2–4

Final

🏔️ Home Avalanche 14-8-10 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MIN	1	1	0	2
COL	1	3	0	4

Wild at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Wild 4–2 at Ball Arena on December 21, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 21, 2002 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Steve Reinprecht

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 21:03 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Rob Blake

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 27:01 TOI · +3

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Jim Dowd

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 13:36 TOI

4rd star 🏔️ COL

Patrick Roy

45 saves

0.957 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Peter Forsberg Go-ahead 1st · 06:43

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Steve Reinprecht · beat Manny Fernandez

0–1

🌲 Marian Gaborik Tying 1st · 10:32

Assists: Matt Johnson, Jim Dowd · beat Patrick Roy

1–1

2nd period

🏔️ Steve Reinprecht Go-ahead 2nd · 06:54

Assists: Greg De Vries, Rob Blake · beat Manny Fernandez

1–2

🏔️ Rob Blake SH 2nd · 10:53

Assists: Adam Foote, Jeff Shantz · beat Manny Fernandez

1–3

🌲 Jim Dowd PP 2nd · 16:53

Assists: Sergei Zholtok, Filip Kuba · beat Patrick Roy

2–3

🏔️ Dean McAmmond 2nd · 19:41

Assists: Steve Reinprecht · beat Manny Fernandez

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN COL🏔️

47 Shots on goal 27

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

3 Hits 12

4 Penalty minutes 10

MIN shooting 4.3% (2/47) COL shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Manny Fernandez

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 59:55 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

45/47

.957 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 21-9-4 (62% win rate, 34 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 14-8-10 (44% win rate, 32 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

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 Zholtok · Dupuis · Gaborik 19:20

L2 Laaksonen · Ronning · Park 16:22

L3 Veilleux · Brunette · Walz 14:13

L4 Johnson · Dowd · Wanvig 9:37

D1 Schultz · Zyuzin 22:01

D2 Kuba · Bombardir 20:42

D3 Sekeras · Brown 13:50

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Reinprecht · Forsberg · Hejduk 17:38

L2 Tanguay · McAmmond · Shantz 15:06

L3 Messier · Nedorost · Keane 14:02

L4 Vrbata · Hinote · Parker 8:26

D1 Foote · Blake 27:28

D2 Morris · De Vries 23:08

D3 Skoula · Muir 8:33

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Nov 29, 2002

🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN

2–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ MIN vs COL, answered

Who won Wild vs Avalanche on December 21, 2002?

Avalanche won 4–2.

What was the final score of Wild vs Avalanche?

The final score was Wild 2, Avalanche 4.

Who scored for Wild?

Jim Dowd, Marian Gaborik.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Dean McAmmond, Peter Forsberg, Rob Blake, Steve Reinprecht.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 45 saves on 47 shots (.957 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?

Season series tied 2–2 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 19

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 21, 2002

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