, interference\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=783699\|publisher=NHL\|date=October 17, 2015}}
Gabriel Landeskog	Illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand during NHL Game No. 230 in Boston on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at 5:46 of the second period.	2 games	$59,907.84	November 13, 2015{{cite web\|title=Avalanche forward Landeskog suspended two games\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=787834\|publisher=NHL\|date=November 13, 2015}}
Gabriel Landeskog	Cross–check against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Despres during NHL Game No. 1004 in Colorado on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 11:29 of the third period.	3 games	$203,832.75	March 10, 2016{{cite web\|title=Avalanche's Landeskog suspended three games\|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/gabriel-landeskog-suspended/c-279529528\|publisher=NHL\|date=March 10, 2016}}

Notable achievements

= Awards =

style="width:20%;" \| Player ! style="width:50%;" \| Award ! style="width:30%;" data-sort-type="date" \| Awarded
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" \|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8B2942 5px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 5px solid;"\| Regular season
{{sortname\|M.\|Duchene\|Matt Duchene}}	NHL First Star of the Week{{cite web\|title=Duchene, Zuccarello and Reimer named stars of week\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=788185\|publisher=NHL\|date=November 16, 2015}}	November 16, 2015
{{sortname\|M.\|Duchene\|Matt Duchene}}	NHL Third Star of the Month{{cite web\|title=Kane, Holtby and Duchene named stars for November\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=790448\|publisher=NHL\|date=December 1, 2015}}	December 1, 2015
{{sortname\|S.\|Varlamov\|Semyon Varlamov}}	NHL First Star of the Week{{cite web\|title=Varlamov, Oshie and Koivu named stars of week\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=793810\|publisher=NHL\|date=December 21, 2015}}	December 21, 2015
{{sortname\|M.\|Duchene\|Matt Duchene}}	NHL All-Star game selection{{cite web\|title=Star-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=796248\|publisher=NHL\|date=January 6, 2016}}	January 6, 2016
{{sortname\|T.\|Barrie\|Tyson Barrie}}	NHL Third Star of the Week{{cite web\|title=Ovechkin, Mrazek and Barrie named stars of week\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=797080\|publisher=NHL\|date=January 11, 2016}}	January 11, 2016
{{sortname\|S.\|Varlamov\|Semyon Varlamov}}	NHL First Star of the Week{{cite web\|title=Varlamov, Stempniak and Elliott named stars of week\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=799474\|publisher=NHL\|date=January 25, 2016}}	January 25, 2016

= Milestones =

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" \|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8B2942 5px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 5px solid;"\| Regular season
align=center ! style="width:20%;" \| Player ! style="width:50%;" \| Milestone ! style="width:30%;" data-sort-type="date" \| Reached
{{sortname\|M.\|Rantanen\|Mikko Rantanen}}	1st career NHL game	October 8, 2015
{{sortname\|J.\|Iginla\|Jarome Iginla}}	1,400th career NHL game	October 27, 2015
{{sortname\|G.\|Landeskog\|Gabriel Landeskog}}	200th career NHL point	October 27, 2015
{{sortname\|C.\|Soderberg\|Carl Söderberg}}	100th career NHL point	November 1, 2015
{{sortname\|A.\|Martinsen\|Andreas Martinsen}}	1st career NHL game	November 10, 2015
{{sortname\|E.\|Johnson\|Erik Johnson}}	200th career NHL point	November 12, 2015
{{sortname\|T.\|Barrie\|Tyson Barrie}}	200th career NHL game	November 14, 2015
A. Martinsen	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	November 14, 2015
{{sortname\|B.\|Comeau\|Blake Comeau}}	500th career NHL game 200th career NHL point	November 14, 2015
A. Martinsen	1st career NHL goal	November 21, 2015
{{sortname\|M.\|Duchene\|Matt Duchene}}	200th career NHL assist	November 21, 2015
G. Landeskog	300th career NHL game	November 23, 2015
{{sortname\|C.\|Wagner\|Chris Wagner}}	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	November 25, 2015
{{sortname\|F.\|Beauchemin\|François Beauchemin}}	700th career NHL game	December 5, 2015
{{sortname\|M.\|Grigorenko\|Mikhail Grigorenko}}	100th career NHL game	December 27, 2015
{{sortname\|N.\|Guenin\|Nate Guenin}}	200th career NHL game	December 31, 2015
C. Soderberg	200th career NHL game	January 2, 2016
J. Iginla	600th career NHL goal	January 4, 2016
{{sortname\|C.\|Bigras\|Chris Bigras}}	1st career NHL game	January 14, 2016
{{sortname\|C.\|Pickard\|Calvin Pickard}}	1st career NHL shutout	January 14, 2016
C. Bigras	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	January 16, 2016
{{sortname\|Z.\|Redmond\|Zach Redmond}}	100th career NHL game	January 18, 2016
{{sortname\|S.\|Varlamov\|Semyon Varlamov}}	300th career NHL game	January 20, 2016
T. Barrie	100th career NHL assist	January 22, 2015
{{sortname\|C.\|McLeod\|Cody McLeod}}	600th career NHL game	January 26, 2016
{{sortname\|R.\|Will\|Roman Will}}	1st career NHL game	January 26, 2016
E. Johnson	500th career NHL game	February 2, 2016
{{sortname\|N.\|MacKinnon\|Nathan MacKinnon}}	200th career NHL game	February 4, 2016
{{sortname\|N.\|Holden\|Nick Holden}}	200th career NHL game	February 20, 2016
C. Bigras	1st career NHL goal	March 1, 2016
{{sortname\|J.\|Mitchell\|John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985)}}	100th career NHL assist	March 1, 2016
{{sortname\|J.\|Skille\|Jack Skille}}	300th career NHL game	March 3, 2016
C. Soderberg	100th career NHL assist	March 20, 2016
B. Comeau	100th career NHL goal	March 28, 2016
G. Landeskog	100th career NHL goal	April 1, 2016

Transactions

The Colorado Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 NHL season.

= Trades =

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5" width=90%

bgcolor="#dddddd"

|Date

!colspan="2"|{{center|Details}}

!Ref

bgcolor="eeeeee"

| style="width:22%;" | {{start date|2015|06|26}}

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Buffalo Sabres

----

Ryan O'Reilly
Jamie McGinn

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Colorado Avalanche

----

Nikita Zadorov
Mikhail Grigorenko
J. T. Compher
2nd-round pick in 2015

|{{cite web|title=Avalanche Acquires Zadorov, Grigorenko, Compher, Second Round Draft Pick From Buffalo|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=772407|website=avalanche.nhl.com|publisher=Colorado Avalanche|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}

style="width:22%;" | {{start date|2015|06|27}}

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To San Jose Sharks

----

BUF's 2nd-round pick in 2015

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Colorado Avalanche

----

2nd-round pick in 2015
COL's 2nd-round pick in 2016
COL's 6th-round pick in 2017

|{{cite web|title=Avs Trade 31st Pick|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=40385|website=avalanche.nhl.com|publisher=Colorado Avalanche|accessdate=June 29, 2015}}

bgcolor="eeeeee"

| style="width:22%;" | {{start date|2015|09|09}}

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Arizona Coyotes

----

Stefan Elliott

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Colorado Avalanche

----

Brandon Gormley

|{{cite web|title=Avalanche Acquires Gormley From Arizona|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=778580|website=avalanche.nhl.com|publisher=Colorado Avalanche|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}

style="width:22%;" | {{start date|2015|10|04}}

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Calgary Flames

----

Freddie Hamilton

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Colorado Avalanche

----

Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016

|{{cite web|title=Avalanche Trades Hamilton|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=781679|website=avalanche.nhl.com|publisher=Colorado Avalanche|accessdate=October 4, 2015}}

bgcolor="eeeeee"

| style="width:22%;" | {{start date|2016|02|21}}

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Toronto Maple Leafs

----

Colin Smith
4th-round pick in 2016

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Colorado Avalanche

----

Shawn Matthias

|{{cite web|title=Avalanche Acquires Matthias From Toronto|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=869915|website=avalanche.nhl.com|publisher=Colorado Avalanche|accessdate=February 21, 2016}}

style="width:22%;" | {{start date|2016|02|29}}

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Arizona Coyotes

----

Alex Tanguay
Conner Bleackley
Kyle Wood

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Colorado Avalanche

----

Mikkel Boedker

|{{cite web|title=Avalanche Acquires Boedker From Arizona|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871358|website=avalanche.nhl.com|publisher=Colorado Avalanche|accessdate=March 1, 2016}}

bgcolor="eeeeee"

| style="width:22%;" | {{start date|2016|02|29}}

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To New Jersey Devils

----

3rd-round pick in 2017

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Colorado Avalanche

----

Eric Gelinas

|{{cite web|title=Avalanche Acquires Gelinas From New Jersey|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871360|website=avalanche.nhl.com|publisher=Colorado Avalanche|accessdate=March 1, 2016}}

style="width:22%;" | {{start date|2016|02|29}}

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To New York Islanders

----

Marc-Andre Cliche

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Colorado Avalanche

----

Taylor Beck

|{{cite web|title=Avalanche Acquires Beck From Islanders|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=871412|website=avalanche.nhl.com|publisher=Colorado Avalanche|accessdate=March 1, 2016}}

bgcolor="eeeeee"

| style="width:22%;" | {{start date|2016|06|23}}

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Florida Panthers

----

Reto Berra

| style="width:39%;" valign="top"| To Colorado Avalanche

----

Rocco Grimaldi

|{{cite web|title=Avalanche Acquires Rocco Grimaldi From Florida|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=886952|website=avalanche.nhl.com|publisher=Colorado Avalanche|accessdate=March 1, 2016}}

= Free agents acquired =

class="wikitable" width=98%
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
{{start date\|2015\|07\|01}}	Blake Comeau	Pittsburgh Penguins	3 years, $7.2 million	{{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773261\|title=Avalanche Signs Comeau\|work=nhl.com\|accessdate=July 17, 2015}}
{{start date\|2015\|07\|01}}	Francois Beauchemin	Anaheim Ducks	3 years, $13.5 million	{{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773260\|title=Avalanche Signs Beauchemin\|work=nhl.com\|accessdate=July 17, 2015}}
{{start date\|2015\|10\|06}}	Jack Skille	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year	{{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=781915\|title=Avalanche Signs Jack Skille; Reduces Roster to 23\|work=nhl.com\|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}

= Free agents lost =

class="wikitable" width=97%

align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| Date

Player

New team

Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)

Ref

Jordan Caron

St. Louis Blues

1 year, $600,000

{{cite web|url=http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773769|title=Blues Sign Three to One-Year, Two-Way Deals|work=nhl.com|accessdate=July 17, 2015}}

= Claimed via waivers =

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
class="wikitable"
Chris Wagner	Anaheim Ducks	November 15, 2015	{{cite web\|title=Avalanche Claims Wagner\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=788099\|publisher=Colorado Avalanche\|date=November 15, 2015}}
Andrew Bodnarchuk	Columbus Blue Jackets	January 5, 2016	{{cite web\|title=Avalanche Claims Bodnarchuk From Blue Jackets\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=796009\|publisher=Colorado Avalanche\|date=January 5, 2016}}

= Lost via waivers =

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
class="wikitable"
Chris Wagner	Anaheim Ducks	February 25, 2016	{{cite web\|title=Ducks Claim Wagner on Waivers\|url=http://ducks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=870589\|publisher=Colorado Avalanche\|date=February 25, 2016}}

= Lost via retirement =

class="wikitable"

style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"

| Date

| Player

| Ref

=Player signings=

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 50em; padding: 3;"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
{{start date\|2015\|06\|26}}	Carl Soderberg	5 years, $23.75 million	{{cite web\|url=https://www.tsn.ca/avs-sign-soderberg-to-five-year-contract-1.318536\|title=Avs sign Soderberg to five-year contract\|work=TSN\|accessdate=July 17, 2015}}
{{start date\|2015\|07\|13}}	Mikko Rantanen	3 years, entry-level contract	{{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774671\|title=Avalanche Signs Mikko Rantanen\|work=nhl.com\|accessdate=July 17, 2015}}
{{start date\|2015\|07\|16}}	Mikhail Grigorenko	1 year, $675,000	{{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775025\|title=Avalanche Signs Mikhail Grigorenko\|work=nhl.com\|accessdate=July 17, 2015}}
{{start date\|2015\|07\|16}}	Andrew Agozzino	1 year, $600,000
{{start date\|2015\|07\|16}}	Mat Clark	2 years, $1.2 million
{{start date\|2015\|07\|27}}	Joey Hishon	1 year, $890,000	{{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775113\|title=Avalanche Signs Joey Hishon\|work=nhl.com\|accessdate=July 28, 2015}}
{{start date\|2015\|08\|06}}	Calvin Pickard	1 year, $850,500	{{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=776446\|title=Avalanche Signs Pickard\|work=nhl.com\|accessdate=August 6, 2015}}
{{start date\|2015\|08\|21}}	Sami Aittokallio	1 year, $735,000	{{cite web\|url=http://milehighsticking.com/2015/08/21/colorado-avalanche-signs-sami-aittokallio/\|title=Colorado Avalanche Signs Goalie Sami Aittokallio\|work=milehighsticking.com\|accessdate=August 21, 2015\|archive-date=April 6, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406084011/https://milehighsticking.com/2015/08/21/colorado-avalanche-signs-sami-aittokallio/\|url-status=dead}}
{{start date\|2015\|09\|22}}	Erik Johnson	7 years, $42 million contract extension	{{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=780092\|title=Avalanche Signs Erik Johnson\|work=avalanche.nhl.com\|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}
{{start date\|2016\|03\|09}}	Julien Nantel	3 years, entry-level contract	{{cite web\|url=http://www.milehighhockey.com/2016/3/9/11183772/avalanche-sign-julien-nantel-to-entry-level-contract\|title=Avalanche sign Julien Nantel to Entry Level Contract\|work=Mile High Hockey\|accessdate=March 9, 2016}}
{{start date\|2016\|04\|25}}	J. T. Compher	3 years, entry-level contract	{{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=879766\|title=Avalanche Signs JT Compher\|work=nhl.com\|accessdate=April 25, 2016}}
{{start date\|2016\|05\|24}}	Anton Lindholm	3 years, entry-level contract	{{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=883809\|title=Avalanche Signs Anton Lindholm\|work=nhl.com\|accessdate=May 25, 2016}}
{{start date\|2016\|05\|27}}	Sergei Boikov	3 years, entry-level contract	{{cite web\|url=http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=884106\|title=Avalanche Signs Sergei Boikov\|work=nhl.com\|accessdate=May 31, 2016}}

Draft picks

Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

class="wikitable"
Round ! # ! Player ! Pos ! Nationality ! College/Junior/Club team (League)
style="text-align:center"\| 1 \| style="text-align:center"\| 10 \| Mikko Rantanen \| RW \| {{flagu\|Finland}} \| TPS (Liiga)
style="text-align:center"\| 2 \| style="text-align:center"\| 39{{ref label\|Note1\|a\|a}} \| A. J. Greer \| LW \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Boston University (Hockey East)
style="text-align:center"\| 2 \| style="text-align:center"\| 40 \| Nicolas Meloche \| D \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 3 \| style="text-align:center"\| 71 \| Jean-Christophe Beaudin \| C \| {{flagu\|Canada}} \| Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 4 \| style="text-align:center"\| 101 \| Andrei Mironov \| D \| {{flagu\|Russia}} \| Dynamo Moscow (KHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 6 \| style="text-align:center"\| 161 \| Sergei Boikov \| D \| {{flagu\|Russia}} \| Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
style="text-align:center"\| 7 \| style="text-align:center"\| 191 \| Gustav Olhaver \| C \| {{flagu\|Sweden}} \| Rogle BK Jr. (Sweden-Jr.)

class="wikitable"

Round

! #

! Player

! Pos

! Nationality

! College/Junior/Club team (League)

style="text-align:center"| 1

| style="text-align:center"| 10

| Mikko Rantanen

| RW

| {{flagu|Finland}}

| TPS (Liiga)

style="text-align:center"| 2

| style="text-align:center"| 39{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}

| A. J. Greer

| LW

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Boston University (Hockey East)

style="text-align:center"| 2

| style="text-align:center"| 40

| Nicolas Meloche

| D

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)

style="text-align:center"| 3

| style="text-align:center"| 71

| Jean-Christophe Beaudin

| C

| {{flagu|Canada}}

| Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)

style="text-align:center"| 4

| style="text-align:center"| 101

| Andrei Mironov

| D

| {{flagu|Russia}}

| Dynamo Moscow (KHL)

style="text-align:center"| 6

| style="text-align:center"| 161

| Sergei Boikov

| D

| {{flagu|Russia}}

| Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)

style="text-align:center"| 7

| style="text-align:center"| 191

| Gustav Olhaver

| C

| {{flagu|Sweden}}

| Rogle BK Jr. (Sweden-Jr.)

;Draft notes{{cite web|title=2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions|url=http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/2015.htm|publisher=Pro Sports Transactions|accessdate=June 3, 2015}}

{{ref label|Note1|a|a}} The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Buffalo's second-round pick in 2015 (31st overall) to San Jose in exchange for Colorado's second-round pick in 2016, Colorado's sixth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.{{cite web|title=Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=772519|date=June 27, 2015|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}
The Colorado Avalanche's fifth-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 30, 2014 that sent Daniel Briere to Colorado in exchange for P. A. Parenteau and this pick.{{cite web|title=Colorado Avalanche trade Parenteau to Canadiens for Briere|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724588|date=June 30, 2014|accessdate=June 30, 2014}}

References

Category:Colorado Avalanche seasons

Colorado Avalanche season, 2015-16

Colorado Avalanche

style="width:20%;" \| Player ! style="width:50%;" \| Award ! style="width:30%;" data-sort-type="date" \| Awarded
class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" \|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8B2942 5px solid; border-bottom:#01548A 5px solid;"\| Regular season
{{sortname\|M.\|Duchene\|Matt Duchene}}	NHL First Star of the Week{{cite web\|title=Duchene, Zuccarello and Reimer named stars of week\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=788185\|publisher=NHL\|date=November 16, 2015}}	November 16, 2015
{{sortname\|M.\|Duchene\|Matt Duchene}}	NHL Third Star of the Month{{cite web\|title=Kane, Holtby and Duchene named stars for November\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=790448\|publisher=NHL\|date=December 1, 2015}}	December 1, 2015
{{sortname\|S.\|Varlamov\|Semyon Varlamov}}	NHL First Star of the Week{{cite web\|title=Varlamov, Oshie and Koivu named stars of week\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=793810\|publisher=NHL\|date=December 21, 2015}}	December 21, 2015
{{sortname\|M.\|Duchene\|Matt Duchene}}	NHL All-Star game selection{{cite web\|title=Star-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=796248\|publisher=NHL\|date=January 6, 2016}}	January 6, 2016
{{sortname\|T.\|Barrie\|Tyson Barrie}}	NHL Third Star of the Week{{cite web\|title=Ovechkin, Mrazek and Barrie named stars of week\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=797080\|publisher=NHL\|date=January 11, 2016}}	January 11, 2016
{{sortname\|S.\|Varlamov\|Semyon Varlamov}}	NHL First Star of the Week{{cite web\|title=Varlamov, Stempniak and Elliott named stars of week\|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=799474\|publisher=NHL\|date=January 25, 2016}}	January 25, 2016