🏔️ Away Avalanche 15-12-1 before this game

1–2

Final

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

Avalanche at Canucks

Canucks beat Avalanche 2–1 at Rogers Arena on December 17, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Dec 17, 1998 · 21:00 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Mattias Ohlund

2 A

2 shots · 30:39 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Adrian Aucoin

1 G

4 shots · 28:48 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Markus Naslund

1 G

4 shots · 21:35 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🏔️ Rene Corbet Go-ahead 2nd · 02:26

Assists: Cam Russell

1–0

🐋 Markus Naslund PP Tying 2nd · 11:59

Assists: Bill Muckalt, Mattias Ohlund

1–1

3rd period

🐋 Adrian Aucoin PP Go-ahead 3rd · 17:45

Assists: Mattias Ohlund, Mark Messier

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL VAN🐋

24 Shots on goal 21

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

12 Hits 24

8 Blocked shots 11

10 Takeaways 20

4 Giveaways 4

48 Penalty minutes 44

COL shooting 4.2% (1/24) VAN shooting 9.5% (2/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 58:14 TOI

🐋Canucks

Garth Snow

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 15-12-1 (54% win rate, 28 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 12-14-2 (43% win rate, 28 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 15-12-1 (54% win rate, 28 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 12-14-2 (43% win rate, 28 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Deadmarsh · Lemieux 26:36

L2 Kamensky · Corbet · Hejduk 18:27

L3 Messier · Drury · Donovan 10:53

L4 Rychel · Odgers · Belak 3:50

L5 Parker 0:40

D1 Foote · Lefebvre 25:30

D2 Miller · De Vries 20:10

D3 Russell 6:51

🐋Canucks

L1 Messier · York · Muckalt 25:56

L2 Naslund · Brashear · Scatchard 21:35

L3 Cooke · May · Klatt 6:44

L4 McAllister · Zezel 1:16

D1 Ohlund · Aucoin 29:44

D2 McCabe · Baron 20:15

D3 Hedican · Huscroft 9:54

D4 Staios 0:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Canucks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Canucks won

❓ COL vs VAN, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Canucks on December 17, 1998?

Canucks won 2–1.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Canucks?

The final score was Avalanche 1, Canucks 2.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Rene Corbet.

Who scored for Canucks?

Adrian Aucoin, Markus Naslund.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Garth Snow made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Canucks season series?

Canucks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 14

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 12

Also on December 17, 1998

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