Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, December 21, 2000, 7:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 5–2 on Thursday, December 21, 2000 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Los Angeles Kings	2	38-28-13-3
at Colorado Avalanche	5	52-16-10-4

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	1	0	1	2
Colorado Avalanche	2	0	3	5

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	3	7	6	16
Colorado Avalanche	9	9	8	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:56	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski (10)	Luc Robitaille (26), Jozef Stumpel (14)	Even strength	LAK 1, COL 0
1st	10:27	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (17)	Peter Forsberg (15), Ray Bourque (19)	Power play	LAK 1, COL 1
1st	10:59	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Tanguay (12)	Milan Hejduk (17), Chris Drury (14)	Even strength	LAK 1, COL 2
3rd	07:04	Colorado Avalanche	Dan Hinote (3)	Eric Messier (4), Shjon Podein (5)	Even strength	LAK 1, COL 3
3rd	10:42	Los Angeles Kings	Mathieu Schneider (8)	Lubomir Visnovsky (16)	Even strength	LAK 2, COL 3
3rd	15:24	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (18)	Peter Forsberg (16)	Even strength	LAK 2, COL 4
3rd	18:05	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (19)	Peter Forsberg (17), Ray Bourque (20)	Power play	LAK 2, COL 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 N. Emerson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		17:03
Number 9 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	75%	19:28
Number 11 J. Blake	L	0	0	0	-1	4	1	2	1		12:23
Number 15 J. Stumpel	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	1	44.4%	19:13
Number 19 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	61.5%	15:42
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0		17:54
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		16:36
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	12:08
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	100%	07:57
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	42.9%	13:14
Number 32 S. Grimson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:43
Number 51 J. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		12:06
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1		31:19
Number 5 A. Berg	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1		15:12
Number 8 J. Karalahti	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		16:28
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	1	0	1	-2	0	3	0	0		19:40
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3		21:48
Number 24 L. Visnovsky	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	2		15:18

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	26	21	5	.808	59:51	Loss

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		06:05
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	5	0	0	36.4%	10:38
Number 14 D. Reid	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0	22.2%	08:57
Number 18 A. Deadmarsh	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		16:49
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	3	0	3	+1	0	5	0	0	2	63.6%	23:24
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	3	3	0	0	1	2	2	0		20:02
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		16:59
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		14:39
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	3	1	0		13:56
Number 37 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	1	0	53.3%	16:16
Number 39 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		06:14
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		15:42
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		16:26
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		18:09
Number 24 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		19:34
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0		19:18
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	6	1	0		24:00
Number 77 R. Bourque	D	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0	0	0		23:06

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	16	14	2	.875	59:42	Win

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:04	Colorado Avalanche	Eric Messier	Tripping	2
1st	09:14	Los Angeles Kings	Jere Karalahti	Interference	2
1st	17:16	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Skoula	Tripping	2
2nd	00:33	Colorado Avalanche	Dan Hinote	Holding	2
2nd	11:34	Colorado Avalanche	Ray Bourque	Interference	2
2nd	15:34	Los Angeles Kings	Jason Blake	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	19:38	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Deadmarsh	Slashing	2
2nd	19:38	Los Angeles Kings	Mattias Norstrom	Slashing	2
3rd	04:30	Los Angeles Kings	Jason Blake	Tripping	2
3rd	16:06	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	Tripping	2

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Paul Devorski, Michael McGeough
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Don Henderson
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Craig Johnson, Jaroslav Modry, Philippe Boucher, Glen Murray, Ziggy Palffy, Marcel Cousineau, Steve Passmore, Tomas Vlasak, Travis Scott, Brad Chartrand, Andreas Lilja
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Alexei Gusarov, Stephane Yelle, Nolan Pratt, Joel Prpic, Frederic Cassivi, Brad Larsen, Rob Shearer, Yuri Babenko, Scott Parker, Rick Berry

Every Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 18, 2000
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 2, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 31, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Apr 26, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 28, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 30, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, May 2, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, May 4, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sun, May 6, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, May 9, 2001

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 21, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
San Jose Sharks 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Ottawa Senators 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Nashville Predators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 21, 2000