Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche
Regular season · Tuesday, October 28, 1997 · McNichols Sports Arena
Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Tuesday, October 28, 1997 at McNichols Sports Arena. The Sabres outshot the Avalanche 21–19.
Curtis Brown scored twice. Joe Sakic, Rene Corbet and Eric Lacroix also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Joe Sakic (8)Valeri Kamensky (6), Claude Lemieux (5)0–113:21 COL ·
2nd period
Rene Corbet (2)Joe Sakic (10), Adam Foote (3)0–218:43 COL
Curtis Brown (1)Miroslav Satan (2), Michael Peca (1)1–219:32 BUF
3rd period
Eric Lacroix (2)Peter Forsberg (14), Adam Foote (4)1–307:46 COL- Curtis Brown (2)Derek Plante (5), Richard Smehlik (4)2–315:42 BUF
Team stats
BUFCOL
2119
40%60%
0/51/5
1414
211
714
29
64
Penalties
- 5:16 into the first period
Stephane Yelle · interference obstruction2 min - 9:55 into the first period
Curtis Brown · high sticking2 min - 13:13 into the first periodBrad May · charging2 min
- 16:50 into the first periodFrancois Leroux · roughing2 min
- 19:42 into the first periodJason Woolley · roughing2 min
- 19:42 into the first periodValeri Kamensky · roughing2 min
- 3:22 into the second periodRichard Smehlik · hooking2 min
- 9:09 into the second periodBench · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 13:59 into the second periodJason Woolley · hooking2 min
- 14:42 into the second periodPeter Forsberg · roughing2 min
- 4:28 into the third periodJason Dawe · interference obstruction2 min
- 8:32 into the third periodAaron Miller · holding obstruction2 min
- 13:56 into the third periodMatthew Barnaby · roughing2 min
- 13:56 into the third periodPascal Trepanier · roughing2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.