Montréal Canadiens vs Colorado Avalanche
Regular season · Saturday, November 9, 1996 · McNichols Sports Arena
Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Montréal Canadiens 5–2 on Saturday, November 9, 1996 at McNichols Sports Arena. The Canadiens outshot the Avalanche 39–34.
Scott Young scored a hat trick. Martin Rucinsky, Vincent Damphousse, Keith Jones and Valeri Kamensky also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Scott Young (7)Valeri Kamensky (8), Peter Forsberg (14)0–106:04 COL · 
Martin Rucinsky (8)Vincent Damphousse (11), Stephane Quintal (4)1–106:32 MTL · - Scott Young (8)Joe Sakic (19), Adam Deadmarsh (3)1–217:35 COL
2nd period
Vincent Damphousse (7)Vladimir Malakhov (10), Martin Rucinsky (10)2–200:49 MTL · 
Keith Jones (6)Sandis Ozolinsh (12), Peter Forsberg (15)2–309:42 COL · - Scott Young (9)Joe Sakic (20), Sandis Ozolinsh (13)2–419:36 COL ·
3rd period
Valeri Kamensky (6)Jon Klemm (3), Peter Forsberg (16)2–508:20 COL
Team stats
MTLCOL
3934
0%0%
1/73/6
1416
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:10 into the first period
Patrice Brisebois · holding2 min - 4:37 into the first periodMurray Baron · cross checking2 min
- 8:15 into the first period
Eric Lacroix · interference goalkeeper2 min - 10:53 into the first periodDavid Wilkie · holding2 min
- 11:12 into the first periodSandis Ozolinsh · holding2 min
- 13:19 into the first periodSaku Koivu · high sticking2 min
- 19:21 into the first periodPeter Forsberg · roughing2 min
- 19:21 into the first periodBrian Savage · roughing2 min
- 0:14 into the second periodScott Young · holding2 min
- 9:34 into the second periodStephane Richer · interference obstruction2 min
- 11:09 into the second periodAdam Foote · holding2 min
- 18:17 into the second periodVincent Damphousse · cross checking2 min
- 2:28 into the third periodEric Lacroix · hooking2 min
- 12:26 into the third periodAdam Deadmarsh · hooking2 min
- 15:53 into the third periodKeith Jones · interference obstruction2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.