2–8

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 42-12-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	2	0	0	2
COL	2	4	2	8

Bruins at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Bruins 8–2 at Ball Arena on February 21, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Feb 21, 2001 · 19:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:49 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 18:33 TOI · +3

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Chris Drury

3 A

3 shots · 18:26 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Shawn Bates Go-ahead 1st · 02:49

Assists: Mikko Eloranta, Andrei Nazarov · beat Patrick Roy

1–0

🏔️ Peter Forsberg Tying 1st · 02:59

Assists: Chris Drury · beat Peter Skudra

1–1

🐻 Joe Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 07:23

Assists: Andrei Kovalenko, Dixon Ward · beat Patrick Roy

2–1

🏔️ Adam Deadmarsh PP Tying 1st · 11:37

Assists: Chris Drury, Martin Skoula · beat Peter Skudra

2–2

2nd period

🏔️ Alex Tanguay Go-ahead 2nd · 10:13

Assists: Joe Sakic, Milan Hejduk · beat Peter Skudra

2–3

🏔️ Milan Hejduk 2nd · 12:12

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Ray Bourque · beat Peter Skudra

2–4

🏔️ Joe Sakic 2nd · 18:30

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Ray Bourque · beat John Grahame

2–5

🏔️ Peter Forsberg PP 2nd · 19:59

Assists: Joe Sakic, Chris Drury · beat John Grahame

2–6

3rd period

🏔️ Martin Skoula 3rd · 04:39

Assists: Dave Reid, Shjon Podein · beat Peter Skudra

2–7

🏔️ Adam Deadmarsh 3rd · 16:44

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Rick Berry · beat Peter Skudra

2–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS COL🏔️

18 Shots on goal 30

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

37 Hits 27

12 Blocked shots 20

16 Takeaways 17

2 Giveaways 8

13 Penalty minutes 7

BOS shooting 11.1% (2/18) COL shooting 26.7% (8/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Peter Skudra

20/26

.769 SV% · 6 GA · 52:08 TOI

John Grahame

2/4

.500 SV% · 2 GA · 07:48 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 27-23-9 (46% win rate, 59 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 42-12-6 (70% win rate, 60 games)

After 2nd — 2–6

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Allison · Guerin 18:20

L2 Ward · Axelsson · Rolston 16:39

L3 Samsonov · Kovalenko · Knuble 14:22

L4 Eloranta · Nazarov · Bates 7:09

D1 Popovic · Sweeney 26:16

D2 McLaren · Girard 21:40

D3 Gill · Kolarik 10:10

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Sakic · Drury 18:33

L2 Nieminen · Tanguay · Deadmarsh 15:08

L3 Podein · Reid · Hejduk 13:39

L4 Dingman · Larsen · Prpic 11:21

D1 Skoula · Bourque 23:24

D2 Klemm · Miller 19:30

D3 Pratt · Berry 15:01

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ BOS vs COL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Avalanche on February 21, 2001?

Avalanche won 8–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Avalanche?

The final score was Bruins 2, Avalanche 8.

Who scored for Bruins?

Joe Thornton, Shawn Bates.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Adam Deadmarsh (2), Peter Forsberg (2), Alex Tanguay, Joe Sakic, Martin Skoula, Milan Hejduk.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 20 saves on 26 shots (.769 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Feb 18

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Feb 19

Also on February 21, 2001

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