2–4

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 2-5-0 before this game

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

Sharks at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Sharks 4–2 at Ball Arena on October 29, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Oct 29, 1998 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

2 G

4 shots · 22:54 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Rene Corbet

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:15 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Milan Hejduk

2 A

1 shots · 15:42 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Rene Corbet PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:54

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Chris Drury

0–1

🦈 Dave Lowry Tying 1st · 16:34

Assists: Bob Rouse

1–1

2nd period

🦈 Andrei Zyuzin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:26

Assists: Jeff Friesen, Bill Houlder

2–1

🏔️ Joe Sakic Tying 2nd · 16:58

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Jon Klemm

2–2

3rd period

🏔️ Joe Sakic SH Go-ahead 3rd · 07:03

Assists: Peter Forsberg

2–3

🏔️ Stephane Yelle 3rd · 12:35

Assists: Shean Donovan, Rene Corbet

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS COL🏔️

23 Shots on goal 30

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

14 Hits 19

6 Blocked shots 9

10 Takeaways 12

18 Giveaways 18

17 Penalty minutes 19

SJS shooting 8.7% (2/23) COL shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Mike Vernon

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 59:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Friesen · Ricci · Nolan 20:07

L2 Craven · Sturm · Marleau 17:27

L3 Matteau · Sutter · Granato 12:45

L4 Lowry · Nicholls 6:49

D1 Houlder · Marchment 20:50

D2 Rathje · Zyuzin 19:43

D3 Rouse · Sutton 14:48

D4 Hannan 6:21

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Sakic · Lemieux 22:54

L2 Kamensky · Yelle · Hejduk 17:50

L3 Corbet · Jones · Donovan 13:00

L4 Rychel · Drury · Odgers 2:21

D1 Miller · Lefebvre 25:00

D2 Klemm · Gusarov 20:27

D3 De Vries · Crowley 9:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Sharks won

Oct 9, 1997

🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL

2–3 · Avalanche won

❓ SJS vs COL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Avalanche on October 29, 1998?

Avalanche won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Sharks 2, Avalanche 4.

Who scored for Sharks?

Andrei Zyuzin, Dave Lowry.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic (2), Rene Corbet, Stephane Yelle.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Billington made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 28

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Oct 26

Also on October 29, 1998

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