Colorado Avalanche · 1995–2026

Best all-time Colorado Avalanche lineup

Every Colorado Avalanche season from 1995–96 to 2025–26 (30 in all), boiled down to one lineup: each player at his best season with the team, centred by Nathan MacKinnon (2023–24).

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The lineup

Line 1

LWAlex Tanguay2003–04 · 69 GP · 25 G · 54 A · 79 P89
CNathan MacKinnon2023–24 · 82 GP · 51 G · 89 A · 140 P94
RWMilan Hejduk2002–03 · 82 GP · 50 G · 48 A · 98 P91

Line 2

LWGabriel Landeskog2018–19 · 73 GP · 34 G · 41 A · 75 P86
CJoe Sakic2000–01 · 82 GP · 54 G · 64 A · 118 P94
RWTheo Fleury1998–99 · 15 GP · 10 G · 14 A · 24 P91

Pair 1

DCale Makar2024–25 · 80 GP · 30 G · 62 A · 92 P93
DRob Blake2000–01 · 13 GP · 2 G · 8 A · 10 P90

Pair 2

DSandis Ozolinsh1996–97 · 80 GP · 23 G · 45 A · 68 P88
DDevon Toews2021–22 · 66 GP · 13 G · 44 A · 57 P88

Goalie

GAlexandar Georgiev2022–23 · 62 GP · 40 W · .919 SV% · 2.53 GAA87

Best single seasons

CNathan MacKinnon2023–24 · 82 GP · 51 G · 89 A · 140 P94
CJoe Sakic2000–01 · 82 GP · 54 G · 64 A · 118 P94
CNathan MacKinnon2025–26 · 80 GP · 53 G · 74 A · 127 P93
CPeter Forsberg2002–03 · 75 GP · 29 G · 77 A · 106 P93
DCale Makar2024–25 · 80 GP · 30 G · 62 A · 92 P93
DCale Makar2021–22 · 77 GP · 28 G · 58 A · 86 P93
CNathan MacKinnon2022–23 · 71 GP · 42 G · 69 A · 111 P92
CJoe Sakic1998–99 · 73 GP · 41 G · 55 A · 96 P92
CNathan MacKinnon2024–25 · 79 GP · 32 G · 84 A · 116 P91
RWMilan Hejduk2002–03 · 82 GP · 50 G · 48 A · 98 P91

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