1997–98 Colorado Avalanche season

Pacific Division
No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	26	17	231	205	95
2	Los Angeles Kings	82	38	33	11	227	225	87
3	Edmonton Oilers	82	35	37	10	215	224	80
4	San Jose Sharks	82	34	38	10	210	216	78
5	Calgary Flames	82	26	41	15	217	252	67
6	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	26	43	13	205	261	65
7	Vancouver Canucks	82	25	43	14	224	273	64

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference^[1]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Dallas Stars	CEN	82	49	22	11	242	167	109
2	x – Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	39	26	17	231	205	95
3	Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	44	23	15	250	196	103
4	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	45	29	8	256	204	98
5	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	38	33	11	227	225	87
6	Phoenix Coyotes	CEN	82	35	35	12	224	227	82
7	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	35	37	10	215	224	80
8	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	34	38	10	210	216	78

9	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	30	39	13	192	199	73
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	30	43	9	194	237	69
11	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	26	41	15	217	252	67
12	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	26	43	13	205	261	65
13	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	25	43	14	224	273	64

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won Division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 1, 1997	2–2 OT	Dallas Stars (1997–98)	0–0–1
2	W	October 3, 1997	4–1	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	1–0–1
3	W	October 5, 1997	3–0	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	2–0–1
4	W	October 7, 1997	3–2	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	3–0–1
5	W	October 9, 1997	3–2	San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	4–0–1
6	T	October 11, 1997	3–3 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	4–0–2
7	W	October 15, 1997	6–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	5–0–2
8	L	October 17, 1997	5–6 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	5–1–2
9	T	October 19, 1997	4–4 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	5–1–3
10	W	October 22, 1997	4–3	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	6–1–3
11	T	October 24, 1997	3–3 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	6–1–4
12	L	October 25, 1997	1–3	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)	6–2–4
13	W	October 28, 1997	3–2	Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	7–2–4
14	T	October 30, 1997	2–2 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	7–2–5
15	T	November 1, 1997	3–3 OT	Calgary Flames (1997–98)	7–2–6
16	L	November 5, 1997	2–4	New York Rangers (1997–98)	7–3–6
17	W	November 8, 1997	4–1	St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	8–3–6
18	W	November 11, 1997	2–0	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	9–3–6
19	W	November 13, 1997	2–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	10–3–6
20	L	November 14, 1997	1–4	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	10–4–6
21	L	November 16, 1997	1–4	@ New York Rangers (1997–98)	10–5–6
22	T	November 18, 1997	6–6 OT	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	10–5–7
23	W	November 21, 1997	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	11–5–7
24	L	November 23, 1997	1–2 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	11–6–7
25	T	November 26, 1997	3–3 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	11–6–8
26	W	November 28, 1997	3–2	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)	12–6–8
27	W	November 29, 1997	3–2	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	13–6–8
28	W	December 2, 1997	4–2	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	14–6–8
29	W	December 4, 1997	2–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	15–6–8
30	W	December 6, 1997	6–4	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	16–6–8
31	L	December 8, 1997	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	16–7–8
32	T	December 10, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	16–7–9
33	L	December 12, 1997	1–3	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	16–8–9
34	W	December 13, 1997	5–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	17–8–9
35	W	December 15, 1997	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	18–8–9
36	T	December 17, 1997	2–2 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	18–8–10
37	T	December 19, 1997	3–3 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	18–8–11
38	W	December 23, 1997	5–1	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	19–8–11
39	W	December 27, 1997	5–1	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	20–8–11
40	T	December 29, 1997	1–1 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	20–8–12
41	W	December 31, 1997	3–1	New York Islanders (1997–98)	21–8–12
42	T	January 2, 1998	2–2 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)	21–8–13
43	W	January 3, 1998	5–4 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	22–8–13
44	L	January 6, 1998	1–3	Calgary Flames (1997–98)	22–9–13
45	T	January 8, 1998	4–4 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	22–9–14
46	T	January 10, 1998	3–3 OT	Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	22–9–15
47	W	January 12, 1998	3–1	Florida Panthers (1997–98)	23–9–15
48	W	January 14, 1998	2–0	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	24–9–15
49	T	January 15, 1998	2–2 OT	San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	24–9–16
50	L	January 21, 1998	2–3	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)	24–10–16
51	L	January 22, 1998	3–4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	24–11–16
52	L	January 24, 1998	2–3	Dallas Stars (1997–98)	24–12–16
53	W	January 26, 1998	2–1 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	25–12–16
54	W	January 28, 1998	6–1	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	26–12–16
55	L	January 31, 1998	2–5	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	26–13–16
56	W	February 2, 1998	2–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	27–13–16
57	W	February 5, 1998	4–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	28–13–16
58	W	February 7, 1998	3–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	29–13–16
59	W	February 25, 1998	4–2	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	30–13–16
60	W	February 26, 1998	3–0	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	31–13–16
61	L	February 28, 1998	0–4	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	31–14–16
62	L	March 2, 1998	4–5 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	31–15–16
63	W	March 4, 1998	5–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	32–15–16
64	L	March 5, 1998	2–4	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	32–16–16
65	W	March 7, 1998	4–2	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	33–16–16
66	L	March 9, 1998	1–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	33–17–16
67	W	March 11, 1998	3–2	St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	34–17–16
68	L	March 14, 1998	2–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	34–18–16
69	L	March 15, 1998	3–5	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	34–19–16
70	W	March 19, 1998	4–3	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	35–19–16
71	W	March 21, 1998	2–0	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	36–19–16
72	L	March 26, 1998	0–2	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	36–20–16
73	W	March 28, 1998	5–3	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	37–20–16
74	L	March 30, 1998	1–4	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	37–21–16
75	L	April 1, 1998	0–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	37–22–16
76	L	April 2, 1998	1–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	37–23–16
77	L	April 4, 1998	1–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	37–24–16
78	L	April 6, 1998	1–3	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	37–25–16
79	L	April 11, 1998	3–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	37–26–16
80	T	April 13, 1998	2–2 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	37–26–17
81	W	April 16, 1998	4–1	San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	38–26–17
82	W	April 18, 1998	4–3	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	39–26–17

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-finals

Colorado vs. Edmonton
Date	Away	Home
April 22	Edmonton 3	2 Colorado
April 24	Edmonton 2	5 Colorado
April 26	Colorado 5	4 Edmonton	OT
April 28	Colorado 3	1 Edmonton
April 30	Edmonton 3	1 Colorado
May 2	Colorado 0	2 Edmonton
May 4	Edmonton 4	0 Colorado
Edmonton wins series 4–3

Roster

1997–98 Colorado Avalanche roster

Forwards

9 – Ricci • 10 – Marha • 10 – Rychel • 11 – Jones • 12 – Donovan • 13 – Kamensky • 14 – Fitzgerald • 14 – Matte • 15 – Sarault • 16 – Odgers • 17 – Kurri • 18 – Deadmarsh • 19 – Sakic • 20 – Corbet • 21 – Forsberg • 22 – Lemieux • 26 – Yelle • 27 – Leroux • 28 – Lacroix • 40 – Larsen

Defensemen

2 – Lefebvre • 3 – Miller • 4 – Krupp • 5 – Gusarov • 6 – Belak • 7 – Trepanier • 8 – Ozolinsh • 24 – Klemm • 29 – Messier • 52 – Foote

Goalies

1 – Billington • 33 – Roy

Coach: Marc Crawford

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Forsberg, PeterPeter Forsberg	C	72	25	66	91	94	6	7	3	7
Kamensky, ValeriValeri Kamensky	LW	75	26	40	66	60	-2	8	0	4
Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic	C	64	27	36	63	50	0	12	1	2
Lemieux, ClaudeClaude Lemieux	RW	78	26	27	53	115	-7	11	1	1
Ozolinsh, SandisSandis Ozolinsh	D	66	13	38	51	65	-12	9	0	2
Deadmarsh, AdamAdam Deadmarsh	RW	73	22	21	43	125	0	10	0	6
Lacroix, EricEric Lacroix	LW	82	16	15	31	84	0	5	0	6
Krupp, UweUwe Krupp	D	78	9	22	31	38	21	5	0	2
Corbet, ReneRene Corbet	LW	68	16	12	28	133	8	4	0	4
Yelle, StephaneStephane Yelle	C	81	7	15	22	48	-10	0	1	0
Kurri, JariJari Kurri	RW	70	5	17	22	12	6	2	0	0
Foote, AdamAdam Foote	D	77	3	14	17	124	-3	0	0	1
Messier, EricEric Messier	LW	62	4	12	16	20	4	0	0	0
Klemm, JonJon Klemm	D	67	6	8	14	30	-3	0	0	0
Gusarov, AlexeiAlexei Gusarov	D	72	4	10	14	42	9	0	1	1
Odgers, JeffJeff Odgers	RW	68	5	8	13	213	5	0	0	0
Donovan, SheanShean Donovan	RW	47	5	7	12	48	3	0	0	0
Jones, KeithKeith Jones	RW	23	3	7	10	22	-4	1	0	2
Lefebvre, SylvainSylvain Lefebvre	D	81	0	10	10	48	2	0	0	0
Marha, JosefJosef Marha	C	11	2	5	7	4	0	0	0	0
Miller, AaronAaron Miller	D	55	2	2	4	51	0	0	0	0
Ricci, MikeMike Ricci	C	6	0	4	4	2	0	0	0	0
Fitzgerald, TomTom Fitzgerald	RW	11	2	1	3	22	0	0	1	0
Leroux, FrancoisFrancois Leroux	D	50	1	2	3	140	-3	0	0	0
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy	G	65	0	3	3	39	0	0	0	0
Belak, WadeWade Belak	D	8	1	1	2	27	-3	0	0	1
Sarault, YvesYves Sarault	LW	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Trepanier, PascalPascal Trepanier	D	15	0	1	1	18	-2	0	0	0
Billington, CraigCraig Billington	G	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Larsen, BradBrad Larsen	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matte, ChristianChristian Matte	RW	5	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
Rychel, WarrenWarren Rychel	LW	8	0	0	0	23	-1	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy	3835	65	31	19	13	153	2.39	4	1825	1672	.916
Billington, CraigCraig Billington	1162	23	8	7	4	45	2.32	1	588	543	.923
Team:	4997	82	39	26	17	198	2.38	5	2413	2215	.918

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Forsberg, PeterPeter Forsberg	C	7	6	5	11	12	3	2	0	0
Ozolinsh, SandisSandis Ozolinsh	D	7	0	7	7	14	-3	0	0	0
Lemieux, ClaudeClaude Lemieux	RW	7	3	3	6	8	2	1	0	1
Kamensky, ValeriValeri Kamensky	LW	7	2	3	5	18	1	1	0	0
Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic	C	6	2	3	5	6	0	0	1	2
Deadmarsh, AdamAdam Deadmarsh	RW	7	2	0	2	4	-1	1	0	0
Yelle, StephaneStephane Yelle	C	7	1	0	1	12	-3	0	0	0
Fitzgerald, TomTom Fitzgerald	RW	7	0	1	1	20	-2	0	0	0
Gusarov, AlexeiAlexei Gusarov	D	7	0	1	1	6	1	0	0	0
Krupp, UweUwe Krupp	D	7	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	0
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy	G	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billington, CraigCraig Billington	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corbet, ReneRene Corbet	LW	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Foote, AdamAdam Foote	D	7	0	0	0	23	-1	0	0	0
Jones, KeithKeith Jones	RW	7	0	0	0	13	-1	0	0	0
Klemm, JonJon Klemm	D	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Kurri, JariJari Kurri	RW	4	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Lacroix, EricEric Lacroix	LW	7	0	0	0	6	-2	0	0	0
Lefebvre, SylvainSylvain Lefebvre	D	7	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0	0
Miller, AaronAaron Miller	D	7	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
Odgers, JeffJeff Odgers	RW	6	0	0	0	25	-1	0	0	0
Rychel, WarrenWarren Rychel	LW	6	0	0	0	24	-2	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy	430	7	3	4	18	2.51	191	173	.906
Billington, CraigCraig Billington	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Team:	431	7	3	4	18	2.51	191	173	.906

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

References

↑ "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
↑ Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-May-10.
↑ "1997-98 Colorado Avalanche Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

General

Colorado Avalanche

Formerly the Quebec Nordiques Founded in 1995 Based in Denver, Colorado

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	NHL expansion draft Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner: Kroenke Sports Enterprises Stan Kroenke, chairman General manager: Joe Sakic Head coach: Jared Bednar Team captain: Gabriel Landeskog Current roster

Arenas	McNichols Sports Arena Pepsi Center

Affiliates	AHL San Antonio Rampage ECHL Colorado Eagles

General managers	Lacroix Giguere Sherman Sakic

Head coaches	Crawford Hartley Granato Quenneville Sacco Roy Bednar

Media	Altitude KKFN

Stanley Cup Finals	1996 2001

Culture and lore	Colorado Rockies Quebec Nordiques Bernie Howler Frozen Fury Todd Bertuzzi–Steve Moore incident Avalanche–Red Wings brawl "Stanley's Cup" (South Park)

Colorado Avalanche seasons

Pre-1995	Quebec Nordiques

1990s	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1997–98 NHL season

Northeast Division	Boston Buffalo Carolina Montreal Ottawa Pittsburgh

Atlantic Division	Florida New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Tampa Bay Washington

Central Division	Chicago Dallas Detroit Phoenix St. Louis Toronto

Pacific Division	Anaheim Calgary Colorado Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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1997–98 Colorado Avalanche season

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-finals

Roster

Player statistics

See also

References

General