4–4

Final / OT

🏔️ Home Avalanche 28-7-9 before this game

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

Canucks at Avalanche

Canucks beat Avalanche 4–4 in overtime at Ball Arena on January 8, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Jan 8, 1998 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Mark Messier

2 G

4 shots · 15:18 TOI · -1

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Pavel Bure

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:50 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Trevor Linden

2 A

3 shots · 26:59 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN COL🏔️

25 Shots on goal 32

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

8 Hits 18

7 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 9

4 Giveaways 11

13 Penalty minutes 15

VAN shooting 16.0% (4/25) COL shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Sean Burke

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 64:15 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 15-22-6 (35% win rate, 43 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 28-7-9 (64% win rate, 44 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 15-22-6 (35% win rate, 43 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 28-7-9 (64% win rate, 44 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Naslund · Linden · Sillinger 18:39

L2 Sanderson · Messier · Bure 16:50

L3 Brashear · Scatchard · Noonan 9:21

L4 McAllister · Odjick · Walker 1:17

D1 Hedican · Lumme 30:18

D2 Ohlund · Babych 25:56

D3 Ciccone · Staios 3:00

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Kamensky · Forsberg · Lemieux 25:53

L2 Sakic · Deadmarsh · Kurri 17:45

L3 Messier · Lacroix · Yelle 14:31

L4 Odgers 6:38

D1 Gusarov · Ozolinsh 24:20

D2 Foote · Krupp 20:31

D3 Lefebvre · Klemm 14:03

D4 Miller · Leroux 5:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ VAN vs COL, answered

Who won Canucks vs Avalanche on January 8, 1998?

Canucks won 4–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Canucks 4, Avalanche 4, in overtime.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

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

Where is Canucks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Jan 7

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Jan 6

Also on January 8, 1998

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