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Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–2 on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at home.

Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Colorado Avalanche 2 30-44-8
at Minnesota Wild 5 39-35-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 0 2 0 2
Minnesota Wild 1 1 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 7 15 8 30
Minnesota Wild 5 11 9 25

Three stars

  1. B. Burns, Minnesota Wild (1 assist)
  2. M. Havlat, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Spurgeon, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:04 Minnesota Wild Martin Havlat (1) Kyle Brodziak (1), Brent Burns (1) Even strength COL 0, MIN 1
2nd 06:43 Colorado Avalanche Kevin Porter (1) Ryan Wilson (1), Paul Stastny (1) Even strength COL 1, MIN 1
2nd 16:11 Colorado Avalanche Paul Stastny (1) Milan Hejduk (1), Matt Duchene (1) Power play COL 2, MIN 1
2nd 17:46 Minnesota Wild Andrew Brunette (1) Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1), Jared Spurgeon (1) Power play COL 2, MIN 2
3rd 10:55 Minnesota Wild John Madden (1) Matt Cullen (1), Chuck Kobasew (1) Even strength COL 2, MIN 3
3rd 13:30 Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon (1) Martin Havlat (1), Eric Nystrom (1) Even strength COL 2, MIN 4
3rd 19:56 Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak (1) Greg Zanon (1), Niklas Backstrom (1) Shorthanded, Empty net COL 2, MIN 5

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

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 30 25
Power play 1 of 5 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 22 10
Hits 10 12
Blocked shots 12 14
Giveaways 5 6
Takeaways 1 5
Faceoffs won 28/58 (48.3%) 30/58 (51.7%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
9 M. Duchene C 0 1 1 -3 2 2 1 2 0 33.3% 18:17
11 P. Dupuis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:38
12 K. Porter C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 16:23
16 J. McClement C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 13:22
18 B. Yip R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 1 0 16:22
23 M. Hejduk R 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 0 0 19:07
26 P. Stastny C 1 1 2 +1 4 3 0 1 1 52.2% 21:03
28 D. Koci L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02:52
34 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 0 0 15:54
37 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 66.7% 17:02
54 D. Jones R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 19:47
55 C. McLeod L 0 0 0 0 12 4 1 0 0 09:38
3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 24:08
4 J. Liles D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02:21
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 2 0 25:56
44 R. Wilson D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 1 0 24:55
48 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 1 0 19:01
52 A. Foote D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 19:37
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
31 P. Budaj 24 20 4 .833 58:13 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 64.3% 20:08
11 J. Madden C 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 3 0 50% 18:28
12 C. Kobasew R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 13:20
15 A. Brunette L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 14:18
16 B. Staubitz R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 07:24
20 A. Miettinen R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 15:53
21 K. Brodziak C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 1 0 60% 16:18
23 E. Nystrom L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 12:16
24 M. Havlat R 1 1 2 +1 6 5 0 0 0 18:49
43 W. Peters C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 42.9% 11:44
48 G. Latendresse L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 10:21
96 P. Bouchard C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 15:22
3 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 18:44
5 G. Zanon D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 4 0 22:09
8 B. Burns D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 4 0 27:52
25 C. Barker D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 11:38
46 J. Spurgeon D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 0 0 14:09
55 N. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 23:10
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 N. Backstrom 30 28 2 .933 59:55 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:12 Minnesota Wild Martin Havlat Hooking 2
1st 11:15 Colorado Avalanche Matt Duchene Holding 2
1st 14:05 Colorado Avalanche Paul Stastny Hooking 2
2nd 00:40 Colorado Avalanche Paul Stastny Hooking 2
2nd 07:49 Minnesota Wild Pierre-Marc Bouchard Tripping 2
2nd 15:55 Minnesota Wild Brent Burns Interference 2
2nd 17:22 Colorado Avalanche Ryan Wilson Closing hand on puck 2
3rd 05:35 Minnesota Wild Martin Havlat High sticking 2
3rd 17:20 Colorado Avalanche Peter Budaj Roughing 2
3rd 18:11 Minnesota Wild Martin Havlat Tripping 2
3rd 20:00 Colorado Avalanche Cody McLeod Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Colorado Avalanche Cody McLeod Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Joe Sacco
Minnesota Wild head coach
Todd Richards
Referees
Stephane Auger, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Dan Schachte, Andy McElman
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Ryan Stoa, Jonas Holos
Minnesota Wild scratches
Clayton Stoner, Cal Clutterbuck

2010-2011 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 8

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page

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