🐙 Away Red Wings 22-9-3 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

🏔️ Home Avalanche 23-6-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
DET	0	0	0	0	2
COL	0	0	0	0	2

Red Wings at Avalanche

Red Wings beat Avalanche 2–2 in overtime at Ball Arena on December 17, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Dec 17, 1997 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 23:23 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

1 G

5 shots · 14:23 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Tomas Holmstrom

1 G

1 shots · 11:12 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET COL🏔️

40 Shots on goal 28

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

0 Hits 8

7 Blocked shots 10

8 Takeaways 13

3 Giveaways 6

21 Penalty minutes 19

DET shooting 5.0% (2/40) COL shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 22-9-3 (65% win rate, 34 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 23-6-6 (66% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 22-9-3 (65% win rate, 34 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 23-6-6 (66% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐙Red Wings

L1 Yzerman · Larionov · McCarty 23:32

L2 Gilchrist · Shanahan · Lapointe 15:34

L3 Maltby · Holmstrom · Brown 11:12

L4 Draper · Dandenault · Kocur 9:15

D1 Lidstrom · Murphy 27:05

D2 Rouse · Eriksson 18:36

D3 Fetisov · Pushor 14:38

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Forsberg · Lemieux 23:42

L2 Messier · Deadmarsh · Kurri 19:47

L3 Corbet · Lacroix · Yelle 17:38

L4 Odgers · Donovan 7:38

D1 Ozolinsh · Krupp 22:14

D2 Foote · Lefebvre 18:09

D3 Gusarov · Klemm 15:24

D4 Leroux 3:06

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ DET vs COL, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Avalanche on December 17, 1997?

Red Wings won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Avalanche?

The final score was Red Wings 2, Avalanche 2, in overtime.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

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

Where is Red Wings vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Avalanche season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 16

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 17, 1997

Red Wings season page Avalanche season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule