Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Monday, March 17, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–1 on Monday, March 17, 2008 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Colorado Avalanche	1	44-31-7
at Minnesota Wild	3	44-28-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	8	7	15	30
Minnesota Wild	14	8	7	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:54	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns (14)	Brian Rolston (24), James Sheppard (14)	Power play	COL 0, MIN 1
2nd	04:51	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (11)	Paul Stastny (40), John-Michael Liles (25)	Power play	COL 1, MIN 1
2nd	09:42	Minnesota Wild	Branko Radivojevic (5)	Brent Burns (26), Mikko Koivu (24)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 2
3rd	19:53	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux (10)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	COL 1, MIN 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	30	29
Power play	1 of 6	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	14
Hits	15	30
Blocked shots	18	13
Giveaways	1	2
Takeaways	2	6
Faceoffs won	22/53 (41.5%)	31/53 (58.5%)

Box score

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 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		09:46
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	100%	12:45
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:17
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	1	0	1	-2	0	3	0	2	1	33.3%	23:18
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0		19:50
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0	50%	21:32
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	35.3%	20:47
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	53.3%	13:30
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	16.7%	11:45
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		10:37
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		06:23
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		13:45
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	1	1	-2	0	4	1	3	0		22:03
Number 6 J. Finger	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		17:09
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		18:51
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:18
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:59
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		21:19

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	28	26	2	.929	58:35	Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild 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 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	+2	2	3	1	2	0	68.4%	19:24
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0		22:07
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	1	1	+1	0	6	0	0	0		17:26
Number 15 J. Sheppard	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	12:23
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:41
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	14:51
Number 21 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		07:54
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:29
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	61.5%	24:56
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	42.9%	08:05
Number 92 B. Radivojevic	R	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	0	0		16:24
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		14:32
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		05:42
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	0		26:17
Number 8 B. Burns	D	1	1	2	+1	2	5	6	0	1		26:25
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	0		16:29
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	2	0		19:30
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		22:26

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	30	29	1	.967	59:57	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:06	Minnesota Wild	Kurtis Foster	Cross checking	2
1st	02:26	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	07:23	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny	Hooking	2
1st	10:17	Minnesota Wild	Keith Carney	Hooking	2
1st	18:45	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	Holding	2
2nd	03:49	Minnesota Wild	Mark Parrish	Hooking	2
2nd	13:59	Colorado Avalanche	Peter Forsberg	Diving	2
2nd	13:59	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Interference	2
2nd	16:05	Minnesota Wild	Pavol Demitra	Hooking	2
3rd	03:27	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Interference	2
3rd	13:51	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Hooking	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Michael McGeough, David Banfield
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mike Cvik
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Scott Parker, Brett Clark, Wyatt Smith, Jordan Leopold, Marek Svatos, Tyler Weiman, Johnny Boychuk, Brad Richardson, Wojtek Wolski, Michael Wall, T.J. Hensick, Kyle Cumiskey, Jaroslav Hlinka
Minnesota Wild scratches: Wes Walz, Sean Hill, Chris Simon, Steve Kelly, Eric Belanger, Petteri Nummelin, Nolan Schaefer, Aaron Voros, Matt Foy, Cal Clutterbuck

2007-2008 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Oct 21, 2007
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Oct 28, 2007
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Nov 11, 2007
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Nov 18, 2007
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 24, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Mar 17, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Apr 6, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Apr 9, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Apr 11, 2008
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Apr 14, 2008
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Apr 15, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Apr 17, 2008
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 19, 2008

Other NHL games on Mar 17

Other NHL games on Monday, March 17, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Mar 17, 2008