3–2

Final

EDM leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	0	0	0	3
COL	0	0	0	2

Oilers at Avalanche — First Round Game 1

Oilers, First Round Game 1, beat Avalanche 3–2 at Ball Arena on April 22, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Apr 22, 1998 · 20:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1997-98 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

EDM vs COL · EDM leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

3–2

Final · EDM

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

2 G

5 shots · 23:12 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

2 A

2 shots · 15:45 TOI · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Bill Guerin

1 G

7 shots · 18:47 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM COL🏔️

34 Shots on goal 27

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

15 Hits 15

9 Blocked shots 7

3 Takeaways 9

1 Giveaways 0

14 Penalty minutes 20

EDM shooting 8.8% (3/34) COL shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Curtis Joseph

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:37 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 40-35-7 (49% win rate, 82 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 46-23-13 (56% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 40-35-7 (49% win rate, 82 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 46-23-13 (56% win rate, 82 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Weight · Marchant · McAmmond 19:59

L2 Smyth · Guerin · Fraser 16:24

L3 Lindgren · Hrkac · Grier 12:34

L4 Murray · Huard · Buchberger 5:12

D1 Mironov · Hamrlik 26:00

D2 Niinimaa · Berehowsky 19:52

D3 Musil · Dollas 13:26

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Yelle · Deadmarsh 18:02

L2 Kamensky · Lemieux · Jones 15:45

L3 Corbet · Lacroix · Fitzgerald 12:12

L4 Kurri · Odgers 7:06

D1 Lefebvre · Foote 21:26

D2 Krupp · Gusarov 20:26

D3 Ozolinsh · Miller 17:22

D4 Klemm 7:05

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Mar 2, 1998

🛢️EDM @ 🏔️COL

5–4 (OT) · Oilers won

Jan 26, 1998

🛢️EDM @ 🏔️COL

1–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ EDM vs COL, answered

Who won Oilers vs Avalanche on April 22, 1998?

Oilers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Avalanche?

The final score was Oilers 3, Avalanche 2.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

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 · Apr 18

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 18

Also on April 22, 1998

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