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Minnesota 3, Colorado 1

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	1	2	3	T
MIN(40-33-9)	2	1	0	3
COL(32-45-5)	0	1	0	1

Final

9:00 PM ET, November 6, 2008

Pepsi Arena

Denver, Colorado

THREE STARS

N. Backstrom
Wild (G )

Saves: 35
Save Pct.: .972

M. Zidlicky
Wild (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

D. Tucker
Avalanche (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Pepsi Arena Location: Denver, Colorado	Referees: Steve Kozari, Rob Martell Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jean Morin
Attendance: 14,562 (80.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Minnesota

Colorado

Total Shots
	20
	36

PIM
	19
	13

Hits
	17
	15

Giveaways
	10
	10

Takeaways
	6
	4

Faceoffs Won
	15
	37

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:35		Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2) Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Stephane Veilleux	Minnesota 1-0
7:44		Benoit Pouliot (4) (Power Play) Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Eric Belanger	Minnesota 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:55		Cody McLeod: 2 Minutes for Hooking Craig Weller
10:12		Craig Weller: 5 Minutes for Fighting Ian Laperriere
10:12		Ian Laperriere: 5 Minutes for Fighting Craig Weller
11:23		Kim Johnsson: 2 Minutes for Holding Wojtek Wolski
14:42		Marc-Andre Bergeron: 2 Minutes for Hooking Darcy Tucker
16:49		Antti Miettinen: 2 Minutes for Slashing Marek Svatos

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
9:56		Andrew Brunette (5) Assists: Antti Miettinen, Mikko Koivu	Minnesota 3-0
12:18		Darcy Tucker (2) Assists: T.J. Hensick, John-Michael Liles	Minnesota 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:49		Andrew Brunette: 2 Minutes for Hooking Ruslan Salei
6:52		Ryan Smyth: 2 Minutes for Hooking Erik Reitz
15:47		Adam Foote: 2 Minutes for Slashing Pierre-Marc Bouchard
18:04		Cal Clutterbuck: 2 Minutes for Interference of Ruslan Salei

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:33		Nick Schultz: 2 Minutes for Roughing Darcy Tucker
6:33		Darcy Tucker: 2 Minutes for Tripping Nick Schultz
11:12		Mikko Koivu: 2 Minutes for Tripping Ryan Smyth

Player Summary

Minnesota Wild												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
E. Belanger C	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	29	18:19	2:14	5:24	10:41	6	11	35.3
M. Bergeron D	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	13	6:56	1:51	0:00	5:05	0	0	00.0
D. Boogaard LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4:18	0:00	0:00	4:18	0	0	00.0
P. Bouchard C	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:56	4:15	0:00	11:41	1	0	100.0
A. Brunette LW	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	23	15:51	3:23	0:00	12:28	0	0	00.0
C. Clutterbuck RW	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	0	0	19	9:48	0:00	0:00	9:48	0	0	00.0
K. Johnsson D	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	33	24:32	1:47	4:56	17:49	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	31	22:08	3:35	4:34	13:59	7	11	38.9
K. Kolanos C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	10:30	2:43	0:00	7:47	0	0	00.0
A. Miettinen RW	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	2	0	30	21:19	3:06	4:23	13:50	0	1	00.0
B. Pouliot LW	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	11:11	2:26	0:00	8:45	0	3	00.0
E. Reitz D	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	22	13:17	0:00	2:15	11:02	0	0	00.0
N. Schultz D	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	34	24:00	0:00	7:01	16:59	0	0	00.0
J. Sheppard C	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	24	16:09	0:00	3:21	12:48	1	10	09.1
M. Skoula D	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	1	1	32	24:37	0:14	4:59	19:24	0	0	00.0
S. Veilleux LW	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	29	20:09	0:00	6:18	13:51	0	1	00.0
C. Weller D	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	2	1	0	7	4:21	0:00	0:00	4:21	0	0	00.0
M. Zidlicky D	0	2	2	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	31	22:39	3:31	4:49	14:19	0	0	00.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
T Mojzis									Healthy
B Burns									Upper Body
C Gillies									Healthy

Colorado Avalanche												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
T. Arnason C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	11:15	1:14	0:00	10:01	5	2	71.4
B. Clark D	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	28	24:53	7:24	2:58	14:31	0	0	00.0
K. Cumiskey D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	8:10	0:15	0:00	7:55	0	0	00.0
A. Foote D	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	24	19:52	0:21	3:16	16:15	0	0	00.0
B. Guite RW	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	7:42	0:18	1:34	5:50	7	1	87.5
M. Hejduk RW	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:26	7:41	1:05	12:40	0	0	00.0
T. Hensick C	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	15:36	2:53	0:00	12:43	8	5	61.5
I. Laperriere C	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	5	1	0	0	14	9:15	0:18	3:19	5:38	2	1	66.7
J. Leopold D	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	19:33	4:37	1:34	13:22	0	0	00.0
J. Liles D	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	23:29	7:47	0:47	14:55	0	0	00.0
C. McCormick C	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	10:23	0:17	0:00	10:06	0	0	00.0
C. McLeod LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	11	7:35	0:17	1:43	5:35	0	0	00.0
R. Salei D	0	0	0	4	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	27	24:14	3:36	3:03	17:35	0	0	00.0
R. Smyth LW	0	0	-2	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	27	22:44	7:35	0:43	14:26	0	0	00.0
P. Stastny C	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	22:14	7:35	1:05	13:34	14	6	70.0
M. Svatos RW	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	20	14:03	2:35	0:00	11:28	0	0	00.0
D. Tucker RW	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	23	14:34	2:24	0:00	12:10	0	0	00.0
W. Wolski LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	17:07	2:53	2:09	12:05	1	0	100.0
Colorado Avalanche Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Sakic									Back Injury
S Hannan									Flu
D Tjarnqvist									Illness

Goaltending Summary

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
N. Backstrom	36	1	35	.972	60:00	0

Colorado Avalanche Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
P. Budaj	20	3	17	.85	58:06	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Minnesota	9	7	4	20
Colorado	10	14	12	36

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Minnesota	1 of 0
Colorado	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Thursday, November 6th

Toronto	2	Final
Boston	5

Tampa Bay	2	Final
NY Rangers	5

Edmonton	4	Final
Pittsburgh	5

Carolina	2	Final
Washington	3

NY Islanders	3	Final
Atlanta	4

Philadelphia	1	Final
Ottawa	4

Minnesota	3	Final
Colorado	1

Nashville	6	Final
Calgary	7

Phoenix	0	Final
Vancouver	1

Florida	2	Final
Los Angeles	3

St. Louis	4	Final
San Jose	5	SO

ESPN NHL

Minnesota 3, Colorado 1

Final

NHL Scores

Thursday, November 6th