The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
As a result, head coach Joe Sacco was fired the day after Colorado's regular season ended.
[4] Former Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy was hired as the new head coach on May 23, 2013.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche.
Colorado's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.