🌲 Away Wild 7-1-0 before this game
3–3
Final / OT
🏔️ Home Avalanche 3-1-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
MIN 10203
COL 02103

Wild at Avalanche

Wild beat Avalanche 3–3 in overtime at Ball Arena on October 27, 2002.

🗓 Sun, Oct 27, 2002 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Wild lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Pascal Dupuis
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:58 TOI · +1
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Eric Messier
2 G
3 shots · 12:51 TOI · +1
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Antti Laaksonen
1 G
1 shots · 17:47 TOI · +1
4rd star 🌲 MIN
Dwayne Roloson
42 saves
0.933 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Stephane Veilleux PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:44
Assists: Pascal Dupuis, Cliff Ronning · beat Patrick Roy
1–0
2nd period
🏔️ Jeff Shantz Tying 2nd · 01:53
Assists: Serge Aubin, Vaclav Nedorost · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–1
🏔️ Eric Messier Go-ahead 2nd · 13:13
Assists: Greg De Vries, Brad Larsen · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–2
3rd period
🏔️ Eric Messier 3rd · 02:30
Assists: Mike Keane, Adam Foote · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–3
🌲 Pascal Dupuis 3rd · 11:35
Assists: Filip Kuba · beat Patrick Roy
2–3
🌲 Antti Laaksonen Tying 3rd · 14:50
Assists: Willie Mitchell, Jim Dowd · beat Patrick Roy
3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN COL🏔️
16 Shots on goal 45
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/8
2 Hits 6
23 Penalty minutes 15
MIN shooting 18.8% (3/16) COL shooting 6.7% (3/45)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Dwayne Roloson
42/45
.933 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Patrick Roy
13/16
.812 SV% · 3 GA · 64:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Wild
Wild: no games found in this situation this year.
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–2
Wild
Wild: no games found in this situation this year.
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Ronning · Dupuis · Gaborik 20:46
L2 Laaksonen · Walz · Park 17:47
L3 Brunette · Zholtok · Dowd 12:06
L4 Veilleux · Johnson 7:39
D1 Kuba · Sekeras 26:45
D2 Mitchell · Bombardir 24:29
D3 Benysek · Schultz 11:44
D4 Marshall 6:54
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Sakic · Forsberg · Hejduk 24:11
L2 Tanguay · Reinprecht · Vrbata 16:38
L3 Messier · Shantz · Aubin 11:36
L4 Larsen · Nedorost · Keane 8:17
D1 Blake · Foote 28:42
D2 Morris · De Vries 22:44
D3 Skoula · Smith 10:46

⚔️ Last meetings

Wild lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Feb 8, 2002
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
6–0 · Avalanche won
Dec 23, 2001
🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL
3–6 · Avalanche won
Dec 16, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
3–2 (OT) · Avalanche won
Nov 14, 2001
🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL
0–1 · Avalanche won
Nov 2, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
2–4 · Wild won

❓ MIN vs COL, answered

Who won Wild vs Avalanche on October 27, 2002?

Wild won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Wild vs Avalanche?

The final score was Wild 3, Avalanche 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Wild?

Antti Laaksonen, Pascal Dupuis, Stephane Veilleux.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Eric Messier (2), Jeff Shantz.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 42 saves on 45 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 13 saves on 16 shots (.812 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Wild vs Avalanche season series?

Wild lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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
🌲Wild
Previous game · Oct 26
🌲MIN @ 🌵PHX
6–1 · MIN won
Next game · Oct 29
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
2–3 · MIN won
🏔️Avalanche
Previous game · Oct 24
🏔️COL @ 🌵PHX
3–2 · COL won
Next game · Oct 29
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
2–3 · MIN won
Also on October 27, 2002
👑LAK @ 🧥CBJ
1–5 final
🦈SJS @ 🪶CHI
2–3 final
Wild season page Avalanche season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule