Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, November 6, 2008, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–1 on Thursday, November 6, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Minnesota Wild	3	40-33-9
at Colorado Avalanche	1	32-45-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	9	7	4	20
Colorado Avalanche	10	14	12	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:35	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2)	Marek Zidlicky (2), Stephane Veilleux (1)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 0
1st	07:44	Minnesota Wild	Benoit Pouliot (4)	Marek Zidlicky (3), Eric Belanger (3)	Power play	MIN 2, COL 0
2nd	09:56	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (5)	Antti Miettinen (6), Mikko Koivu (13)	Even strength	MIN 3, COL 0
2nd	12:18	Colorado Avalanche	Darcy Tucker (2)	T.J. Hensick (1), John-Michael Liles (5)	Even strength	MIN 3, COL 1

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

Minnesota Wild 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. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	38.9%	22:08
Number 12 C. Weller	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0		04:21
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		15:51
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		20:09
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0		21:19
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0		09:48
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:18
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	35.3%	18:19
Number 39 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:30
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	9.1%	16:09
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		11:11
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	15:56
Number 2 E. Reitz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1	0		13:17
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	3	3	0		22:39
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		24:32
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	4	0		24:37
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		06:56
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		24:00

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	36	35	1	.972	60:00	Win

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	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	17:07
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0		10:23
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	2	66.7%	09:15
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	0		14:34
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		21:26
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	70%	22:14
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	87.5%	07:42
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	61.5%	15:36
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71.4%	11:15
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		14:03
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		07:35
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	1		22:44
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	0		23:29
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		24:53
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3		24:14
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1		19:33
Number 48 K. Cumiskey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		08:10
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		19:52

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	20	17	3	.850	58:06	Loss

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:55	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Hooking	2
1st	10:12	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:12	Minnesota Wild	Craig Weller	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:23	Minnesota Wild	Kim Johnsson	Holding	2
1st	14:42	Minnesota Wild	Marc-Andre Bergeron	Hooking	2
1st	16:49	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen	Slashing	2
2nd	00:49	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette	Hooking	2
2nd	06:52	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Hooking	2
2nd	15:47	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote	Slashing	2
2nd	18:04	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Interference	2
3rd	06:33	Colorado Avalanche	Darcy Tucker	Tripping	2
3rd	06:33	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Roughing	2
3rd	11:12	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Tripping	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Referees: Rob Martell, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jean Morin
Minnesota Wild scratches: Owen Nolan, Marian Gaborik, Kurtis Foster, Tomas Mojzis, Brent Burns, Peter Olvecky, Colton Gillies
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Brian Willsie, Scott Hannan, Matt Hendricks, Philippe Dupuis, David Jones, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Ray Macias, 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, November 6, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
New York Islanders 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Nashville Predators 6 at Calgary Flames 7	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Florida Panthers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
St. Louis Blues 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Nov 6, 2008