Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks

Thursday, October 31, 2002, 10:00 PM ET General Motors Place, Vancouver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–1 on Thursday, October 31, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Colorado Avalanche	5	42-19-13-8
at Vancouver Canucks	1	45-23-13-1

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	2	2	1	5
Vancouver Canucks	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	8	7	5	20
Vancouver Canucks	6	7	11	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:32	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (6)	Milan Hejduk (2), Greg De Vries (3)	Even strength	COL 1, VAN 0
1st	15:13	Colorado Avalanche	Dan Hinote (1)	Jeff Shantz (1), Vaclav Nedorost (2)	Even strength	COL 2, VAN 0
2nd	05:13	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote (2)	Alex Tanguay (2), Martin Skoula (2)	Even strength	COL 3, VAN 0
2nd	09:38	Colorado Avalanche	Rob Blake (1)	Radim Vrbata (3), Derek Morris (4)	Power play	COL 4, VAN 0
2nd	16:39	Vancouver Canucks	Bryan Allen (2)	Artem Chubarov (1)	Even strength	COL 4, VAN 1
3rd	03:41	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (7)	Milan Hejduk (3), Alex Tanguay (3)	Even strength	COL 5, VAN 1

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	54.5%	10:14
Number 11 J. Shantz	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	41.2%	11:43
Number 12 M. Keane	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		13:35
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	40%	11:16
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		14:17
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	2	0	2	+2	2	4	0	0	50%	19:28
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	16:10
Number 22 V. Nedorost	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0		08:43
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	100%	18:30
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	53.8%	14:32
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		14:31
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	2	2	+3	0	2	0	0		16:16
Number 4 R. Blake	D	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	1		24:52
Number 6 D. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		06:21
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		20:32
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	0		16:20
Number 52 A. Foote	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0		25:07
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0		24:41

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 B. Morrison	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	58.8%	22:06
Number 9 H. Druken	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	50%	08:03
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	50%	12:43
Number 13 A. Chubarov	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	42.1%	14:05
Number 16 T. Linden	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	14:44
Number 17 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:24
Number 19 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		18:40
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0		12:43
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1		10:48
Number 26 T. Klatt	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:03
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	53.3%	13:00
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	7	0	66.7%	18:34
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1		24:11
Number 3 B. Sopel	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	0		13:58
Number 5 B. Allen	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		11:21
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		21:47
Number 23 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:20
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		25:11

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 P. Skudra	10	8	2	.800	33:49
Number 39 D. Cloutier	10	7	3	.700	26:11	Loss

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:35	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic	Holding	2
1st	11:59	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cooke	Interference	2
1st	19:41	Vancouver Canucks	Jan Hlavac	Hooking	2
2nd	03:12	Vancouver Canucks	Brent Sopel	Hooking	2
2nd	09:27	Vancouver Canucks	Trevor Linden	High sticking	2
2nd	10:45	Colorado Avalanche	Denis Smith	Roughing	2
2nd	10:45	Vancouver Canucks	Daniel Sedin	Hooking	2
2nd	11:57	Colorado Avalanche	Patrick Roy	Interference	2
2nd	14:17	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cooke	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	17:21	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund	Tripping	2
2nd	19:27	Vancouver Canucks	Mattias Ohlund	Roughing	2
3rd	07:34	Colorado Avalanche	Vaclav Nedorost	Holding the stick	2
3rd	13:07	Colorado Avalanche	Denis Smith	Roughing	2
3rd	13:51	Colorado Avalanche	Rob Blake	Boarding	2
3rd	19:18	Colorado Avalanche	Denis Smith	Cross checking	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Bob Hartley
Vancouver Canucks head coach: Marc Crawford
Referees: Dave Jackson, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Mark Wheler
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Steve Brule, Brad Larsen, Jeff Paul, Scott Parker, Brian Willsie, Steve Moore, Riku Hahl
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Todd Warriner, Bryan Helmer, Nolan Baumgartner, Zenith Komarniski, Pat Kavanagh, Jeff Farkas, Jarkko Ruutu, Fedor Fedorov, Brandon Reid, Jason King

Every Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Oct 31, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Nov 4, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Dec 11, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 13, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 31, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 31, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Oct 31, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 31, 2002
San Jose Sharks 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 31, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 31, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 31, 2002