6–3

Final

COL leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
COL	1	2	3	6
CHI	3	0	0	3

Avalanche at Blackhawks — First Round Game 6

Avalanche, First Round Game 6, beat Blackhawks 6–3 at United Center on April 26, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Apr 26, 1997 · 19:30 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 6

6–3

Final · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · -1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Kamensky

2 G

6 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Keith Carney Go-ahead 1st · 02:46

Assists: Jeff Shantz

0–1

🪶 Gary Suter 1st · 10:18

Assists: Denis Savard, Tony Amonte

0–2

🪶 Tony Amonte SH 1st · 17:28

Unassisted

0–3

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP 1st · 18:37

Assists: Rene Corbet

1–3

2nd period

🏔️ Valeri Kamensky 2nd · 00:28

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Stephane Yelle

2–3

🏔️ Joe Sakic Tying 2nd · 15:10

Assists: Adam Deadmarsh, Scott Young

3–3

3rd period

🏔️ Valeri Kamensky PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:00

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Claude Lemieux

4–3

🏔️ Claude Lemieux PP 3rd · 09:25

Assists: Joe Sakic, Sandis Ozolinsh

5–3

🏔️ Adam Deadmarsh 3rd · 17:00

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Claude Lemieux

6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL CHI🪶

29 Shots on goal 24

3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

8 Penalty minutes 14

COL shooting 20.7% (6/29) CHI shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jeff Hackett

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 56-22-9 (64% win rate, 87 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 45-33-9 (52% win rate, 87 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ COL vs CHI, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Blackhawks on April 26, 1997?

Avalanche won 6–3.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Avalanche 6, Blackhawks 3.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic (2), Valeri Kamensky (2), Adam Deadmarsh, Claude Lemieux.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Gary Suter, Keith Carney, Tony Amonte.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

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 · Apr 24

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Apr 24

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