Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Sunday, October 21, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Sunday, October 21, 2007 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	Total
Colorado Avalanche	0	2	0	2
Minnesota Wild	0	2	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	13	9	9	31
Minnesota Wild	7	15	10	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:20	Minnesota Wild	Mark Parrish (2)	Marian Gaborik (5), Pavol Demitra (4)	Power play	COL 0, MIN 1
2nd	07:22	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston (3)	Kurtis Foster (1), Pavol Demitra (5)	Power play	COL 0, MIN 2
2nd	11:38	Colorado Avalanche	Tyler Arnason (1)	Marek Svatos (1), Joe Sakic (4)	Power play	COL 1, MIN 2
2nd	13:49	Colorado Avalanche	Andrew Brunette (2)	Kurt Sauer (1), Wojtek Wolski (4)	Even strength	COL 2, MIN 2
3rd	16:56	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (3)	Unassisted	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	31	32
Power play	1 of 6	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	12
Hits	11	8
Blocked shots	20	8
Giveaways	3	11
Takeaways	3	7
Faceoffs won	23/49 (46.9%)	26/49 (53.1%)

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	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0		15:41
Number 10 W. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	14:28
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	33.3%	13:29
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	2	0		20:07
Number 17 J. Hlinka	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		07:27
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	1	0	53.8%	23:24
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	35.3%	22:38
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:12
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	66.7%	11:44
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	50%	13:13
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		15:02
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	23:43
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0		19:31
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		23:38
Number 6 J. Finger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3	0		16:16
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		22:59
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1	0		12:54
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	2	0		15:19

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	32	29	3	.906	59:00	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	1	0	1	+1	4	4	0	0	0	56.3%	17:14
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	2	0	0		17:09
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	0	2	5	0	1	1		18:59
Number 15 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	05:13
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		13:58
Number 21 M. Parrish	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0	1		13:08
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	58.3%	18:34
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	70%	16:00
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	2	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	25%	18:31
Number 83 M. Foy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:25
Number 92 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:24
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:51
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		20:40
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0		21:43
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	2	0		16:22
Number 33 P. Nummelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:22
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		21:25
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:27

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	31	29	2	.936	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:58	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Slashing	2
1st	09:32	Minnesota Wild	Mark Parrish	Hooking	2
1st	11:04	Colorado Avalanche	Tyler Arnason	Hooking	2
1st	16:08	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Interference	2
1st	19:41	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston	Slashing	2
2nd	04:30	Colorado Avalanche	Jordan Leopold	Holding	2
2nd	05:58	Colorado Avalanche	Jordan Leopold	Tripping	2
2nd	06:29	Colorado Avalanche	Jaroslav Hlinka	Hooking	2
2nd	10:03	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Hooking	2
2nd	18:08	Colorado Avalanche	Jordan Leopold	Holding	2
3rd	08:26	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Hooking	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Chris Rooney, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Lyle Seitz, Mike Cvik
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Milan Hejduk, Karlis Skrastins, Cody McCormick, Tyler Weiman, Johnny Boychuk, Brad Richardson, David Jones, Cody McLeod, T.J. Hensick, Kyle Cumiskey
Minnesota Wild scratches: Keith Carney, Sean Hill, Steve Kelly, Dominic Moore, Derek Boogaard, 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 Oct 21

Other NHL games on Sunday, October 21, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Oct 21, 2007