Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Tuesday, January 31, 2006, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Minnesota Wild	2	38-36-8
at Colorado Avalanche	3	43-30-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	10	8	11	29
Colorado Avalanche	11	17	13	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:23	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston (23)	Marian Gaborik (17), Nick Schultz (7)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 0
2nd	01:24	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Tanguay (23)	Milan Hejduk (21), Brett Clark (16)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 1
2nd	13:29	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (14)	Alex Tanguay (39), Patrice Brisebois (17)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 2
3rd	02:45	Colorado Avalanche	Patrice Brisebois (8)	Brett Clark (17), Marek Svatos (16)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 3
3rd	17:01	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (19)	Randy Robitaille (18), Filip Kuba (12)	Even strength	MIN 2, COL 3

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	1	2	+1	2	6	0	0		18:33
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		19:54
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	0	2	7	0	0		20:00
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		17:08
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		04:57
Number 25 R. Robitaille	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	66.7%	18:16
Number 27 K. Wanvig	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		08:49
Number 28 T. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	45.8%	21:45
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	35.3%	15:18
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	15:58
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		22:00
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		09:06
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	2		15:59
Number 20 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50%	16:40
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		17:47
Number 34 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		24:13
Number 36 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:39
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2		15:51

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	41	38	3	.927	59:26	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 10 B. May	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:18
Number 12 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	40%	09:51
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	22.2%	09:27
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	25%	17:02
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	100%	13:35
Number 18 A. Tanguay	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:08
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	0	0	0	2	9	0	0	0	50%	16:51
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	1		19:01
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	0		14:12
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	0		14:05
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	82.4%	16:38
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		24:27
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	0		27:13
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	2	2	0	2	3	0	3	0		21:37
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		06:47
Number 26 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	1	0		18:18
Number 27 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		09:15
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	1	1	2	-2	0	1	0	2	1		17:57

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 D. Aebischer	29	27	2	.931	59:32	Win

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:21	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos	Tripping	2
1st	10:02	Colorado Avalanche	Ossi Vaananen	Interference	2
1st	13:24	Minnesota Wild	Filip Kuba	Hooking	2
1st	14:09	Colorado Avalanche	John-Michael Liles	Diving	2
1st	14:09	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston	Hooking	2
1st	19:02	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik	High sticking	2
1st	19:41	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic	Hooking	2
2nd	00:19	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz	Hooking	2
2nd	06:44	Colorado Avalanche	Bob Boughner	Diving	2
2nd	13:10	Minnesota Wild	Daniel Tjarnqvist	Hooking	2
3rd	01:11	Minnesota Wild	Filip Kuba	Tripping	2
3rd	05:34	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Wanvig	Hooking	2
3rd	10:28	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Hooking	2
3rd	10:33	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Interference	2
3rd	15:01	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Clark	Tripping	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Craig Spada, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Brian Murphy
Minnesota Wild scratches: Andrei Nazarov, Alexandre Daigle, Scott Ferguson, Marc Chouinard, Erik Westrum, Erik Reitz, Mikko Koivu, Matt Foy, Josh Harding
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Pierre Turgeon, Steve Konowalchuk, Paul Healey, Kurt Sauer, Cody McCormick, Wojtek Wolski, Vitaly Kolesnik

Every Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 31, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Feb 9, 2006
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Feb 28, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 5, 2006
Minnesota Wild 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Apr 9, 2006

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 31, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 31, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 8 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 31, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 31, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 31, 2006