Following the 2020 playoffs, the Avalanche acquired Devon Toews from the New York Islanders in exchange for second-round picks in the 2021 and 2022. The Avalanche continued to improve and finished the regular season with the Presidents' Trophy. The Avalanche started the postseason with six straight wins, including a sweep over the St. Louis Blues in the first round and a 7–1 in game 1 of the second round against the Vegas Golden Knights. However, despite the Avalanche building a 2–0 series lead over Vegas, they failed to win another game of the series and were eliminated in six games. This loss marked their third straight second round exit.
following the 2020 playoffs the avalanche acquired devon toews from the new york islanders in exchange for second-round picks in the 2021 and 2022 the avalanche continued to improve and finished the regular season with the presidents' trophy the avalanche started the postseason with six straight wins including a sweep over the st louis blues in the first round and a 7–1 in game 1 of the second round against the vegas golden knights however despite the avalanche building a 2–0 series lead over vegas they failed to win another game of the series and were eliminated in six games this loss marked their third straight second round exit