🏔️ Away Avalanche 18-13-1 before this game

2–5

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 22-7-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
COL	1	1	0	2
DET	1	4	0	5

Avalanche at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Avalanche 5–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 17, 1999.

🗓 Fri, Dec 17, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Pat Verbeek

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 11:30 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

Sergei Fedorov

1 G

9 shots · 17:41 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Vyacheslav Kozlov

1 G

6 shots · 14:49 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Chris Drury Go-ahead 1st · 02:42

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Sandis Ozolinsh · beat Ken Wregget

1–0

🐙 Pat Verbeek Tying 1st · 03:04

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Chris Chelios · beat Patrick Roy

1–1

2nd period

🏔️ Brian Rolston Go-ahead 2nd · 04:46

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Adam Foote · beat Ken Wregget

2–1

🐙 Sergei Fedorov Tying 2nd · 14:15

Assists: Pat Verbeek, Nicklas Lidstrom · beat Patrick Roy

2–2

🐙 Vyacheslav Kozlov Go-ahead 2nd · 18:11

Assists: Larry Murphy, Igor Larionov · beat Patrick Roy

2–3

🐙 Brendan Shanahan SH 2nd · 19:22

Unassisted · beat Patrick Roy

2–4

🐙 Doug Brown SH 2nd · 19:33

Unassisted · beat Patrick Roy

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL DET🐙

15 Shots on goal 40

31 Hits 17

12 Blocked shots 5

5 Takeaways 11

16 Giveaways 13

26 Penalty minutes 20

COL shooting 13.3% (2/15) DET shooting 12.5% (5/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Marc Denis Shutout

9/9

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Ken Wregget

13/15

.867 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 18-13-1 (56% win rate, 32 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 22-7-2 (71% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 2–5

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Deadmarsh · Rolston 19:36

L2 Drury · Yelle · Hejduk 17:38

L3 Tanguay · Podein · Messier 15:06

L4 Dingman · Matte · Odgers 6:59

D1 Foote · Ozolinsh 22:10

D2 Skoula · Klemm 17:42

D3 De Vries · Gusarov 15:34

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Yzerman · Fedorov 18:06

L2 Kozlov · Lapointe · Dandenault 14:56

L3 Holmstrom · Larionov · Brown 13:16

L4 Butsayev · Laplante · Verbeek 11:37

L5 Roest 10:48

D1 Lidstrom · Murphy 23:57

D2 Chelios · Duchesne 20:40

D3 Ward 14:50

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ COL vs DET, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Red Wings on December 17, 1999?

Red Wings won 5–2.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Red Wings?

The final score was Avalanche 2, Red Wings 5.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Brian Rolston, Chris Drury.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brendan Shanahan, Doug Brown, Pat Verbeek, Sergei Fedorov, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 13 saves on 15 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings 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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 15

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 17, 1999

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