3–5

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 15-8-10 before this game

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

Canucks at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Canucks 5–3 at Ball Arena on December 23, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Dec 23, 2002 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Rob Blake

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 27:03 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Derek Morris

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 25:52 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Dean McAmmond

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 14:25 TOI

4rd star 🏔️ COL

Patrick Roy

33 saves

0.917 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Derek Morris PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:00

Assists: Rob Blake, Dean McAmmond · beat Peter Skudra

0–1

🏔️ Rob Blake 1st · 19:09

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Derek Morris · beat Peter Skudra

0–2

2nd period

🏔️ Rob Blake PP 2nd · 07:02

Assists: Derek Morris, Dean McAmmond · beat Peter Skudra

0–3

🏔️ Milan Hejduk 2nd · 15:58

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Peter Forsberg · beat Peter Skudra

0–4

🐋 Henrik Sedin PP 2nd · 17:13

Assists: Brendan Morrison, Markus Naslund · beat Patrick Roy

1–4

🏔️ Dean McAmmond PP 2nd · 18:50

Assists: Steve Reinprecht, Radim Vrbata · beat Tyler Moss

1–5

3rd period

🐋 Trevor Letowski 3rd · 00:50

Assists: Artem Chubarov · beat Patrick Roy

2–5

🐋 Markus Naslund PP 3rd · 17:53

Assists: Sami Salo, Brendan Morrison · beat Patrick Roy

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN COL🏔️

36 Shots on goal 37

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

10 Hits 4

19 Penalty minutes 17

VAN shooting 8.3% (3/36) COL shooting 13.5% (5/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Peter Skudra

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 35:58 TOI

Tyler Moss

13/14

.929 SV% · 1 GA · 22:27 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 59:45 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–5

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Naslund · Morrison · Bertuzzi 21:52

L2 Cooke · Chubarov · Letowski 14:53

L3 Sedin · Sedin · Lindgren 12:10

L4 Ruutu · Langdon · Klatt 10:02

D1 Jovanovski · Salo 22:00

D2 Sopel · Malik 19:29

D3 Allen · Baron 15:56

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Tanguay · Forsberg · Reinprecht 18:17

L2 McAmmond · Hejduk · Vrbata 15:18

L3 Messier · Shantz · Keane 12:58

L4 Nedorost · Parker · Hinote 9:13

D1 Blake · Morris 26:28

D2 De Vries · Foote 21:38

D3 Skoula · Muir 11:12

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ VAN vs COL, answered

Who won Canucks vs Avalanche on December 23, 2002?

Avalanche won 5–3.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Canucks 3, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Canucks?

Henrik Sedin, Markus Naslund, Trevor Letowski.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Rob Blake (2), Dean McAmmond, Derek Morris, Milan Hejduk.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Avalanche 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 21

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 2002

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