2–3

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 23-10-3 before this game

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

Stars at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Stars 3–2 at Ball Arena on December 29, 1996.

🗓 Sun, Dec 29, 1996 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Eric Lacroix

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Christian Matte

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Uwe Krupp

1 G

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Christian Matte Go-ahead 1st · 10:37

Assists: Eric Lacroix, Rene Corbet

0–1

2nd period

⭐ Mike Modano SH Tying 2nd · 05:02

Assists: Jere Lehtinen, Arturs Irbe

1–1

🏔️ Uwe Krupp PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:57

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh

1–2

🏔️ Eric Lacroix 2nd · 16:19

Assists: Joe Sakic, Christian Matte

1–3

3rd period

⭐ Bill Huard 3rd · 04:18

Assists: Joe Nieuwendyk, Sergei Zubov

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⭐DAL COL🏔️

23 Shots on goal 21

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

8 Penalty minutes 6

DAL shooting 8.7% (2/23) COL shooting 14.3% (3/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⭐Stars

Arturs Irbe

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:43 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ DAL vs COL, answered

Who won Stars vs Avalanche on December 29, 1996?

Avalanche won 3–2.

What was the final score of Stars vs Avalanche?

The final score was Stars 2, Avalanche 3.

Who scored for Stars?

Bill Huard, Mike Modano.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Christian Matte, Eric Lacroix, Uwe Krupp.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

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

Where is Stars vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Stars vs Avalanche season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

⭐Stars

Previous game · Dec 27

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 29, 1996

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