🦈 Away Sharks 26-13-5 before this game
1–0
Final / OT
🏔️ Home Avalanche 28-16-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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COL 00000

Sharks at Avalanche

Sharks beat Avalanche 1–0 in overtime at Ball Arena on January 15, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Jan 15, 2002 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Teemu Selanne
1 G
3 shots · 15:33 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Marco Sturm
1 A
1 shots · 16:56 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Evgeni Nabokov
38 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order
Overtime
🦈 Teemu Selanne Go-ahead OT · 04:57
Assists: Marco Sturm · beat Patrick Roy
1–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS COL🏔️
22 Shots on goal 38
44 Hits 37
15 Blocked shots 17
13 Takeaways 20
7 Giveaways 8
6 Penalty minutes 4
SJS shooting 4.5% (1/22) COL shooting 0.0% (0/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov Shutout
38/38
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 64:57 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Patrick Roy
21/22
.955 SV% · 1 GA · 64:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 26-13-5 (59% win rate, 44 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 28-16-2 (61% win rate, 46 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 26-13-5 (59% win rate, 44 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 28-16-2 (61% win rate, 46 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Ricci · Sundstrom · Nolan 18:24
L2 Sturm · Damphousse · Selanne 16:56
L3 Thornton · Graves · Marleau 14:05
L4 Matteau · Harvey · Bradley 11:58
D1 Rathje · Stuart 26:53
D2 Marchment · Suter 22:40
D3 Heins · Hannan 15:21
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Sakic · Reinprecht · Hejduk 20:15
L2 Tanguay · Messier · Drury 17:42
L3 Nieminen · Yelle · Willsie 15:41
L4 Hahl · Vrbata · Parker 6:47
D1 Blake · Foote 28:39
D2 Skoula · De Vries 25:36
D3 Trepanier · Gill 10:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 14, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
3–0 · Sharks won
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

❓ SJS vs COL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Avalanche on January 15, 2002?

Sharks won 1–0 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Sharks 1, Avalanche 0, in overtime.

Who scored for Sharks?

Teemu Selanne.

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 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 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 2–0 after 2 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
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Jan 12
👑LAK @ 🦈SJS
3–2 · LAK won
Next game · Jan 17
🏝️NYI @ 🦈SJS
2–3 · SJS won
🏔️Avalanche
Previous game · Jan 12
🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM
2–2 · COL won
Next game · Jan 17
🌵PHX @ 🏔️COL
2–3 · COL won
Also on January 15, 2002
🔔PHI @ 🏛️OTT
4–1 final
🌲MIN @ 🌪️CAR
0–2 final
🐦ATL @ 🍁TOR
3–2 final
⚡TBL @ 😈NJD
5–4 final
🛢️EDM @ 🎵STL
2–3 final
🏝️NYI @ 🔥CGY
3–1 final
🐙DET @ 🌵PHX
2–2 final
🐧PIT @ 🐋VAN
2–5 final
Sharks season page Avalanche season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule