🪶 Away Blackhawks 29-12-4 before this game
3–7
Final
🏔️ Home Avalanche 26-16-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
CHI 2013
COL 1427

Blackhawks at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Blackhawks 7–3 at Ball Arena on January 9, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Jan 9, 2002 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Chris Drury
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 16:33 TOI · +2
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Ville Nieminen
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 13:40 TOI · +2
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Steve Reinprecht
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 17:12 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Eric Daze PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:26
Assists: Phil Housley, Alexei Zhamnov · beat Patrick Roy
1–0
🪶 Tony Amonte 1st · 08:38
Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Kyle Calder · beat Patrick Roy
2–0
🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP 1st · 16:24
Assists: Alex Tanguay, Rob Blake · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–1
2nd period
🏔️ Kelly Fairchild Tying 2nd · 12:22
Assists: Riku Hahl, Brian Willsie · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–2
🏔️ Steve Reinprecht Go-ahead 2nd · 14:10
Assists: Pascal Trepanier, Ville Nieminen · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–3
🏔️ Chris Drury PP 2nd · 17:40
Assists: Martin Skoula, Ville Nieminen · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–4
🏔️ Ville Nieminen 2nd · 19:44
Assists: Chris Drury, Steve Reinprecht · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–5
3rd period
🏔️ Stephane Yelle 3rd · 03:53
Assists: Eric Messier, Brian Willsie · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–6
🪶 Michael Nylander PP 3rd · 13:21
Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Peter White · beat Patrick Roy
3–6
🏔️ Chris Drury PP 3rd · 16:55
Assists: Steve Reinprecht, Rob Blake · beat Jocelyn Thibault
3–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI COL🏔️
30 Shots on goal 26
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6
36 Hits 34
15 Blocked shots 15
15 Takeaways 13
4 Giveaways 9
25 Penalty minutes 14
CHI shooting 10.0% (3/30) COL shooting 26.9% (7/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
19/26
.731 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Patrick Roy
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–5
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Sullivan · Zhamnov · Amonte 21:53
L2 Daze · Bell · Korolev 16:31
L3 Nylander · White · Peluso 12:38
L4 Probert · Calder · Vandenbussche 6:27
D1 Housley · Karpovtsev 22:45
D2 Klemm · Spacek 20:09
D3 Chebaturkin · Poapst 13:50
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Messier · Sakic · Reinprecht 17:46
L2 Drury · Yelle · Hejduk 16:33
L3 Tanguay · Nieminen · Willsie 13:40
L4 Hahl · Fairchild · Parker 7:03
D1 De Vries · Blake 25:18
D2 Skoula · Trepanier 20:06
D3 Berry · Gill 13:19

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 27, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · Blackhawks won
Oct 21, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI
2–4 · Blackhawks won
Jan 26, 2001
🪶CHI @ 🏔️COL
2–5 · Avalanche won
Jan 14, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI
2–2 (OT) · Avalanche won
Oct 26, 2000
🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI
2–0 · Avalanche won

❓ CHI vs COL, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Avalanche on January 9, 2002?

Avalanche won 7–3.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Blackhawks 3, Avalanche 7.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Eric Daze, Michael Nylander, Tony Amonte.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Chris Drury (2), Kelly Fairchild, Milan Hejduk, Stephane Yelle, Steve Reinprecht, Ville Nieminen.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 19 saves on 26 shots (.731 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Avalanche season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Jan 6
🐧PIT @ 🪶CHI
0–2 · CHI won
Next game · Jan 10
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
1–2 · CHI won
🏔️Avalanche
Previous game · Jan 5
🏔️COL @ 🐙DET
1–3 · DET won
Next game · Jan 12
🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM
2–2 · COL won
Also on January 9, 2002
🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH
3–6 final
🔥CGY @ 😈NJD
1–5 final
🏛️OTT @ 🐦ATL
3–4 final
⭐DAL @ 🐆FLA
3–2 final
🐋VAN @ 🐙DET
4–5 final
👑LAK @ 🗽NYR
4–0 final
🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX
6–5 final
🎵STL @ 🦆ANA
3–2 final
Blackhawks season page Avalanche season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule