Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Saturday, April 19, 2008, 10:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Playoffs Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Minnesota Wild	1	44-28-10
at Colorado Avalanche	2	44-31-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	11	15	9	35
Colorado Avalanche	11	8	11	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:02	Colorado Avalanche	Ben Guite (1)	Joe Sakic (4)	Shorthanded	MIN 0, COL 1
2nd	00:36	Minnesota Wild	Aaron Voros (1)	Marian Gaborik (1), Pavol Demitra (2)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 1
2nd	12:20	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth (2)	David Jones (1), Tyler Arnason (2)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	35	30
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	2
Hits	9	17
Blocked shots	10	11
Giveaways	6	9
Takeaways	9	11
Faceoffs won	24/51 (47.1%)	27/51 (52.9%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	28.6%	19:56
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	1	1	0	0	6	1	0		19:47
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2		21:14
Number 15 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	06:14
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0		12:11
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		14:51
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:18
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	53.3%	19:09
Number 34 A. Voros	L	1	0	1	+1	2	7	0	0	50%	13:00
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	71.4%	21:50
Number 83 M. Foy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:49
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		18:56
Number 2 E. Reitz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		06:48
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:25
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	3		25:09
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		27:53
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		26:22
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		16:11

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	30	28	2	.933	58:57	Loss

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	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1		18:21
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		12:23
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		15:11
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	61.5%	18:05
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	17:48
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		19:13
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	53.3%	19:16
Number 28 B. Guite	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	2	58.3%	14:24
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	33.3%	09:49
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	1	1	+1	2	3	2	0		10:10
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		11:21
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		13:38
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		17:42
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	2		19:22
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	4	0		20:17
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		23:25
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:22
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		22:13

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	35	34	1	.971	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:06	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	18:01	Minnesota Wild	Aaron Voros	Interference	2
2nd	09:12	Minnesota Wild	Pavol Demitra	Interference	2
3rd	02:25	Minnesota Wild	Kim Johnsson	Holding	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Mike Leggo, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Brian Murphy
Minnesota Wild scratches: Sean Hill, Chris Simon, Mark Parrish, Branko Radivojevic, Petteri Nummelin, Benoit Pouliot
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Wyatt Smith, Jeff Finger, Cody McCormick, T.J. Hensick, 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 19

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 19, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 19, 2008

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