Belt game 5,874 · April 24, 1998 · playoffs
Colorado Avalanche take the belt
Colorado Avalanche beat Edmonton Oilers 5–2 at home to start reign 2,247 of the NHL belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Edmonton Oilers had held it since April 22, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Colorado Avalanche held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on April 30, 1998.
2,247Reign number
38Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Forsberg | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Valeri Kamensky | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Sakic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Warren Rychel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Keith Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Odgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jari Kurri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Deadmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Yelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Eric Lacroix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Gusarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Foote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Craig Billington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 27 |
Edmonton Oilers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Guerin | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Roman Hamrlik | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Weight | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Boris Mironov | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Kelly Buchberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Tony Hrkac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Todd Marchant | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Huard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Dean McAmmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Smyth | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Kevin Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg De Vries | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bobby Dollas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Frantisek Musil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Drake Berehowsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Essensa | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 10 | 11 |
| Curtis Joseph | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 21 |
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