Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Sunday, April 6, 2008, 3:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 in a shootout on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Minnesota Wild	3	44-28-10
at Colorado Avalanche	4	44-31-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Minnesota Wild	1	1	1	0	0	3
Colorado Avalanche	0	1	2	0	0	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Minnesota Wild	13	10	9	5	0	37
Colorado Avalanche	13	14	7	2	0	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:02	Minnesota Wild	Mark Parrish (16)	Pavol Demitra (38), Mikko Koivu (31)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 0
2nd	05:25	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny (24)	Peter Forsberg (11), Milan Hejduk (25)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 1
2nd	16:32	Minnesota Wild	Keith Carney (1)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (50), Stephane Veilleux (7)	Even strength	MIN 2, COL 1
3rd	05:48	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (13)	Peter Forsberg (12), Paul Stastny (47)	Power play	MIN 2, COL 2
3rd	09:02	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (29)	Peter Forsberg (13), Joe Sakic (27)	Power play	MIN 2, COL 3
3rd	16:39	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston (31)	Petteri Nummelin (7), Pavol Demitra (39)	Even strength	MIN 3, COL 3

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski	Goal
1	Minnesota Wild	Petteri Nummelin	Saved
2	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic	Goal
2	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	37	36
Power play	1 of 4	2 of 3
Penalty minutes	17	19
Hits	8	11
Blocked shots	7	13
Giveaways	9	14
Takeaways	13	10
Faceoffs won	24/59 (40.7%)	35/59 (59.3%)

Box score

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	0	2	2	0	0	0	35.7%	20:54
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	7	4	0	0	0		20:40
Number 11 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:27
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	25%	20:11
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		17:55
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		13:57
Number 21 M. Parrish	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	1		13:40
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:02
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	2	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0	50%	18:59
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	28.6%	09:56
Number 92 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:48
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	+2	2	4	0	0	0		15:11
Number 3 K. Carney	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		17:55
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	0		26:52
Number 6 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	1	0		11:01
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1	0		24:50
Number 33 P. Nummelin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		17:43
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		25:56

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Harding	36	33	3	.917	65:00	OT loss

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 8 W. Wolski	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0		14:41
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-1	7	2	0	0	0		12:28
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:17
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	1	1	2	0	2	5	0	0	1	63.6%	18:25
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	3	3	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:27
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	0	1	50%	20:08
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	1	0	70%	22:25
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0	44.4%	10:56
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	72.7%	13:49
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		11:44
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		08:56
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	-1	2	5	1	0	0		15:42
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	0		16:54
Number 6 J. Finger	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2	0		20:22
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3	0		23:31
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0		21:04
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		23:32
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		21:50

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	37	34	3	.919	65:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:21	Minnesota Wild	Sean Hill	Holding	2
1st	07:29	Colorado Avalanche	John-Michael Liles	Slashing	2
1st	07:29	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Slashing	2
1st	16:02	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Hooking	2
3rd	05:30	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Holding	2
3rd	08:17	Minnesota Wild	Sean Hill	Interference	2
3rd	09:23	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote	Roughing	2
3rd	09:23	Minnesota Wild	Todd Fedoruk	Roughing	2
3rd	11:54	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Roughing	2
3rd	11:54	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Roughing	2
3rd	11:54	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik	Roughing	2
3rd	19:12	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic	Hooking	2
OT	03:11	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote	Hooking	2
OT	05:00	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Fighting (major)	5
OT	05:00	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik	Fighting (major)	5

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Brad Watson, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Minnesota Wild scratches: Wes Walz, Steve Kelly, Nick Schultz, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Derek Boogaard, Aaron Voros, Matt Foy, Cal Clutterbuck, James Sheppard
Colorado Avalanche scratches: 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, Jaroslav Hlinka

2007-2008 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche 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 Apr 6

Other NHL games on Sunday, April 6, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Apr 6, 2008
New York Rangers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Apr 6, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Apr 6, 2008
St. Louis Blues 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Apr 6, 2008
San Jose Sharks 2 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Sun, Apr 6, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Apr 6, 2008