2001–02 Colorado Avalanche season
| 2001–02 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Northwest Division champions
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| Division | 1st Northwest |
| Conference | 2nd Western |
| 2001–02 record | 45–28–8–1 |
| Goals for | 212 |
| Goals against | 169 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Pierre Lacroix |
| Coach | Bob Hartley |
| Captain | Joe Sakic |
| Arena | Pepsi Center |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Joe Sakic (26) |
| Assists | Joe Sakic (53) |
| Points | Joe Sakic (79) |
| Penalties in minutes | Scott Parker (154) |
| Wins | Patrick Roy (32) |
| Goals against average | David Aebischer (1.88) |
The 2001–02 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's seventh season. At the end of the regular season, Patrick Roy had a goals against average (GAA) of 1.94 and a save percentage of .925. For his efforts, Roy earned the William M. Jennings Trophy and was a First Team All-Star for the fourth time in his career. The Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings in the first round in seven games, then San Jose in the second round in seven games, but lost to the higher-seeded Detroit Red Wings in seven games after being up 3–2 in the series and lost game 7, 7–0, against Detroit.
The Avalanche finished the regular season first overall in goaltending, having allowed 169 goals. They also led the league in shutouts, with 11. Combined with the 10 games in which the team itself was shut out, 21 of the Avalanche's 82 regular-season games ended in a shutout.
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division
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