The Avalanche’s bid to defend the Stanley Cup came to an end Sunday with Colorado losing 2-1 to the Kraken at Ball Arena.

This was the 13th time that the Avs have faced a Game 7 since the franchise moved to Denver in 1995. In those games, Colorado has gone 4-9, which includes a win over the New Jersey Devils to win the Stanley Cup in 2001. Here’s a look at those games:

May 4, 1998: Oilers 4, Avalanche 0 — first round
“Not even a 3-1 lead in a best-of-seven series with the Edmonton Oilers was enough for the Avalanche. … Hockey is a game of passion, and the Avs just didn’t have enough of it, Roy said.”

June 4, 1999: Stars 4, Avalanche 1 — third round
“In a game from which the winner advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, the record also will show it was the Dallas Stars who prevailed, 4-1 over the Avs at rocking Reunion Arena. ‘Was the season a success? No, we didn’t win the Stanley Cup,’ said Avs captain Joe Sakic.”

May 27, 2000: Stars 3, Avalanche 2 — third round
“Not only did the hockey gods see to it that Deadmarsh’s tip of a Ray Bourque shot hit the post with eight seconds left in the game, they allowed two Dallas goals that should be accompanied by the Who classic, ‘Pinball Wizard.’ So the Stars, not the Avs, were destiny’s darlings, as they broke Colorado’s heart for the second straight season in a seventh game.”

May 9, 2001: Avalanche 5, Kings 1 — second round
“In a game that might have sent a few Avs fans to the pharmacist for some heart medicine, Colorado beat the Kings 5-1 in the decisive game to advance to its fifth Western finals in six seasons.”

June 9, 2001: Avalanche 3, Devils 1 — Stanley Cup Final
“After 22 years of thirsting for one drink — just one — from the cherished silver chalice, Ray Bourque got it. Finally. Bourque and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals at the Pepsi Center.”

April 29, 2002: Avalanche 4, Kings 0 — first round
“Three goals in 12 minutes, 24 seconds. No need to do the math. Game over. Series over. The Avalanche again prevailed in Game 7 against the Kings, winning 4-0 at the Pepsi Center.”

May 15, 2002: Avalanche 1, Sharks 0 — second round
“Goodbye, San Jose. We already know the way to Detroit. It took exactly 30 seconds for the first anti-Red Wings chant to echo through the halls of Pepsi Center on Wednesday night after the Colorado Avalanche posted a 1-0 win in a decisive Game 7 over the San Jose Sharks to reach the NHL’s Western Conference finals for the fourth consecutive year.”

May 31, 2002: Red Wings 7, Avalanche 0 — third round
“The temperature inside Joe Louis Arena on Friday night was in the low 90s to start Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. Hot enough for a meltdown. What a meltdown it was for the Colorado Avalanche and goalie Patrick Roy.”

April 22, 2003: Wild 3, Avalanche 2, OT — first round
“For the Colorado Avalanche of 2002-03, it was death by penalty kill. The Avalanche’s one major weakness all season finally did it in Tuesday night, as poor penalty killing was the major factor in its 3-2 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild in Game 7 of the Western Conference quarterfinals at the Pepsi Center.”

April 30, 2014: Wild 5, Avalanche 4, OT — first round
“The Avalanche’s remarkable season came to a crushing end Wednesday night in Game 7 of its first-round playoff series. The Minnesota Wild won 5-4 in overtime as the Avs were unable to maintain four one-goal leads.”

May 8, 2019: Sharks 3, Avalanche 2 — second round
“In the end, the veteran Sharks were inspired by the return of captain Joe Pavelski from injury and used a successful coach’s challenge to negate a Colorado goal and earn a trip to the Western Conference final against St. Louis.”

Sept. 4, 2020: Stars 5, Avalanche 4, OT — second round
“Dallas Stars forward Joel Kiviranta, making his series debut, scored just 10 seconds after Namestnikov to tie the game, then blistered a one-timer home on a behind-the-net feed from Andrej Sekera at 7:24 of overtime to give Dallas a 5-4 victory.”

April 30, 2023: Kraken 2, Avalanche 1 — first round
“The Avalanche, losers of only seven regulation games in Denver during their 2021-22 Stanley Cup season, sputtered to an abrupt end in their championship defense with a 2-1 Game 7 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Sunday night at Ball Arena.”

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