3–6

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 22-13-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MIN	1	0	2	3
COL	2	2	2	6

Wild at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Wild 6–3 at Ball Arena on December 23, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Scott Parker

3 A

4 shots · 11:48 TOI · +2

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Brian Willsie

2 G

4 shots · 12:07 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Alex Tanguay

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:47 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Jim Dowd PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:09

Assists: Willie Mitchell, Andrew Brunette · beat Patrick Roy

1–0

🏔️ Brian Willsie Tying 1st · 11:15

Assists: Scott Parker, Martin Skoula · beat Dwayne Roloson

1–1

🏔️ Alex Tanguay PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:24

Assists: Joe Sakic, Rob Blake · beat Dwayne Roloson

1–2

2nd period

🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP 2nd · 03:45

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Rob Blake · beat Dwayne Roloson

1–3

🏔️ Eric Messier 2nd · 18:24

Assists: Scott Parker · beat Dwayne Roloson

1–4

3rd period

🏔️ Greg De Vries SH 3rd · 03:30

Assists: Steve Reinprecht, Shjon Podein · beat Dwayne Roloson

1–5

🏔️ Brian Willsie 3rd · 10:29

Assists: Scott Parker, Brad Larsen · beat Dwayne Roloson

1–6

🌲 Andrew Brunette PP 3rd · 11:32

Assists: Brad Bombardir · beat Patrick Roy

2–6

🌲 Aaron Gavey 3rd · 16:01

Assists: Darby Hendrickson · beat Patrick Roy

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN COL🏔️

21 Shots on goal 49

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

15 Hits 21

11 Blocked shots 11

17 Takeaways 16

4 Giveaways 8

8 Penalty minutes 10

MIN shooting 14.3% (3/21) COL shooting 12.2% (6/49)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Dwayne Roloson

43/49

.878 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Brunette · Hendrickson · Park 17:08

L2 Walz · Zholtok · Dupuis 16:09

L3 Laaksonen · Dowd · Roest 13:57

L4 Johnson · Gavey 11:40

D1 Mitchell · Bombardir 21:33

D2 Sekeras · Kuba 18:56

D3 Benysek · Marshall 16:22

D4 Sutton 11:32

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Reinprecht · Hejduk 18:05

L2 Tanguay · Nieminen · Drury 16:49

L3 Larsen · Willsie · Parker 11:48

L4 Messier · Podein · Hinote 10:18

D1 Blake · Foote 23:23

D2 Skoula · De Vries 19:53

D3 Trepanier · Gill 16:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 16, 2001

🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN

3–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ MIN vs COL, answered

Who won Wild vs Avalanche on December 23, 2001?

Avalanche won 6–3.

What was the final score of Wild vs Avalanche?

The final score was Wild 3, Avalanche 6.

Who scored for Wild?

Aaron Gavey, Andrew Brunette, Jim Dowd.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Brian Willsie (2), Alex Tanguay, Eric Messier, Greg De Vries, Milan Hejduk.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 43 saves on 49 shots (.878 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Wild vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌲Wild

Previous game · Dec 22

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 2001

Wild season page Avalanche season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule