1–4

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 44-23-13 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
SJS	0	0	0	1
COL	0	0	0	4

Sharks at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Sharks 4–1 at Ball Arena on April 16, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Apr 16, 1998 · 20:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

2 G, 2 A

5 shots · 21:49 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Kamensky

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 18:11 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 20:08 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS COL🏔️

15 Shots on goal 37

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

6 Hits 10

4 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 10

1 Giveaways 4

14 Penalty minutes 14

SJS shooting 6.7% (1/15) COL shooting 10.8% (4/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Kelly Hrudey

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

14/15

.933 SV% · 1 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 38-36-7 (47% win rate, 81 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 44-23-13 (55% win rate, 80 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 38-36-7 (47% win rate, 81 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 44-23-13 (55% win rate, 80 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Friesen · Ricci · Nolan 17:45

L2 Matteau · Craven · Sturm 13:36

L3 Burr · Sutter · Murphy 12:02

L4 Lowry · Marleau · Granato 10:44

D1 Houlder · Ragnarsson 23:42

D2 Marchment · Zyuzin 19:06

D3 Iafrate · Rathje 16:40

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Sakic · Lemieux 21:39

L2 Kamensky · Yelle · Kurri 15:35

L3 Corbet · Lacroix · Jones 11:23

L4 Fitzgerald · Donovan · Odgers 9:26

D1 Ozolinsh · Foote 21:12

D2 Gusarov · Lefebvre 19:40

D3 Krupp · Miller 15:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs COL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Avalanche on April 16, 1998?

Avalanche won 4–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Sharks 1, Avalanche 4.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 14 saves on 15 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Apr 15

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 13

Also on April 16, 1998

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