5–4

Final / OT

🏔️ Home Avalanche 37-12-12 before this game

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

Oilers at Avalanche

Oilers beat Avalanche 5–4 in overtime at Ball Arena on March 2, 1998.

🗓 Mon, Mar 2, 1998 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 5–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Bill Guerin

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:55 TOI

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Scott Fraser

2 G

3 shots · 11:04 TOI · +2

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Doug Weight

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:20 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM COL🏔️

25 Shots on goal 33

2/8 Power play (goals / chances) 2/9

11 Hits 8

13 Blocked shots 6

5 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 4

31 Penalty minutes 39

EDM shooting 20.0% (5/25) COL shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Bob Essensa

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 21:41 TOI

Curtis Joseph

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 38:30 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 26-27-7 (43% win rate, 60 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 37-12-12 (61% win rate, 61 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 26-27-7 (43% win rate, 60 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 37-12-12 (61% win rate, 61 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Weight · McAmmond · Guerin 19:20

L2 Marchant · Lindgren · Buchberger 14:36

L3 Zelepukin · Hrkac · Kovalenko 12:02

L4 Murray · Fraser · Grier 11:04

D1 Mcgillis · Hamrlik 28:44

D2 Sandwith · Dollas 19:29

D3 Mironov · Berehowsky 7:34

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Kamensky · Forsberg · Deadmarsh 20:06

L2 Lacroix · Yelle · Lemieux 15:16

L3 Messier · Marha · Jones 8:35

L4 Donovan · Odgers 6:02

D1 Krupp · Ozolinsh 25:20

D2 Foote · Gusarov 18:24

D3 Lefebvre · Klemm 16:16

D4 Miller 8:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 5–1 Full head-to-head →

Jan 26, 1998

🛢️EDM @ 🏔️COL

1–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ EDM vs COL, answered

Who won Oilers vs Avalanche on March 2, 1998?

Oilers won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Avalanche?

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

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 5–1 after 6 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Feb 28

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Feb 28

Also on March 2, 1998

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