5–4

Final / OT

EDM leads 4–3

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

Avalanche at Oilers — First Round Game 3

Avalanche, First Round Game 3, beat Oilers 5–4 in overtime at Rogers Place on April 26, 1998.

🗓 Sun, Apr 26, 1998 · 17:00 CDT 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 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 3

5–4

OT · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Sandis Ozolinsh

4 A

4 shots · 24:24 TOI · +2

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 30:23 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

2 G

8 shots · 20:56 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL EDM🛢️

35 Shots on goal 31

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

41 Hits 52

18 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 21

5 Giveaways 9

14 Penalty minutes 10

COL shooting 14.3% (5/35) EDM shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 75:25 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Curtis Joseph

30/35

.857 SV% · 5 GA · 75:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 47-24-13 (56% win rate, 84 games)

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 41-36-7 (49% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 47-24-13 (56% win rate, 84 games)

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 41-36-7 (49% win rate, 84 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Forsberg · Deadmarsh 28:40

L2 Kamensky · Yelle · Lemieux 21:10

L3 Lacroix · Fitzgerald · Jones 16:14

L4 Rychel · Kurri · Odgers 8:00

D1 Gusarov · Foote 28:00

D2 Ozolinsh · Lefebvre 23:42

D3 Miller · Krupp 21:59

🛢️Oilers

L1 Weight · Guerin · Buchberger 26:26

L2 Murray · Lindgren · McAmmond 18:05

L3 Smyth · Hrkac · Grier 16:22

L4 Zelepukin · Marchant · Fraser 14:12

D1 Hamrlik · Niinimaa 35:01

D2 Mironov · Musil 28:54

D3 Berehowsky · Dollas 11:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

5–4 (OT) · Oilers won

Jan 26, 1998

🛢️EDM @ 🏔️COL

1–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

Dec 27, 1997

🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM

5–1 · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs EDM, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Oilers on April 26, 1998?

Avalanche won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Oilers?

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

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 24

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Apr 24

Also on April 26, 1998

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