🏔️ Away Avalanche 44-25-4 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Avalanche at Sharks

Avalanche beat Sharks 3–2 at SAP Center at San Jose on March 28, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Mar 28, 2002 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Brad Larsen

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 10:19 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Chris Drury

1 G

7 shots · 18:57 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Eric Messier

1 G

1 shots · 19:27 TOI · +1

4rd star 🏔️ COL

Patrick Roy

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🦈 Mike Ricci Go-ahead 2nd · 06:12

Assists: Mike Rathje, Teemu Selanne · beat Patrick Roy

0–1

🏔️ Brad Larsen PP Tying 2nd · 15:58

Unassisted · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–1

🦈 Scott Thornton PP Go-ahead 2nd · 18:38

Assists: Patrick Marleau, Brad Stuart · beat Patrick Roy

1–2

3rd period

🏔️ Chris Drury Tying 3rd · 00:39

Assists: Rob Blake · beat Evgeni Nabokov

2–2

🏔️ Eric Messier Go-ahead 3rd · 11:02

Assists: Stephane Yelle, Brad Larsen · beat Evgeni Nabokov

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL SJS🦈

27 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

41 Hits 28

14 Blocked shots 6

3 Takeaways 7

6 Giveaways 13

14 Penalty minutes 16

COL shooting 11.1% (3/27) SJS shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 58:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 44-25-4 (60% win rate, 73 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 43-24-6 (59% win rate, 73 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Messier · Sakic · Keane 20:32

L2 Tanguay · Drury · Reinprecht 17:20

L3 Larsen · Yelle · Vrbata 15:51

L4 Krestanovich · Parker 4:53

D1 Foote · Blake 28:22

D2 De Vries · Kasparaitis 20:24

D3 Skoula · Muir 9:52

D4 Trepanier 3:10

🦈Sharks

L1 Damphousse · Nolan · Selanne 23:12

L2 Graves · Marleau · Ricci 17:25

L3 Thornton · Sturm · Bradley 13:36

L4 Smith · Hyvonen 4:26

D1 Ragnarsson · Suter 22:59

D2 Rathje · Stuart 17:44

D3 Hannan · Marchment 13:36

D4 Jillson 11:53

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

1–0 (OT) · Sharks won

❓ COL vs SJS, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Sharks on March 28, 2002?

Avalanche won 3–2.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Sharks?

The final score was Avalanche 3, Sharks 2.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Brad Larsen, Chris Drury, Eric Messier.

Who scored for Sharks?

Mike Ricci, Scott Thornton.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Sharks season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Mar 23

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Mar 26

Also on March 28, 2002

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