🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 16-17-4 before this game

3–4

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 18-18-1 before this game

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

Canadiens at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Canadiens 4–3 at Ball Arena on January 4, 1999.

🗓 Mon, Jan 4, 1999 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

3 A

1 shots · 24:26 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

2 G

4 shots · 22:58 TOI · -1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Chris Drury

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 11:32 TOI

4rd star 🏔️ COL

Marc Denis

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Sergei Zholtok Go-ahead 2nd · 01:42

Assists: Patrick Poulin, Jason Dawe

1–0

🏔️ Stephane Yelle Tying 2nd · 01:56

Assists: Shean Donovan, Chris Drury

1–1

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead 2nd · 06:41

Assists: Brian Savage

2–1

🏔️ Chris Drury Tying 2nd · 14:24

Assists: Joe Sakic, Valeri Kamensky

2–2

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky Go-ahead 2nd · 16:15

Assists: Stephane Quintal, Vincent Damphousse

3–2

🏔️ Claude Lemieux PP Tying 2nd · 17:52

Assists: Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg

3–3

3rd period

🏔️ Claude Lemieux PP Go-ahead 3rd · 07:36

Assists: Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL COL🏔️

34 Shots on goal 28

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

8 Hits 11

6 Blocked shots 11

8 Takeaways 13

7 Giveaways 15

12 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 8.8% (3/34) COL shooting 14.3% (4/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 59:03 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Marc Denis

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 59:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 16-17-4 (43% win rate, 37 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 18-18-1 (49% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 16-17-4 (43% win rate, 37 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 18-18-1 (49% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Rucinsky · Corson · Damphousse 20:35

L2 Koivu · Recchi · Hoglund 19:45

L3 Poulin · Zholtok · Dawe 15:02

L4 Savage · McCleary · Higgins 3:48

D1 Weinrich · Malakhov 26:58

D2 Quintal · Ulanov 22:48

D3 Rivet · Clark 7:34

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Forsberg · Lemieux 23:52

L2 Kamensky · Messier · Deadmarsh 18:03

L3 Yelle · Drury · Hejduk 13:48

L4 Corbet · Donovan · Belak 6:54

L5 Odgers 3:15

D1 Foote · Lefebvre 26:12

D2 Miller · De Vries 19:52

D3 Russell 1:38

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs COL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Avalanche on January 4, 1999?

Avalanche won 4–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Avalanche?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Avalanche 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Martin Rucinsky, Saku Koivu, Sergei Zholtok.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Claude Lemieux (2), Chris Drury, Stephane Yelle.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Marc Denis made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 2

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Jan 2

Also on January 4, 1999

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