Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes

Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Jobing.com Arena, Glendale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–1 on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Colorado Avalanche	1	32-45-5
at Phoenix Coyotes	3	36-39-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	8	11	10	29
Phoenix Coyotes	11	14	4	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:12	Colorado Avalanche	T.J. Hensick (2)	Brett Clark (5), Chris Stewart (2)	Even strength	COL 1, PHX 0
2nd	10:36	Phoenix Coyotes	Peter Mueller (7)	David Hale (2), Shane Doan (19)	Even strength	COL 1, PHX 1
2nd	12:41	Phoenix Coyotes	Peter Mueller (8)	Shane Doan (20), Steve Reinprecht (12)	Even strength	COL 1, PHX 2
3rd	13:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Olli Jokinen (12)	Enver Lisin (5), Mikkel Boedker (10)	Even strength	COL 1, PHX 3

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 W. Wolski	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		13:51
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	58.3%	14:14
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	13:36
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		18:30
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	10:06
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	33.3%	15:51
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	45.5%	16:14
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		12:56
Number 42 C. Stewart	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	4	0		11:52
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		16:44
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		12:03
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	16.7%	20:13
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		19:58
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	0		21:09
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		17:57
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:33
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		20:39
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		19:44

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	29	26	3	.897	59:50	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Hanzal	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	69.2%	15:40
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	60%	16:15
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:20
Number 18 E. Lisin	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		15:39
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	2	2	+2	2	5	3	0	66.7%	17:39
Number 23 K. Porter	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		13:17
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	41.7%	17:40
Number 36 J. Lindstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:45
Number 41 V. Tikhonov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		15:17
Number 88 P. Mueller	C	2	0	2	+2	2	4	0	0		18:47
Number 89 M. Boedker	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0		14:07
Number 91 K. Turris	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	08:04
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		15:32
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	6		23:18
Number 21 D. Hale	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	1		11:52
Number 44 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		20:51
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3		23:27
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3		22:30

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Tellqvist	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:02	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Slashing	2
1st	18:40	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski	High sticking	2
2nd	16:42	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Hooking	2
3rd	10:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Mikkel Boedker	Hooking	2
3rd	15:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Peter Mueller	Hooking	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Wayne Gretzky
Referees: Chris Rooney, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Pierre Racicot
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Brian Willsie, Matt Hendricks, Cody McCormick, Philippe Dupuis, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Paul Stastny, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, TJ Galiardi
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Brian McGrattan, Ilya Bryzgalov, Garth Murray, Joel Perrault, Jeff Hoggan, Steven Goertzen, Daniel Carcillo, Alexander Nikulin, Daniel Winnik, Keith Yandle, David Schlemko

Every Colorado Avalanche and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 1, 2009

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
San Jose Sharks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 31, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Wed, Dec 31, 2008