🏔️ Away Avalanche 17-16-1 before this game

4–2

Final

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

Avalanche at Canucks

Avalanche beat Canucks 4–2 at Rogers Arena on December 29, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Dec 29, 1998 · 21:00 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Valeri Kamensky

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · 16:51 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 22:56 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 26:16 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Peter Forsberg PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:11

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Valeri Kamensky

1–0

🐋 Harry York PP Tying 1st · 17:25

Assists: Bret Hedican

1–1

2nd period

🏔️ Valeri Kamensky Go-ahead 2nd · 10:48

Assists: Chris Drury, Sylvain Lefebvre

2–1

3rd period

🐋 Bill Muckalt Tying 3rd · 05:23

Assists: Mattias Ohlund

2–2

🏔️ Claude Lemieux Go-ahead 3rd · 06:59

Assists: Adam Deadmarsh, Valeri Kamensky

3–2

🏔️ Adam Foote PP 3rd · 10:30

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Valeri Kamensky

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL VAN🐋

27 Shots on goal 16

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

19 Hits 25

6 Blocked shots 10

8 Takeaways 6

3 Giveaways 4

60 Penalty minutes 54

COL shooting 14.8% (4/27) VAN shooting 12.5% (2/16)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

14/16

.875 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Garth Snow

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 59:03 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 17-16-1 (50% win rate, 34 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 15-17-2 (44% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Corbet · Forsberg · Lemieux 22:56

L2 Kamensky · Hejduk · Deadmarsh 19:13

L3 Messier · Yelle · Drury 15:38

L4 Donovan · Odgers · Parker 5:53

L5 Belak 0:19

D1 Foote · Lefebvre 27:26

D2 Miller · De Vries 19:38

D3 Russell 4:14

🐋Canucks

L1 Naslund · Messier · York 21:33

L2 May · Scatchard · Muckalt 17:57

L3 Brashear · Zezel · Klatt 13:11

L4 Cooke · McAllister 2:16

D1 Ohlund · Hedican 24:09

D2 Aucoin · Baron 21:30

D3 McCabe · Strudwick 14:26

D4 Staios 7:59

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ COL vs VAN, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Canucks on December 29, 1998?

Avalanche won 4–2.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Canucks?

The final score was Avalanche 4, Canucks 2.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Adam Foote, Claude Lemieux, Peter Forsberg, Valeri Kamensky.

Who scored for Canucks?

Bill Muckalt, Harry York.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Billington made 14 saves on 16 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Garth Snow made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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 27

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 29, 1998

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