🦈 Away Sharks 18-7-5 before this game
3–0
Final
🏔️ Home Avalanche 20-12-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
SJS 2103
COL 0000

Sharks at Avalanche

Sharks beat Avalanche 3–0 at Ball Arena on December 14, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Dec 14, 2001 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Niklas Sundstrom
2 A
1 shots · 17:42 TOI · +2
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Marco Sturm
1 G
2 shots · 15:10 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Mike Ricci
1 G
2 shots · 17:09 TOI · +2
4rd star 🦈 SJS
Evgeni Nabokov
38 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Scott Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 09:38
Assists: Bryan Marchment, Niklas Sundstrom · beat Patrick Roy
1–0
🦈 Marco Sturm 1st · 11:18
Assists: Teemu Selanne, Vincent Damphousse · beat Patrick Roy
2–0
2nd period
🦈 Mike Ricci SH 2nd · 17:34
Assists: Niklas Sundstrom · beat Patrick Roy
3–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS COL🏔️
16 Shots on goal 38
21 Hits 17
12 Blocked shots 7
13 Takeaways 13
6 Giveaways 7
21 Penalty minutes 17
SJS shooting 18.8% (3/16) COL shooting 0.0% (0/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov Shutout
38/38
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Patrick Roy
13/16
.812 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Sharks
Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–0
Sharks
Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Ricci · Nolan · Sundstrom 17:42
L2 Graves · Sturm · Damphousse 15:49
L3 Thornton · Selanne · Harvey 13:38
L4 Matteau · Marleau · Bradley 8:32
D1 Ragnarsson · Stuart 22:44
D2 Rathje · Suter 20:44
D3 Hannan · Marchment 16:32
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Tanguay · Sakic · Hejduk 22:20
L2 Drury · Reinprecht · Yelle 16:35
L3 Messier · Podein · Vrbata 12:13
L4 Nieminen · Larsen · Parker 6:12
D1 Foote · Skoula 25:40
D2 Blake · De Vries 22:54
D3 Trepanier · Gill 10:23

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 20, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
1–4 · Avalanche won
Jan 30, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS
3–1 · Avalanche won
Jan 20, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS
2–1 · Avalanche won
Jan 4, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
2–2 (OT) · Sharks won
Feb 3, 2000
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
3–3 (OT) · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs COL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Avalanche on December 14, 2001?

Sharks won 3–0.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Sharks 3, Avalanche 0.

Who scored for Sharks?

Marco Sturm, Mike Ricci, Scott Thornton.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 38 saves on 38 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 13 saves on 16 shots (.812 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Avalanche season series?

Sharks 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
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Dec 11
🛢️EDM @ 🦈SJS
4–5 · SJS won
Next game · Dec 17
🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL
4–1 · SJS won
🏔️Avalanche
Previous game · Dec 12
🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL
1–5 · COL won
Next game · Dec 16
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
3–2 · COL won
Also on December 14, 2001
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 final
🐆FLA @ 😈NJD
3–2 final
🌲MIN @ 🐧PIT
5–2 final
🪶CHI @ 🐦ATL
3–1 final
🔥CGY @ ⭐DAL
4–3 final
⚡TBL @ 🛢️EDM
1–2 final
🧥CBJ @ 🦆ANA
3–2 final
Sharks season page Avalanche season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule