😈 Away Devils 0-0 in series
0–5
Final
COL leads 4–3
🏔️ Home Avalanche 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Devils at Avalanche — Stanley Cup Finals Game 1

Avalanche, Stanley Cup Finals Game 1, beat Devils 5–0 at Ball Arena on May 26, 2001.

🗓 Sat, May 26, 2001 · 17:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2000-01 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Stanley Cup Finals — Best of 7

NJD vs COL · COL leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
0–5
Final · COL
Game 2
2–1
Final · NJD
Game 3
3–1
Final · COL
Game 4
2–3
Final · NJD
Game 5
4–1
Final · NJD
Game 6
4–0
Final · COL
Game 7
1–3
Final · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Joe Sakic
2 G, 1 A
6 shots · 19:05 TOI · +2
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Rob Blake
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 21:36 TOI · +1
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Chris Drury
1 G
3 shots · 15:14 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD COL🏔️
25 Shots on goal 30
0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
31 Hits 27
10 Blocked shots 17
10 Takeaways 18
6 Giveaways 10
33 Penalty minutes 25
NJD shooting 0.0% (0/25) COL shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
25/30
.833 SV% · 5 GA · 59:52 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Patrick Roy Shutout
25/25
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 66-24-10 (66% win rate, 100 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 69-17-12 (70% win rate, 98 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 66-24-10 (66% win rate, 100 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 69-17-12 (70% win rate, 98 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Elias · Sykora · Mogilny 18:45
L2 Gomez · Arnott · Holik 16:42
L3 Brylin · Pandolfo · Madden 14:23
L4 Nemchinov · Stevenson · Mckay 10:18
D1 Rafalski · Niedermayer 23:12
D2 Stevens · White 18:24
D3 O'Donnell · Daneyko 14:55
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Sakic · Yelle · Hejduk 17:59
L2 Tanguay · Messier · Drury 15:40
L3 Podein · Reid · Nieminen 12:02
L4 Dingman · Reinprecht · Hinote 9:45
D1 Foote · Bourque 24:14
D2 Blake · Skoula 19:28
D3 Klemm · De Vries 16:29

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Mar 13, 2001
😈NJD @ 🏔️COL
6–3 · Devils won
Dec 5, 2000
🏔️COL @ 😈NJD
1–6 · Devils won
Mar 2, 2000
😈NJD @ 🏔️COL
0–5 · Avalanche won
Feb 17, 2000
🏔️COL @ 😈NJD
5–5 (OT) · Avalanche won
Dec 12, 1998
🏔️COL @ 😈NJD
3–5 · Devils won

❓ NJD vs COL, answered

Who won Devils vs Avalanche on May 26, 2001?

Avalanche won 5–0.

What was the final score of Devils vs Avalanche?

The final score was Devils 0, Avalanche 5.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 25 saves on 25 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Devils 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
😈Devils
Previous game · May 22
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
2–4 · NJD won
Next game · May 29
😈NJD @ 🏔️COL
2–1 · NJD won
🏔️Avalanche
Previous game · May 21
🎵STL @ 🏔️COL
1–2 · COL won
Next game · May 29
😈NJD @ 🏔️COL
2–1 · NJD won
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