sentences:  With the 95 points, the Avalanche became the team with the highest point total in a season to not make the playoffs, missing the post-season for the first time since 1994 back when they were known as the Quebec Nordiques, despite going 15–2–2 to end the regular season.This record would later be matched by the 2010–11 Dallas Stars, who also failed to qualify for the playoffs with 95 points.Both the Avalanche and the Stars were passed by the 2014-15 Boston Bruins and the 2017-18 Florida Panthers, who earned 96.