Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Sunday, January 4, 2009, 8:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–0 on Sunday, January 4, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Minnesota Wild	2	40-33-9
at Colorado Avalanche	0	32-45-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	14	15	8	37
Colorado Avalanche	10	12	11	33

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:23	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan (8)	Brent Burns (10), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (11)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 0
1st	10:42	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan (9)	Krys Kolanos (2), Brent Burns (11)	Even strength	MIN 2, COL 0

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

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	3	0	2	0	65%	19:10
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	2	0	2	+1	0	7	0	2	1		16:57
Number 12 C. Weller	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0		09:55
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:28
Number 18 C. Gillies	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:17
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	14:04
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		17:43
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0		12:15
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	46.7%	17:20
Number 36 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		08:15
Number 39 K. Kolanos	C	0	1	1	+1	2	4	0	0	0	80%	14:08
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	37.5%	12:25
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	50%	17:20
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		16:16
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		24:59
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	2	2	+1	0	3	2	1	0		25:03
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0		20:49
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	5	0		19:41

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	33	33	0	1.000	59:55	Win

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 W. Wolski	L	0	0	3	3	0	42.9%	21:45
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	2	1	2	0	25%	09:03
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	-1	14	2	2	0		13:18
Number 18 B. Willsie	R	0	0	2	1	0		06:00
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	16:43
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	0	3	0	1	50%	14:16
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	-1	0	5	0	0	55.6%	12:32
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	4	1	2	0		13:40
Number 42 C. Stewart	R	-1	0	3	5	2		11:51
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	0	0		15:52
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	2	1	2	2		08:34
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	4	0	0	40%	23:43
Number 4 J. Liles	D	-1	0	1	3	0		21:16
Number 5 B. Clark	D	-1	0	1	1	5		24:08
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	2	2	3		24:11
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	2	2	2		22:55
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	1		20:19
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	2	0	0	0		07:11

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	37	35	2	.946	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:18	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote	Roughing	2
1st	08:33	Minnesota Wild	Krys Kolanos	Delaying game	2
1st	11:31	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Roughing	2
1st	11:31	Minnesota Wild	James Sheppard	Roughing	2
1st	13:39	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos	Hooking	2
1st	13:51	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Slashing	2
1st	19:59	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Hooking	2
2nd	03:18	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Roughing	2
2nd	10:03	Colorado Avalanche	Darcy Tucker	Charging	2
2nd	15:24	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos	Interference	2
3rd	18:20	Colorado Avalanche	Darcy Tucker	Holding the stick	2
3rd	18:20	Colorado Avalanche	Darcy Tucker	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Vaughan Rody
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Erik Reitz, Derek Boogaard, Tomas Mojzis, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Peter Olvecky, Benoit Pouliot
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Ben Guite, Matt Hendricks, Cody McCormick, Philippe Dupuis, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Paul Stastny, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, TJ Galiardi

Every Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Dec 1, 2008
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 17, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, January 4, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Ottawa Senators 3 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Calgary Flames 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Jan 4, 2009
Dallas Stars 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Jan 4, 2009