2–3

Final / OT

🏔️ Home Avalanche 24-7-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
VAN	0	1	1	0	2
COL	1	0	1	1	3

Canucks at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Canucks 3–2 in overtime at Ball Arena on December 23, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Dec 23, 2000 · 19:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

2 A

3 shots · 23:46 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Todd Bertuzzi

2 A

2 shots · 16:17 TOI · -1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G

4 shots · 24:28 TOI

4rd star 🏔️ COL

Patrick Roy

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:13

Assists: Adam Foote, Peter Forsberg · beat Felix Potvin

0–1

2nd period

🐋 Harold Druken PP Tying 2nd · 11:30

Assists: Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi · beat Patrick Roy

1–1

3rd period

🏔️ Alex Tanguay Go-ahead 3rd · 04:46

Unassisted · beat Felix Potvin

1–2

🐋 Mattias Ohlund Tying 3rd · 12:49

Assists: Todd Bertuzzi, Andrew Cassels · beat Patrick Roy

2–2

Overtime

🏔️ Milan Hejduk Go-ahead OT · 03:59

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Ray Bourque · beat Felix Potvin

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN COL🏔️

36 Shots on goal 31

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

29 Hits 36

17 Blocked shots 14

15 Takeaways 16

7 Giveaways 10

40 Penalty minutes 48

VAN shooting 5.6% (2/36) COL shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Felix Potvin

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 63:54 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 63:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 19-10-5 (56% win rate, 34 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 24-7-3 (71% win rate, 34 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Naslund · Cassels · Morrison 19:44

L2 Cooke · Schaefer · Bertuzzi 15:34

L3 Sedin · Sedin · Klatt 12:31

L4 Brashear · Druken · Pederson 9:58

D1 Ohlund · Jovanovski 26:20

D2 Lachance · Baron 22:13

D3 Aucoin · Strudwick 12:44

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Forsberg · Hejduk 23:46

L2 Messier · Podein · Drury 14:29

L3 Tanguay · Deadmarsh · Hinote 13:47

L4 Reid · Dingman · Parker 7:10

D1 Bourque · Foote 26:54

D2 Skoula · Klemm 21:14

D3 Miller · De Vries 14:12

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ VAN vs COL, answered

Who won Canucks vs Avalanche on December 23, 2000?

Avalanche won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Canucks 2, Avalanche 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Canucks?

Harold Druken, Mattias Ohlund.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Alex Tanguay, Joe Sakic, Milan Hejduk.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 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 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 21

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 2000

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