2–3

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 3-0-1 before this game

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

Sharks at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Sharks 3–2 at Ball Arena on October 9, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Oct 9, 1997 · 20:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:59 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Kamensky

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:00 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Mike Rathje

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 23:09 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS COL🏔️

31 Shots on goal 27

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

5 Hits 14

11 Blocked shots 22

2 Takeaways 6

12 Giveaways 9

14 Penalty minutes 14

SJS shooting 6.5% (2/31) COL shooting 11.1% (3/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Mike Vernon

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:50 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Friesen · Craven · Nicholls 17:13

L2 Sturm · Kozlov · Nolan 16:10

L3 Burr · Sutter · Granato 12:01

L4 Korolyuk · Marleau · Donovan 8:42

D1 Rathje · Houlder 22:56

D2 Zyuzin · Ragnarsson 19:17

D3 Bodger · Gill 16:30

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Kamensky · Sakic · Forsberg 19:48

L2 Yelle · Kurri · Lemieux 17:05

L3 Corbet · Lacroix · Deadmarsh 12:44

L4 Belak 5:17

D1 Gusarov · Krupp 21:10

D2 Ozolinsh · Foote 18:14

D3 Lefebvre · Miller 15:43

D4 Klemm · Leroux 6:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

6–7 (OT) · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs COL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Avalanche on October 9, 1997?

Avalanche won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Sharks 2, Avalanche 3.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon 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 Sharks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Oct 7

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Oct 7

Also on October 9, 1997

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