Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers

Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–2 on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	32-45-5
at Philadelphia Flyers	5	44-27-11

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	1	1	0	2
Philadelphia Flyers	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	13	9	9	31
Philadelphia Flyers	8	9	7	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:23	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny (8)	Unassisted	Power play	COL 1, PHI 0
1st	11:37	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble (13)	Mike Richards (23), Braydon Coburn (10)	Power play	COL 1, PHI 1
1st	18:12	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter (22)	Simon Gagne (20), Ossi Vaananen (8)	Shorthanded	COL 1, PHI 2
2nd	11:24	Philadelphia Flyers	Joffrey Lupul (10)	Kimmo Timonen (16), Scott Hartnell (10)	Even strength	COL 1, PHI 3
2nd	12:42	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Richards (13)	Simon Gagne (21), Mike Knuble (9)	Even strength	COL 1, PHI 4
2nd	18:39	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones (5)	T.J. Hensick (7), Adam Foote (3)	Even strength	COL 2, PHI 4
3rd	02:14	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne (16)	Kimmo Timonen (17), Mike Richards (24)	Power play	COL 2, PHI 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	-1	2	0	0	0	0	50%	16:18
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:14
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	0	35.7%	12:42
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	1	0	100%	19:42
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	-2	0	4	1	0	1	69.6%	21:35
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	12:27
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	66.7%	11:47
Number 42 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0		12:49
Number 54 D. Jones	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	13:48
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0		13:18
Number 59 P. Dupuis	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	75%	11:11
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	-2	2	4	1	0	0	100%	20:48
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	1	0		21:22
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		24:29
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		22:17
Number 29 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		14:22
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		17:13
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	5	0		20:27

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	24	19	5	.792	59:47	Loss

Philadelphia Flyers 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 S. Upshall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		14:57
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	1	2	3	+2	2	3	0	0	1		15:52
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	30.8%	14:37
Number 14 A. Nodl	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		09:38
Number 15 J. Lupul	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0		16:09
Number 17 J. Carter	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0	38.1%	19:39
Number 18 M. Richards	C	1	2	3	+1	0	1	2	0	0	33.3%	19:49
Number 19 S. Hartnell	L	0	1	1	+1	5	1	0	1	0		16:52
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1		18:42
Number 32 R. Cote	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		06:41
Number 36 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	50%	08:45
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	7	1	1	0	0		10:20
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1	0		23:04
Number 23 O. Vaananen	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	4	2	0		21:01
Number 25 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		17:53
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	0		17:31
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	2	2	+2	0	3	2	3	0		24:53
Number 47 L. Sbisa	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:33

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	31	29	2	.936	59:58	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:17	Philadelphia Flyers	Darroll Powe	Hooking	2
1st	11:01	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski	Holding	2
1st	16:33	Philadelphia Flyers	Andrew Alberts	Holding	2
2nd	05:58	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Stewart	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:58	Philadelphia Flyers	Arron Asham	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:27	Philadelphia Flyers	Simon Gagne	Hooking	2
2nd	12:10	Colorado Avalanche	Ian Laperriere	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:10	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:30	Colorado Avalanche	John-Michael Liles	Holding	2
2nd	14:45	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Cross checking	2
2nd	16:18	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter	High sticking	2
3rd	01:26	Colorado Avalanche	Jordan Leopold	Hooking	2
3rd	06:49	Philadelphia Flyers	Arron Asham	Tripping	2
3rd	14:44	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Hooking	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: John Stevens
Referees: Chris Lee, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Derek Amell
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Darcy Tucker, Ruslan Salei, Brian Willsie, Ben Guite, Matt Hendricks, Marek Svatos, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, TJ Galiardi
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Martin Biron, Daniel Brière, Boyd Kane, Josh Gratton, Lasse Kukkonen, Randy Jones, Ryan Parent, Jared Ross, Claude Giroux, Jon Kalinski, Nate Raduns

Every Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 16, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 16, 2008

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Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 16, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 16, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 16, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Dec 16, 2008
Calgary Flames 6 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Dec 16, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Tue, Dec 16, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 9 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Dec 16, 2008
New York Rangers 3 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Dec 16, 2008