Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars

Friday, December 5, 2008, 8:30 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–1 in a shootout on Friday, December 5, 2008 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Colorado Avalanche	1	32-45-5
at Dallas Stars	2	36-35-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Colorado Avalanche	7	6	13	1	0	27
Dallas Stars	8	8	6	2	0	24

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:57	Dallas Stars	Toby Petersen (3)	Mike Modano (9), Matt Niskanen (4)	Even strength	COL 0, DAL 1
3rd	19:04	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos (5)	Paul Stastny (15), Ryan Smyth (7)	Even strength	COL 1, DAL 1

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Dallas Stars	Brad Richards	Saved
1	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski	Goal
2	Dallas Stars	Fabian Brunnstrom	Saved
2	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos	Saved
3	Dallas Stars	Mike Ribeiro	Goal
3	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	Saved
4	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano	Goal
4	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Saved

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	0	1	100%	19:09
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	20%	08:15
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:17
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	100%	21:44
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	1	1	+1	0	7	0	0	30%	24:40
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	60%	11:10
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	54.5%	18:09
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		17:21
Number 42 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		07:29
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:02
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		08:43
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		22:21
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		23:41
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	6		22:32
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		22:15
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3		22:47
Number 29 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		17:50
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		21:33

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	24	23	1	.958	64:02	OT loss

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Modano	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	57.9%	20:40
Number 13 K. Barch	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:00
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	3	100%	16:52
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1		24:29
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		22:17
Number 22 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:00
Number 25 C. Conner	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:16
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:52
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	60%	25:33
Number 91 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	50%	20:33
Number 96 F. Brunnstrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		10:52
Number 2 N. Grossmann	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2		19:19
Number 3 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1		23:52
Number 5 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		24:26
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		26:40
Number 27 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2		15:19
Number 33 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		01:10
Number 55 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6		16:54

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	27	26	1	.963	64:56	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:09	Colorado Avalanche	Ruslan Salei	Tripping	2
1st	10:58	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Clark	Holding the stick	2
1st	16:48	Colorado Avalanche	Daniel Tjarnqvist	Tripping	2
1st	19:24	Dallas Stars	Stephane Robidas	Hooking	2
2nd	03:58	Dallas Stars	Trevor Daley	Interference	2
2nd	11:25	Dallas Stars	Nicklas Grossmann	High sticking	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Lyle Seitz
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Adam Foote, Darcy Tucker, Brian Willsie, Ben Guite, Matt Hendricks, Philippe Dupuis, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, TJ Galiardi
Dallas Stars scratches: Sergei Zubov, Jere Lehtinen, Brenden Morrow, Dan Jancevski, Sean Avery, Steve Ott, Joel Lundqvist, Garrett Stafford, Mark Fistric, Raymond Sawada, Tom Wandell

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 Friday, December 5, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Dec 5, 2008
Calgary Flames 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Dec 5, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Fri, Dec 5, 2008