1–2

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 2-2-0 before this game

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

Lightning at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Lightning 2–1 at Ball Arena on October 16, 2001.

🗓 Tue, Oct 16, 2001 · 20:00 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

3 shots · 22:28 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Stephane Yelle

1 G

1 shots · 15:08 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Milan Hejduk

1 A

3 shots · 21:12 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🏔️ Stephane Yelle Go-ahead 2nd · 10:32

Assists: Dan Hinote · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

0–1

3rd period

🏔️ Joe Sakic 3rd · 02:11

Assists: Milan Hejduk · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

0–2

⚡ Vinny Prospal 3rd · 02:39

Assists: Brian Holzinger, Nikita Alexeev · beat Patrick Roy

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL COL🏔️

20 Shots on goal 25

15 Hits 23

11 Blocked shots 25

15 Takeaways 13

5 Giveaways 7

6 Penalty minutes 10

TBL shooting 5.0% (1/20) COL shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:16 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

19/20

.950 SV% · 1 GA · 59:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Modin · Richards · St. Louis 21:04

L2 Andreychuk · Ylonen · Clymer 16:46

L3 Prospal · Taylor · Lecavalier 15:09

L4 Olvestad · Holzinger · Alexeev 6:45

D1 Kubina · Ledyard 24:54

D2 Neckar · Cullimore 18:54

D3 Zyuzin · Biron 13:30

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Tanguay · Sakic · Hejduk 21:12

L2 Messier · Drury · Yelle 15:08

L3 Podein · Nedorost · Hinote 12:28

L4 Larsen · Reinprecht · Willsie 9:33

D1 Blake · Skoula 25:42

D2 De Vries · Trepanier 19:55

D3 Berry · Gill 12:18

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 11, 2000

⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL

2–2 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ TBL vs COL, answered

Who won Lightning vs Avalanche on October 16, 2001?

Avalanche won 2–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Avalanche?

The final score was Lightning 1, Avalanche 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vinny Prospal.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic, Stephane Yelle.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Lightning 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Oct 14

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Oct 13

Also on October 16, 2001

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