Belt game 5,871 · April 16, 1998
Colorado Avalanche take the belt
Colorado Avalanche beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at home to start reign 2,245 of the NHL belt, the 37th for the franchise.
San Jose Sharks had held it since April 7, 1998, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Colorado Avalanche held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on April 22, 1998.
2,245Reign number
37Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Forsberg | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Kamensky | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shean Donovan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Jeff Odgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Sakic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Rene Corbet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Yelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Eric Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Aaron Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Alexei Gusarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Foote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Billington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 15 |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Nolan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Marleau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Matteau | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ricci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marco Sturm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Granato | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Murray Craven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Lowry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Shawn Burr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Friesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Houlder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcus Ragnarsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Zyuzin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Marchment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike Rathje | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Iafrate | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Mike Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Hrudey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 37 |
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