Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Sunday, October 28, 2007, 3:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 3–1 on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Minnesota Wild	1	44-28-10
at Colorado Avalanche	3	44-31-7

Goals by period

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

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	10	5	7	22
Colorado Avalanche	11	14	5	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:29	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth (5)	Joe Sakic (7)	Even strength	MIN 0, COL 1
1st	15:42	Minnesota Wild	Eric Belanger (4)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (8), Kurtis Foster (2)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 1
2nd	15:30	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos (5)	Ryan Smyth (4), Joe Sakic (8)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 2
3rd	19:23	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski (4)	Paul Stastny (10), Andrew Brunette (9)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 3

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	22	30
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	18	8
Blocked shots	10	12
Giveaways	4	7
Takeaways	17	8
Faceoffs won	24/58 (41.4%)	34/58 (58.6%)

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	0	0	-1	0	6	1	1	0	35.7%	20:32
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0		19:52
Number 15 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20%	12:00
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		22:30
Number 21 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		15:40
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	07:03
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		04:28
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	1	50%	17:53
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43.8%	13:53
Number 83 M. Foy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:44
Number 92 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		16:03
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0		15:24
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:12
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	4	0	0		23:42
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:29
Number 33 P. Nummelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0		16:14
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0		19:06
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:36

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Harding	30	27	3	.900	60:00	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	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		15:46
Number 10 W. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	14:36
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	16:51
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:50
Number 17 J. Hlinka	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		11:00
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	0	0	72.2%	20:55
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	43.8%	17:37
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:55
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	85.7%	09:54
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	55.6%	14:48
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		15:31
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	1	1	2	+2	2	5	2	0	0		20:29
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3	0		19:22
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3	0		23:27
Number 6 J. Finger	D	0	0	0	+1	2	5	1	4	0		20:37
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		23:11
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:24
Number 48 K. Cumiskey	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		14:18

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:17	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Tripping	2
1st	15:13	Colorado Avalanche	Jeff Finger	Hooking	2
2nd	04:44	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston	Hooking	2
3rd	06:55	Colorado Avalanche	Kyle Cumiskey	Holding	2
3rd	13:31	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	17:44	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mark Wheler
Minnesota Wild scratches: Keith Carney, Sean Hill, Pavol Demitra, Steve Kelly, Marian Gaborik, Dominic Moore, Benoit Pouliot, Niklas Backstrom
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Milan Hejduk, Karlis Skrastins, Jordan Leopold, Cody McCormick, Tyler Weiman, Johnny Boychuk, Brad Richardson, David Jones, Cody McLeod, T.J. Hensick

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 Oct 28

Other NHL games on Sunday, October 28, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Oct 28, 2007
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Oct 28, 2007