🐙 Away Red Wings 29-12-4 before this game

4–2

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 20-13-11 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	1	1	2	4
COL	0	1	1	2

Red Wings at Avalanche

Red Wings beat Avalanche 4–2 at Ball Arena on January 16, 2003.

🗓 Thu, Jan 16, 2003 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

2 G

4 shots · 16:44 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐙 DET

Kris Draper

1 G

2 shots · 20:43 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Mathieu Dandenault

1 G

1 shots · 15:22 TOI · +2

4rd star 🐙 DET

Curtis Joseph

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Kris Draper Go-ahead 1st · 04:01

Assists: Darren McCarty, Chris Chelios · beat Patrick Roy

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Mathieu Dandenault 2nd · 01:11

Assists: Kirk Maltby, Nicklas Lidstrom · beat Patrick Roy

2–0

🏔️ Peter Forsberg 2nd · 14:37

Assists: Greg De Vries, Joe Sakic · beat Curtis Joseph

2–1

3rd period

🏔️ Dan Hinote Tying 3rd · 04:02

Assists: Serge Aubin, Dean McAmmond · beat Curtis Joseph

2–2

🐙 Brendan Shanahan Go-ahead 3rd · 12:42

Unassisted · beat Patrick Roy

3–2

🐙 Brendan Shanahan Empty net 3rd · 18:54

Assists: Brett Hull, Sergei Fedorov

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET COL🏔️

23 Shots on goal 38

5 Hits 10

8 Penalty minutes 8

DET shooting 17.4% (4/23) COL shooting 5.3% (2/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Curtis Joseph

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:31 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐙Red Wings

L1 Maltby · Draper · Fedorov 20:43

L2 Shanahan · Zetterberg · Hull 16:29

L3 Datsyuk · Larionov · Dandenault 14:45

L4 Holmstrom · Devereaux · McCarty 11:25

L5 Avery 4:55

D1 Lidstrom · Chelios 24:28

D2 Woolley · Bykov 18:50

D3 Kuznetsov 14:41

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Forsberg · Hejduk 22:28

L2 Tanguay · Reinprecht · McAmmond 16:59

L3 Aubin · Vrbata · Hinote 10:30

L4 Messier · Shantz · Hahl 4:59

D1 Blake · Foote 26:50

D2 Morris · De Vries 23:00

D3 Skoula · Smith 9:32

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–1 (OT) · Avalanche won

2–1 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ DET vs COL, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Avalanche on January 16, 2003?

Red Wings won 4–2.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Avalanche?

The final score was Red Wings 4, Avalanche 2.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brendan Shanahan (2), Kris Draper, Mathieu Dandenault.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Dan Hinote, Peter Forsberg.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Avalanche season series?

Red Wings 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jan 15

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Jan 12

Also on January 16, 2003

Red Wings season page Avalanche season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule