Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 6–3 on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Colorado Avalanche	3	39-39-4
at Minnesota Wild	6	38-33-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	1	2	0	3
Minnesota Wild	3	0	3	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	11	14	8	33
Minnesota Wild	12	8	10	30

Three stars

N. Niederreiter, Minnesota Wild (2 goals, 1 assist)
J. Pominville, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)
Z. Parise, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:33	Colorado Avalanche	Jarome Iginla (19)	Tyson Barrie (32), Mikkel Boedker (27)	Power play	COL 1, MIN 0
1st	10:37	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter (13)	Jason Pominville (21)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 1
1st	11:38	Minnesota Wild	Jason Pominville (11)	Nino Niederreiter (19)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 2
1st	17:48	Minnesota Wild	Erik Haula (9)	Mathew Dumba (12), Marco Scandella (12)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 3
2nd	03:25	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Bigras (1)	Matt Duchene (23), Nathan MacKinnon (28)	Even strength	COL 2, MIN 3
2nd	12:33	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod (8)	Jack Skille (6), John Mitchell (8)	Even strength	COL 3, MIN 3
3rd	05:34	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle (20)	Zach Parise (20)	Even strength	COL 3, MIN 4
3rd	18:33	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle (21)	Ryan Suter (35), Zach Parise (21)	Even strength, Empty net	COL 3, MIN 5
3rd	19:16	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter (14)	Jason Pominville (22)	Even strength, Empty net	COL 3, MIN 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	33	30
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	13	17
Blocked shots	11	19
Giveaways	3	2
Takeaways	3	8
Faceoffs won	21/46 (45.7%)	25/46 (54.3%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 J. Mitchell	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	63.6%	14:19
Number 8 J. Skille	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		11:10
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	60%	14:54
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	1	0	1	-2	0	2	1	0	1		16:45
Number 14 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		14:19
Number 18 S. Matthias	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		12:25
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0		14:38
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	1	0	26.7%	17:42
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	55.6%	16:25
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0		11:06
Number 89 M. Boedker	L	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0		16:41
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	3	0	0	100%	20:03
Number 2 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		20:27
Number 3 C. Bigras	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:55
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	0		22:56
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1	0		22:46
Number 32 F. Beauchemin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	6	0		22:20
Number 44 E. Gelinas	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		10:58

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	12	9	3	.750	20:00
Number 31 C. Pickard	16	15	1	.938	38:11	Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle	C	2	0	2	+1	0	6	2	0	0	100%	18:35
Number 7 C. Porter	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	0	0		12:10
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0	0	46.2%	19:29
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	2	2	0		18:37
Number 14 J. Fontaine	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:03
Number 18 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		10:31
Number 19 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	72.7%	13:22
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	2	1	3	+3	2	3	2	1	0		15:36
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		13:37
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	2	3	+3	0	2	0	0	0		15:33
Number 56 E. Haula	L	1	0	1	+3	2	2	1	1	0	60%	16:32
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	44.4%	13:02
Number 4 M. Reilly	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		11:06
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	1	1	+4	0	1	1	1	0		24:08
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	6	0		26:48
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	1	1	+3	0	3	3	1	0		23:38
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		11:31
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0		20:21

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	33	30	3	.909	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:12	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter	Tripping	2
2nd	06:57	Minnesota Wild	Thomas Vanek	Slashing	2
2nd	12:51	Colorado Avalanche	Shawn Matthias	Slashing	2
2nd	15:22	Colorado Avalanche	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	18:20	Minnesota Wild	Erik Haula	Holding	2
2nd	19:56	Colorado Avalanche	Blake Comeau	Tripping	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Patrick Roy
Minnesota Wild head coach: John Torchetti
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Lonnie Cameron
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Andrew Bodnarchuk, Zach Redmond, Andreas Martinsen
Minnesota Wild scratches: David Jones, Jonas Brodin

2015-2016 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 8, 2015
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 5, 2015
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 7, 2015
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Minnesota Wild 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 1, 2016
Minnesota Wild 4 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 26, 2016

Other NHL games on Mar 1

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Boston Bruins, Tue, Mar 1, 2016
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Mar 1, 2016
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 1, 2016
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 1, 2016
St. Louis Blues 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 1, 2016
Dallas Stars 3 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 1, 2016
Florida Panthers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Mar 1, 2016
New York Islanders 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 1, 2016

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