4–5

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 1-0-0 before this game

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

Canucks at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Canucks 5–4 at Ball Arena on October 9, 2001.

🗓 Tue, Oct 9, 2001 · 19:30 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 22:19 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Ed Jovanovski

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 25:33 TOI · -2

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Chris Drury

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 18:39 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Ed Jovanovski PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:42

Assists: Todd Bertuzzi, Andrew Cassels · beat Patrick Roy

1–0

🏔️ Joe Sakic SH Tying 1st · 18:38

Assists: Martin Skoula · beat Martin Brochu

1–1

2nd period

🐋 Daniel Sedin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:55

Assists: Brendan Morrison, Andrew Cassels · beat Patrick Roy

2–1

🏔️ Martin Skoula PP Tying 2nd · 08:49

Unassisted · beat Martin Brochu

2–2

🐋 Herbert Vasiljevs PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:00

Assists: Markus Naslund, Ed Jovanovski · beat Patrick Roy

3–2

🏔️ Rob Blake PP Tying 2nd · 15:24

Assists: Joe Sakic, Chris Drury · beat Martin Brochu

3–3

3rd period

🏔️ Chris Drury Go-ahead 3rd · 04:13

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Patrick Roy · beat Martin Brochu

3–4

🐋 Todd Bertuzzi Tying 3rd · 08:07

Assists: Ed Jovanovski, Daniel Sedin · beat Patrick Roy

4–4

🏔️ Milan Hejduk Go-ahead 3rd · 14:16

Assists: Joe Sakic, Vaclav Nedorost · beat Martin Brochu

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN COL🏔️

32 Shots on goal 31

3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

23 Hits 26

8 Blocked shots 14

11 Takeaways 12

3 Giveaways 7

17 Penalty minutes 19

VAN shooting 12.5% (4/32) COL shooting 16.1% (5/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Martin Brochu

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 59:25 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–3

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Morrison · Cassels · Bertuzzi 20:20

L2 Naslund · Sedin · Sedin 16:16

L3 Brashear · Cooke · Klatt 14:23

L4 Ruutu · Druken · Vasiljevs 8:14

D1 Ohlund · Jovanovski 25:54

D2 Lachance · Strudwick 18:20

D3 Sopel · Allen 12:40

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Drury · Hejduk 20:49

L2 Tanguay · Messier · Podein 14:03

L3 Reinprecht · Nedorost · Yelle 13:05

L4 Nieminen · Hinote · Parker 9:10

D1 Blake · De Vries 28:15

D2 Skoula · Gill 19:46

D3 Trepanier · Berry 9:46

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ VAN vs COL, answered

Who won Canucks vs Avalanche on October 9, 2001?

Avalanche won 5–4.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Canucks 4, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Canucks?

Daniel Sedin, Ed Jovanovski, Herbert Vasiljevs, Todd Bertuzzi.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Chris Drury, Joe Sakic, Martin Skoula, Milan Hejduk, Rob Blake.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Martin Brochu made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 6

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Oct 3

Also on October 9, 2001

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