1–2

Final

COL leads 4–0

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

Canucks at Avalanche — First Round Game 2

Avalanche, First Round Game 2, beat Canucks 2–1 at Ball Arena on April 14, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Apr 14, 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

Game 2

1–2

Final · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Milan Hejduk

1 G

2 shots · 18:53 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Ville Nieminen

1 G

1 shots · 18:46 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 A

5 shots · 24:45 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN COL🏔️

19 Shots on goal 25

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

37 Hits 35

16 Blocked shots 11

11 Takeaways 20

3 Giveaways 5

14 Penalty minutes 10

VAN shooting 5.3% (1/19) COL shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Bob Essensa

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:15 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

18/19

.947 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 42-29-12 (51% win rate, 83 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 58-16-9 (70% win rate, 83 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 42-29-12 (51% win rate, 83 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 58-16-9 (70% win rate, 83 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Morrison · Bertuzzi · Klatt 17:21

L2 Sedin · Pederson · Sedin 15:03

L3 Brashear · Schaefer · Kavanagh 12:51

L4 Ruutu · Cooke · Druken 9:18

D1 Jovanovski · Ohlund 28:00

D2 Baron · Sopel 21:30

D3 Berehowsky · Lachance 10:54

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Forsberg · Drury 22:05

L2 Nieminen · Tanguay · Hejduk 18:46

L3 Messier · Podein · Reinprecht 13:26

L4 Yelle · Hinote · Parker 5:07

D1 Blake · Foote 29:13

D2 De Vries · Skoula 17:37

D3 Klemm · Muir 9:40

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

Nov 1, 2000

🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN

3–4 · Canucks won

❓ VAN vs COL, answered

Who won Canucks vs Avalanche on April 14, 2001?

Avalanche won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Canucks 1, Avalanche 2.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 18 saves on 19 shots (.947 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 12

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 12

Also on April 14, 2001

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