Colorado Avalanche vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Saturday, December 13, 1997 · General Motors Place
Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Saturday, December 13, 1997 at General Motors Place. The Canucks outshot the Avalanche 31-28.
Peter Forsberg scored twice. Sandis Ozolinsh, Mark Messier, Stephane Yelle, Dana Murzyn and Jari Kurri also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Peter Forsberg (10)Sandis Ozolinsh (9), Joe Sakic (20)1–007:50 COL · PPG
Sandis Ozolinsh (4)Peter Forsberg (32), Joe Sakic (21)2–012:08 COL · PPG- Peter Forsberg (11)Valeri Kamensky (13), Alexei Gusarov (4)3–015:29 COL
Mark Messier (12)Grant Ledyard (11), Pavel Bure (19)3–118:49 VAN
Stephane Yelle (5)Uwe Krupp (11), Eric Lacroix (9)4–119:24 COL
3rd period
Dana Murzyn (4)Dave Scatchard (4)4–207:50 VAN
Jari Kurri (3)Joe Sakic (22)5–219:45 COL · EN
Team stats
COLVAN
28Shots on goal31
33%Faceoff %67%
2/4Power play0/5
32Penalty minutes40
18Hits35
5Blocked shots7
5Giveaways13
12Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 01:28
Sylvain Lefebvre · roughing2 min - 1st 01:28Shean Donovan · fighting5 min
- 1st 01:28
Dave Scatchard · fighting5 min - 1st 01:33Adam Foote · high sticking2 min
- 1st 06:48Martin Gelinas · hooking obstruction2 min
- 1st 09:38Jeff Odgers · fighting5 min
- 1st 09:38Gino Odjick · fighting5 min
- 1st 09:38Gino Odjick · misconduct10 min
- 1st 12:02Alexander Mogilny · holding2 min
- 1st 17:53Adam Foote · fighting5 min
- 1st 17:53Brian Noonan · fighting5 min
- 2nd 05:42Sylvain Lefebvre · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 05:42Dave Scatchard · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 07:06Alexander Mogilny · hooking2 min
- 2nd 10:07Eric Messier · interference obstruction2 min
- 2nd 12:56Adam Deadmarsh · fighting5 min
- 2nd 12:56Dana Murzyn · fighting5 min
- 2nd 14:55Gino Odjick · roughing2 min
- 2nd 16:33Jon Klemm · interference obstruction2 min
- 3rd 14:47Jon Klemm · hooking obstruction2 min
Season series
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