New York Islanders vs Colorado Avalanche
Regular season · Wednesday, December 31, 1997 · McNichols Sports Arena
Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Wednesday, December 31, 1997 at McNichols Sports Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Islanders 29-25.
Goals came from Uwe Krupp, Adam Deadmarsh, Sergei Nemchinov and Claude Lemieux.
Patrick Roy made 24 saves on 25 shots for the win; Eric Fichaud stopped 26 of 29.
Scoring
1st period
Uwe Krupp (5)Rene Corbet (6), Eric Lacroix (11)0–105:49 COL · PPG
Adam Deadmarsh (12)Eric Lacroix (12), Rene Corbet (7)0–209:44 COL · PPG
3rd period
Sergei Nemchinov (7)Ziggy Palffy (18), Robert Reichel (24)1–206:17 NYI
Claude Lemieux (13)Jari Kurri (8), Peter Forsberg (35)1–314:28 COL
Team stats
NYICOL
25Shots on goal29
55%Faceoff %45%
0/3Power play2/3
18Penalty minutes18
11Hits10
5Blocked shots18
2Giveaways7
12Takeaways10
Penalties
- 1st 04:04
Scott Lachance · holding2 min - 1st 07:54Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 1st 14:54
Shean Donovan · holding obstruction2 min - 2nd 02:47Jeff Odgers · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 02:47Jeff Odgers · fighting5 min
- 2nd 02:47Jason Strudwick · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 02:47Jason Strudwick · fighting5 min
- 2nd 14:48Uwe Krupp · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 17:19Uwe Krupp · interference obstruction2 min
- 3rd 13:46Rene Corbet · fighting5 min
- 3rd 13:46Rich Pilon · fighting5 min
- 3rd 16:58Ziggy Palffy · tripping2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 16Ziggy PalffyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:50 |
| 17Sergei NemchinovL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:59 |
| 21Robert ReichelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17:28 |
| 11Sean HaggertyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:04 |
| 13Claude LapointeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 |
| 14Tom ChorskeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:54 |
| 15Bryan SmolinskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:08 |
| 18Mike HoughL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:58 |
| 24Paul KruseL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:31 |
| 36Dane JacksonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:02 |
| 39Travis GreenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:20 |
| 44Todd BertuzziR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 08:23 |
| 2Rich PilonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 |
| 4Bryan McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 |
| 7Scott LachanceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 25:39 |
| 29Kenny JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:35 |
| 34Bryan BerardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:14 |
| 43Jason StrudwickD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:32 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eric FichaudG | L | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 59:15 |
| 35Tommy SaloG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Colorado Avalanche
| 20Rene CorbetL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 09:25 |
| 28Eric LacroixL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:03 |
| 17Jari KurriR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:03 |
| 18Adam DeadmarshR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:21 |
| 21Peter ForsbergC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:25 |
| 22Claude LemieuxR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16:38 |
| 4Uwe KruppD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:38 |
| 12Shean DonovanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 |
| 16Jeff OdgersR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:34 |
| 19Joe SakicC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24:15 |
| 26Stephane YelleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 |
| 29Eric MessierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 |
| 2Sylvain LefebvreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:21 |
| 3Aaron MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:39 |
| 5Alexei GusarovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:47 |
| 8Sandis OzolinshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:41 |
| 24Jon KlemmD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 |
| 52Adam FooteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Craig BillingtonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 33Patrick RoyG | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | .960 | 59:55 |