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Colorado 5, Chicago 1

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	1	2	3	T
COL(32-45-5)	2	2	1	5
CHI(46-24-12)	0	1	0	1

Final

3:00 PM ET, March 8, 2009

United Center

Chicago, Illinois

THREE STARS

T. Arnason
Avalanche (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 3

R. Smyth
Avalanche (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

J. Toews
Blackhawks (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: United Center Location: Chicago, Illinois	Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Chris Lee Linesmen: Don Henderson, Dan Schachte
Attendance: 22,121 (112.2% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Colorado

Chicago

Total Shots
	29
	25

PIM
	37
	23

Hits
	14
	12

Giveaways
	0
	5

Takeaways
	3
	0

Faceoffs Won
	24
	36

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
13:34		Ben Guite (4) Assists: Ruslan Salei, Daniel Tjarnqvist	Colorado 1-0
17:01		Chris Stewart (10) Assists: Tyler Arnason, Adam Foote	Colorado 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:32		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Pascal Pelletier)
5:22		Jonathan Toews: 2 Minutes for Tripping Ben Guite
10:19		Paul Stastny: 2 Minutes for Holding Adam Burish
16:22		Cody McCormick: 5 Minutes for Fighting Ben Eager
16:22		Ben Eager: 5 Minutes for Fighting Cody McCormick

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:53		Jonathan Toews (28) (Power Play) Assists: Cam Barker, Brian Campbell	Colorado 2-1
16:00		Milan Hejduk (25) Assists: Ryan Smyth	Colorado 3-1
18:34		Marek Svatos (14) Assists: Tyler Arnason, Wojtek Wolski	Colorado 4-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:07		Ben Guite: 2 Minutes for Holding Jonathan Toews
7:29		Ben Eager: 2 Minutes for High-sticking T.J. Hensick
9:30		Matt Walker: 2 Minutes for Roughing Darcy Tucker
12:17		Cody McCormick: 5 Minutes for Fighting Dustin Byfuglien
12:17		Dustin Byfuglien: 5 Minutes for Fighting Cody McCormick
12:17		Cody McCormick: 2-Minute Bench Penalty for Instigating Dustin Byfuglien (Served by Marek Svatos)
12:17		Cody McCormick: 10 Minutes for Misconduct Dustin Byfuglien
16:26		Colin Fraser: 5 Minutes for Fighting Ian Laperriere
16:26		Ian Laperriere: 5 Minutes for Fighting Colin Fraser

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:37		Ryan Smyth (24) Assists: Marek Svatos, Tyler Arnason	Colorado 5-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:02		Daniel Tjarnqvist: 2 Minutes for Holding Pascal Pelletier
9:44		Kris Versteeg: 2 Minutes for Tripping Ryan Smyth
11:03		Ryan Smyth: 2 Minutes for Interference of Cam Barker
14:54		Ruslan Salei: 2 Minutes for Holding Ben Eager

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	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:35	0:00	0:07	11:28	2	9	18.2
B. Clark D	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	34	21:49	3:46	5:14	12:49	0	0	00.0
A. Foote D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	31	20:54	0:00	5:56	14:58	0	0	00.0
B. Guite RW	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	27	17:05	0:26	3:25	13:14	7	7	50.0
S. Hannan D	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	30	21:12	0:35	5:08	15:29	0	0	00.0
M. Hejduk RW	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	18:04	4:28	2:59	10:37	3	2	60.0
T. Hensick C	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	11:06	5:04	0:00	6:02	1	2	33.3
I. Laperriere C	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	3	0	0	25	15:04	0:11	5:10	9:43	2	2	50.0
J. Liles D	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	19:46	5:13	0:07	14:26	0	0	00.0
C. McCormick C	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	22	1	0	0	6	5:00	0:00	0:00	5:00	0	0	00.0
R. Salei D	0	1	3	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	25	21:35	6:22	2:33	12:40	0	0	00.0
R. Smyth LW	1	1	2	4	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	30	18:16	5:25	0:35	12:16	2	1	66.7
P. Stastny C	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	26	16:58	4:04	2:33	10:21	4	7	36.4
C. Stewart RW	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:33	0:00	0:07	11:26	0	0	00.0
M. Svatos RW	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	12:45	3:28	0:00	9:17	0	0	00.0
D. Tjarnqvist D	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	15:12	2:42	1:08	11:22	0	0	00.0
D. Tucker RW	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	13:45	0:26	0:18	13:01	1	0	100.0
W. Wolski LW	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	17:37	4:25	4:52	8:20	2	6	25.0
Colorado Avalanche Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
B Willsie									Healthy
L Nycholat									Healthy
C Mcleod									Left Shoulder

Chicago Blackhawks												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Barker D	0	1	-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	22:48	5:53	3:00	13:55	0	0	00.0
D. Bolland C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	18:32	3:49	4:41	10:02	7	7	50.0
T. Brouwer RW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	17:24	5:25	3:02	8:57	0	0	00.0
A. Burish RW	0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:21	0:03	1:17	10:01	0	0	00.0
D. Byfuglien RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	17	12:59	3:34	0:00	9:25	0	0	00.0
B. Campbell D	0	1	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	19:02	5:48	0:00	13:14	0	0	00.0
B. Eager LW	0	0	-3	1	0	0	2	7	1	0	0	19	12:56	0:15	0:00	12:41	0	0	00.0
C. Fraser C	0	0	-2	1	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	24	16:20	0:15	5:20	10:45	9	4	69.2
M. Havlat RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	7:34	1:22	0:29	5:43	0	0	00.0
N. Hjalmarsson D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	13:13	0:15	1:02	11:56	0	0	00.0
P. Kane RW	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:51	6:49	0:00	11:02	0	0	00.0
D. Keith D	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	28	25:45	4:07	6:29	15:09	0	0	00.0
A. Ladd LW	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:21	0:49	0:00	12:32	0	0	00.0
P. Pelletier C	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	10:52	0:23	0:00	10:29	4	4	50.0
B. Seabrook D	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	31	20:44	3:18	4:58	12:28	0	0	00.0
J. Toews C	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	15:48	5:06	0:32	10:10	13	5	72.2
K. Versteeg RW	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	24	15:56	2:49	3:38	9:29	3	4	42.9
M. Walker D	0	0	-1	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	26	18:12	0:15	3:09	14:48	0	0	00.0
Chicago Blackhawks Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Johnson									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Colorado Avalanche Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
P. Budaj	25	1	24	.96	60:00	0

Chicago Blackhawks Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
A. Niemi	29	5	24	.828	59:43	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Colorado	10	10	9	29
Chicago	5	10	10	25

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

Sunday, March 8th

Boston	3	Final
NY Rangers	4

Colorado	5	Final
Chicago	1

Phoenix	2	Final
NY Islanders	3

Pittsburgh	4	Final
Washington	3	SO

Calgary	2	Final
Atlanta	5

Montreal	3	Final
Dallas	1

Minnesota	3	Final
Anaheim	2

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Colorado 5, Chicago 1

Final

NHL Scores

Sunday, March 8th