Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Sunday, March 30, 2008, 6:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime on Sunday, March 30, 2008 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	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	Overtime	Total
Colorado Avalanche	0	2	0	0	2
Minnesota Wild	2	0	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Colorado Avalanche	9	9	6	2	26
Minnesota Wild	6	3	8	3	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:56	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston (30)	Kim Johnsson (22), Mikko Koivu (30)	Even strength	COL 0, MIN 1
1st	08:19	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (39)	Brent Burns (28), Brian Rolston (28)	Power play	COL 0, MIN 2
2nd	01:21	Colorado Avalanche	Jeff Finger (8)	Joe Sakic (24), Wojtek Wolski (29)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 2
2nd	11:59	Colorado Avalanche	Ruslan Salei (6)	Jeff Finger (11), Wojtek Wolski (30)	Even strength	COL 2, MIN 2
OT	03:10	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (40)	Pavol Demitra (35)	Even strength	COL 2, 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	26	20
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	18	22
Blocked shots	11	7
Giveaways	2	5
Takeaways	2	3
Faceoffs won	21/47 (44.7%)	26/47 (55.3%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

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	2	2	+2	0	1	1	1		15:33
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:08
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:58
Number 17 J. Hlinka	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		12:40
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	77.8%	19:56
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		15:20
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	26.7%	20:35
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	40%	11:16
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	66.7%	15:39
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	2	0		13:17
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:44
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0		17:08
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		17:18
Number 6 J. Finger	D	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	1		21:42
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		21:44
Number 24 R. Salei	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	3	1		16:51
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		22:03
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	1		23:28

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	20	17	3	.850	62:30	OT 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	+1	0	4	1	0	0	71.4%	21:30
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	2	0	2	-1	0	4	2	1	1	50%	23:54
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	1	2	+1	2	3	1	0	0		20:55
Number 15 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	80%	06:08
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:42
Number 21 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		14:59
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		04:18
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	33.3%	14:50
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:57
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	2	0	58.3%	20:59
Number 92 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		17:23
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	20:21
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		14:23
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		29:45
Number 6 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		10:02
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		23:31
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		18:34
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0	0		25:38

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	26	24	2	.923	63:01	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:08	Colorado Avalanche	Ruslan Salei	Hooking	2
1st	06:18	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Slashing	2
1st	06:39	Colorado Avalanche	Kurt Sauer	Hooking	2
1st	08:55	Colorado Avalanche	Bench	Abuse of officials (bench minor)	2
1st	14:36	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston	Hooking	2
1st	16:53	Minnesota Wild	Martin Skoula	Tripping	2
2nd	09:56	Minnesota Wild	Eric Belanger	Hooking	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Dave Jackson, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Peter Forsberg, Scott Parker, Brett Clark, Wyatt Smith, Jordan Leopold, Cody McCormick, Marek Svatos, Tyler Weiman, Johnny Boychuk, Brad Richardson, Michael Wall, T.J. Hensick, Kyle Cumiskey
Minnesota Wild scratches: Wes Walz, Chris Simon, Steve Kelly, Kurtis Foster, Petteri Nummelin, Nolan Schaefer, Stephane Veilleux, Matt Foy, Benoit Pouliot, 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 30

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 30, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Nashville Predators 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Dallas Stars 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Mar 30, 2008