3–5

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 55-15-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	0	3	0	3
COL	2	2	1	5

Oilers at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Oilers 5–3 at Ball Arena on April 2, 2001.

🗓 Mon, Apr 2, 2001 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

3 G

6 shots · 23:25 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Martin Skoula

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:42 TOI · +2

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Ryan Smyth

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:22 TOI · -2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Joe Sakic Go-ahead 1st · 06:51

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Alex Tanguay · beat Tommy Salo

0–1

🏔️ Joe Sakic 1st · 16:47

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Martin Skoula · beat Tommy Salo

0–2

2nd period

🛢️ Janne Niinimaa PP 2nd · 03:49

Assists: Daniel Cleary, Ryan Smyth · beat Patrick Roy

1–2

🏔️ Martin Skoula 2nd · 08:33

Unassisted · beat Tommy Salo

1–3

🛢️ Sergei Zholtok 2nd · 09:57

Assists: Anson Carter, Eric Brewer · beat Patrick Roy

2–3

🛢️ Ryan Smyth PP Tying 2nd · 12:54

Assists: Mike Comrie, Tom Poti · beat Patrick Roy

3–3

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:17

Unassisted · beat Tommy Salo

3–4

3rd period

🏔️ Steve Reinprecht Empty net 3rd · 19:20

Assists: Shjon Podein, Ray Bourque

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM COL🏔️

25 Shots on goal 29

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

22 Hits 38

17 Blocked shots 12

6 Takeaways 10

5 Giveaways 8

18 Penalty minutes 20

EDM shooting 12.0% (3/25) COL shooting 17.2% (5/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Tommy Salo

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 59:46 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–4

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Smyth · Weight · Carter 23:20

L2 Zholtok · Marchant · Grier 15:32

L3 Murray · Comrie · Laraque 10:22

L4 Moreau · Horcoff · Cleary 6:32

D1 Niinimaa · Poti 26:49

D2 Smith · Brewer 24:41

D3 Ferguson · Butenschon 7:02

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Sakic · Drury 23:25

L2 Tanguay · Reinprecht · Hejduk 16:34

L3 Nieminen · Messier · Podein 12:51

L4 Reid · Hinote · Parker 4:03

D1 Bourque · Foote 27:28

D2 Klemm · Skoula 19:24

D3 De Vries · Muir 10:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Avalanche won

Apr 5, 2000

🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM

3–2 · Avalanche won

❓ EDM vs COL, answered

Who won Oilers vs Avalanche on April 2, 2001?

Avalanche won 5–3.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Avalanche?

The final score was Oilers 3, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Oilers?

Janne Niinimaa, Ryan Smyth, Sergei Zholtok.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic (3), Martin Skoula, Steve Reinprecht.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 4–1 after 5 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Apr 1

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Mar 31

Also on April 2, 2001

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