🎵 Away Blues 1-3 in series
1–2
Final / OT
COL leads 4–1
🏔️ Home Avalanche 3-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Blues at Avalanche — Conference Finals Game 5

Avalanche, Conference Finals Game 5, beat Blues 2–1 in overtime at Ball Arena on May 21, 2001.

🗓 Mon, May 21, 2001 · 17:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2000-01 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Conference Finals — Best of 7

STL vs COL · COL leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
1–4
Final · COL
Game 2
2–4
Final · COL
Game 3
3–4
OT · STL
Game 4
4–3
OT · COL
Game 5
1–2
OT · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Rob Blake
2 A
4 shots · 30:50 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Milan Hejduk
1 G
3 shots · 24:36 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Joe Sakic
1 G
3 shots · 22:52 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL COL🏔️
29 Shots on goal 36
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
40 Hits 39
14 Blocked shots 16
11 Takeaways 14
4 Giveaways 8
18 Penalty minutes 10
STL shooting 3.4% (1/29) COL shooting 5.6% (2/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Brent Johnson
34/36
.944 SV% · 2 GA · 60:24 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Patrick Roy
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Blues
Blues — tied after 1st: 59-26-12 (61% win rate, 97 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 68-17-12 (70% win rate, 97 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Blues
Blues — tied after 2nd: 59-26-12 (61% win rate, 97 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 68-17-12 (70% win rate, 97 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎵Blues
L1 Tkachuk · Hecht · Young 17:46
L2 Stillman · Turgeon · Mellanby 15:19
L3 Eastwood · Demitra · Drake 13:10
L4 Rheaume · Reasoner · Mayers 8:23
D1 Pronger · MacInnis 31:51
D2 Khavanov · Hill 17:58
D3 Gusarov · Salvador 10:38
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Tanguay · Sakic · Hejduk 22:52
L2 Nieminen · Messier · Drury 14:18
L3 Podein · Yelle · Hinote 13:39
L4 Reid · Dingman · Reinprecht 6:09
D1 Blake · Bourque 29:26
D2 Foote · De Vries 22:42
D3 Skoula · Muir 8:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
May 18, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
4–3 (OT) · Avalanche won
May 16, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
3–4 (OT) · Blues won
May 14, 2001
🎵STL @ 🏔️COL
2–4 · Avalanche won
May 12, 2001
🎵STL @ 🏔️COL
1–4 · Avalanche won
Mar 22, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
3–1 · Avalanche won

❓ STL vs COL, answered

Who won Blues vs Avalanche on May 21, 2001?

Avalanche won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Blues vs Avalanche?

The final score was Blues 1, Avalanche 2, in overtime.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

Where is Blues 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
🎵Blues
Previous game · May 18
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
4–3 · COL won
Next game · Oct 4
🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ
3–3 · STL won
🏔️Avalanche
Previous game · May 18
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
4–3 · COL won
Next game · May 26
😈NJD @ 🏔️COL
0–5 · COL won
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