🏔️ Away Avalanche 27-6-9 before this game

5–4

Final / OT

🐧 Home Penguins 25-12-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
COL	0	0	0	0	5
PIT	0	0	0	0	4

Avalanche at Penguins

Avalanche beat Penguins 5–4 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on January 3, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Jan 3, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Kamensky

3 G

4 shots · 19:07 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 21:03 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Shean Donovan

2 A

1 shots · 09:10 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL PIT🐧

14 Shots on goal 31

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

17 Hits 23

7 Blocked shots 11

6 Takeaways 16

5 Giveaways 15

12 Penalty minutes 8

COL shooting 35.7% (5/14) PIT shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 63:04 TOI

🐧Penguins

Peter Skudra

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 63:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 27-6-9 (64% win rate, 42 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 25-12-4 (61% win rate, 41 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 27-6-9 (64% win rate, 42 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 25-12-4 (61% win rate, 41 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Sakic · Lemieux 22:56

L2 Messier · Kamensky · Kurri 19:45

L3 Lacroix · Yelle · Deadmarsh 16:54

L4 Donovan · Odgers 6:50

D1 Lefebvre · Gusarov 25:59

D2 Krupp · Ozolinsh 19:53

D3 Klemm · Miller 10:06

D4 Leroux 4:37

🐧Penguins

L1 Barnes · Francis · Jagr 26:28

L2 Dome · Lang · Brown 19:01

L3 Ferraro · Ferraro · Morozov 10:13

L4 Valk · Wright 4:34

D1 Hatcher · Slegr 25:10

D2 Werenka · Kasparaitis 19:26

D3 Olausson · Tamer 15:10

D4 Moran 10:25

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 19, 1997

🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL

3–3 (OT) · Penguins won

4–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

6–6 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ COL vs PIT, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Penguins on January 3, 1998?

Avalanche won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Penguins?

The final score was Avalanche 5, Penguins 4, in overtime.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Penguins 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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Jan 2

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 31

Also on January 3, 1998

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