2–5

Final

EDM leads 4–3

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

Oilers at Avalanche — First Round Game 2

Avalanche, First Round Game 2, beat Oilers 5–2 at Ball Arena on April 24, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Apr 24, 1998 · 21:30 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

Game 2

2–5

Final · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

2 G, 3 A

2 shots · 21:11 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Kamensky

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:57 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 22:41 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM COL🏔️

27 Shots on goal 32

2/10 Power play (goals / chances) 2/10

7 Hits 11

14 Blocked shots 5

2 Takeaways 16

1 Giveaways 1

103 Penalty minutes 83

EDM shooting 7.4% (2/27) COL shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Bob Essensa

10/11

.909 SV% · 1 GA · 26:35 TOI

Curtis Joseph

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 33:23 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 41-35-7 (49% win rate, 83 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 46-24-13 (55% win rate, 83 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 41-35-7 (49% win rate, 83 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 46-24-13 (55% win rate, 83 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Weight · Marchant · Guerin 21:40

L2 Smyth · Lindgren · McAmmond 17:38

L3 Hrkac · Buchberger · Fraser 13:00

L4 Huard · Grier 5:09

D1 Hamrlik · Mironov 23:15

D2 Berehowsky · Dollas 20:46

D3 Musil · De Vries 12:26

D4 Lowe 3:10

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Kamensky · Sakic · Forsberg 21:11

L2 Yelle · Deadmarsh · Lemieux 14:50

L3 Jones · Fitzgerald · Kurri 13:00

L4 Lacroix · Rychel · Odgers 6:49

D1 Krupp · Ozolinsh 22:22

D2 Gusarov · Miller 19:58

D3 Lefebvre · Foote 14:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

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 24, 1998?

Avalanche won 5–2.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Avalanche?

The final score was Oilers 2, Avalanche 5.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 10 saves on 11 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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 22

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 22

Also on April 24, 1998

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