🏔️ Away Avalanche 24-10-3 before this game

4–1

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 19-16-5 before this game

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

Avalanche at Blackhawks

Avalanche beat Blackhawks 4–1 at United Center on December 31, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Dec 31, 1996 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

3 A

5 shots

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Adam Deadmarsh

2 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Keith Jones

1 G

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Adam Deadmarsh Go-ahead 1st · 02:27

Assists: Jon Klemm, Joe Sakic

1–0

2nd period

🪶 Kevin Miller Tying 2nd · 02:38

Assists: Murray Craven, Cam Russell

1–1

🏔️ Sandis Ozolinsh PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:35

Assists: Joe Sakic, Uwe Krupp

2–1

🏔️ Keith Jones PP 2nd · 11:51

Assists: Rene Corbet, Joe Sakic

3–1

3rd period

🏔️ Adam Deadmarsh Empty net 3rd · 19:53

Unassisted

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL CHI🪶

28 Shots on goal 22

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

12 Penalty minutes 10

COL shooting 14.3% (4/28) CHI shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:12 TOI

Patrick Roy

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:48 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Ed Belfour

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

3–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

May 6, 1996

🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI

3–4 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ COL vs CHI, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Blackhawks on December 31, 1996?

Avalanche won 4–1.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Avalanche 4, Blackhawks 1.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Adam Deadmarsh (2), Keith Jones, Sandis Ozolinsh.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Kevin Miller.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

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

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Blackhawks 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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 29

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 1996

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