Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Saturday, February 28, 2015, 10:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–1 on Saturday, February 28, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Minnesota Wild	3	46-28-8
at Colorado Avalanche	1	39-31-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	1	1	1	3
Colorado Avalanche	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	8	11	13	32
Colorado Avalanche	8	10	16	34

Three stars

J. Fontaine, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
D. Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
E. Haula, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:49	Minnesota Wild	Erik Haula (7)	Justin Fontaine (14), Kyle Brodziak (10)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 0
2nd	01:32	Colorado Avalanche	Max Talbot (5)	Nick Holden (9)	Even strength	MIN 1, COL 1
2nd	09:09	Minnesota Wild	Justin Fontaine (8)	Erik Haula (5), Jonas Brodin (10)	Even strength	MIN 2, COL 1
3rd	05:50	Minnesota Wild	Jason Pominville (13)	Mikael Granlund (19)	Even strength	MIN 3, COL 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	32	34
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 7
Penalty minutes	24	40
Hits	12	22
Blocked shots	17	18
Giveaways	0	2
Takeaways	4	5
Faceoffs won	26/63 (41.3%)	37/63 (58.7%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	1	36.4%	12:59
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	54.2%	17:44
Number 10 J. Schroeder	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		09:54
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		17:19
Number 14 J. Fontaine	R	1	1	2	+2	2	3	0	0	100%	09:53
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	1	1	+2	5	3	1	1	22.2%	14:42
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		15:22
Number 23 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1		10:20
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:24
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	2	1		15:45
Number 56 E. Haula	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	100%	14:46
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	31.3%	17:12
Number 5 C. Folin	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2		17:24
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		06:10
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		27:45
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	3		26:26
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4		18:05
Number 55 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	1	1		19:50

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	34	33	1	.971	60:00	Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	0	58.3%	15:55
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	68.8%	20:16
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1		20:53
Number 24 M. Cliche	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	50%	05:46
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1		08:34
Number 28 P. Carey	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		05:15
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0		14:54
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0		18:08
Number 45 D. Everberg	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		13:05
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	17	3	3	0		16:01
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	61.5%	22:33
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	0	10	3	4	1		22:43
Number 2 N. Holden	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		20:46
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0		26:00
Number 5 N. Guenin	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	2		14:10
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2		16:52
Number 17 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6		16:37
Number 22 Z. Redmond	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1		17:44

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	32	29	3	.906	56:12	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:24	Minnesota Wild	Marco Scandella	Slashing	2
2nd	03:15	Minnesota Wild	Sean Bergenheim	Hooking	2
2nd	06:58	Colorado Avalanche	Brad Stuart	Cross checking	2
2nd	10:41	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Tripping	2
2nd	11:27	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Interference	2
2nd	12:06	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	12:59	Minnesota Wild	Justin Fontaine	Tripping	2
2nd	17:13	Colorado Avalanche	Zach Redmond	Hooking	2
3rd	04:50	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Brodziak	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	04:50	Colorado Avalanche	Nate Guenin	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:33	Colorado Avalanche	Tyson Barrie	Roughing	2
3rd	10:31	Minnesota Wild	Christian Folin	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	16:43	Minnesota Wild	Nate Prosser	High sticking	2
3rd	19:56	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:56	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:56	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	19:56	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:56	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Patrick Roy
Referees: Chris Rooney, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Kiel Murchison
Minnesota Wild scratches: Stephane Veilleux, Darcy Kuemper
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Daniel Brière, Karl Stollery

2014-2015 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 9, 2014
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Oct 11, 2014
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Feb 7, 2015
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 8, 2015

Other NHL games on Feb 28

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 28, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
New Jersey Devils 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
St. Louis Blues 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 28, 2015
Ottawa Senators 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Feb 28, 2015

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