2–1

Final / OT

🏔️ Home Avalanche 16-9-10 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
PHI	0	0	1	1	2
COL	0	0	1	0	1

Flyers at Avalanche

Flyers beat Avalanche 2–1 in overtime at Ball Arena on December 27, 2002.

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Jeremy Roenick

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:31 TOI · +2

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Eric Desjardins

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 23:47 TOI · +1

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Justin Williams

1 A

2 shots · 15:46 TOI

4rd star 🔔 PHI

Roman Cechmanek

34 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

3rd period

🏔️ Milan Hejduk Go-ahead 3rd · 03:31

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Peter Forsberg · beat Roman Cechmanek

0–1

🔔 Jeremy Roenick Tying 3rd · 15:43

Assists: Michal Handzus, Eric Desjardins · beat David Aebischer

1–1

Overtime

🔔 Eric Desjardins Go-ahead OT · 01:38

Assists: Jeremy Roenick, Justin Williams · beat David Aebischer

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI COL🏔️

28 Shots on goal 35

5 Hits 10

10 Penalty minutes 12

PHI shooting 7.1% (2/28) COL shooting 2.9% (1/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Roman Cechmanek

34/35

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 61:38 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

David Aebischer

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 61:38 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 19-8-6 (58% win rate, 33 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 16-9-10 (46% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 19-8-6 (58% win rate, 33 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 16-9-10 (46% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 Brashear · Handzus · Somik 20:58

L2 Roenick · Primeau · Recchi 17:15

L3 Murray · Williams · Brendl 12:28

L4 Lefebvre · Gagne · Savage 6:26

D1 Ragnarsson · Johnsson 24:36

D2 Desjardins · Weinrich 21:27

D3 Seidenberg · Therien 15:04

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Tanguay · Reinprecht · Hejduk 20:20

L2 Messier · Forsberg · McAmmond 17:25

L3 Vrbata · Keane · Hinote 13:59

L4 Nedorost · Hahl · Stephens 5:25

D1 Foote · De Vries 26:24

D2 Blake · Morris 23:36

D3 Skoula · Muir 11:36

⚔️ Last meetings

Flyers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Flyers won

4–5 (OT) · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs COL, answered

Who won Flyers vs Avalanche on December 27, 2002?

Flyers won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Avalanche?

The final score was Flyers 2, Avalanche 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Flyers?

Eric Desjardins, Jeremy Roenick.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Milan Hejduk.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Roman Cechmanek made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

David Aebischer made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Avalanche season series?

Flyers 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 23

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 27, 2002

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