3–4

Final / OT

COL leads 4–2

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

Avalanche at Blackhawks — First Round Game 3

Blackhawks, First Round Game 3, beat Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at United Center on April 20, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Apr 20, 1997 · 13:00 CDT 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1996-97 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

CHI vs COL · COL leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 3

3–4

OT · CHI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Eric Daze

2 G

7 shots

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

6 shots

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Tony Amonte

1 G

8 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Eric Daze Go-ahead 1st · 09:38

Assists: Keith Carney

0–1

2nd period

🏔️ Keith Jones Tying 2nd · 10:59

Assists: Joe Sakic, Claude Lemieux

1–1

🪶 Tony Amonte Go-ahead 2nd · 13:51

Assists: Eric Weinrich, Gary Suter

1–2

3rd period

🪶 Eric Daze 3rd · 04:00

Assists: Bob Probert

1–3

🏔️ Rene Corbet 3rd · 15:25

Assists: Stephane Yelle, Eric Lacroix

2–3

🏔️ Claude Lemieux Tying 3rd · 17:28

Assists: Adam Foote, Alexei Gusarov

3–3

Overtime

🪶 Sergei Krivokrasov Go-ahead OT · 11:03

Assists: Ulf Dahlen

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL CHI🪶

51 Shots on goal 57

10 Penalty minutes 28

COL shooting 5.9% (3/51) CHI shooting 7.0% (4/57)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 91:03 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jeff Hackett

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 91:03 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ COL vs CHI, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Blackhawks on April 20, 1997?

Blackhawks won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Avalanche 3, Blackhawks 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Claude Lemieux, Keith Jones, Rene Corbet.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Eric Daze (2), Sergei Krivokrasov, Tony Amonte.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏔️Avalanche

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🪶Blackhawks

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