Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks

Thursday, March 9, 2006, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 on Thursday, March 9, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	43-30-9
at Chicago Blackhawks	1	26-43-13

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

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	8	10	6	24
Chicago Blackhawks	8	7	12	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:35	Colorado Avalanche	Pierre Turgeon (11)	Brad Richardson (7), John-Michael Liles (30)	Even strength	COL 1, CHI 0
1st	15:32	Chicago Blackhawks	Curtis Brown (2)	Jim Vandermeer (10), Matthew Barnaby (16)	Even strength	COL 1, CHI 1
2nd	08:14	Colorado Avalanche	Antti Laaksonen (14)	Karlis Skrastins (10), Jim Dowd (13)	Even strength	COL 2, CHI 1

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

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		11:12
Number 12 B. Richardson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		12:07
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		10:10
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	33.3%	18:19
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		12:51
Number 18 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:40
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	47.1%	17:12
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		18:47
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0		14:36
Number 38 J. Dowd	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	50%	13:30
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	42.9%	15:19
Number 87 P. Turgeon	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	25%	14:05
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2		22:58
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		19:27
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0		21:28
Number 26 J. Liles	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3		19:20
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		16:33
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		20:29

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	27	26	1	.963	60:00	Win

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	26.7%	19:54
Number 14 R. Bourque	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:32
Number 16 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:35
Number 17 M. Holmqvist	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	0		15:05
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		17:40
Number 20 B. Bochenski	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		08:56
Number 22 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	50%	14:31
Number 26 M. Bartovic	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		09:02
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	80%	16:20
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	0	100%	17:39
Number 37 C. Brown	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	71.4%	17:27
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1		22:11
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		16:29
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		22:07
Number 23 J. Vandermeer	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		21:48
Number 42 M. Barinka	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		17:09
Number 52 D. Byfuglien	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	0		16:30

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 53 N. Khabibulin	24	22	2	.917	58:58	Loss

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:23	Chicago Blackhawks	Michael Holmqvist	Hooking	2
2nd	05:16	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Interference	2
2nd	09:13	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Clark	Tripping	2
2nd	14:15	Chicago Blackhawks	Dustin Byfuglien	Interference	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Trent Yawney
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Shane Heyer
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Brian Mach
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Bob Boughner, Brad May, Steve Konowalchuk, Paul Healey, David Aebischer, Ossi Vaananen, Marek Svatos, Wojtek Wolski
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Adrian Aucoin, Jason Morgan, Shawn Thornton, Mike Brown, Pavel Vorobiev, Andy Hilbert, Tuomo Ruutu, Adam Munro, Mark Cullen, James Wisniewski, Martin St. Pierre, Danny Richmond, Corey Crawford, Cam Barker

Every Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Oct 14, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 19, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Apr 3, 2006

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 9, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Buffalo Sabres 8	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Dallas Stars 0 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 9, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 9, 2006