Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	30-44-8
at Minnesota Wild	3	39-35-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	10	10	5	25
Minnesota Wild	14	4	6	24

Three stars

A. Brunette, Minnesota Wild
M. Cullen, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)
N. Backstrom, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:00	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen (1)	Matt Cullen (1), Brent Burns (1)	Power play	COL 0, MIN 1
1st	15:11	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones (1)	Matt Duchene (1)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 1
1st	15:51	Minnesota Wild	Martin Havlat (1)	Kyle Brodziak (1), Cal Clutterbuck (1)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 2
2nd	10:42	Minnesota Wild	John Madden (1)	Matt Cullen (2), Jared Spurgeon (1)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 3
3rd	00:23	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones (2)	Milan Hejduk (1)	Even strength	COL 2, MIN 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	25	24
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	12	12
Hits	20	37
Blocked shots	8	13
Giveaways	1	3
Takeaways	2	13
Faceoffs won	25/52 (48.1%)	27/52 (51.9%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

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 9 M. Duchene	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	0	43.8%	18:24
Number 11 P. Dupuis	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25%	07:37
Number 12 K. Porter	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0	33.3%	14:02
Number 18 B. Yip	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		14:11
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	1	0		17:27
Number 25 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		15:55
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	55%	20:06
Number 34 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0		14:36
Number 37 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	10:24
Number 39 T. Galiardi	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	33.3%	15:17
Number 54 D. Jones	R	2	0	2	+2	0	2	1	1	0		20:32
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:14
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	0	0		23:00
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	1	0		23:37
Number 8 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	2	0		23:32
Number 10 K. Cumiskey	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:21
Number 44 R. Wilson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		21:55
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	2	0	0		20:58

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Budaj	7	7	0	1.000	28:22
Number 41 C. Anderson	17	14	3	.824	30:42	Loss

Minnesota Wild

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 7 M. Cullen	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	1	0	50%	17:36
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	40%	21:58
Number 11 J. Madden	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0	62.5%	12:57
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	09:23
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		17:54
Number 16 B. Staubitz	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		07:02
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	1		18:19
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0	60%	16:13
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	1	1	-1	2	1	4	0	0		13:05
Number 23 E. Nystrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		11:54
Number 24 M. Havlat	R	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0		15:48
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:05
Number 4 C. Stoner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	3	0		20:07
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	0		22:19
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	0	6	0	3	0	0		25:51
Number 25 C. Barker	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		14:59
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		10:37
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	2	0		23:53

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	25	23	2	.920	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:03	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan O'Byrne	Boarding	2
2nd	01:06	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Interference	2
2nd	05:16	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Tripping	2
3rd	04:48	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Hunwick	Tripping	2
3rd	06:27	Colorado Avalanche	Daniel Winnik	Cross checking	2
3rd	07:23	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Roughing	2
3rd	07:23	Colorado Avalanche	Brandon Yip	Roughing	2
3rd	07:23	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Roughing	2
3rd	07:23	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Wilson	Roughing	2
3rd	07:23	Minnesota Wild	Martin Havlat	Roughing	2
3rd	11:37	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	18:09	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	Hooking	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joe Sacco
Minnesota Wild head coach: Todd Richards
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, David Brisebois
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Adam Foote, Peter Forsberg, David Koci
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marco Scandella

2010-2011 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 27, 2010
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 23, 2010
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Jan 14, 2011
Minnesota Wild 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 3, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Feb 9, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 8, 2011

Other NHL games on Feb 9

Other NHL games on Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Boston Bruins 8	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Wed, Feb 9, 2011
San Jose Sharks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Feb 9, 2011
Nashville Predators 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Feb 9, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Wed, Feb 9, 2011
Ottawa Senators 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames, Wed, Feb 9, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Feb 9, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Feb 9, 2011

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