Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Saturday, March 31, 2007, 3:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Minnesota Wild	1	48-26-8
at Colorado Avalanche	2	44-31-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	12	6	6	24
Colorado Avalanche	13	11	8	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:21	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (29)	Brian Rolston (32), Branko Radivojevic (13)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 0
2nd	04:25	Colorado Avalanche	John-Michael Liles (14)	Wojtek Wolski (26), Tyler Arnason (33)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 1
2nd	13:27	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny (26)	Milan Hejduk (34), Andrew Brunette (53)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 2

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

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	46.7%	15:47
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	1		18:28
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		22:07
Number 17 W. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	09:44
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		11:01
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:44
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		06:33
Number 28 T. White	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	61.1%	19:05
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	12:20
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		19:47
Number 92 B. Radivojevic	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		11:38
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		16:11
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	6	0		16:25
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		19:40
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		23:13
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		16:13
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0		17:29
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:08

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Harding	32	30	2	.938	59:08	Loss

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 W. Wolski	L	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0		15:34
Number 12 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:46
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	50%	15:12
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		16:39
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	60%	23:01
Number 20 M. Rycroft	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	07:20
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	60%	17:46
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	0	3	1	1	1	38.5%	18:45
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	63.6%	11:39
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	28.6%	15:15
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:16
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	100%	11:37
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		23:37
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		15:52
Number 4 J. Liles	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	1		14:57
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	2	1	0	6	0		24:03
Number 27 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		14:21
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0		17:41

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	24	23	1	.958	59:54	Win

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:26	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Clark	Holding	2
1st	16:43	Minnesota Wild	Martin Skoula	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:28	Minnesota Wild	Derek Boogaard	Charging	2
2nd	06:55	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Hooking	2
2nd	10:01	Colorado Avalanche	Brett McLean	Hooking	2
2nd	12:16	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Hooking	2
3rd	00:24	Minnesota Wild	Keith Carney	Hooking	2
3rd	04:22	Colorado Avalanche	Tyler Arnason	Hooking	2
3rd	05:42	Colorado Avalanche	Kurt Sauer	Holding	2
3rd	13:32	Minnesota Wild	Martin Skoula	Slashing	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Craig Spada, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Andy McElman
Minnesota Wild scratches: Manny Fernandez, Jason Morgan, Mark Parrish, Mattias Weinhandl, Joel Ward, Dominic Moore, Petteri Nummelin, Erik Reitz, Matt Foy, Shawn Belle, Miroslav Kopriva, Benoit Pouliot
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Pierre Turgeon, Scott Parker, Antti Laaksonen, Jordan Leopold, Jeff Finger, Cody McCormick, Kyle Cumiskey

Every Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 5, 2006
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Oct 29, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 18, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
Minnesota Wild 5 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 1, 2007
Minnesota Wild 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 22, 2007
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 11, 2007
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 31, 2007

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 31, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Ottawa Senators 5 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
New York Rangers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Anaheim Ducks 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Dallas Stars 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 31, 2007