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Colorado Avalanche @ Vancouver Canucks
Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
COL
18-8-0
, 8-5-0 Away
6
18-8-0
, 8-5-0 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Avalanche
COL
2
3
1
6
Canucks
VAN
0
0
1
1
Vancouver Canucks
Canucks
VAN
14-11-2
, 7-5-1 Home
1
14-11-2
, 7-5-1 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
COL
VAN
Shots
26
21
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
20
40
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Rogers Arena
10:00 PM, December 11, 1996
Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,422
Referees:
Kerry Fraser
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
COL leads 3-0
Canucks
2
Avalanche
9
Game 1
10/19
Avalanche
4
Canucks
1
Game 2
10/23
Avalanche
6
Canucks
1
Game 3
12/11
Canucks
1
Avalanche
5
Game 4
3/3
Canucks
2
Avalanche
4
Game 5
3/18
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