Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche

Sunday, December 7, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–4 in a shootout on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at home.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Vancouver Canucks	4	45-27-10
at Colorado Avalanche	5	32-45-5

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Vancouver Canucks	1	2	1	0	0	4
Colorado Avalanche	0	2	2	0	0	5

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Vancouver Canucks	13	16	6	3	0	38
Colorado Avalanche	9	12	13	1	0	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:17	Vancouver Canucks	Darcy Hordichuk (2)	Jason Jaffray (1), Jannik Hansen (11)	Even strength	VAN 1, COL 0
2nd	05:14	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	VAN 1, COL 1
2nd	11:25	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth (9)	Milan Hejduk (10), Paul Stastny (16)	Even strength	VAN 1, COL 2
2nd	15:49	Vancouver Canucks	Daniel Sedin (12)	Ryan Kesler (9), Willie Mitchell (8)	Even strength	VAN 2, COL 2
2nd	17:45	Vancouver Canucks	Steve Bernier (6)	Mason Raymond (7), Pavol Demitra (8)	Power play	VAN 3, COL 2
3rd	02:50	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (11)	Jordan Leopold (6), Paul Stastny (17)	Even strength	VAN 3, COL 3
3rd	09:57	Vancouver Canucks	Steve Bernier (7)	Alexandre Burrows (8), Kevin Bieksa (10)	Even strength	VAN 4, COL 3
3rd	17:10	Colorado Avalanche	Daniel Tjarnqvist (2)	Milan Hejduk (11), Paul Stastny (18)	Even strength	VAN 4, COL 4

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski	Goal
1	Vancouver Canucks	Kyle Wellwood	Goal
2	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos	Goal
2	Vancouver Canucks	Pavol Demitra	Saved
3	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	Goal

Vancouver Canucks 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 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	100%	18:44
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:24
Number 17 R. Kesler	C	0	1	1	+2	2	3	2	2	0	70.8%	20:26
Number 18 S. Bernier	R	2	0	2	+2	2	7	1	0	1		16:35
Number 21 M. Raymond	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	60%	16:07
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	0	0		20:50
Number 24 D. Hordichuk	L	1	0	1	0	5	2	1	1	0		04:50
Number 29 J. Jaffray	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	80%	09:32
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	61.1%	19:36
Number 36 J. Hansen	R	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0		10:06
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	1	1	-3	2	4	0	1	0	100%	19:57
Number 42 K. Wellwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	42.9%	13:53
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		26:09
Number 3 K. Bieksa	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	0	0		28:56
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		05:38
Number 8 W. Mitchell	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0		26:01
Number 23 A. Edler	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0		23:07
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		17:22

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 C. Schneider	35	31	4	.886	64:47	OT loss

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	-1	0	2	2	0		19:00
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	-1	5	2	4	1	20%	04:36
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	26.7%	14:19
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	2	3	+2	0	1	0	1		23:16
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	3	3	+3	0	5	0	0	44%	23:33
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	05:44
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	28.6%	15:25
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		14:25
Number 42 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0		12:51
Number 54 D. Jones	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		18:34
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	3	0		08:59
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	1	0	1	+4	2	6	0	0		23:44
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	3	2		21:42
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	3		22:43
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	2		20:41
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	3		20:00
Number 29 D. Tjarnqvist	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	1		21:38
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1		23:50

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	38	34	4	.895	64:58	Win

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:21	Vancouver Canucks	Jannik Hansen	Tripping	2
2nd	02:37	Colorado Avalanche	John-Michael Liles	Roughing	2
2nd	07:15	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Boarding	2
2nd	12:47	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Boarding	2
2nd	12:47	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Stewart	Roughing	2
2nd	12:47	Vancouver Canucks	Steve Bernier	Roughing	2
2nd	12:47	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Kesler	Roughing	2
2nd	14:52	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:52	Vancouver Canucks	Darcy Hordichuk	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:43	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Holding	2
3rd	03:43	Vancouver Canucks	Pavol Demitra	Hooking	2

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Alain Vigneault
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Referees: Wes McCauley, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Andy McElman
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Ryan Johnson, Roberto Luongo, Rob Davison, Jason Krog, Lawrence Nycholat, Michel Ouellet, Alexandre Bolduc, Mike Brown, Rick Rypien
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

Every Vancouver Canucks and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Nov 12, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Dec 7, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Apr 5, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 11, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 7, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Dec 7, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 7	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 7, 2008
Calgary Flames 3 at New York Rangers 0	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at New York Rangers, Sun, Dec 7, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 7, 2008