Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Saturday, February 15, 2003, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Saturday, February 15, 2003 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Minnesota Wild	2	42-29-10-1
at Colorado Avalanche	3	42-19-13-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	13	11	12	36
Colorado Avalanche	8	10	4	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:57	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (31)	Alex Tanguay (25), Peter Forsberg (47)	Power play	MIN 0, COL 1
2nd	02:33	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Tanguay (13)	Peter Forsberg (48), Milan Hejduk (34)	Even strength	MIN 0, COL 2
2nd	14:04	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote (7)	Alex Tanguay (26), Peter Forsberg (49)	Even strength	MIN 0, COL 3
3rd	01:15	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd (6)	Brad Bombardir (14), Pascal Dupuis (23)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 3
3rd	03:39	Minnesota Wild	Pascal Dupuis (15)	Wes Walz (15), Willie Mitchell (10)	Even strength	MIN 2, COL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	36	22
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 1
Penalty minutes	7	11
Hits	8	11
Blocked shots	9	12
Giveaways	4	8
Takeaways	14	11
Faceoffs won	31/61 (50.8%)	30/61 (49.2%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		14:34
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0	100%	18:51
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	1	1	2	+2	0	5	1	0	100%	18:03
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	15:53
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		15:12
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	75%	12:59
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		14:28
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:14
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	69.2%	17:30
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	23.1%	14:52
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	11:57
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	3		22:46
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		09:12
Number 5 B. Bombardir	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		21:37
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		21:23
Number 23 J. Marshall	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:07
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2		21:07
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		19:21

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	22	19	3	.864	59:30	Loss

Colorado Avalanche

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 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	60%	14:43
Number 11 J. Shantz	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	27.3%	10:50
Number 12 M. Keane	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:32
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		16:01
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	3	3	0	0	4	1	1	0	61.5%	17:01
Number 22 V. Nedorost	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:06
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1		17:25
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		07:25
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	46.7%	18:09
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:04
Number 37 D. McAmmond	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:50
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	1	2	3	0	0	4	0	1	0		15:33
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		26:36
Number 6 D. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:06
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		23:16
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		18:03
Number 52 A. Foote	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		26:45
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3	0		18:55

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	36	34	2	.944	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:36	Colorado Avalanche	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	15:13	Colorado Avalanche	Rob Blake	Slashing	2
1st	16:07	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	14:29	Colorado Avalanche	Scott Parker	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:29	Minnesota Wild	Brad Brown	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	15:29	Colorado Avalanche	Jeff Shantz	Hooking obstruction	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brad Lazarowich
Minnesota Wild scratches: Jeremy Stevenson, Dieter Kochan, Matt Johnson, Hnat Domenichelli, Bill Muckalt, Ladislav Benysek, Dwayne Roloson, Andrei Zyuzin, Jean-Guy Trudel, Rickard Wallin, Curtis Murphy, Kyle Wanvig, Stephane Veilleux, Josh Harding
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Steve Brule, Chris McAllister, Brad Larsen, Bryan Muir, Jeff Paul, Brian Willsie, Dan Hinote, Philippe Sauve, Steve Moore, Charlie Stephens, Riku Hahl

2002-2003 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Oct 27, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Oct 29, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 29, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Minnesota Wild 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Apr 10, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 12, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Apr 14, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Apr 16, 2003
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 19, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Apr 21, 2003
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Apr 22, 2003

Other NHL games on Feb 15

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 15, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
New York Islanders 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Ottawa Senators 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Boston Bruins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Feb 15, 2003