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Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4–2 on Monday, December 26, 2011 on the road.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Colorado Avalanche 4 41-35-6
at Minnesota Wild 2 35-36-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 0 2 2 4
Minnesota Wild 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 7 12 13 32
Minnesota Wild 8 5 9 22

Three stars

  1. G. Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
  2. C. Clutterbuck, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
  3. R. O'Reilly, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:31 Minnesota Wild Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1) Dany Heatley (1), Kyle Brodziak (1) Power play COL 0, MIN 1
2nd 10:34 Colorado Avalanche Ryan O'Reilly (1) Matt Duchene (1) Power play COL 1, MIN 1
2nd 12:00 Minnesota Wild Cal Clutterbuck (1) Mikko Koivu (1), Dany Heatley (2) Even strength COL 1, MIN 2
2nd 18:58 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog (1) David Van Der Gulik (1), TJ Galiardi (1) Even strength COL 2, MIN 2
3rd 10:20 Colorado Avalanche Jan Hejda (1) Ryan O'Reilly (1), David Van Der Gulik (2) Even strength COL 3, MIN 2
3rd 13:06 Colorado Avalanche TJ Galiardi (1) Jan Hejda (1) Even strength COL 4, MIN 2

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

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 32 22
Power play 1 of 7 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 23 14
Hits 12 15
Blocked shots 9 11
Giveaways 4 10
Takeaways 6 10
Faceoffs won 22/56 (39.3%) 34/56 (60.7%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
7 D. Van Der Gulik L 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 08:24
9 M. Duchene C 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 50% 19:20
12 K. Porter C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 08:15
16 J. McClement C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 47.1% 16:26
23 M. Hejduk R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20:01
26 P. Stastny C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27.3% 20:09
34 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17:35
37 R. O'Reilly C 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 40% 22:21
39 T. Galiardi L 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 0 0 15:01
42 B. Malone C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:00
55 C. McLeod L 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 00:19
92 G. Landeskog L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 1 1 0 100% 18:28
3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 20:02
5 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 17:42
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 21:36
8 J. Hejda D 1 1 2 +2 2 1 1 3 0 18:38
22 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 15:13
46 S. Elliott D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 18:30
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
1 S. Varlamov 22 20 2 .909 60:00 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 3 0 0 58.3% 18:49
9 M. Koivu C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 4 0 0 63.6% 23:32
14 D. Powe C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 100% 13:24
15 D. Heatley L 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 19:41
16 B. Staubitz R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:14
18 C. Gillies C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 05:26
21 K. Brodziak C 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 55.6% 21:49
22 C. Clutterbuck R 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 19:09
25 N. Johnson R 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 10:22
43 W. Peters C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 66.7% 11:17
79 J. Palmer C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 11:18
96 P. Bouchard C 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 1 1 16:08
2 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:13
3 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 0 21:52
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 3 0 27:09
44 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 21:54
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:15
55 N. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 21:01
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 N. Backstrom 32 28 4 .875 59:17 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:37 Colorado Avalanche Shane O'Brien Interference 2
1st 03:04 Minnesota Wild Nick Johnson Tripping 2
1st 05:22 Colorado Avalanche Cody McLeod Checking from behind (major) 5
1st 05:22 Colorado Avalanche Cody McLeod Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
1st 17:46 Colorado Avalanche Jan Hejda Holding 2
2nd 04:14 Minnesota Wild Dany Heatley Holding 2
2nd 06:11 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 09:22 Minnesota Wild Nick Schultz Hooking 2
2nd 16:27 Minnesota Wild Darroll Powe Hooking 2
3rd 01:52 Colorado Avalanche Matt Hunwick Hooking 2
3rd 06:13 Minnesota Wild Jarod Palmer Interference 2
3rd 10:33 Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak Tripping 2
3rd 15:33 Minnesota Wild Matt Cullen Tripping 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Joe Sacco
Minnesota Wild head coach
Mike Yeo
Referees
Chris Lee, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Kyle Quincey, Brandon Yip
Minnesota Wild scratches
Greg Zanon, Clayton Stoner

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 Dec 26

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 0 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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