🏔️ Away Avalanche 21-6-6 before this game

5–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
COL	0	0	0	5
VAN	0	0	0	2

Avalanche at Canucks

Avalanche beat Canucks 5–2 at Rogers Arena on December 13, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Dec 13, 1997 · 21:30 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

2 G, 1 A

8 shots · 23:23 TOI · -1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

3 A

4 shots · 22:41 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Sandis Ozolinsh

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:06 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL VAN🐋

28 Shots on goal 31

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

18 Hits 35

5 Blocked shots 7

12 Takeaways 6

5 Giveaways 13

32 Penalty minutes 40

COL shooting 17.9% (5/28) VAN shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Kirk McLean

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 20:00 TOI

Arturs Irbe

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 39:33 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 21-6-6 (64% win rate, 33 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 10-15-6 (32% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 21-6-6 (64% win rate, 33 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 10-15-6 (32% win rate, 31 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Messier · Forsberg · Sakic 22:41

L2 Kamensky · Yelle · Lemieux 17:41

L3 Lacroix · Kurri · Deadmarsh 12:26

L4 Corbet · Donovan · Odgers 8:41

D1 Gusarov · Krupp 23:08

D2 Foote · Ozolinsh 16:27

D3 Lefebvre · Klemm 11:53

🐋Canucks

L1 Messier · Linden · Bure 23:31

L2 Mogilny · Walker · Noonan 17:27

L3 Brashear · Odjick · Scatchard 14:12

L4 Gelinas · Naslund · Sillinger 2:43

D1 Babych · Ledyard 25:18

D2 Murzyn · Ohlund 17:28

D3 Lumme · Aucoin 7:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs VAN, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Canucks on December 13, 1997?

Avalanche won 5–2.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Canucks?

The final score was Avalanche 5, Canucks 2.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Billington made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Kirk McLean made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Canucks season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 12

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 9

Also on December 13, 1997

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