2–3

Final / OT

🏔️ Home Avalanche 39-13-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BOS	1	0	1	0	2
COL	1	1	0	1	3

Bruins at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Bruins 3–2 in overtime at Ball Arena on February 18, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Feb 18, 1997 · 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

Claude Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · -1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Sandis Ozolinsh

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Mike Keane

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Tim Sweeney Go-ahead 1st · 00:53

Assists: Adam Oates, Rick Tocchet

1–0

🏔️ Mike Keane Tying 1st · 06:57

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Jon Klemm

1–1

2nd period

🏔️ Sandis Ozolinsh PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:29

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Valeri Kamensky

1–2

3rd period

🐻 Ted Donato Tying 3rd · 11:08

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Jeff Odgers

2–2

Overtime

🏔️ Claude Lemieux PP Go-ahead OT · 04:56

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Joe Sakic

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS COL🏔️

25 Shots on goal 36

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/9

18 Penalty minutes 14

BOS shooting 8.0% (2/25) COL shooting 8.3% (3/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 64:35 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 64:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 21-28-8 (37% win rate, 57 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 39-13-5 (68% win rate, 57 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Bruins

Bruins: 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 →

❓ BOS vs COL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Avalanche on February 18, 1997?

Avalanche won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Avalanche?

The final score was Bruins 2, Avalanche 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ted Donato, Tim Sweeney.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Claude Lemieux, Mike Keane, Sandis Ozolinsh.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford 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 Bruins vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Bruins 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Feb 15

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Feb 15

Also on February 18, 1997

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