Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars

Saturday, October 18, 2008, 2:00 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5–4 on Saturday, October 18, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Colorado Avalanche	5	32-45-5
at Dallas Stars	4	36-35-11

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	2	3	0	5
Dallas Stars	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	9	9	4	22
Dallas Stars	10	7	13	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:44	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (4)	Paul Stastny (6)	Even strength	COL 1, DAL 0
1st	16:25	Dallas Stars	Fabian Brunnstrom (4)	Brenden Morrow (3), Brad Richards (3)	Power play	COL 1, DAL 1
1st	17:39	Colorado Avalanche	Darcy Tucker (1)	Wojtek Wolski (3)	Even strength	COL 2, DAL 1
2nd	00:13	Dallas Stars	James Neal (2)	Mike Modano (3), B.J. Crombeen (2)	Even strength	COL 2, DAL 2
2nd	05:29	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (5)	Joe Sakic (6), Paul Stastny (7)	Power play	COL 3, DAL 2
2nd	13:06	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth (2)	John-Michael Liles (3), Joe Sakic (7)	Power play	COL 4, DAL 2
2nd	18:05	Colorado Avalanche	Tyler Arnason (1)	Wojtek Wolski (4)	Even strength	COL 5, DAL 2
3rd	02:00	Dallas Stars	Loui Eriksson (1)	Mike Ribeiro (4), Sean Avery (2)	Even strength	COL 5, DAL 3
3rd	06:47	Dallas Stars	Brad Richards (2)	Stephane Robidas (4), Loui Eriksson (1)	Even strength	COL 5, DAL 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	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0		15:10
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	7	0	4	0	0	33.3%	08:25
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	1	0	50%	10:49
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:55
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	2	0	47.6%	22:36
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	2	0	2	0	0	3	1	0	1		23:59
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	2	2	0	2	2	2	1	0	55.2%	24:04
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	42.9%	10:49
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		10:35
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		07:22
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	0	0		09:37
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	4	0	1		21:36
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	2	0		19:42
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		20:51
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	3	0		15:11
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1	0		19:48
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		14:05
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		21:28

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	30	26	4	.867	60:00	Win

Dallas Stars 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. Modano	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	56.3%	18:27
Number 10 B. Morrow	L	0	1	1	0	4	7	3	0	0		20:23
Number 13 K. Barch	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:50
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		17:36
Number 18 J. Neal	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0		13:41
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	1	0		19:59
Number 29 S. Ott	C	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	22.2%	07:49
Number 39 J. Lundqvist	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		04:59
Number 44 B. Crombeen	R	0	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	0		07:43
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	53.8%	21:04
Number 91 B. Richards	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	1	0	57.1%	22:27
Number 96 F. Brunnstrom	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	1		17:59
Number 2 N. Grossmann	D	0	0	0	+1	7	1	2	1	0		20:59
Number 3 S. Robidas	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	3	3	0		29:20
Number 5 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		19:13
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	2	0	0		16:23
Number 33 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		04:53
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		22:51

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	22	17	5	.773	58:32	Loss

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:30	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:30	Dallas Stars	Steve Ott	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:26	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:26	Dallas Stars	Nicklas Grossmann	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:20	Dallas Stars	Trevor Daley	Holding the stick	2
1st	15:32	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote	Hooking	2
2nd	00:42	Dallas Stars	Trevor Daley	Hooking	2
2nd	04:42	Dallas Stars	Stephane Robidas	Hooking	2
2nd	08:17	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	08:17	Dallas Stars	B.J. Crombeen	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:13	Dallas Stars	Mike Ribeiro	High sticking	2
2nd	13:37	Dallas Stars	Nicklas Grossmann	Slashing	2
2nd	19:50	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski	Holding	2
3rd	02:22	Dallas Stars	James Neal	High sticking	2
3rd	09:20	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	High sticking	2
3rd	11:49	Colorado Avalanche	Scott Hannan	Tripping	2
3rd	13:55	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	18:52	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow	Slashing	2
3rd	18:55	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny	Tripping	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Vaughan Rody
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Daniel Tjarnqvist, Brian Willsie, Ben Guite, Matt Hendricks, Philippe Dupuis, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, T.J. Hensick, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, Chris Stewart, TJ Galiardi
Dallas Stars scratches: Sergei Zubov, Jere Lehtinen, Landon Wilson, Toby Petersen, Dan Jancevski, Garrett Stafford, Mark Fistric, Raymond Sawada, Tom Wandell, Chris Conner

Every Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 5, 2008
Dallas Stars 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 5, 2009
Dallas Stars 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Apr 9, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 18, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Boston Bruins 4 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
New Jersey Devils 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
New York Islanders 0 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
New York Rangers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Minnesota Wild 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Calgary Flames 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 18, 2008