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Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 on the road.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Minnesota Wild 3 35-36-11
at Colorado Avalanche 2 41-35-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 13 9 12 34
Colorado Avalanche 4 7 15 26

Three stars

  1. C. McMillan, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
  2. K. Brodziak, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)
  3. J. Giguere, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:37 Colorado Avalanche TJ Galiardi (1) Milan Hejduk (1), Gabriel Landeskog (1) Even strength MIN 0, COL 1
1st 10:40 Minnesota Wild Justin Falk (1) Devin Setoguchi (1), Matt Cullen (1) Power play MIN 1, COL 1
1st 16:15 Minnesota Wild Dany Heatley (1) Kyle Brodziak (1), Greg Zanon (1) Even strength MIN 2, COL 1
2nd 04:46 Colorado Avalanche Chuck Kobasew (1) Daniel Winnik (1), Jay McClement (1) Even strength MIN 2, COL 2
3rd 07:44 Minnesota Wild Carson McMillan (1) Kyle Brodziak (2) Even strength MIN 3, COL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 34 26
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 11 15
Hits 27 26
Blocked shots 20 22
Giveaways 2 7
Takeaways 11 14
Faceoffs won 31/63 (49.2%) 32/63 (50.8%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 2 0 55.6% 20:08
10 D. Setoguchi R 0 1 1 -1 2 3 3 1 0 50% 18:07
14 D. Powe C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 13:11
15 D. Heatley L 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 1 0 23:18
21 K. Brodziak C 0 2 2 +1 0 3 1 2 0 48% 21:02
22 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 16:49
25 N. Johnson R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 0 0 15:30
28 M. Kassian L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 04:17
36 C. Rau C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 57.1% 07:28
41 J. Ortmeyer R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:10
43 W. Peters C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 40% 12:59
45 C. McMillan R 1 0 1 +1 2 4 3 0 0 12:01
4 C. Stoner D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 3 0 17:01
5 G. Zanon D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 4 2 0 18:34
39 N. Prosser D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 24:38
44 J. Falk D 1 0 1 -1 5 3 2 2 1 19:58
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 0 21:16
55 N. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 18:33
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 N. Backstrom 26 24 2 .923 60:00 Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
7 D. Van Der Gulik L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 09:47
16 J. McClement C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 47.1% 15:42
17 C. Kobasew R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 14:51
23 M. Hejduk R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 19:50
26 P. Stastny C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 65.4% 21:17
34 D. Winnik L 0 1 1 -1 7 2 2 0 0 33.3% 15:18
39 T. Galiardi L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 37.5% 18:31
54 D. Jones R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:04
55 C. McLeod L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 08:13
88 P. Mueller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:38
92 G. Landeskog L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 6 0 0 21:15
3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 15:14
5 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 13:18
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 0 0 19:44
8 J. Hejda D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 4 0 16:21
27 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 3 0 20:01
44 R. Wilson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:08
46 S. Elliott D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 14:24
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
35 J. Giguere 34 31 3 .912 59:04 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:19 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog Boarding 2
1st 06:38 Minnesota Wild Devin Setoguchi Interference 2
1st 09:20 Colorado Avalanche Kyle Quincey High sticking 2
1st 19:45 Colorado Avalanche Kyle Quincey Roughing 2
1st 19:45 Minnesota Wild Darroll Powe Charging 2
2nd 06:58 Minnesota Wild Justin Falk Fighting (major) 5
2nd 06:58 Colorado Avalanche Daniel Winnik Fighting (major) 5
2nd 06:58 Colorado Avalanche Daniel Winnik Slashing 2
2nd 18:44 Colorado Avalanche Shane O'Brien Hooking 2
3rd 05:08 Minnesota Wild Carson McMillan High sticking 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Mike Yeo
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Joe Sacco
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Jay Sharrers, Andy McElman
Minnesota Wild scratches
Marek Zidlicky, Mike Lundin, Brad Staubitz
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Kevin Porter, Matt Hunwick, Ryan O'Reilly

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 0 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 0 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 24

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New York Islanders 3 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 0 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Calgary Flames 0 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/SO Game page

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