Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	32-45-5
at Minnesota Wild	3	40-33-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	9	4	9	22
Minnesota Wild	5	9	12	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:19	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (12)	Owen Nolan (11), Eric Belanger (16)	Even strength	COL 0, MIN 1
1st	13:32	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth (17)	Jordan Leopold (13), Wojtek Wolski (21)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 1
2nd	13:44	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan (13)	Marek Zidlicky (19), Martin Skoula (5)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 2
3rd	07:23	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth (18)	John-Michael Liles (20), Milan Hejduk (21)	Power play	COL 2, MIN 2
3rd	18:49	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen (12)	Andrew Brunette (19), Mikko Koivu (37)	Even strength	COL 2, MIN 3

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

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	2	0	0	0	57.9%	20:50
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		08:47
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0	41.2%	15:27
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	14:17
Number 18 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		13:02
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		21:36
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	40%	09:03
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	46.2%	12:54
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		14:59
Number 42 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		15:07
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:29
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	2	0	2	-1	0	3	0	0	1	75%	18:59
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0		12:36
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		22:03
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		22:30
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	0		23:37
Number 29 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:15
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	1	0		21:25

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	26	23	3	.885	59:04	Loss

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	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	50%	17:46
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	1	1	2	+2	0	5	0	0	25%	14:56
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		12:07
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		17:12
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	4	50%	16:02
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0		15:26
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		05:35
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1	64.7%	18:31
Number 28 P. Olvecky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	07:45
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:39
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	42.9%	16:32
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		15:52
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		20:14
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		21:41
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	1		21:21
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	1		20:29
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		15:33
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		20:04

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	22	20	2	.909	59:29	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:43	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Holding	2
1st	02:46	Colorado Avalanche	Brian Willsie	Elbowing	2
1st	13:09	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	Cross checking	2
1st	13:26	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Holding	2
1st	17:42	Minnesota Wild	Derek Boogaard	Cross checking	2
2nd	08:15	Minnesota Wild	Niklas Backstrom	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	08:56	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos	Interference	2
3rd	06:35	Minnesota Wild	Derek Boogaard	Cross checking	2
3rd	06:35	Minnesota Wild	Derek Boogaard	Hooking	2
3rd	12:10	Colorado Avalanche	Ruslan Salei	Hooking	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Lyle Seitz, Ryan Galloway
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Adam Foote, Matt Hendricks, Philippe Dupuis, David Jones, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Paul Stastny, T.J. Hensick, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, TJ Galiardi
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Tomas Mojzis, Benoit Pouliot, John Scott, Colton Gillies

Every Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild 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 Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 2 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
San Jose Sharks 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
Calgary Flames 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Feb 11, 2009