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Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–1 on Thursday, December 23, 2010 on the road.

Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Minnesota Wild 3 39-35-8
at Colorado Avalanche 1 30-44-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 11 13 8 32
Colorado Avalanche 8 14 15 37

Three stars

  1. M. Cullen, Minnesota Wild (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. N. Backstrom, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
  3. D. Jones, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:23 Minnesota Wild Matt Cullen (1) Cal Clutterbuck (1) Shorthanded MIN 1, COL 0
1st 10:08 Colorado Avalanche David Jones (1) Brandon Yip (1), Matt Hunwick (1) Power play MIN 1, COL 1
1st 16:04 Minnesota Wild Matt Cullen (2) Marek Zidlicky (1) Even strength MIN 2, COL 1
2nd 02:46 Minnesota Wild Andrew Brunette (1) Matt Cullen (1), Antti Miettinen (1) Power play MIN 3, COL 1

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

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 32 37
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 9 11
Hits 19 27
Blocked shots 18 17
Giveaways 5 10
Takeaways 13 9
Faceoffs won 33/58 (56.9%) 25/58 (43.1%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 2 1 3 +2 0 3 1 2 0 56.3% 17:25
9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 64.7% 17:13
11 J. Madden C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 55.6% 14:59
12 C. Kobasew R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 14:46
15 A. Brunette L 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 15:27
19 P. O'Sullivan C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 50% 15:44
20 A. Miettinen R 0 1 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 16:02
21 K. Brodziak C 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 70% 12:18
22 C. Clutterbuck R 0 1 1 +1 0 7 5 0 0 13:53
23 E. Nystrom L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:55
24 M. Havlat R 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 15:36
96 P. Bouchard C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:44
3 M. Zidlicky D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 25:21
4 C. Stoner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 12:40
5 G. Zanon D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 3 0 23:47
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 17:12
8 B. Burns D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 4 0 23:23
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:20
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 N. Backstrom 37 36 1 .973 60:00 Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
9 M. Duchene C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 2 0 35.3% 23:27
11 P. Dupuis C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 66.7% 08:15
12 K. Porter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:34
14 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 0 22:04
18 B. Yip R 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 14:15
20 G. Mauldin L 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 10:15
26 P. Stastny C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 1 0 42.1% 18:57
28 D. Koci L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 02:34
34 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 16:32
37 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 42.9% 15:33
39 T. Galiardi L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 1 0 100% 14:59
54 D. Jones R 1 0 1 0 0 5 4 0 1 100% 15:42
3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 19:13
4 J. Liles D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 2 0 25:01
8 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 19:46
44 R. Wilson D 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 15:39
48 M. Hunwick D 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 20:39
52 A. Foote D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 19:42
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
31 P. Budaj 18 18 0 1.000 35:58
41 C. Anderson 14 11 3 .786 22:33 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:53 Minnesota Wild Martin Havlat Slashing 2
1st 11:18 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Roughing 2
1st 14:31 Colorado Avalanche Ryan Wilson Fighting (major) 5
1st 14:31 Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak Fighting (major) 5
2nd 02:20 Colorado Avalanche David Koci Roughing 2
2nd 11:08 Colorado Avalanche Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 00:22 Colorado Avalanche Daniel Winnik Tripping 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Todd Richards
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Joe Sacco
Referees
Brad Watson, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Mark Wheler, Lonnie Cameron
Minnesota Wild scratches
Nick Schultz, Cam Barker, Brad Staubitz
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Milan Hejduk, Cody McLeod, Jonas Holos

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 Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 5 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New York Rangers 3 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Dallas Stars 2 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/SO Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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