🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 6-5-4 before this game

2–5

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 11-4-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	1	0	2
COL	2	2	1	5

Canadiens at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Canadiens 5–2 at Ball Arena on November 9, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Nov 9, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 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

Scott Young

3 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

3 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Kamensky

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Scott Young PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:04

Assists: Valeri Kamensky, Peter Forsberg

0–1

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky SH Tying 1st · 06:32

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Stephane Quintal

1–1

🏔️ Scott Young Go-ahead 1st · 17:35

Assists: Joe Sakic, Adam Deadmarsh

1–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse PP Tying 2nd · 00:49

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Martin Rucinsky

2–2

🏔️ Keith Jones PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:42

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Peter Forsberg

2–3

🏔️ Scott Young PP 2nd · 19:36

Assists: Joe Sakic, Sandis Ozolinsh

2–4

3rd period

🏔️ Valeri Kamensky 3rd · 08:20

Assists: Jon Klemm, Peter Forsberg

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL COL🏔️

39 Shots on goal 34

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

14 Penalty minutes 16

MTL shooting 5.1% (2/39) COL shooting 14.7% (5/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Pat Jablonski

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:54 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–4

Canadiens

Canadiens: 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 →

2–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ MTL vs COL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Avalanche on November 9, 1996?

Avalanche won 5–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Avalanche?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Martin Rucinsky, Vincent Damphousse.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Scott Young (3), Keith Jones, Valeri Kamensky.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Pat Jablonski made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Canadiens 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Nov 7

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Nov 8

Also on November 9, 1996

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