🏔️ Away Avalanche 42-26-6 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Avalanche at Sharks

Avalanche beat Sharks 3–2 at SAP Center at San Jose on March 31, 1999.

🗓 Wed, Mar 31, 1999 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

2 A

2 shots · 19:48 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

1 G

4 shots · 14:16 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Chris Drury

1 G

4 shots · 13:08 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Claude Lemieux Go-ahead 1st · 08:34

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Sandis Ozolinsh

1–0

2nd period

🦈 Vincent Damphousse Tying 2nd · 00:36

Assists: Jeff Friesen, Marcus Ragnarsson

1–1

🏔️ Joe Sakic Go-ahead 2nd · 02:40

Assists: Jeff Odgers

2–1

🏔️ Chris Drury 2nd · 14:04

Assists: Shean Donovan, Peter Forsberg

3–1

🦈 Mike Ricci 2nd · 15:41

Assists: Bill Houlder, Dave Lowry

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL SJS🦈

23 Shots on goal 27

20 Hits 18

15 Blocked shots 5

12 Takeaways 13

10 Giveaways 16

32 Penalty minutes 28

COL shooting 13.0% (3/23) SJS shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Mike Vernon

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Sakic · Fleury 19:48

L2 Yelle · Deadmarsh · Hejduk 15:03

L3 Messier · Drury · Lemieux 13:09

L4 Rychel · Hunter · Donovan 10:15

L5 Odgers 5:11

D1 Lefebvre · Foote 25:31

D2 Ozolinsh · Miller 18:44

D3 De Vries 16:18

🦈Sharks

L1 Korolyuk · Marleau · Nolan 18:44

L2 Friesen · Damphousse · Murphy 16:34

L3 Sturm · Ricci · Stern 12:05

L4 Matteau · Lowry · Craven 8:56

D1 Rathje · Houlder 25:34

D2 Ragnarsson · Norton 24:47

D3 Marchment · Sutton 9:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ COL vs SJS, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Sharks on March 31, 1999?

Avalanche won 3–2.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Sharks?

The final score was Avalanche 3, Sharks 2.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Chris Drury, Claude Lemieux, Joe Sakic.

Who scored for Sharks?

Mike Ricci, Vincent Damphousse.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Billington made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Sharks season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 3–1 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 · Mar 30

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Mar 28

Also on March 31, 1999

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