1–8

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 41-19-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	0	1	0	1
COL	5	2	1	8

Oilers at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Oilers 8–1 at Ball Arena on March 17, 1996.

🗓 Sun, Mar 17, 1996 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G, 4 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Scott Young

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +3

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Mike Ricci PP Go-ahead 1st · 00:42

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Joe Sakic

0–1

🏔️ Peter Forsberg 1st · 02:58

Unassisted

0–2

🏔️ Claude Lemieux PP 1st · 04:36

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Joe Sakic

0–3

🏔️ Adam Deadmarsh 1st · 06:37

Assists: Curtis Leschyshyn, Josef Marha

0–4

🏔️ Stephane Yelle 1st · 13:56

Assists: Mike Keane, Mike Ricci

0–5

2nd period

🏔️ Joe Sakic 2nd · 07:52

Assists: Scott Young, Sandis Ozolinsh

0–6

🛢️ David Roberts 2nd · 17:20

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Mariusz Czerkawski

1–6

🏔️ Scott Young 2nd · 17:40

Assists: Joe Sakic, Chris Simon

1–7

3rd period

🏔️ Chris Simon 3rd · 13:15

Assists: Joe Sakic, Scott Young

1–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM COL🏔️

28 Shots on goal 27

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

14 Penalty minutes 16

EDM shooting 3.6% (1/28) COL shooting 29.6% (8/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Joaquin Gage

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 45:21 TOI

Curtis Joseph

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 14:39 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–5

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–7

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ EDM vs COL, answered

Who won Oilers vs Avalanche on March 17, 1996?

Avalanche won 8–1.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Avalanche?

The final score was Oilers 1, Avalanche 8.

Who scored for Oilers?

David Roberts.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Adam Deadmarsh, Chris Simon, Claude Lemieux, Joe Sakic, Mike Ricci, Peter Forsberg, Scott Young, Stephane Yelle.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Joaquin Gage made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 4–1 after 5 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Mar 16

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Mar 13

Also on March 17, 1996

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