Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks

Sunday, March 15, 2009, 10:00 PM ET General Motors Place, Vancouver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–2 on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	32-45-5
at Vancouver Canucks	4	45-27-10

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	0	1	1	2
Vancouver Canucks	3	0	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	5	5	10	20
Vancouver Canucks	9	6	8	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:50	Vancouver Canucks	Kyle Wellwood (16)	Ryan Kesler (26), Pavol Demitra (27)	Power play	COL 0, VAN 1
1st	07:25	Vancouver Canucks	Alexandre Burrows (22)	Ryan Kesler (27)	Shorthanded	COL 0, VAN 2
1st	15:18	Vancouver Canucks	Taylor Pyatt (9)	Alexandre Burrows (18), Ryan Johnson (5)	Even strength	COL 0, VAN 3
2nd	04:36	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth (25)	Ruslan Salei (17), John-Michael Liles (25)	Power play	COL 1, VAN 3
3rd	00:14	Colorado Avalanche	Darcy Tucker (8)	Scott Hannan (8), John-Michael Liles (26)	Even strength	COL 2, VAN 3
3rd	18:47	Vancouver Canucks	Alexander Edler (9)	Ryan Kesler (28), Mattias Ohlund (18)	Power play	COL 2, VAN 4

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	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	27.8%	20:04
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:27
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		15:19
Number 18 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		07:07
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1	0	0	40%	21:35
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	50%	19:58
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	61.1%	13:02
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	11:04
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:11
Number 42 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		10:44
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:31
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	0	1		23:34
Number 3 L. Nycholat	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:18
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	2	0		23:37
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		22:50
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		23:00
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	2	0		24:20
Number 29 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:29

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	23	19	4	.826	59:01	Loss

Vancouver Canucks 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 T. Pyatt	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		12:04
Number 10 R. Johnson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	4	0	42.9%	11:39
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	61.9%	16:33
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	1	1	2	+2	4	4	0	1	0	100%	20:01
Number 17 R. Kesler	C	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	20%	20:24
Number 18 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		14:57
Number 21 M. Raymond	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:47
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		18:45
Number 24 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		02:14
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	62.5%	18:17
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0	33.3%	16:12
Number 42 K. Wellwood	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	80%	11:45
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	3	0		19:50
Number 3 K. Bieksa	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		22:15
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:41
Number 8 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	2	0		23:13
Number 23 A. Edler	D	1	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	1		17:27
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		15:10

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	20	18	2	.900	59:51	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:22	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	Hooking	2
1st	04:07	Vancouver Canucks	Kevin Bieksa	Hooking	2
1st	07:05	Vancouver Canucks	Alexander Edler	Boarding	2
1st	13:16	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Stewart	Hooking	2
2nd	02:09	Vancouver Canucks	Alexander Edler	Interference	2
2nd	03:54	Vancouver Canucks	Mattias Ohlund	Cross checking	2
2nd	12:18	Colorado Avalanche	Brian Willsie	Tripping	2
2nd	14:15	Vancouver Canucks	Henrik Sedin	Tripping	2
3rd	01:05	Vancouver Canucks	Alexander Edler	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	17:39	Colorado Avalanche	Ben Guite	High sticking	2
3rd	19:47	Colorado Avalanche	Ruslan Salei	Roughing	2
3rd	19:47	Vancouver Canucks	Alexandre Burrows	Roughing	2
3rd	19:47	Vancouver Canucks	Alexandre Burrows	Roughing	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Vancouver Canucks head coach: Alain Vigneault
Referees: Chris Rooney, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Vaughan Rody
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Adam Foote, Tyler Arnason, Matt Hendricks, Cody McCormick, Philippe Dupuis, David Jones, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, TJ Galiardi
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Rob Davison, Jason Krog, Curtis Sanford, Michel Ouellet, Jason Jaffray, Alexandre Bolduc, Cory Schneider, Jannik Hansen, Rick Rypien

Every Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Nov 12, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Dec 7, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Apr 5, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 11, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 15, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
New York Islanders 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
Minnesota Wild 3 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
San Jose Sharks 1 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 15, 2009