5–3

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 19-11-11 before this game

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

Ducks at Avalanche

Ducks beat Avalanche 5–3 at Ball Arena on January 9, 2003.

🗓 Thu, Jan 9, 2003 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Ducks lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Milan Hejduk

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:02 TOI

2nd star 🦆 ANA

Petr Sykora

2 G

8 shots · 17:46 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦆 ANA

Jason Krog

2 G

4 shots · 08:59 TOI · +2

4rd star 🦆 ANA

Jean-Sebastien Giguere

36 saves

0.923 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:54

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Derek Morris · beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere

0–1

🏔️ Milan Hejduk 1st · 15:18

Assists: Rob Blake, Peter Forsberg · beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere

0–2

🦆 Jason Krog 1st · 19:49

Assists: Paul Kariya, Niclas Havelid · beat Patrick Roy

1–2

2nd period

🦆 Jason Krog Tying 2nd · 06:44

Assists: Dan Bylsma, Alexei Smirnov · beat Patrick Roy

2–2

🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:19

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Joe Sakic · beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere

2–3

🦆 Petr Sykora PP Tying 2nd · 19:41

Assists: Steve Rucchin, Adam Oates · beat Patrick Roy

3–3

3rd period

🦆 Petr Sykora PP Go-ahead 3rd · 18:42

Assists: Adam Oates, Paul Kariya · beat Patrick Roy

4–3

🦆 Keith Carney Empty net 3rd · 19:30

Unassisted

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦆ANA COL🏔️

27 Shots on goal 39

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

4 Hits 5

12 Penalty minutes 6

ANA shooting 18.5% (5/27) COL shooting 7.7% (3/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦆Ducks

Jean-Sebastien Giguere

36/39

.923 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 59:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Ducks

Ducks: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Ducks

Ducks — tied after 2nd: 17-16-8 (41% win rate, 41 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 19-11-11 (46% win rate, 41 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦆Ducks

L1 Kjellberg · Kariya · Rucchin 18:43

L2 Cullen · Oates · Sykora 17:45

L3 Bylsma · McDonald · Chistov 12:26

L4 Smirnov · Krog · Valicevic 7:35

D1 Salei · Carney 24:38

D2 Sauer · Havelid 19:06

D3 Vishnevski · Trnka 12:37

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Forsberg · Hejduk 20:42

L2 Tanguay · Reinprecht · McAmmond 16:54

L3 Messier · Shantz · Keane 11:20

L4 Aubin · Vrbata · Hinote 7:18

D1 Blake · Morris 25:58

D2 Foote · De Vries 23:11

D3 Skoula · Muir 10:14

⚔️ Last meetings

Ducks lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ ANA vs COL, answered

Who won Ducks vs Avalanche on January 9, 2003?

Ducks won 5–3.

What was the final score of Ducks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Ducks 5, Avalanche 3.

Who scored for Ducks?

Jason Krog (2), Petr Sykora (2), Keith Carney.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Milan Hejduk (2), Joe Sakic.

How did the Ducks goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Ducks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Ducks vs Avalanche season series?

Ducks lead the season series 3–0 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

🦆Ducks

Previous game · Jan 8

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Jan 7

Also on January 9, 2003

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