Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers

Wednesday, January 23, 2002, 9:00 PM ET Skyreach Centre, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 4–2 on Wednesday, January 23, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Colorado Avalanche	4	45-28-8-1
at Edmonton Oilers	2	38-28-12-4

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	3	0	1	4
Edmonton Oilers	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	9	12	4	25
Edmonton Oilers	14	8	8	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:25	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote (3)	Stephane Yelle (8), Rob Blake (24)	Even strength	COL 1, EDM 0
1st	03:34	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Drury (14)	Adam Foote (13), Alex Tanguay (22)	Even strength	COL 2, EDM 0
1st	14:47	Colorado Avalanche	Ville Nieminen (6)	Joe Sakic (30), Milan Hejduk (18)	Even strength	COL 3, EDM 0
2nd	19:33	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff (7)	Daniel Cleary (12), Mike Grier (10)	Even strength	COL 3, EDM 1
3rd	14:22	Edmonton Oilers	Jochen Hecht (14)	Janne Niinimaa (25), Todd Marchant (18)	Even strength	COL 3, EDM 2
3rd	19:47	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (18)	Stephane Yelle (9), Rob Blake (25)	Even strength, Empty net	COL 4, EDM 2

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

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2		14:32
Number 12 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:53
Number 18 C. Drury	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	16:06
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	+1	0	6	0	1	65.2%	22:02
Number 20 K. Fairchild	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		05:15
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	0		19:29
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		15:04
Number 26 S. Yelle	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	33.3%	17:16
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:15
Number 32 R. Hahl	C	0	0	0	-1	4	1	3	2		08:57
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		18:22
Number 50 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		10:26
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	4		27:04
Number 5 T. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		10:19
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		25:10
Number 11 P. Trepanier	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0		10:32
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		19:57
Number 52 A. Foote	D	1	1	2	0	4	3	1	1		27:21

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	30	28	2	.933	60:00	Win

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Cleary	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	100%	15:49
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	54.5%	17:35
Number 14 D. Pittis	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	69.2%	15:35
Number 16 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	13:16
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:17
Number 20 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		10:07
Number 22 A. Carter	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	100%	14:59
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	0		15:32
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	31.3%	10:00
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:08
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	55.6%	13:46
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	1		16:32
Number 5 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0		29:31
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	4		23:13
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		04:09
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3		19:30
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		15:01
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	0		28:30

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	24	21	3	.875	59:23	Loss

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:01	Colorado Avalanche	Pascal Trepanier	Roughing	2
1st	02:01	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Roughing	2
1st	07:25	Colorado Avalanche	Riku Hahl	High sticking	2
1st	07:25	Colorado Avalanche	Riku Hahl	High sticking	2
1st	08:04	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote	High sticking	2
1st	19:14	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Roughing	2
2nd	01:35	Edmonton Oilers	Janne Niinimaa	Interference	2
2nd	05:31	Colorado Avalanche	Kelly Fairchild	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	04:59	Edmonton Oilers	Tom Poti	Hooking	2
3rd	09:19	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	High sticking	2
3rd	10:50	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote	Holding	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Bob Hartley
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Referees: Kevin Maguire, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mike Cvik
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Eric Messier, Brad Larsen, Jaroslav Obsut, Jeff Daw, Dan Hinote, Rick Berry, Philippe Sauve, Steve Moore, Jordan Krestanovich, Steve Reinprecht, Vaclav Nedorost
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Sven Butenschon, Brian Swanson, Marty Reasoner, Josh Green, Eric Brewer, Jason Chimera, Jani Rita, Ty Conklin, Ales Pisa

Every Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Oct 11, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 18, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 8	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
San Jose Sharks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002