🏔️ Away Avalanche 40-18-9 before this game

7–5

Final

🐋 Home Canucks 35-20-11 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
COL	2	2	3	7
VAN	0	3	2	5

Avalanche at Canucks

Avalanche beat Canucks 7–5 at Rogers Arena on March 9, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Mar 9, 1996 · 21:30 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

4 A

3 shots

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Trevor Linden

3 G, 1 A

6 shots · +2

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

2 G

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Stephane Yelle Go-ahead 1st · 08:09

Assists: Warren Rychel, Craig Wolanin

1–0

🏔️ Claude Lemieux PP 1st · 17:17

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Joe Sakic

2–0

2nd period

🏔️ Sandis Ozolinsh 2nd · 01:57

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Adam Deadmarsh

3–0

🐋 Trevor Linden PP 2nd · 05:54

Assists: Esa Tikkanen, Alexander Mogilny

3–1

🐋 Trevor Linden 2nd · 06:27

Assists: Dana Murzyn, Martin Gelinas

3–2

🐋 Trevor Linden Tying 2nd · 10:48

Assists: Alexander Mogilny, Bret Hedican

3–3

🏔️ Craig Wolanin Go-ahead 2nd · 13:39

Assists: Valeri Kamensky, Peter Forsberg

4–3

3rd period

🏔️ Chris Simon 3rd · 02:12

Assists: Mike Ricci, Sandis Ozolinsh

5–3

🐋 Martin Gelinas SH 3rd · 03:14

Assists: Trevor Linden, Jyrki Lumme

5–4

🏔️ Valeri Kamensky PP 3rd · 04:17

Assists: Jon Klemm

6–4

🏔️ Claude Lemieux PP 3rd · 15:01

Assists: Peter Forsberg

7–4

🐋 Esa Tikkanen 3rd · 16:40

Assists: Cliff Ronning

7–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL VAN🐋

32 Shots on goal 39

3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

14 Penalty minutes 12

COL shooting 21.9% (7/32) VAN shooting 12.8% (5/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Stephane Fiset

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Kirk McLean

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 59:31 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Jan 25, 1996

🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL

2–2 (OT) · Canucks won

❓ COL vs VAN, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Canucks on March 9, 1996?

Avalanche won 7–5.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Canucks?

The final score was Avalanche 7, Canucks 5.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Claude Lemieux (2), Chris Simon, Craig Wolanin, Sandis Ozolinsh, Stephane Yelle, Valeri Kamensky.

Who scored for Canucks?

Trevor Linden (3), Esa Tikkanen, Martin Gelinas.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Stephane Fiset made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Kirk McLean made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Canucks season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Mar 8

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Mar 6

Also on March 9, 1996

Avalanche season page Canucks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule