1–3

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 44-18-16 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
SJS	1	0	0	1
COL	1	1	1	3

Sharks at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Sharks 3–1 at Ball Arena on March 31, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Mar 31, 2003 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Milan Hejduk

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:50 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

3 A

1 shots · 19:04 TOI · +3

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Derek Morris

1 G

2 shots · 22:03 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Marco Sturm Go-ahead 1st · 09:30

Assists: Patrick Marleau, Todd Harvey · beat Patrick Roy

1–0

🏔️ Milan Hejduk Tying 1st · 16:56

Assists: Martin Skoula, Peter Forsberg · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–1

2nd period

🏔️ Derek Morris Go-ahead 2nd · 08:30

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Peter Forsberg · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–2

3rd period

🏔️ Milan Hejduk 3rd · 18:00

Assists: Peter Forsberg · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS COL🏔️

23 Shots on goal 28

9 Hits 18

12 Blocked shots 18

5 Takeaways 12

6 Giveaways 10

8 Penalty minutes 10

SJS shooting 4.3% (1/23) COL shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

22/23

.957 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 30-36-12 (38% win rate, 78 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 44-18-16 (56% win rate, 78 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Damphousse · Marleau · Selanne 20:30

L2 Graves · Sturm · McCauley 16:49

L3 Primeau · Harvey · Cheechoo 15:20

L4 Loyns · Smith · Zalesak 6:35

D1 Hannan · McLaren 26:43

D2 Rathje · Fahey 22:11

D3 Davison · Fibiger 10:30

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Sakic · Hejduk 18:50

L2 Tanguay · Battaglia · Reinprecht 15:01

L3 Hahl · Aubin · Hinote 12:36

L4 Messier · Keane · Willsie 9:51

D1 Blake · Foote 23:25

D2 Morris · De Vries 20:36

D3 Marchment · Skoula 15:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ SJS vs COL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Avalanche on March 31, 2003?

Avalanche won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Sharks 1, Avalanche 3.

Who scored for Sharks?

Marco Sturm.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Milan Hejduk (2), Derek Morris.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 4–0 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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Mar 29

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Mar 29

Also on March 31, 2003

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