Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche
Regular season · Friday, March 14, 1997 · McNichols Sports Arena
Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 on Friday, March 14, 1997 at McNichols Sports Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Penguins 46–31.
Joe Sakic scored a hat trick. Fredrik Olausson, Ron Francis, Peter Forsberg, Joe Mullen, Keith Jones and Claude Lemieux also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Fredrik Olausson (8)Joe Mullen (12), Jason Woolley (27)1–017:04 PIT ·
2nd period
Ron Francis (22)Fredrik Olausson (24), Mario Lemieux (61)2–001:30 PIT · 
Joe Sakic (18)Keith Jones (21), Sandis Ozolinsh (36)2–109:03 COL
Peter Forsberg (20)Adam Foote (14)2–214:58 COL
Joe Mullen (5)Chris Tamer (4), Alex Hicks (16)3–216:01 PIT- Joe Sakic (19)Sandis Ozolinsh (37), Adam Deadmarsh (25)3–319:48 COL ·
3rd period
Keith Jones (23)Mike Ricci (17), Jon Klemm (13)3–405:25 COL
Claude Lemieux (9)Valeri Kamensky (30), Peter Forsberg (47)3–505:46 COL · - Joe Sakic (20)Peter Forsberg (48), Valeri Kamensky (31)3–612:54 COL ·
Team stats
PITCOL
3146
0%0%
2/43/6
228
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 6:10 into the first period
Chris Tamer · interference2 min - 15:15 into the first period
Sandis Ozolinsh · interference obstruction2 min - 18:56 into the first periodJason Woolley · holding the stick2 min
- 19:56 into the first periodKeith Jones · holding2 min
- 3:03 into the second periodJoe Dziedzic · interference2 min
- 11:06 into the second periodAdam Deadmarsh · interference obstruction2 min
- 18:49 into the second periodKevin Hatcher · hooking2 min
- 20:00 into the second periodRene Corbet · interference2 min
- 5:25 into the third periodKevin Hatcher · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 5:25 into the third periodKevin Hatcher · misconduct10 min
- 11:50 into the third periodGreg Johnson · hooking2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.