Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, October 23, 2008, 9:30 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 4–1 on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Edmonton Oilers	1	38-35-9
at Colorado Avalanche	4	32-45-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	10	7	9	26
Colorado Avalanche	7	11	7	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:40	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff (3)	Sheldon Souray (4), Ales Hemsky (5)	Power play	EDM 1, COL 0
2nd	12:38	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere (1)	Ben Guite (1), Jordan Leopold (3)	Even strength	EDM 1, COL 1
2nd	17:52	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny (2)	Marek Svatos (3), Darcy Tucker (2)	Power play	EDM 1, COL 2
2nd	18:57	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod (3)	Ian Laperriere (2), Ben Guite (2)	Even strength	EDM 1, COL 3
3rd	03:32	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (2)	Darcy Tucker (3), Wojtek Wolski (5)	Even strength	EDM 1, COL 4

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

Edmonton Oilers 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 10 S. Horcoff	C	1	0	1	-1	2	4	0	0	1	53.3%	17:45
Number 12 R. Nilsson	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0		14:28
Number 13 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	40%	14:25
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	1	0		17:50
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	16:25
Number 27 D. Penner	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	100%	16:52
Number 33 S. MacIntyre	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:18
Number 46 Z. Stortini	R	0	0	0	-1	15	0	1	0	0		03:41
Number 51 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	56.3%	16:30
Number 78 M. Pouliot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	75%	08:47
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0		16:59
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	18:05
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		13:18
Number 37 D. Grebeshkov	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	3	0	0		20:43
Number 43 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	7	1	1	0	0		12:29
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	1	0		23:50
Number 71 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	3	0		26:03
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		24:22

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Garon	25	21	4	.840	60:00	Loss

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	1	1	0	0		15:01
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	+1	5	1	1	0	0		06:53
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	1	1	2	+2	17	1	1	1	0		07:25
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		17:46
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0	40%	19:38
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		19:45
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	1	52.9%	19:48
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	2	2	+2	2	1	2	0	0	25%	10:53
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	40%	12:14
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0		14:01
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		13:05
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		21:42
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		22:02
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	6	0		19:45
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0		17:19
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		21:23
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	1	0		16:03
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	3	0		17:23

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	26	25	1	.962	59:49	Win

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:23	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Hooking	2
1st	07:15	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos	Hooking	2
1st	11:01	Edmonton Oilers	Denis Grebeshkov	Hooking	2
1st	13:41	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Hooking	2
1st	18:33	Edmonton Oilers	Denis Grebeshkov	Hooking	2
2nd	02:46	Colorado Avalanche	Ben Guite	Hooking	2
2nd	13:08	Edmonton Oilers	Ladislav Smid	Hooking	2
2nd	16:40	Edmonton Oilers	Robert Nilsson	Hooking	2
3rd	07:12	Colorado Avalanche	Jordan Leopold	Hooking	2
3rd	10:27	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	10:27	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Strudwick	Roughing	2
3rd	10:27	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Strudwick	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:49	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:49	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	12:49	Edmonton Oilers	Zack Stortini	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:49	Edmonton Oilers	Zack Stortini	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Referees: Rob Shick, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Don Henderson
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Steve Staios, Dwayne Roloson, Fernando Pisani, Jean-Francois Jacques, Ryan Potulny, Rob Schremp, Liam Reddox, Tim Sestito, Gilbert Brule, Taylor Chorney, Theo Peckham
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Daniel Tjarnqvist, Brian Willsie, Matt Hendricks, Philippe Dupuis, David Jones, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, T.J. Hensick, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, Chris Stewart, TJ Galiardi

Every Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Oct 12, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Jan 16, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 8 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 19, 2009

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 23, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Dallas Stars 5 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Calgary Flames 5 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Washington Capitals 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 23, 2008