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| 3 Stanley Cup championship seasons: 1995-96, 2000-01, 2021-22 |
| Last Stanley Cup championship: 2021-22, 3 seasons ago |
| Quebec Nordiques became Colorado Avalanche in 1995-96 season |
| Best finish (by location): |
| Quebec lost to NY Islanders in Wales Conference Finals in 1981-82 season |
| Quebec lost to Philadelphia in Wales Conference Finals in 1984-85 season |
| Colorado beat Florida in Stanley Cup Finals in 1995-96 season |
| Colorado beat New Jersey in Stanley Cup Finals in 2000-01 season |
| Colorado beat Tampa Bay in Stanley Cup Finals in 2021-22 season |
| TEAM | SEASON | RECORD | PTS | DIV STAND | CNF STAND | PLAYOFFS |
| Quebec | 1979-80 | 25-44-11 | 61 pts | 5th Adams | --- NHL | missed playoffs |
| Quebec | 1980-81 | 30-32-18 | 78 pts | 4th Adams | 11th NHL | LPhi |
| Quebec | 1981-82 | 33-31-16 | 82 pts | 4th Adams | 7th Wales | WMtl WBos LNYI |
| Quebec | 1982-83 | 34-34-12 | 80 pts | 4th Adams | 8th Wales | LBos |
| Quebec | 1983-84 | 42-28-10 | 94 pts | 3rd Adams | 6th Wales | WBuf LMtl |
| Quebec | 1984-85 | 41-30-9 | 91 pts | 2nd Adams | 4th Wales | WBuf WMtl LPhi |
| Quebec | 1985-86 | 43-31-6 | 92 pts | 1st Adams | 3rd Wales | LHar |
| Quebec | 1986-87 | 31-39-10 | 72 pts | 4th Adams | 8th Wales | WHar LMtl |
| Quebec | 1987-88 | 32-43-5 | 69 pts | 5th Adams | --- Wales | missed playoffs |
| Quebec | 1988-89 | 27-46-7 | 61 pts | 5th Adams | --- Wales | missed playoffs |
| Quebec | 1989-90 | 12-61-7 | 31 pts | 5th Adams | --- Wales | missed playoffs |
| Quebec | 1990-91 | 16-50-14 | 46 pts | 5th Adams | --- Wales | missed playoffs |
| Quebec | 1991-92 | 20-48-12 | 52 pts | 5th Adams | --- Wales | missed playoffs |
| Quebec | 1992-93 | 47-27-10 | 104 pts | 2nd Adams | 3rd Wales | LMtl |
| Quebec | 1993-94 | 34-42-8 | 76 pts | 5th Northeast | --- East | missed playoffs |
| Quebec | 1994-95 | 30-13-5 | 65 pts | 1st Northeast | 1st East | LNYR |
| %Colorado | 1995-96 | 47-25-10 | 104 pts | 1st Pacific | 2nd West | WVan WChi WDet WFla |
| Colorado | 1996-97 | 49-24-9 | 107 pts | 1st Pacific | 1st West | WChi WEdm LDet |
| Colorado | 1997-98 | 39-26-17 | 95 pts | 1st Pacific | 2nd West | LEdm |
| Colorado | 1998-99 | 44-28-10 | 98 pts | 1st Northwest | 2nd West | WSJ WDet LDal |
| Colorado | 1999-00 | 42-28-11-1 | 96 pts | 1st Northwest | 3rd West | WPhx WDet LDal |
| %Colorado | 2000-01 | 52-16-10-4 | 118 pts | 1st Northwest | 1st West | WVan WLA WStL WNJ |
| Colorado | 2001-02 | 45-28-8-1 | 99 pts | 1st Northwest | 2nd West | WLA WSJ LDet |
| Colorado | 2002-03 | 42-19-13-8 | 105 pts | 1st Northwest | 3rd West | LMin |
| Colorado | 2003-04 | 40-22-13-7 | 100 pts | 2nd Northwest | 4th West | WDal LSJ |
| Colorado | 2005-06 | 43-30-9 | 95 pts | 2nd Northwest | 7th West | WDal LAna |
| Colorado | 2006-07 | 44-31-7 | 95 pts | 4th Northwest | --- West | missed playoffs |
| Colorado | 2007-08 | 44-31-7 | 95 pts | 2nd Northwest | 6th West | WMin LDet |
| Colorado | 2008-09 | 32-45-5 | 69 pts | 5th Northwest | --- West | missed playoffs |
| Colorado | 2009-10 | 43-30-9 | 95 pts | 2nd Northwest | 8th West | LSJ |
| Colorado | 2010-11 | 30-44-8 | 68 pts | 4th Northwest | --- West | missed playoffs |
| Colorado | 2011-12 | 41-35-6 | 88 pts | 3rd Northwest | --- West | missed playoffs |
| Colorado | 2012-13 | 16-25-7 | 39 pts | 5th Northwest | --- West | missed playoffs |
| Colorado | 2013-14 | 52-22-8 | 112 pts | 1st Central | 2nd West | LMin |
| Colorado | 2014-15 | 39-31-12 | 90 pts | 7th Central | --- West | missed playoffs |
| Colorado | 2015-16 | 39-39-4 | 82 pts | 6th Central | --- West | missed playoffs |
| Colorado | 2016-17 | 22-56-4 | 48 pts | 7th Central | --- West | missed playoffs |
| Colorado | 2017-18 | 43-30-9 | 95 pts | 4th Central | 8th West | LNsh |
| Colorado | 2018-19 | 38-30-14 | 90 pts | 5th Central | 8th West | WCgy LSJ |
| Colorado | 2019-20 | 42-20-8 | 92 pts | 2nd Central | 2nd West | bye WAri LDal |
| Colorado | 2020-21 | 39-13-4 | 82 pts | 1st West Div | WStL LVGK | |
| %Colorado | 2021-22 | 56-19-7 | 119 pts | 1st Central | 1st West | WNsh WStL WEdm WTB |
| Colorado | 2022-23 | 51-24-7 | 109 pts | 1st Central | 1st West | LSea |
| Colorado | 2023-24 | 50-25-7 | 107 pts | 3rd Central | 4th West | WWpg LDal |
| Colorado | 2024-25 | 49-29-4 | 102 pts | 3rd Central | 5th West | LDal |