2–1

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 3-2-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
FLA	1	0	1	2
COL	1	0	0	1

Panthers at Avalanche

Panthers beat Avalanche 2–1 at Ball Arena on October 17, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Oct 17, 1996 · 20:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Johan Garpenlov

1 G

2 shots

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Tom Fitzgerald

1 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Gord Murphy

1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Johan Garpenlov Go-ahead 1st · 00:10

Unassisted

1–0

🏔️ Alexei Gusarov Tying 1st · 10:50

Assists: Valeri Kamensky

1–1

3rd period

🐆 Tom Fitzgerald SH Go-ahead 3rd · 03:55

Assists: Bill Lindsay, Gord Murphy

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA COL🏔️

32 Shots on goal 26

14 Penalty minutes 14

FLA shooting 6.2% (2/32) COL shooting 3.8% (1/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:02 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Jun 10, 1996

🏔️COL @ 🐆FLA

1–0 (OT) · Avalanche won

5–4 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ FLA vs COL, answered

Who won Panthers vs Avalanche on October 17, 1996?

Panthers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Avalanche?

The final score was Panthers 2, Avalanche 1.

Who scored for Panthers?

Johan Garpenlov, Tom Fitzgerald.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Alexei Gusarov.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Billington made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Avalanche season series?

Panthers 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Oct 16

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Oct 15

Also on October 17, 1996

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