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Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche

Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Phoenix Coyotes 2 42-27-13
at Colorado Avalanche 3 41-35-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Phoenix Coyotes 1 1 0 2
Colorado Avalanche 2 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Phoenix Coyotes 5 7 15 27
Colorado Avalanche 11 16 8 35

Three stars

  1. G. Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. S. Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
  3. M. Boedker, Phoenix Coyotes (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:44 Colorado Avalanche Kevin Porter (1) Paul Stastny (1), Gabriel Landeskog (1) Even strength PHX 0, COL 1
1st 12:31 Phoenix Coyotes Mikkel Boedker (1) Kyle Chipchura (1), Taylor Pyatt (1) Even strength PHX 1, COL 1
1st 15:28 Colorado Avalanche Stefan Elliott (1) TJ Galiardi (1), Kyle Quincey (1) Even strength PHX 1, COL 2
2nd 17:39 Phoenix Coyotes Mikkel Boedker (2) Taylor Pyatt (2), Kyle Chipchura (2) Even strength PHX 2, COL 2
3rd 09:10 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog (1) Chuck Kobasew (1), Shane O'Brien (1) Even strength PHX 2, COL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Phoenix Coyotes Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 27 35
Power play 0 of 5 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 10
Hits 21 26
Blocked shots 12 10
Giveaways 4 7
Takeaways 9 14
Faceoffs won 21/57 (36.8%) 36/57 (63.2%)

Box score

Phoenix Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player
13 R. Whitney L 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 0 17:26
14 T. Pyatt L 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 1 11:07
17 R. Vrbata R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 100% 13:40
18 P. O'Sullivan C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 15:12
19 S. Doan R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 8 1 50% 23:22
21 A. Miele C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 07:29
22 D. Langkow C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 1 33.3% 18:43
24 K. Chipchura C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 0 40.9% 16:06
26 C. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 40% 15:09
28 L. Korpikoski L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 12:54
37 R. Torres L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 14:49
89 M. Boedker L 2 0 2 +2 0 2 0 0 10:41
3 K. Yandle D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 17:50
6 D. Schlemko D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 21:22
16 R. Klesla D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 19:55
23 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 21:19
32 M. Rozsival D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17:55
33 A. Aucoin D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 17:42
Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie
1 J. LaBarbera 35 32 3 .914 59:16 Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
7 D. Van Der Gulik L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 09:20
9 M. Duchene C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02:23
12 K. Porter C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 100% 05:11
16 J. McClement C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 66.7% 14:59
17 C. Kobasew R 0 1 1 +1 2 3 3 0 100% 12:48
23 M. Hejduk R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20:06
26 P. Stastny C 0 1 1 +2 0 7 0 1 50% 22:15
34 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 100% 20:24
37 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 60% 20:13
39 T. Galiardi L 0 1 1 0 4 4 5 0 71.4% 18:54
55 C. McLeod L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 06:16
92 G. Landeskog L 1 1 2 +1 0 4 3 0 18:05
3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 22:52
5 S. O'Brien D 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 18:25
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 5 2 2 18:41
8 J. Hejda D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 23:09
27 K. Quincey D 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 18:39
46 S. Elliott D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 17:22
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
1 S. Varlamov 27 25 2 .926 59:58 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:32 Phoenix Coyotes Rostislav Klesla Tripping 2
1st 05:26 Colorado Avalanche Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 19:26 Phoenix Coyotes Daymond Langkow Tripping 2
2nd 01:49 Colorado Avalanche TJ Galiardi Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 06:12 Colorado Avalanche Chuck Kobasew Slashing 2
2nd 10:15 Colorado Avalanche Kyle Quincey Tripping 2
2nd 15:00 Phoenix Coyotes Lauri Korpikoski Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 19:31 Colorado Avalanche Daniel Winnik Ps tripping on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
3rd 05:01 Phoenix Coyotes Andy Miele High sticking 2
3rd 15:23 Colorado Avalanche TJ Galiardi Boarding 2
3rd 19:57 Phoenix Coyotes Keith Yandle Holding 2

Game information

Phoenix Coyotes head coach
Dave Tippett
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Joe Sacco
Referees
Kevin Pollock, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Vaughan Rody, Thor Nelson
Phoenix Coyotes scratches
Derek Morris, Paul Bissonnette, David Rundblad
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Matt Hunwick, Brandon Yip, Brad Malone

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 1 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page

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