Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild

Saturday, September 23, 2017, 6:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Preseason Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–1 on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Colorado Avalanche	1	43-30-9
at Minnesota Wild	2	45-26-11

Goals by period

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

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	12	12	5	29
Minnesota Wild	5	10	9	24

Three stars

M. Granlund, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
D. Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
J. Zucker, Minnesota Wild

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:48	Minnesota Wild	Mikael Granlund (1)	Eric Staal (1), Brennan Menell (1)	Power play	COL 0, MIN 1
2nd	02:27	Minnesota Wild	Mathew Dumba (1)	Mikael Granlund (1), Mikko Koivu (1)	Power play	COL 0, MIN 2
2nd	04:39	Colorado Avalanche	Andrew Agozzino (1)	Rocco Grimaldi (1), Andrei Mironov (1)	Even strength	COL 1, MIN 2

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	29	24
Power play	0 of 8	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	17	23
Hits	12	16
Blocked shots	9	9
Giveaways	2	5
Takeaways	5	10
Faceoffs won	27/54 (50%)	27/54 (50%)

Box score

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 14 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	50%	18:35
Number 18 F. Girard	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	33.3%	11:27
Number 20 R. Grimaldi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0		19:21
Number 26 T. Vogelhuber	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	08:59
Number 28 A. Agozzino	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	1		19:22
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	0	57.1%	18:37
Number 38 R. Petryk	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		13:15
Number 47 D. Toninato	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50%	16:20
Number 49 B. Shaw	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		06:21
Number 55 A. Belzile	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63.6%	12:13
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2		13:27
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:36
Number 3 C. Bigras	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		18:39
Number 5 D. Warsofsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		27:31
Number 16 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	0	7	2	4	1		21:57
Number 32 J. Cowen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		13:18
Number 44 M. Barberio	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		20:25
Number 94 A. Mironov	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0		16:49

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 45 J. Bernier	24	22	2	.917	58:14	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 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	65.2%	18:54
Number 10 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	9	1	1	0	0		08:55
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	1	0	50%	18:08
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	100%	17:28
Number 18 C. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25%	12:33
Number 21 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		10:40
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0	100%	15:05
Number 37 K. Rau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:25
Number 48 S. Anas	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:46
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	14:15
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	33.3%	19:25
Number 82 J. Kloos	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	16.7%	08:19
Number 6 R. Murphy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		20:54
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		24:10
Number 23 G. Olofsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		16:20
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	1	0	1	-1	2	3	2	1	1		23:46
Number 36 N. Seeler	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		19:41
Number 61 B. Menell	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		15:32

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	29	28	1	.966	59:44	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:55	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Bourque	Tripping	2
1st	07:48	Colorado Avalanche	Blake Comeau	Holding	2
1st	14:02	Minnesota Wild	Chris Stewart	Slashing	2
1st	15:02	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Suter	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	01:32	Colorado Avalanche	Blake Comeau	Hooking	2
2nd	07:35	Colorado Avalanche	Nikita Zadorov	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:35	Minnesota Wild	Chris Stewart	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:35	Minnesota Wild	Chris Stewart	Roughing	2
2nd	07:35	Colorado Avalanche	Nikita Zadorov	Roughing	2
2nd	11:32	Minnesota Wild	Justin Kloos	High sticking	2
2nd	13:57	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Malone	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	18:36	Minnesota Wild	Gustav Olofsson	Holding	2
3rd	02:12	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter	Hooking	2
3rd	03:43	Minnesota Wild	Mathew Dumba	Slashing	2
3rd	05:13	Minnesota Wild	Jason Zucker	Interference	2
3rd	12:15	Colorado Avalanche	Felix Girard	Tripping	2
3rd	19:14	Colorado Avalanche	Andrew Agozzino	Interference goalkeeper	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Minnesota Wild head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Brian Mach
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Erik Johnson, Semyon Varlamov, Colin Wilson, Joe Colborne, Matt Duchene, Tyson Barrie, Joe Cannata, Sam Brittain, Brendan Ranford, Gabriel Landeskog, Duncan Siemens, Nail Yakupov, Jesse Graham, Alexander Kerfoot, Nolan De Jong, Gage Ausmus, Ben Storm, Sven Andrighetto, Mason Geertsen, J.T. Compher, Nathan MacKinnon, Anton Lindholm, Maximilian Pajpach, Julien Nantel, Mikko Rantanen, A.J. Greer, Nicolas Meloche, J.C. Beaudin, Sergei Boikov, Gustav Olhaver, Josh Anderson, Tyson Jost, Cam Morrison, Adam Werner, Travis Barron, Nathan Clurman, Shawn Ouellette-St. Amant, Conor Timmins, Nick Henry, Cale Makar, Igor Shvyrev, Nick Leivermann, Petr Kvaca, Denis Smirnov, Ty Lewis, Thomas Gregoire, Hugo Roy, Francis Leclerc, Sami Moilanen
Minnesota Wild scratches: Matt Cullen, Zach Parise, Kyle Quincey, Daniel Winnik, Alex Stalock, Julian Walker, Alex Grant, Jared Spurgeon, Landon Ferraro, Marcus Foligno, Charlie Coyle, Patrick Cannone, Mario Lucia, Mike Reilly, Jonas Brodin, Kurtis Gabriel, Zack Mitchell, Niklas Svedberg, Adam Gilmour, Christoph Bertschy, Avery Peterson, Carson Soucy, Dylan Labbe, Louie Belpedio, Kaapo Kahkonen, Pontus Sjalin, Chase Lang, Pavel Jenys, Hunter Warner, Jordan Greenway, Nicholas Boka, Joel Eriksson Ek, Gustav Bouramman, Jack Sadek, Zach Palmquist, Ales Stezka, Matthew Bradley, Kirill Kaprizov, Giorgio Estephan, Jonathan Walker, Dante Salituro, Kevin Davis, Luke Kunin, Adam Vay, Brandon Duhaime, Dmitry Sokolov, Braydyn Chizen, Domenic Commisso, Gerry Mayhew, Mason Shaw, Ivan Lodnia, Joel Teasdale, Bryce Misley, Jacob Golden, Andrei Svetlakov, Nick Swaney, Artyom Minulin, Dereck Baribeau

2017-2018 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Sep 24, 2017

Other NHL games on Sep 23

Other NHL games on Saturday, September 23, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Dallas Stars 4 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
San Jose Sharks 5 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Sep 23, 2017
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Sep 23, 2017