🏔️ Away Avalanche 16-8-10 before this game
2–3
Final
🎵 Home Blues 20-10-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
COL 1012
STL 0213

Avalanche at Blues

Blues beat Avalanche 3–2 at Enterprise Center on December 26, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 26, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 Enterprise Center, St. Louis 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blues lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎵 STL
Pavol Demitra
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:57 TOI · +2
2nd star 🎵 STL
Scott Mellanby
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 15:26 TOI · +2
3rd star 🎵 STL
Keith Tkachuk
2 A
16:42 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:39
Assists: Rob Blake, Alex Tanguay · beat Brent Johnson
1–0
2nd period
🎵 Pavol Demitra PP Tying 2nd · 04:11
Assists: Scott Mellanby, Doug Weight · beat Patrick Roy
1–1
🎵 Scott Mellanby Go-ahead 2nd · 12:17
Assists: Keith Tkachuk, Pavol Demitra · beat Patrick Roy
1–2
3rd period
🎵 Pavol Demitra 3rd · 12:05
Assists: Keith Tkachuk, Brent Johnson · beat Patrick Roy
1–3
🏔️ Alex Tanguay 3rd · 19:33
Assists: Steve Reinprecht, Milan Hejduk · beat Brent Johnson
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL STL🎵
20 Shots on goal 15
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
3 Hits 1
12 Penalty minutes 12
COL shooting 10.0% (2/20) STL shooting 20.0% (3/15)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Patrick Roy
12/15
.800 SV% · 3 GA · 58:15 TOI
🎵Blues
Brent Johnson
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

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

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Tanguay · Reinprecht · Hejduk 22:16
L2 McAmmond · Shantz · Vrbata 14:40
L3 Messier · Nedorost · Keane 13:09
L4 Hahl · Hinote 8:38
D1 Blake · Foote 28:58
D2 Morris · De Vries 20:30
D3 Skoula · Muir 10:21
🎵Blues
L1 Rucinsky · Weight · Cajanek 21:15
L2 Tkachuk · Stillman · Drake 16:42
L3 Podein · Mellanby · Demitra 14:57
L4 Nash · Dubinsky · Low 9:04
D1 MacInnis · Jackman 24:08
D2 Khavanov · Laflamme 18:34
D3 Salvador · Finley 13:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Blues lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 27, 2002
🎵STL @ 🏔️COL
4–4 (OT) · Blues won
Nov 23, 2002
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
3–1 · Avalanche won
Apr 7, 2002
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
4–2 · Avalanche won
Mar 11, 2002
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
3–2 · Avalanche won
Feb 13, 2002
🎵STL @ 🏔️COL
1–3 · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs STL, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Blues on December 26, 2002?

Blues won 3–2.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Blues?

The final score was Avalanche 2, Blues 3.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Alex Tanguay, Milan Hejduk.

Who scored for Blues?

Pavol Demitra (2), Scott Mellanby.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 12 saves on 15 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Blues season series?

Blues lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 · Dec 23
🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL
3–5 · COL won
Next game · Dec 27
🔔PHI @ 🏔️COL
2–1 · PHI won
🎵Blues
Previous game · Dec 23
👑LAK @ 🎵STL
0–5 · STL won
Next game · Dec 28
🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ
6–1 · STL won
Also on December 26, 2002
🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 final
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
6–1 final
🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET
2–4 final
⭐DAL @ 🐯NSH
1–3 final
🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI
2–2 final
🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM
4–2 final
🌵PHX @ 👑LAK
3–4 final
🦆ANA @ 🦈SJS
1–4 final
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