The 2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season was the 41st overall season for the franchise, 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), since June 22, 1979, and 18th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout. Off-season On September 4, 2012, the Avalanche named Gabriel Landeskog as the fourth team captain in Avalanche history, after Milan Hejduk resigned from the role. Landeskog became the youngest captain in NHL history, being 11 days younger than Sidney Crosby was when Crosby was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2007. Regular season The Avalanche finished the season with the worst record in the Western Conference and second-worst record in the league. As a result, head coach Joe Sacco was fired the day after Colorado's regular season ended. Former Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy was hired as the new head coach on May 23, 2013. Standings Schedule and results Regular season |- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB | 1 || January 19 || Colorado Avalanche || 2–4 || Minnesota Wild || || Varlamov || 0–1–0 || 0 || Recap |- align="center" bgcolor=#CCFFCC | 2 || January 22 || Los Angeles Kings || 1–3 || Colorado Avalanche || || Varlamov || 1–1–0 || 2 || Recap |- align="center" bgcolor=CCFFCC | 3 || January 24 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 0–4 || Colorado Avalanche || || Varlamov || 2–1–0 || 4 || Recap |- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB | 4 || January 26 || Colorado Avalanche || 0–4 || San Jose Sharks || || Varlamov || 2–2–0 || 4 || Recap |- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB | 5 || January 28 || Colorado Avalanche || 1–4 || Edmonton Oilers || || Varlamov || 2–3–0 || 4 || Recap |- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB | 6 || January 30 || Colorado Avalanche || 0–3 || Vancouver Canucks || || Varlamov || 2–4–0 || 4 || Recap |- align="center" bgcolor=CCFFCC | 7 || January 31 || Colorado Avalanche || 6–3 || Calgary Flames || || Giguere || 3–4–0 || 6 || Recap |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" | 8 || February 2 || Edmonton Oilers || 1–3 || Colorado Avalanche || || Varlamov || 4–4–0 || 8 || Recap |- align="center" bgcolor=FFBBBB | 9 || February 4 || Dallas Stars || 3–2 || Colorado Avalanche || || Varlamov || 4–5–0 || 8 || Recap |- align="center"