Colorado Avalanche vs Los Angeles Kings
Regular season · Wednesday, March 20, 1996 · Great Western Forum
Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–2 on Wednesday, March 20, 1996 at Great Western Forum. The Avalanche outshot the Kings 38–32.
Valeri Kamensky scored a hat trick. Claude Lemieux, Jon Klemm, Gary Shuchuk and Dmitri Khristich also scored.
Stephane Fiset made 30 saves on 32 shots for the win; Kelly Hrudey stopped 33 of 38.
Scoring
1st period
Valeri Kamensky (32)Peter Forsberg (79), Sandis Ozolinsh (32)1–017:08 COL ·
2nd period
- Valeri Kamensky (33)Peter Forsberg (80)2–005:14 COL ·
Claude Lemieux (36)Peter Forsberg (81), Jon Klemm (12)3–016:54 COL
3rd period
Jon Klemm (3)Stephane Yelle (13), Curtis Leschyshyn (13)4–001:35 COL · 
Gary Shuchuk (4)Eric Lacroix (15), Kevin Todd (26)4–108:14 LAK- Valeri Kamensky (34)Troy Murray (11), Alexei Gusarov (14)5–118:50 COL
Dmitri Khristich (22)Philippe Boucher (16), Mattias Norstrom (2)5–219:50 LAK ·
Team stats
COLLAK
3832
0%0%
2/71/7
1416
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:28 into the first period
Nathan LaFayette · slashing2 min - 2:29 into the first periodRobert Lang · hooking2 min
- 7:09 into the first period
Adam Foote · cross checking2 min - 10:41 into the first periodWarren Rychel · cross checking2 min
- 16:09 into the first periodYanic Perreault · hooking2 min
- 16:55 into the first periodDmitri Khristich · elbowing2 min
- 3:29 into the second periodMattias Norstrom · holding obstruction2 min
- 7:49 into the second periodSean O'Donnell · interference obstruction2 min
- 17:53 into the second periodMike Keane · high sticking2 min
- 18:03 into the second periodJoe Sakic · hooking2 min
- 19:19 into the second periodAlexei Gusarov · closing hand on puck2 min
- 10:31 into the third periodMattias Norstrom · interference obstruction2 min
- 16:39 into the third periodValeri Kamensky · hooking2 min
- 17:08 into the third periodMattias Norstrom · kneeing2 min
- 18:35 into the third periodCurtis Leschyshyn · hooking2 min
Season series
Colorado Avalanche
| 13Valeri KamenskyL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 21Peter ForsbergC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 24Jon KlemmD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 10Troy MurrayC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Claude LemieuxR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 26Stephane YelleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Alexei GusarovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 8Sandis OzolinshD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 9Mike RicciC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Chris SimonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Warren RychelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Adam DeadmarshR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Joe SakicC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 25Mike KeaneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 48Scott YoungR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 6Craig WolaninD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 52Adam FooteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Patrick RoyG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Stephane FisetG | W | 32 | 2 | .938 |
Los Angeles Kings
| 8Dmitri KhristichR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 12Kevin ToddC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 14Gary ShuchukC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Eric LacroixL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 11Mattias NorstromD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 26Philippe BoucherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 5 | – |
| 9Vladimir TsyplakovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 13Robert LangC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 20Ray FerraroC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 24Nathan LaFayetteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 37Patrice TardifC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 40Barry PotomskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 43Vitali YachmenevR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 44Yanic PerreaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 2Doug ZmolekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Jan VopatD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Sean O'DonnellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 29Steven FinnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Byron DafoeG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 32Kelly HrudeyG | L | 38 | 5 | .868 |