3–5

Final

COL leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
LAK	2	1	0	3
COL	2	2	1	5

Kings at Avalanche — First Round Game 2

Avalanche, First Round Game 2, beat Kings 5–3 at Ball Arena on April 20, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Apr 20, 2002 · 14:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2001-02 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

LAK vs COL · COL leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

3–4

Final · COL

Game 2

3–5

Final · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:29 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 15:51 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Steve Reinprecht

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 15:27 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Joe Sakic Go-ahead 1st · 07:01

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Greg De Vries

0–1

👑 Adam Deadmarsh Tying 1st · 07:23

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Philippe Boucher

1–1

👑 Mikko Eloranta Go-ahead 1st · 13:13

Assists: Brad Chartrand, Craig Johnson

2–1

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP Tying 1st · 15:37

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Alex Tanguay

2–2

2nd period

👑 Jason Allison Go-ahead 2nd · 08:43

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Adam Deadmarsh

3–2

🏔️ Peter Forsberg Tying 2nd · 11:05

Assists: Steve Reinprecht, Greg De Vries

3–3

🏔️ Steve Reinprecht Go-ahead 2nd · 16:45

Assists: Joe Sakic, Rob Blake

3–4

3rd period

🏔️ Chris Drury 3rd · 08:45

Assists: Peter Forsberg

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK COL🏔️

31 Shots on goal 38

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

67 Hits 53

10 Blocked shots 16

15 Takeaways 16

3 Giveaways 9

4 Penalty minutes 4

LAK shooting 9.7% (3/31) COL shooting 13.2% (5/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Felix Potvin

33/38

.868 SV% · 5 GA · 59:08 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 45-28-10 (54% win rate, 83 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 50-28-6 (60% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

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 Allison · Palffy · Deadmarsh 22:15

L2 Smolinski · Ronning · Belanger 16:02

L3 Bednar · Chartrand · Laperriere 11:32

L4 Eloranta · Johnson · Buchberger 9:43

D1 Boucher · Miller 26:28

D2 Schneider · Norstrom 23:27

D3 Modry · Visnovsky 10:05

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Tanguay · Sakic · Drury 18:28

L2 Messier · Forsberg · Keane 16:50

L3 Reinprecht · Yelle · Vrbata 15:11

L4 Larsen · Hahl · Hinote 5:51

D1 Blake · Foote 25:34

D2 De Vries · Skoula 20:54

D3 Kasparaitis · Muir 12:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ LAK vs COL, answered

Who won Kings vs Avalanche on April 20, 2002?

Avalanche won 5–3.

What was the final score of Kings vs Avalanche?

The final score was Kings 3, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Kings?

Adam Deadmarsh, Jason Allison, Mikko Eloranta.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic (2), Chris Drury, Peter Forsberg, Steve Reinprecht.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 33 saves on 38 shots (.868 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

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 · Apr 18

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 18

Also on April 20, 2002

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