6–4

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 34-16-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
LAK	1	2	3	6
COL	0	2	2	4

Kings at Avalanche

Kings beat Avalanche 6–4 at Ball Arena on January 28, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Jan 28, 2002 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Kelly Buchberger

2 G

4 shots · 13:34 TOI · +2

2nd star 👑 LAK

Craig Johnson

2 G

3 shots · 14:26 TOI · +2

3rd star 👑 LAK

Jason Allison

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:35 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Craig Johnson Go-ahead 1st · 07:22

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Jaroslav Modry · beat Patrick Roy

1–0

2nd period

👑 Craig Johnson SH 2nd · 08:02

Assists: Bryan Smolinski · beat Patrick Roy

2–0

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP 2nd · 12:19

Assists: Martin Skoula, Rob Blake · beat Felix Potvin

2–1

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP Tying 2nd · 16:16

Assists: Martin Skoula, Milan Hejduk · beat Felix Potvin

2–2

👑 Kelly Buchberger Go-ahead 2nd · 19:32

Assists: Jason Allison, Adam Deadmarsh · beat Patrick Roy

3–2

3rd period

👑 Mattias Norstrom 3rd · 04:27

Assists: Brad Chartrand, Ian Laperriere · beat Patrick Roy

4–2

🏔️ Ville Nieminen 3rd · 10:43

Assists: Stephane Yelle, Brad Larsen · beat Felix Potvin

4–3

👑 Jason Allison 3rd · 14:34

Assists: Mikko Eloranta · beat Patrick Roy

5–3

🏔️ Rob Blake 3rd · 18:36

Unassisted · beat Felix Potvin

5–4

👑 Kelly Buchberger Empty net 3rd · 19:54

Assists: Aaron Miller

6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK COL🏔️

28 Shots on goal 30

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

48 Hits 39

21 Blocked shots 20

11 Takeaways 9

6 Giveaways 8

15 Penalty minutes 7

LAK shooting 21.4% (6/28) COL shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Felix Potvin

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 58:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Smolinski · Palffy · Deadmarsh 21:09

L2 Johnson · Allison · Chartrand 14:26

L3 Eloranta · Laperriere · Buchberger 13:34

L4 Flinn · Emerson · Heinze 8:44

D1 Norstrom · Miller 28:30

D2 Modry · Boucher 20:16

D3 Visnovsky · Schneider 10:59

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Tanguay · Sakic · Hejduk 23:48

L2 Nieminen · Drury · Willsie 17:22

L3 Yelle · Hahl · Vrbata 13:07

L4 Larsen · Fairchild · Parker 4:35

D1 Blake · Skoula 27:28

D2 Foote · De Vries 22:48

D3 Trepanier · Berry 9:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ LAK vs COL, answered

Who won Kings vs Avalanche on January 28, 2002?

Kings won 6–4.

What was the final score of Kings vs Avalanche?

The final score was Kings 6, Avalanche 4.

Who scored for Kings?

Craig Johnson (2), Kelly Buchberger (2), Jason Allison, Mattias Norstrom.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic (2), Rob Blake, Ville Nieminen.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Kings vs Avalanche season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

👑Kings

Previous game · Jan 26

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Jan 26

Also on January 28, 2002

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