Wild 3–4 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 22, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Andrei Zyuzin

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:12 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Marek Svatos

1 G

5 shots · 15:47 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Andrew Brunette

1 G

3 shots · 12:07 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Antti Laaksonen Go-ahead 1st · 12:54

Assists: Dan Hinote, Ian Laperriere · beat Dwayne Roloson

0–1

🏔️ Andrew Brunette 1st · 14:41

Assists: Rob Blake, Milan Hejduk · beat Dwayne Roloson

0–2

🌲 Brent Burns 1st · 16:13

Assists: Filip Kuba, Wes Walz · beat Peter Budaj

1–2

🏔️ Brett McLean 1st · 17:41

Assists: Brad May, Bob Boughner · beat Dwayne Roloson

1–3

🌲 Andrei Zyuzin PP 1st · 19:39

Assists: Alexandre Daigle, Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Peter Budaj

2–3

2nd period

🌲 Mikko Koivu Tying 2nd · 11:27

Assists: Andrei Zyuzin · beat Peter Budaj

3–3

3rd period

🏔️ Marek Svatos Go-ahead 3rd · 00:36

Assists: Joe Sakic, Alex Tanguay · beat Dwayne Roloson

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Rolston · Dupuis · Gaborik 19:59

L2 White · Chouinard · Daigle 17:11

L3 Walz · Robitaille · Koivu 12:06

L4 Boogaard · Bouchard 8:14

D1 Foster · Kuba 23:18

D2 Mitchell · Zyuzin 18:42

D3 Schultz · Henry 12:32

D4 Burns 7:32

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Laperriere · Hejduk 17:52

L2 Tanguay · Laaksonen · Svatos 15:47

L3 Brunette · Turgeon · Hinote 12:07

L4 May · McLean 8:13

D1 Blake · Liles 22:33

D2 Clark · Skrastins 20:28

D3 Brisebois · Vaananen 16:05

D4 Boughner 7:15

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN COL🏔️

30 Shots on goal 37

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7

4 Hits 12

13 Blocked shots 18

13 Takeaways 19

6 Giveaways 12

16 Penalty minutes 14

MIN shooting 10.0% (3/30) COL shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Dwayne Roloson

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 59:59 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Peter Budaj

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Wild

Wild — tied after 2nd: 4-6-1 (36% win rate, 11 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 5-3-2 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Mar 312004 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 4–5 OT Feb 222004 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–1 Jan 42004 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–3 Dec 172003 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–2 Nov 42003 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 4–4 OT

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Who won Wild vs Avalanche on December 22, 2005?

Avalanche won 4–3. The final score was Wild 3, Avalanche 4.

Who scored for Wild?

Andrei Zyuzin, Brent Burns, Mikko Koivu.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Andrew Brunette, Antti Laaksonen, Brett McLean, Marek Svatos.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 19 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 1–2 AfterDec 23 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–5

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 20 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–3 AfterDec 23 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–5

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