4–5

Final

COL leads 4–0

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

Canucks at Avalanche — First Round Game 1

Avalanche, First Round Game 1, beat Canucks 5–4 at Ball Arena on April 12, 2001.

🗓 Thu, Apr 12, 2001 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2000-01 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

VAN vs COL · COL leads 4–0 Full series →

Game 1

4–5

Final · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Rob Blake

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · 27:52 TOI · -1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · 23:54 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Chris Drury

2 G

4 shots · 20:25 TOI

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN COL🏔️

23 Shots on goal 28

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

49 Hits 36

13 Blocked shots 11

15 Takeaways 14

4 Giveaways 7

10 Penalty minutes 6

VAN shooting 17.4% (4/23) COL shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Dan Cloutier

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 59:13 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 42-28-12 (51% win rate, 82 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 57-16-9 (70% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 42-28-12 (51% win rate, 82 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 57-16-9 (70% win rate, 82 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Brashear · Morrison · Bertuzzi 20:10

L2 Pederson · Sedin · Klatt 15:18

L3 Sedin · Schaefer · Druken 13:33

L4 Cooke · Ruutu 13:10

D1 Ohlund · Jovanovski 25:44

D2 Baron · Lachance 20:57

D3 Sopel · Berehowsky 12:50

D4 Strudwick 1:57

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Tanguay · Sakic · Hejduk 23:05

L2 Podein · Drury · Forsberg 19:38

L3 Messier · Nieminen · Yelle 13:39

L4 Reinprecht · Hinote · Parker 4:48

D1 Blake · Foote 27:36

D2 De Vries · Klemm 19:28

D3 Skoula · Muir 11:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ VAN vs COL, answered

Who won Canucks vs Avalanche on April 12, 2001?

Avalanche won 5–4.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Canucks 4, Avalanche 5.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

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 · Apr 7

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 8

Also on April 12, 2001

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