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Colorado 6, Minnesota 5

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
COL(32-45-5)	2	4	0	6
MIN(40-33-9)	2	2	1	5

Final

8:00 PM ET, December 1, 2008

Xcel Energy Center

St. Paul, Minnesota

THREE STARS

P. Stastny
Avalanche (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 1

M. Hejduk
Avalanche (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 2

P. Bouchard
Wild (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Xcel Energy Center Location: St. Paul, Minnesota	Referees: Eric Furlatt, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: Derek Amell, Thor Nelson
Attendance: 18,568 (102.8% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Colorado

Minnesota

Total Shots
	31
	17

PIM
	13
	11

Hits
	15
	15

Giveaways
	3
	13

Takeaways
	5
	2

Faceoffs Won
	29
	33

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:50		Pierre-Marc Bouchard (4) Assists: Mikko Koivu, Martin Skoula	Minnesota 1-0
9:09		Marek Svatos (4) Assists: John-Michael Liles, Ruslan Salei	Game tied 1-1
12:43		David Jones (3) Assists: Ian Laperriere, Cody McCormick	Colorado 2-1
19:11		Mikko Koivu (9) (Power Play) Assists: Brent Burns, Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Game tied 2-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:37		Craig Weller: 5 Minutes for Fighting Cody McLeod
5:37		Cody McLeod: 5 Minutes for Fighting Craig Weller
16:26		Marek Zidlicky: 2 Minutes for Interference of Ryan Smyth
19:05		Ryan Smyth: 2 Minutes for Hooking Kim Johnsson
19:11		Ryan Smyth: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:22		Pierre-Marc Bouchard (5) (Power Play) Assists: Marc-Andre Bergeron, Marek Zidlicky	Minnesota 3-2
3:49		Paul Stastny (5) Assists: Brian Willsie, Milan Hejduk	Game tied 3-3
8:16		Milan Hejduk (10) (Power Play) Assists: Paul Stastny	Colorado 4-3
16:32		T.J. Hensick (1) Assists: Ian Laperriere	Colorado 5-3
17:51		Paul Stastny (6) Assists: Ryan Smyth, Milan Hejduk	Colorado 6-3
19:18		Owen Nolan (5) (Power Play) Assists: Andrew Brunette, Mikko Koivu	Colorado 6-4
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
7:41		Kim Johnsson: 2 Minutes for Interference of Paul Stastny
19:11		David Jones: 2 Minutes for Tripping Stephane Veilleux

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
14:00		Brent Burns (4) Assists: Kim Johnsson	Colorado 6-5
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:43		Brett Clark: 2 Minutes for Hooking Andrew Brunette
19:06		Marc-Andre Bergeron: 2 Minutes for Tripping Milan Hejduk

Player Summary

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	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	16:24	0:31	0:04	15:49	10	8	55.6
B. Clark D	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	2	1	0	1	30	18:30	1:30	0:35	16:25	0	0	00.0
S. Hannan D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	28	18:17	0:00	2:22	15:55	0	1	00.0
M. Hejduk RW	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	29	23:25	2:46	1:05	19:34	0	0	00.0
T. Hensick C	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	9:37	0:00	0:00	9:37	0	0	00.0
D. Jones RW	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	14	9:02	0:00	0:00	9:02	0	0	00.0
I. Laperriere C	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	13:05	0:12	1:39	11:14	0	4	00.0
J. Leopold D	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	20:52	1:40	0:37	18:35	0	0	00.0
J. Liles D	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	19:55	1:11	0:04	18:40	0	0	00.0
C. McCormick C	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	7:11	0:00	0:00	7:11	3	3	50.0
C. McLeod LW	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	5	3	0	0	10	6:39	0:00	0:00	6:39	0	0	00.0
R. Salei D	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	22:01	1:59	1:51	18:11	0	0	00.0
R. Smyth LW	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	4	1	1	0	28	23:10	2:46	0:04	20:20	0	0	00.0
P. Stastny C	2	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	31	24:12	2:58	1:54	19:20	12	12	50.0
M. Svatos RW	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	14:35	0:31	0:00	14:04	0	0	00.0
D. Tjarnqvist D	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	25	20:36	0:38	1:19	18:39	0	0	00.0
B. Willsie RW	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	12:01	0:00	0:38	11:23	3	5	37.5
W. Wolski LW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	17:04	0:43	1:24	14:57	1	0	100.0
Colorado Avalanche Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Sakic									Back Injury
K Cumiskey									Healthy

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	0	-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	25	15:11	0:00	0:55	14:16	10	4	71.4
M. Bergeron D	0	1	-1	0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	27	20:09	1:22	0:37	18:10	0	0	00.0
D. Boogaard LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	6:01	0:00	0:00	6:01	0	0	00.0
P. Bouchard C	2	1	-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	29	16:48	2:22	0:00	14:26	0	1	00.0
A. Brunette LW	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	20:35	2:22	0:00	18:13	0	0	00.0
B. Burns D	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	21:22	2:19	1:25	17:38	0	0	00.0
K. Johnsson D	0	1	-3	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	36	23:14	0:02	2:17	20:55	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	30	24:12	2:22	2:08	19:42	11	14	44.0
A. Miettinen RW	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	29	17:57	1:57	1:27	14:33	0	0	00.0
O. Nolan RW	1	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	15:21	1:05	0:00	14:16	1	0	100.0
B. Pouliot LW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	21	11:52	1:02	0:12	10:38	9	6	60.0
E. Reitz D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	10:18	0:00	0:00	10:18	0	0	00.0
N. Schultz D	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	31	17:20	0:00	1:58	15:22	0	0	00.0
J. Sheppard C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:10	0:00	0:37	8:33	2	4	33.3
M. Skoula D	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	26	17:31	0:00	0:41	16:50	0	0	00.0
S. Veilleux LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	14:48	0:00	0:26	14:22	0	0	00.0
C. Weller D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	1	0	1	12	8:07	1:02	0:00	7:05	0	0	00.0
M. Zidlicky D	0	1	-1	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	2	38	27:15	1:05	1:25	24:45	0	0	00.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
C Clutterbuck									Healthy
C Gillies									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Colorado Avalanche Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
P. Budaj	17	5	12	.706	60:00	0

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Harding	5	0	5	1	19:32	0
N. Backstrom	26	6	20	.769	39:48	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Colorado	11	15	5	31
Minnesota	5	7	5	17

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Colorado	1 of 0
Minnesota	3 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

Monday, December 1st

Nashville	2	Final
Buffalo	0

Vancouver	2	Final
Columbus	3

Anaheim	1	Final
Detroit	2

Colorado	6	Final
Minnesota	5

Toronto	3	Final
Los Angeles	1

ESPN NHL

Colorado 6, Minnesota 5

Final

NHL Scores

Monday, December 1st