🐙 Away Red Wings 19-9-3 before this game

3–4

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 19-9-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	0	3	0	3
COL	1	1	2	4

Red Wings at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Red Wings 4–3 at Ball Arena on December 17, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Dec 17, 1996 · 19:30 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Adam Deadmarsh

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Scott Young

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · -2

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

2 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Adam Deadmarsh PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:23

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Scott Young

0–1

2nd period

🐙 Sergei Fedorov Tying 2nd · 03:10

Assists: Darren McCarty, Brendan Shanahan

1–1

🐙 Greg Johnson Go-ahead 2nd · 05:16

Assists: Jamie Pushor, Steve Yzerman

2–1

🐙 Igor Larionov 2nd · 08:28

Unassisted

3–1

🏔️ Adam Deadmarsh 2nd · 09:18

Assists: Valeri Kamensky

3–2

3rd period

🏔️ Scott Young PP Tying 3rd · 10:48

Assists: Joe Sakic, Adam Deadmarsh

3–3

🏔️ Eric Lacroix Go-ahead 3rd · 14:01

Assists: Joe Sakic, Adam Deadmarsh

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET COL🏔️

33 Shots on goal 34

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

43 Penalty minutes 12

DET shooting 9.1% (3/33) COL shooting 11.8% (4/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Mike Vernon

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:46 TOI

Kevin Hodson

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:19 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 01:13 TOI

Patrick Roy

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Red Wings

Red Wings: 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 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ DET vs COL, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Avalanche on December 17, 1996?

Avalanche won 4–3.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Avalanche?

The final score was Red Wings 3, Avalanche 4.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Greg Johnson, Igor Larionov, Sergei Fedorov.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Adam Deadmarsh (2), Eric Lacroix, Scott Young.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

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

Where is Red Wings vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 15

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 14

Also on December 17, 1996

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