Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Thursday, April 17, 2008, 9:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Playoffs Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Thursday, April 17, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Colorado Avalanche	3	44-31-7
at Minnesota Wild	2	44-28-10

Goals by period

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

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	6	8	3	17
Minnesota Wild	17	15	8	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:24	Colorado Avalanche	Andrew Brunette (3)	Milan Hejduk (1), Peter Forsberg (3)	Power play	COL 1, MIN 0
1st	19:20	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2)	Brent Burns (2), Brian Rolston (4)	Power play	COL 1, MIN 1
3rd	05:06	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski (2)	John-Michael Liles (2), Jordan Leopold (3)	Power play	COL 2, MIN 1
3rd	06:25	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny (1)	Milan Hejduk (2), Peter Forsberg (4)	Even strength	COL 3, MIN 1
3rd	19:57	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston (2)	Kim Johnsson (1), James Sheppard (1)	Even strength	COL 3, MIN 2

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	17	40
Power play	2 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	12	24
Blocked shots	15	4
Giveaways	8	10
Takeaways	4	3
Faceoffs won	24/54 (44.4%)	30/54 (55.6%)

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 8 W. Wolski	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1		10:39
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	25%	14:21
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	1		16:21
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	60%	16:17
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	2	2	+1	2	0	1	0	0	50%	15:53
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1	0		15:52
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0	45.5%	17:50
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	33.3%	14:22
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	42.9%	12:21
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		11:36
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:24
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:01
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		16:23
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		20:19
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0		18:29
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		23:12
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		13:29
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		25:25

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	40	38	2	.950	59:56	Win

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	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0	52.6%	21:28
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		21:39
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	1	2	0	0	8	0	0	0	100%	20:31
Number 15 J. Sheppard	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	55.6%	10:59
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	+1	2	3	4	0	0		14:54
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0		15:55
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:04
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	57.1%	16:47
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:21
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	54.5%	21:46
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		10:16
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1		14:29
Number 2 E. Reitz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:47
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:11
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		28:10
Number 6 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		14:53
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	6	1	0		25:09
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		26:54

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	17	14	3	.824	58:14	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:31	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny	Tripping	2
1st	11:47	Minnesota Wild	Todd Fedoruk	Hooking	2
1st	12:58	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones	Slashing	2
1st	17:30	Colorado Avalanche	Peter Forsberg	Hooking	2
2nd	06:02	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux	Hooking	2
3rd	03:10	Minnesota Wild	Sean Hill	Interference	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Tim Nowak
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Wyatt Smith, Jeff Finger, Cody McCormick, T.J. Hensick, Jaroslav Hlinka
Minnesota Wild scratches: Chris Simon, Mark Parrish, Branko Radivojevic, Nick Schultz, Petteri Nummelin, Matt Foy

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 Apr 17

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 17, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Apr 17, 2008
Washington Capitals 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Apr 17, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Apr 17, 2008
Calgary Flames 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Apr 17, 2008

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