🪶 Away Blackhawks 25-37-6 before this game

5–5

Final / OT

🏔️ Home Avalanche 39-25-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
CHI	3	1	1	0	5
COL	2	2	1	0	5

Blackhawks at Avalanche

Blackhawks beat Avalanche 5–5 in overtime at Ball Arena on March 20, 1999.

🗓 Sat, Mar 20, 1999 · 14:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Alexei Zhamnov

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 25:32 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · 20:33 TOI · -1

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Eric Daze

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 15:09 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Eddie Olczyk Go-ahead 1st · 01:11

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Jean-Yves Leroux

1–0

🪶 Jean-Yves Leroux 1st · 02:53

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Bob Probert

2–0

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP 1st · 08:35

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Peter Forsberg

2–1

🏔️ Claude Lemieux PP Tying 1st · 09:23

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Adam Foote

2–2

🪶 Tony Amonte SH Go-ahead 1st · 14:00

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov

3–2

2nd period

🏔️ Chris Drury Tying 2nd · 01:27

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Sylvain Lefebvre

3–3

🪶 Alexei Zhamnov Go-ahead 2nd · 13:15

Assists: Eric Daze, Tony Amonte

4–3

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP Tying 2nd · 19:24

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Sandis Ozolinsh

4–4

3rd period

🪶 Eric Daze Go-ahead 3rd · 03:08

Assists: J-P Dumont, Chris Chelios

5–4

🏔️ Theo Fleury Tying 3rd · 08:53

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Patrick Roy

5–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI COL🏔️

33 Shots on goal 28

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8

21 Hits 29

7 Blocked shots 11

14 Takeaways 7

10 Giveaways 23

47 Penalty minutes 37

CHI shooting 15.2% (5/33) COL shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Mark Fitzpatrick

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

28/33

.848 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–4

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 25-37-6 (37% win rate, 68 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 39-25-4 (57% win rate, 68 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Gilmour · Zhamnov · Amonte 25:32

L2 Leroux · Daze · Olczyk 18:33

L3 Probert · Marha · Dumont 14:49

L4 Simpson · Cloutier 4:28

D1 Zmolek · Manson 24:16

D2 Chelios · Muir 19:04

D3 Brown · Allison 10:25

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Forsberg · Fleury 29:12

L2 Drury · Lemieux · Hejduk 18:13

L3 Podein · Messier · Yelle 14:35

L4 Rychel · Donovan · Odgers 3:40

D1 Foote · Ozolinsh 31:00

D2 Gusarov · Lefebvre 17:29

D3 De Vries · Klemm 11:04

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ CHI vs COL, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Avalanche on March 20, 1999?

Blackhawks won 5–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Blackhawks 5, Avalanche 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Alexei Zhamnov, Eddie Olczyk, Eric Daze, Jean-Yves Leroux, Tony Amonte.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic (2), Chris Drury, Claude Lemieux, Theo Fleury.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche 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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Mar 17

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Mar 18

Also on March 20, 1999

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