2–7

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 2-2-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	1	0	1	2
COL	2	3	2	7

Oilers at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Oilers 7–2 at Ball Arena on October 15, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Oct 15, 1996 · 20:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G, 5 A

1 shots · +4

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Eric Lacroix

3 G, 1 A

4 shots · +4

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Sandis Ozolinsh

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +4

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Sandis Ozolinsh Go-ahead 1st · 00:56

Assists: Joe Sakic, Eric Lacroix

0–1

🏔️ Eric Lacroix 1st · 07:25

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Joe Sakic

0–2

🛢️ Jason Arnott 1st · 10:12

Assists: Dean McAmmond, Andrei Kovalenko

1–2

2nd period

🏔️ Eric Lacroix 2nd · 08:48

Assists: Joe Sakic, Scott Young

1–3

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP 2nd · 10:39

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Mike Ricci

1–4

🏔️ Eric Lacroix 2nd · 14:05

Assists: Joe Sakic

1–5

3rd period

🏔️ Peter Forsberg PP 3rd · 01:14

Assists: Valeri Kamensky, Joe Sakic

1–6

🛢️ Andrei Kovalenko 3rd · 02:25

Assists: Dean McAmmond

2–6

🏔️ Valeri Kamensky 3rd · 15:20

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Mike Keane

2–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM COL🏔️

35 Shots on goal 28

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

16 Penalty minutes 18

EDM shooting 5.7% (2/35) COL shooting 25.0% (7/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Bob Essensa

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

Curtis Joseph

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–5

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 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ EDM vs COL, answered

Who won Oilers vs Avalanche on October 15, 1996?

Avalanche won 7–2.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Avalanche?

The final score was Oilers 2, Avalanche 7.

Who scored for Oilers?

Andrei Kovalenko, Jason Arnott.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Eric Lacroix (3), Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Sandis Ozolinsh, Valeri Kamensky.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 2 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 14

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Oct 11

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