1997–98 Colorado Avalanche
Western Conference · Central Division · 39-26-0, 95 pts · Playoffs 3-4
The 1997–98 Colorado Avalanche went 39-26-0 (95 points) in the Pacific Division and played 7 playoff games (3-4). Peter Forsberg led the team with 91 points (25 G, 66 A). Craig Billington had 8 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Forsberg | C | 72 | 25 | 66 | 91 | +6 | 94 | 7 | 202 | 12.4 | 22:13 | 51 | 31 |
| Valeri Kamensky | L | 75 | 26 | 40 | 66 | -2 | 60 | 8 | 173 | 15.0 | 19:11 | 25 | 6 |
| Joe Sakic | C | 64 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 0 | 50 | 12 | 254 | 10.6 | 23:05 | 24 | 28 |
| Claude Lemieux | R | 78 | 26 | 27 | 53 | -7 | 115 | 11 | 261 | 10.0 | 18:32 | 48 | 6 |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | D | 66 | 13 | 38 | 51 | -12 | 65 | 9 | 135 | 9.6 | 20:15 | 37 | 20 |
| Adam Deadmarsh | R | 73 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 0 | 125 | 10 | 187 | 11.8 | 18:35 | 58 | 27 |
| Eric Lacroix | L | 82 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 84 | 5 | 126 | 12.7 | 13:28 | 138 | 47 |
| Uwe Krupp | D | 78 | 9 | 22 | 31 | +21 | 38 | 5 | 149 | 6.0 | 20:29 | 48 | 62 |
| Rene Corbet | L | 68 | 16 | 12 | 28 | +8 | 133 | 4 | 117 | 13.7 | 12:04 | 60 | 12 |
| Stephane Yelle | C | 81 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 48 | 0 | 93 | 7.5 | 16:49 | 110 | 88 |
| Jari Kurri | R | 70 | 5 | 17 | 22 | +6 | 12 | 2 | 61 | 8.2 | 14:55 | 7 | 22 |
| Adam Foote | D | 77 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 124 | 0 | 64 | 4.7 | 21:32 | 84 | 93 |
| Eric Messier | L | 62 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +4 | 20 | 0 | 66 | 6.1 | 17:33 | 36 | 46 |
| Alexei Gusarov | D | 72 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +9 | 42 | 0 | 47 | 8.5 | 19:59 | 24 | 67 |
| Jon Klemm | D | 67 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 30 | 0 | 60 | 10.0 | 13:58 | 53 | 53 |
| Jeff Odgers | R | 68 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +5 | 213 | 0 | 47 | 10.6 | 7:01 | 36 | 6 |
| Shean Donovan | R | 47 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +3 | 48 | 0 | 57 | 8.8 | 9:28 | 26 | 3 |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | D | 81 | 0 | 10 | 10 | +2 | 48 | 0 | 66 | 0.0 | 19:23 | 93 | 69 |
| Keith Jones | R | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 22 | 1 | 31 | 9.7 | 13:19 | 9 | 4 |
| Josef Marha | C | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 10:57 | 2 | 1 |
| Aaron Miller | D | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 | 12:22 | 58 | 37 |
| Mike Ricci | C | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 12:47 | 2 | 3 |
| Francois Leroux | D | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 140 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | 4:23 | 29 | 4 |
| Tom Fitzgerald | R | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 | 14:47 | 13 | 4 |
| Wade Belak | R | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 4:18 | 10 | 3 |
| Pascal Trepanier | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 6:59 | 37 | 4 |
| Yves Sarault | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 8:03 | 3 | 0 |
| Warren Rychel | L | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 8:18 | 4 | 2 |
| Christian Matte | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 8:25 | 6 | 1 |
| Brad Larsen | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:07 | 1 | 1 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Billington | 82 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 588 | .923 | 2.32 | 1 |
| Patrick Roy | 75 | 63 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 1825 | .916 | 2.39 | 4 |
| Marc Denis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Petr Franek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs DAL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 3 | @ CGY | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 5 | @ EDM | W 3–0 | Final |
| Oct 7 | vs BOS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 9 | vs SJS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 11 | vs PHX | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 15 | @ EDM | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ CGY | L 5–6 | Final/OT |
| Oct 19 | @ VAN | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Oct 22 | vs WSH | W 4–3 | Final |
| Oct 24 | vs CAR | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 25 | @ DAL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs BUF | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 30 | @ STL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 1 | vs CGY | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 5 | vs NYR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs STL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ DET | W 2–0 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ PHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 14 | @ NJD | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ NYR | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ WSH | T 6–6 | Final/OT |
| Nov 21 | vs TOR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 23 | vs LAK | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 26 | @ TBL | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 28 | @ FLA | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ CAR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs EDM | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ CHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs VAN | W 6–4 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 10 | @ TOR | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 12 | @ CGY | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ VAN | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs TOR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs DET | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 19 | vs PIT | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 23 | vs LAK | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 27 | @ EDM | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 29 | vs MTL | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 31 | vs NYI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ BUF | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 3 | @ PIT | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 6 | vs CGY | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 8 | vs VAN | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 10 | vs OTT | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 12 | vs FLA | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 14 | @ ANA | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs SJS | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 21 | @ DAL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs ANA | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 24 | vs DAL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 26 | vs EDM | W 2–1 | Final/OT |
| Jan 28 | vs VAN | W 6–1 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ SJS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ VAN | W 2–1 | Final |
| Feb 5 | vs CHI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 7 | vs PHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 25 | @ PHX | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 26 | vs PHX | W 3–0 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs CHI | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs EDM | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Mar 4 | @ TOR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ OTT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ NYI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 9 | vs TBL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 11 | vs STL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ LAK | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ ANA | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 19 | @ PHX | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ SJS | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 26 | vs NJD | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs ANA | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 30 | @ BOS | L 1–4 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ DET | L 0–2 | Final |
| Apr 2 | @ CHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Apr 4 | @ STL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Apr 6 | vs LAK | L 1–3 | Final |
| Apr 11 | @ LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Apr 13 | @ ANA | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Apr 16 | vs SJS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Apr 18 | vs DET | W 4–3 | Final |
| Apr 22 | vs EDM | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 24 | vs EDM | W 5–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 26 | @ EDM | W 5–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 28 | @ EDM | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 30 | vs EDM | L 1–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 2 | @ EDM | L 0–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 4 | vs EDM | L 0–4 | Final · Playoffs |