St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, February 14, 2008, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–1 on Thursday, February 14, 2008 on the road.

Final score, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
St. Louis Blues	4	33-36-13
at Colorado Avalanche	1	44-31-7

Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	2	1	1	4
Colorado Avalanche	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	6	12	6	24
Colorado Avalanche	10	14	16	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:11	St. Louis Blues	Paul Kariya (15)	David Backes (14), Erik Johnson (15)	Even strength	STL 1, COL 0
1st	10:22	St. Louis Blues	Jay McClement (7)	Dan Hinote (4), DJ King (2)	Even strength	STL 2, COL 0
2nd	01:35	St. Louis Blues	Ryan Johnson (2)	Jamal Mayers (13)	Shorthanded	STL 3, COL 0
3rd	03:03	Colorado Avalanche	Ben Guite (8)	Karlis Skrastins (3)	Even strength	STL 3, COL 1
3rd	18:33	St. Louis Blues	David Backes (9)	Keith Tkachuk (24), Bryce Salvador (10)	Even strength, Empty net	STL 4, COL 1

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

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	66.7%	12:53
Number 9 P. Kariya	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		14:51
Number 10 A. McDonald	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	45.5%	15:25
Number 12 L. Stempniak	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		14:21
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	1	1	+2	2	0	2	0		06:57
Number 17 R. Johnson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	71.4%	14:04
Number 18 J. McClement	C	1	0	1	+2	2	1	0	0	77.8%	18:10
Number 19 D. King	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		05:44
Number 21 J. Mayers	R	0	1	1	0	5	3	1	0	54.5%	21:26
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	15:48
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:13
Number 42 D. Backes	R	1	1	2	+1	2	3	5	0		14:22
Number 4 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	3		24:41
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		24:01
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	4		11:00
Number 27 B. Salvador	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	2		22:49
Number 29 J. Woywitka	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		16:00
Number 77 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	5		20:15

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Legace	40	39	1	.975	60:00	Win

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 W. Wolski	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	100%	19:32
Number 12 B. Richardson	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0		10:12
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0	50%	10:42
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		12:20
Number 17 J. Hlinka	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	37.5%	12:58
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		16:50
Number 28 B. Guite	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22.2%	09:19
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	37.5%	18:00
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	41.2%	19:20
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		19:21
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		09:59
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	0		19:29
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0		15:08
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	0		21:09
Number 6 J. Finger	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1		21:41
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2		21:43
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		14:33
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3		24:16

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	16	16	0	1.000	37:56
Number 60 J. Theodore	7	4	3	.571	21:32	Loss

Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:57	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:57	St. Louis Blues	Jamal Mayers	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:50	St. Louis Blues	Lee Stempniak	Tripping	2
1st	17:09	Colorado Avalanche	Karlis Skrastins	Interference	2
2nd	00:35	St. Louis Blues	David Backes	Interference	2
2nd	02:30	St. Louis Blues	Dan Hinote	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	09:51	St. Louis Blues	Jay McClement	Holding	2
3rd	12:13	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Roughing	2
3rd	12:13	St. Louis Blues	Keith Tkachuk	Roughing	2

St. Louis Blues head coach: Andy Murray
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Andy McElman
St. Louis Blues scratches: Mike Johnson, Christian Backman, Matt Walker, Micki Dupont, Hannu Toivonen, Mike Glumac, Marek Schwarz, Roman Polak, Steve Wagner, David Perron
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Scott Parker, Brett Clark, Wyatt Smith, Cody McCormick, Tyler Weiman, Johnny Boychuk, David Jones, Michael Wall, Paul Stastny, Kyle Cumiskey

Every St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Oct 12, 2007
St. Louis Blues 5 at Colorado Avalanche 9	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Dec 9, 2007
Colorado Avalanche 6 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 2, 2008
St. Louis Blues 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 14, 2008

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 14, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 14, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 14, 2008
New York Islanders 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Feb 14, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 14, 2008
Dallas Stars 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Feb 14, 2008
Minnesota Wild 5 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 14, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Feb 14, 2008