Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in a shootout on Tuesday, March 17, 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	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Colorado Avalanche	0	2	0	0	0	2
Minnesota Wild	0	1	1	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Colorado Avalanche	9	12	4	1	0	26
Minnesota Wild	10	9	9	1	0	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	09:21	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod (13)	Ben Guite (6)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 0
2nd	11:05	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux (12)	Martin Skoula (10), Eric Belanger (19)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 1
2nd	13:51	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth (26)	Wojtek Wolski (25)	Even strength	COL 2, MIN 1
3rd	18:14	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz (2)	Dan Fritsche (6), Eric Belanger (20)	Even strength	COL 2, MIN 2

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	Mikko Koivu	Goal
2	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	Saved
2	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Saved
3	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos	Saved
3	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Goal

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 W. Wolski	L	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	56.3%	23:14
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		07:17
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	100%	16:12
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		20:30
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	35%	18:53
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	1	1	+1	4	2	2	1	46.7%	16:14
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	75%	07:58
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:36
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		14:55
Number 42 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		08:18
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	0		15:23
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1		22:04
Number 3 L. Nycholat	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		18:01
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3		28:07
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3		27:30
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7		31:47
Number 41 M. Vernace	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	3		11:51
Number 50 D. Peltier	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		11:10

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	29	27	2	.931	65:00	OT 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	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	42.9%	24:07
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	50%	20:15
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		19:34
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		12:21
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:24
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	+2	0	2	4	0		15:43
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		06:06
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1	72.7%	14:14
Number 28 P. Olvecky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	10:43
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	50%	10:09
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	50%	19:45
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	100%	19:08
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:24
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		23:23
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		18:21
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2		17:37
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		22:51
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1		23:01

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	26	24	2	.923	64:54	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:04	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	Interference	2
2nd	03:53	Minnesota Wild	Derek Boogaard	Hooking	2
2nd	16:31	Colorado Avalanche	Ben Guite	Hooking	2
3rd	12:02	Colorado Avalanche	Ben Guite	Holding	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Paul Devorski, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Adam Foote, Darcy Tucker, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Ruslan Salei, Brian Willsie, Matt Hendricks, Philippe Dupuis, David Jones, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, TJ Galiardi
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Tomas Mojzis, Brent Burns, 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 Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
Washington Capitals 3 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
St. Louis Blues 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
Dallas Stars 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 17, 2009
San Jose Sharks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Mar 17, 2009