4–2

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 9-1-5 before this game

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

Rangers at Avalanche

Rangers beat Avalanche 4–2 at Ball Arena on November 5, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Nov 5, 1997 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 19:57 TOI · +1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Pat LaFontaine

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:13 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Kevin Stevens

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:03 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR COL🏔️

24 Shots on goal 21

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

3 Hits 10

14 Blocked shots 7

1 Takeaways 2

0 Giveaways 4

22 Penalty minutes 16

NYR shooting 16.7% (4/24) COL shooting 9.5% (2/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:25 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 5-6-4 (33% win rate, 15 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 9-1-5 (60% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 5-6-4 (33% win rate, 15 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 9-1-5 (60% win rate, 15 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Gretzky · Sundstrom · Keane 19:57

L2 Berg · Skrudland · Eastwood 17:36

L3 Stevens · LaFontaine · Kovalev 15:03

L4 Langdon · Vandenbussche 2:15

D1 Leetch · Beukeboom 24:40

D2 Samuelsson · Karpovtsev 17:48

D3 Driver · Cairns 11:11

D4 Lidster 1:57

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Kamensky · Sakic · Deadmarsh 24:13

L2 Forsberg · Yelle · Kurri 17:57

L3 Corbet · Lacroix · Matte 12:48

L4 Odgers · Belak 4:50

D1 Krupp · Lefebvre 23:29

D2 Foote · Gusarov 22:37

D3 Miller · Trepanier 12:19

D4 Leroux 2:28

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Jan 6, 1997

🏔️COL @ 🗽NYR

2–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ NYR vs COL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Avalanche on November 5, 1997?

Rangers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Avalanche?

The final score was Rangers 4, Avalanche 2.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

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

Where is Rangers vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Avalanche season series?

Rangers 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Nov 3

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Nov 1

Also on November 5, 1997

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