Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Monday, December 1, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 6–5 on Monday, December 1, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Colorado Avalanche	6	32-45-5
at Minnesota Wild	5	40-33-9

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	2	4	0	6
Minnesota Wild	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	11	15	5	31
Minnesota Wild	5	7	5	17

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:50	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (4)	Mikko Koivu (17), Martin Skoula (2)	Even strength	COL 0, MIN 1
1st	09:09	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos (4)	John-Michael Liles (8), Ruslan Salei (6)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 1
1st	12:43	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones (3)	Ian Laperriere (5), Cody McCormick (4)	Even strength	COL 2, MIN 1
1st	19:11	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (9)	Brent Burns (6), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (6)	Power play	COL 2, MIN 2
2nd	00:22	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (5)	Marc-Andre Bergeron (11), Marek Zidlicky (8)	Power play	COL 2, MIN 3
2nd	03:49	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny (5)	Brian Willsie (1), Milan Hejduk (7)	Even strength	COL 3, MIN 3
2nd	08:16	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (10)	Paul Stastny (14)	Power play	COL 4, MIN 3
2nd	16:32	Colorado Avalanche	T.J. Hensick (1)	Ian Laperriere (6)	Even strength	COL 5, MIN 3
2nd	17:51	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny (6)	Ryan Smyth (6), Milan Hejduk (8)	Even strength	COL 6, MIN 3
2nd	19:18	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan (5)	Andrew Brunette (8), Mikko Koivu (18)	Power play	COL 6, MIN 4
3rd	14:00	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns (4)	Kim Johnsson (8)	Even strength	COL 6, MIN 5

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	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	17:04
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0	50%	07:11
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	2	0		13:05
Number 18 B. Willsie	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	0	0	37.5%	12:01
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	2	3	+1	0	1	0	1	1		23:25
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	2	1	3	+1	0	7	0	0	0	50%	24:12
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0		09:37
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	55.6%	16:24
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:35
Number 54 D. Jones	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0		09:02
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	3	0	0		06:39
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	0	4	2	1	0	0		23:10
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		19:55
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	4	0		18:30
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		18:17
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		22:01
Number 29 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	2	0		20:36
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	0		20:52

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	17	12	5	.706	60:00	Win

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	1	2	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	44%	24:12
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	2	0	1	100%	15:21
Number 12 C. Weller	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		08:07
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:35
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		14:48
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		17:57
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		06:01
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0	71.4%	15:11
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	09:10
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	60%	11:52
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	2	1	3	-2	0	4	0	0	1		16:48
Number 2 E. Reitz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:18
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	2	0		27:15
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	1	1	-3	2	0	1	1	0		23:14
Number 8 B. Burns	D	1	1	2	0	0	2	2	0	0		21:22
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		17:31
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	2	1	0		20:09
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		17:20

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Harding	5	5	0	1.000	19:32
Number 32 N. Backstrom	26	20	6	.769	39:48	Loss

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:37	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:37	Minnesota Wild	Craig Weller	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:26	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Interference	2
1st	19:05	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Hooking	2
1st	19:11	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	07:41	Minnesota Wild	Kim Johnsson	Interference	2
2nd	19:11	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones	Tripping	2
3rd	08:43	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Clark	Hooking	2
3rd	19:06	Minnesota Wild	Marc-Andre Bergeron	Tripping	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Thor Nelson
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Adam Foote, Darcy Tucker, Ben Guite, Matt Hendricks, Philippe Dupuis, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, Chris Stewart, TJ Galiardi
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Tomas Mojzis, Peter Olvecky, Cal Clutterbuck, 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 Monday, December 1, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 1, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Dec 1, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Dec 1, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Dec 1, 2008