3–1

Final

EDM leads 4–3

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

Oilers at Avalanche — First Round Game 5

Oilers, First Round Game 5, beat Avalanche 3–1 at Ball Arena on April 30, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Apr 30, 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 5

3–1

Final · EDM

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Mike Grier

2 G

3 shots · 15:16 TOI · +2

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Rem Murray

2 A

3 shots · 16:05 TOI · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Bill Guerin

1 G

5 shots · 16:14 TOI

4rd star 🛢️ EDM

Curtis Joseph

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM COL🏔️

33 Shots on goal 31

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

13 Hits 11

8 Blocked shots 7

3 Takeaways 6

2 Giveaways 7

6 Penalty minutes 12

EDM shooting 9.1% (3/33) COL shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Curtis Joseph

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 59:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 41-37-8 (48% win rate, 86 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 49-24-13 (57% win rate, 86 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 41-37-8 (48% win rate, 86 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 49-24-13 (57% win rate, 86 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Weight · Buchberger · Guerin 16:38

L2 Murray · Lindgren · Grier 15:19

L3 Smyth · McAmmond · Marchant 14:38

L4 Zelepukin · Hrkac · Fraser 10:31

D1 Niinimaa · Hamrlik 24:46

D2 Mironov · Musil 21:52

D3 Berehowsky · Dollas 13:51

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Kamensky · Sakic · Forsberg 20:56

L2 Yelle · Lemieux · Deadmarsh 18:12

L3 Lacroix · Fitzgerald · Jones 10:40

L4 Rychel · Odgers 5:34

D1 Foote · Ozolinsh 20:49

D2 Gusarov · Lefebvre 19:46

D3 Miller · Krupp 18:08

D4 Klemm 9:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

5–4 (OT) · Avalanche won

5–4 (OT) · Oilers won

❓ EDM vs COL, answered

Who won Oilers vs Avalanche on April 30, 1998?

Oilers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Avalanche?

The final score was Oilers 3, Avalanche 1.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 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 28

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 28

Also on April 30, 1998

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