Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Sunday, March 18, 2001, 1:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 on Sunday, March 18, 2001 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Minnesota Wild	3	25-39-13-5
at Colorado Avalanche	4	52-16-10-4

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	1	2	0	3
Colorado Avalanche	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	13	7	8	28
Colorado Avalanche	12	13	10	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:47	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (18)	Filip Kuba (18), Lubomir Sekeras (21)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 0
2nd	02:13	Minnesota Wild	Lubomir Sekeras (10)	Jim Dowd (21), Sergei Krivokrasov (15)	Even strength	MIN 2, COL 0
2nd	04:28	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (39)	Joe Sakic (57), Peter Forsberg (54)	Power play	MIN 2, COL 1
2nd	07:16	Minnesota Wild	Darby Hendrickson (14)	Stacy Roest (18), Cameron Stewart (8)	Even strength	MIN 3, COL 1
2nd	17:51	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Skoula (7)	Alex Tanguay (42), Peter Forsberg (55)	Power play	MIN 3, COL 2
3rd	05:08	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (40)	Peter Forsberg (56), Martin Skoula (15)	Even strength	MIN 3, COL 3
3rd	18:13	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (43)	Milan Hejduk (32), Martin Skoula (16)	Power play	MIN 3, COL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	0		13:41
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	44.4%	18:30
Number 16 R. Simicek	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		12:23
Number 19 J. Nielsen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		13:26
Number 21 C. Stewart	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		15:33
Number 22 S. Roest	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	100%	12:51
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0		16:12
Number 25 S. Krivokrasov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		11:21
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	1	1	+1	7	2	3	0	38.5%	11:25
Number 36 S. Blouin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	1		10:51
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20%	17:03
Number 44 A. Gavey	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	29.4%	15:06
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0		23:39
Number 3 L. Benysek	D	0	0	0	0	6	1	2	2		13:17
Number 5 B. Bombardir	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	4		23:25
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		23:24
Number 42 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		12:14
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	1		24:03

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. McLennan	35	31	4	.886	59:31	Loss

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	0	0	25%	05:46
Number 14 D. Reid	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		07:17
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	1	71%	23:52
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	3	3	0	2	2	1	0	0	40%	22:11
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	2	1	3	+1	0	3	0	0	1		22:41
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		12:14
Number 26 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0	66.7%	11:17
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		04:10
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	85.7%	14:13
Number 37 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	66.7%	19:29
Number 39 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		12:35
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		19:26
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	6	4	0		31:20
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:40
Number 24 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		20:46
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	1	2	3	0	0	4	1	1	1		20:53
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		05:41
Number 77 R. Bourque	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	2	0		27:40

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 D. Aebischer	28	25	3	.893	60:00	Win

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:50	Colorado Avalanche	Dan Hinote	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:50	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:36	Minnesota Wild	Aaron Gavey	Hooking	2
2nd	04:00	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd	Slashing	2
2nd	08:10	Minnesota Wild	Ladislav Benysek	Hooking	2
2nd	08:31	Colorado Avalanche	Peter Forsberg	Tripping	2
2nd	13:19	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	16:13	Minnesota Wild	Ladislav Benysek	Boarding	2
3rd	07:29	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Drury	Cross checking	2
3rd	16:35	Minnesota Wild	Ladislav Benysek	High sticking	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Mike Leggo, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Thor Nelson
Minnesota Wild scratches: J.J. Daigneault, Manny Fernandez, Brian Bonin, Chris Armstrong, Christian Matte, David Brumby, Matt Johnson, Zac Bierk, Kai Nurminen, Mike Matteucci, Pascal Dupuis, Pavel Patera, Maxim Sushinsky, Peter Bartos
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Adam Foote, Joel Prpic, Eric Messier, Chris Dingman, Frederic Cassivi, Brad Larsen, Rob Shearer, Yuri Babenko, Rick Berry

Every Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 0 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Nov 7, 2000
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Jan 12, 2001
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Mar 18, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Apr 8, 2001

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 18, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 18, 2001
Ottawa Senators 1 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 18, 2001
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Mar 18, 2001
New York Islanders 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Mar 18, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 6 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Mar 18, 2001