Game day report: Upcoming Red Wings-Avalanches matchup brings good memories.

Take a look at the best of this rivalry before tonight's matchup!

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Game day report: Upcoming Red Wings-Avalanches matchup brings good memories.
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Take a look at the best of this rivalry before tonight’s matchup! 

It always brings some memories up when the Colorado Avalanches and the Detroit are facing each other. It used to be one of the monstrous rivalries in the NHL and 1997 was clearly the peak of it. 

For those who don’t remember, In Game 6 of the 1996 Western Conference Finals, Avalanche right winger Claude Lemieux, checked Red Wings center Kris Draper from behind, driving Draper’s face into the boards.The hit sent Draper out of the game and into the hospital with a broken jaw, shattered cheeks and orbital bone, which required reconstructive surgery involving his jaw being wired shut and numerous stitches.

Here’s the complete video of what happen that day :