Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 in a shootout on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Minnesota Wild	1	40-33-9
at Colorado Avalanche	2	32-45-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Minnesota Wild	8	5	2	2	0	17
Colorado Avalanche	13	11	14	3	0	41

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:15	Minnesota Wild	Marc-Andre Bergeron (10)	Marek Zidlicky (22), Mikko Koivu (44)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 0
2nd	00:37	Colorado Avalanche	John-Michael Liles (9)	Paul Stastny (25), Marek Svatos (18)	Power play	MIN 1, COL 1

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski	Goal
1	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan	Saved
2	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	Goal
2	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Saved

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	36.8%	23:39
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	57.1%	17:15
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:59
Number 18 C. Gillies	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:51
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:44
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		18:48
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0		14:44
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	41.2%	19:06
Number 28 P. Olvecky	L	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	25%	06:59
Number 36 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		08:28
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:39
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	83.3%	13:48
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:28
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0		26:27
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		31:25
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		22:28
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	1		15:42
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	0		22:40

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	41	40	1	.976	64:56	OT loss

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 W. Wolski	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	63.6%	20:02
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0		05:09
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	66.7%	16:45
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		12:59
Number 18 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		15:58
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		22:26
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	58.8%	21:46
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	56.3%	14:28
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	50%	08:28
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		17:46
Number 53 M. Hendricks	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:29
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0		21:14
Number 4 J. Liles	D	1	0	1	2	3	0	2	1		22:48
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	0		26:36
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		27:47
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0		29:18
Number 29 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:52
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:39

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	17	16	1	.941	64:54	Win

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:26	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	Interference	2
1st	04:27	Minnesota Wild	Peter Olvecky	Interference	2
1st	09:38	Colorado Avalanche	Ruslan Salei	Holding the stick	2
1st	18:43	Minnesota Wild	Martin Skoula	Holding the stick	2
2nd	11:47	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	15:39	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Hooking	2
2nd	17:04	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	17:57	Colorado Avalanche	John-Michael Liles	Roughing	2
2nd	17:57	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Diving	2
3rd	02:12	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	02:12	Minnesota Wild	John Scott	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:36	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Hooking	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Lyle Seitz, Mike Cvik
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Derek Boogaard, Tomas Mojzis, Brent Burns, Benoit Pouliot
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Tyler Arnason, Philippe Dupuis, David Jones, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Cody McLeod, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, Chris Stewart, 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 Thursday, March 12, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Calgary Flames 6 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
New York Rangers 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
San Jose Sharks 1 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 12, 2009