1997–98 Colorado Avalanche season

1997–98 Colorado Avalanche
	Pacific Division champions
Division	1st Pacific
Conference	2nd Western
1997–98 record	39–26–17
Goals for	231
Goals against	205
Team information
General manager	Pierre Lacroix
Coach	Marc Crawford
Captain	Joe Sakic
Alternate captains	Claude Lemieux; Adam Foote
Arena	McNichols Sports Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Joe Sakic (27)
Assists	Peter Forsberg (66)
Points	Peter Forsberg (91)
Penalty minutes	Jeff Odgers (213)
Wins	Patrick Roy (31)
Goals against average	Craig Billington (2.32)

The 1997–98 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's third season.

Regular season

Season standings

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
Peter Forsberg	C	72	25	66	91	94	6	7	3	7
Valeri Kamensky	LW	75	26	40	66	60	-2	8	0	4
Joe Sakic	C	64	27	36	63	50	0	12	1	2
Claude Lemieux	RW	78	26	27	53	115	-7	11	1	1
Sandis Ozolinsh	D	66	13	38	51	65	-12	9	0	2
Adam Deadmarsh	RW	73	22	21	43	125	0	10	0	6
Eric Lacroix	LW	82	16	15	31	84	0	5	0	6
Uwe Krupp	D	78	9	22	31	38	21	5	0	2
Rene Corbet	LW	68	16	12	28	133	8	4	0	4
Stephane Yelle	C	81	7	15	22	48	-10	0	1	0
Jari Kurri	RW	70	5	17	22	12	6	2	0	0
Adam Foote	D	77	3	14	17	124	-3	0	0	1
Eric Messier	LW	62	4	12	16	20	4	0	0	0
Jon Klemm	D	67	6	8	14	30	-3	0	0	0
Alexei Gusarov	D	72	4	10	14	42	9	0	1	1
Jeff Odgers	RW	68	5	8	13	213	5	0	0	0
Shean Donovan	RW	47	5	7	12	48	3	0	0	0
Keith Jones	RW	23	3	7	10	22	-4	1	0	2
Sylvain Lefebvre	D	81	0	10	10	48	2	0	0	0
Josef Marha	C	11	2	5	7	4	0	0	0	0
Aaron Miller	D	55	2	2	4	51	0	0	0	0
Mike Ricci	C	6	0	4	4	2	0	0	0	0
Tom Fitzgerald	RW	11	2	1	3	22	0	0	1	0
Francois Leroux	D	50	1	2	3	140	-3	0	0	0
Patrick Roy	G	65	0	3	3	39	0	0	0	0
Wade Belak	D	8	1	1	2	27	-3	0	0	1
Yves Sarault	LW	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Pascal Trepanier	D	15	0	1	1	18	-2	0	0	0
Craig Billington	G	23	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Brad Larsen	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Matte	RW	5	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
Warren Rychel	LW	8	0	0	0	23	-1	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Patrick Roy	3835	65	31	19	13	153	2.39	4	1825	1672	.916
Craig 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
Peter Forsberg	C	7	6	5	11	12	3	2	0	0
Sandis Ozolinsh	D	7	0	7	7	14	-3	0	0	0
Claude Lemieux	RW	7	3	3	6	8	2	1	0	1
Valeri Kamensky	LW	7	2	3	5	18	1	1	0	0
Joe Sakic	C	6	2	3	5	6	0	0	1	2
Adam Deadmarsh	RW	7	2	0	2	4	-1	1	0	0
Stephane Yelle	C	7	1	0	1	12	-3	0	0	0
Tom Fitzgerald	RW	7	0	1	1	20	-2	0	0	0
Alexei Gusarov	D	7	0	1	1	6	1	0	0	0
Uwe Krupp	D	7	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	0
Patrick Roy	G	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Billington	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rene Corbet	LW	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Adam Foote	D	7	0	0	0	23	-1	0	0	0
Keith Jones	RW	7	0	0	0	13	-1	0	0	0
Jon Klemm	D	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jari Kurri	RW	4	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Eric Lacroix	LW	7	0	0	0	6	-2	0	0	0
Sylvain Lefebvre	D	7	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0	0
Aaron Miller	D	7	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
Jeff Odgers	RW	6	0	0	0	25	-1	0	0	0
Warren Rychel	LW	6	0	0	0	24	-2	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%
Patrick Roy	430	7	3	4	18	2.51	191	173	.906
Craig 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

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Colorado's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	26	Kevin Grimes	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
2	53	Graham Belak	Canada	Edmonton Ice (WHL)
3	55	Rick Berry	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	78	Ville Nieminen	Finland	Tappara (Finland)
4	87	Brad Larsen	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
5	133	Aaron Miskovich	United States	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
6	161	David Aebischer	Switzerland	HC Fribourg-Gotteron (Switzerland)
8	217	Doug Schmidt	United States	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
9	243	Kyle Kidney	United States	Salisbury School (USHS-CT)
9	245	Steve Lafleur	Canada	Belleville Bulls (OHL)

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

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[1] "1997-1998 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.

[2] Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-May-10.

[3] "1997-98 Colorado Avalanche Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

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1997–98 Colorado Avalanche season

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-finals

Roster

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

See also

References

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