🐋 Away Canucks 35-25-12 before this game
3–2
Final
🏔️ Home Avalanche 41-27-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
VAN 1023
COL 1102

Canucks at Avalanche

Canucks beat Avalanche 3–2 at Ball Arena on March 20, 2000.

🗓 Mon, Mar 20, 2000 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 5–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Chris Drury
2 A
1 shots · 19:08 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐋 VAN
Harold Druken
1 G
6 shots · 15:00 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐋 VAN
Brent Sopel
1 G
3 shots · 12:38 TOI
4rd star 🐋 VAN
Felix Potvin
36 saves
0.947 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Joe Sakic Go-ahead 1st · 05:21
Assists: Chris Drury · beat Felix Potvin
0–1
🐋 Todd Bertuzzi Tying 1st · 09:39
Assists: Brendan Morrison, Andrew Cassels · beat Patrick Roy
1–1
2nd period
🏔️ Milan Hejduk Go-ahead 2nd · 01:00
Assists: Chris Drury, Adam Foote · beat Felix Potvin
1–2
3rd period
🐋 Harold Druken Tying 3rd · 00:41
Unassisted · beat Patrick Roy
2–2
🐋 Brent Sopel Go-ahead 3rd · 07:10
Assists: Denis Pederson · beat Patrick Roy
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN COL🏔️
28 Shots on goal 38
27 Hits 23
16 Blocked shots 13
16 Takeaways 16
7 Giveaways 8
4 Penalty minutes 4
VAN shooting 10.7% (3/28) COL shooting 5.3% (2/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Felix Potvin
36/38
.947 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Patrick Roy
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:32 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 1st: 35-25-12 (49% win rate, 72 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 41-27-5 (56% win rate, 73 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Canucks
Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐋Canucks
L1 Cooke · Messier · Klatt 16:49
L2 Naslund · Cassels · Druken 15:54
L3 Hendrickson · Morrison · Bertuzzi 13:43
L4 Schaefer · May · Pederson 13:00
D1 Ohlund · Jovanovski 27:04
D2 Baron · Strudwick 21:35
D3 Sopel · Hawgood 10:46
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Sakic · Drury · Hejduk 19:08
L2 Andreychuk · Forsberg · Deadmarsh 18:48
L3 Reid · Podein · Yelle 14:48
L4 Dingman · Messier · Aubin 6:02
D1 Bourque · Foote 26:07
D2 Ozolinsh · Skoula 19:25
D3 Klemm · De Vries 14:28

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 5–1 Full head-to-head →
Feb 1, 2000
🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL
1–2 · Avalanche won
Dec 12, 1999
🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN
3–2 (OT) · Avalanche won
Dec 6, 1999
🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL
2–5 · Avalanche won
Nov 30, 1999
🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN
4–2 · Avalanche won
Nov 15, 1999
🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN
2–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ VAN vs COL, answered

Who won Canucks vs Avalanche on March 20, 2000?

Canucks won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Canucks 3, Avalanche 2.

Who scored for Canucks?

Brent Sopel, Harold Druken, Todd Bertuzzi.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic, Milan Hejduk.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 5–1 after 6 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
🐋Canucks
Previous game · Mar 18
🏛️OTT @ 🐋VAN
1–6 · VAN won
Next game · Mar 22
🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS
3–4 · SJS won
🏔️Avalanche
Previous game · Mar 18
🐙DET @ 🏔️COL
4–3 · DET won
Next game · Mar 23
🏔️COL @ 🌵PHX
4–2 · COL won
Also on March 20, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
1–4 final
🦅WSH @ 🎵STL
1–2 final
Canucks season page Avalanche season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule