🏔️ Away Avalanche 15-11-0 before this game

3–5

Final

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

Avalanche at Devils

Devils beat Avalanche 5–3 at Prudential Center on December 12, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 12, 1998 · 12:00 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Bobby Holik

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · 18:19 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Rene Corbet

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 15:45 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Shean Donovan

2 A

08:00 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Denis Pederson PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:26

Assists: Petr Sykora, Scott Niedermayer

0–1

🏔️ Christian Matte Tying 1st · 17:52

Assists: Shean Donovan, Rene Corbet

1–1

2nd period

🏔️ Jeff Odgers Go-ahead 2nd · 10:11

Assists: Rene Corbet, Warren Rychel

2–1

3rd period

😈 Bobby Holik Tying 3rd · 04:49

Assists: Krzysztof Oliwa, Lyle Odelein

2–2

🏔️ Rene Corbet Go-ahead 3rd · 06:58

Assists: Warren Rychel, Shean Donovan

3–2

😈 Brian Rolston Tying 3rd · 12:12

Unassisted

3–3

😈 Bobby Holik Go-ahead 3rd · 13:16

Assists: Sheldon Souray

3–4

😈 Randy Mckay PP 3rd · 19:31

Assists: Bobby Holik

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL NJD😈

19 Shots on goal 31

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/2

33 Hits 31

12 Blocked shots 16

13 Takeaways 23

8 Giveaways 18

14 Penalty minutes 16

COL shooting 15.8% (3/19) NJD shooting 16.1% (5/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 59:43 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 15-11 (58% win rate, 26 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 16-7-3 (62% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Lemieux · Deadmarsh 24:56

L2 Kamensky · Drury · Hejduk 19:34

L3 Corbet · Matte · Donovan 8:32

L4 Rychel · Odgers · Parker 7:21

L5 Belak 0:08

D1 Miller · De Vries 28:10

D2 Russell · Lefebvre 24:31

D3 Smith 13:05

😈Devils

L1 Andreychuk · Holik · Mckay 19:27

L2 Pandolfo · Pederson · Elias 15:54

L3 Arnott · Rolston · Sykora 14:01

L4 Oliwa · Morrison · Sharifijanov 9:23

D1 Stevens · Daneyko 24:48

D2 Souray · Niedermayer 19:30

D3 Odelein · Bombardir 14:46

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Avalanche won

Nov 30, 1996

😈NJD @ 🏔️COL

1–2 · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs NJD, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Devils on December 12, 1998?

Devils won 5–3.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Devils?

The final score was Avalanche 3, Devils 5.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Christian Matte, Jeff Odgers, Rene Corbet.

Who scored for Devils?

Bobby Holik (2), Brian Rolston, Denis Pederson, Randy Mckay.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Billington made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Devils season series?

Devils lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 9

😈Devils

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 1998

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