Detroit Red Wings vs Colorado Avalanche
Playoffs · Saturday, May 17, 1997 · McNichols Sports Arena
Game summary
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–2 on Saturday, May 17, 1997 at McNichols Sports Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Avalanche 40–17.
Goals came from Scott Young, Claude Lemieux, Igor Larionov, Sergei Fedorov, Steve Yzerman and Darren McCarty.
Scoring
1st period
Scott Young (2)Sandis Ozolinsh (11), Mike Ricci (4)0–118:37 COL ·
2nd period
Claude Lemieux (11)Valeri Kamensky (10), Peter Forsberg (12)0–216:09 COL
Igor Larionov (2)Sergei Fedorov (6), Nicklas Lidstrom (4)1–216:51 DET ·
3rd period
Sergei Fedorov (3)Steve Yzerman (5), Nicklas Lidstrom (5)2–202:10 DET · 
Steve Yzerman (4)Unassisted3–216:00 DET
Darren McCarty (2)Brendan Shanahan (6)4–218:43 DET
Team stats
DETCOL
4017
0%0%
2/51/3
1014
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 10:41 into the first period
Mike Keane · hooking2 min - 15:02 into the first periodSandis Ozolinsh · high sticking2 min
- 17:47 into the first period
Bob Rouse · holding2 min - 6:43 into the second periodVladimir Konstantinov · roughing2 min
- 11:20 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 13:28 into the second periodPeter Forsberg · high sticking2 min
- 13:28 into the second periodKirk Maltby · elbowing2 min
- 16:27 into the second periodSandis Ozolinsh · high sticking2 min
- 1:54 into the third periodJoe Sakic · holding2 min
- 4:05 into the third periodBob Rouse · interference2 min
- 10:30 into the third periodAdam Foote · roughing2 min
- 10:30 into the third periodMartin Lapointe · roughing2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.