Avalanche 3–5 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2005)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🏔️ COL	1	0	2	3
🌲 MIN	0	2	3	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Marian Gaborik

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:05 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Marc Chouinard

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:21 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Brian Rolston

2 A

3 shots · 21:09 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Andrew Brunette Go-ahead 1st · 00:26

Assists: Antti Laaksonen, Ian Laperriere · beat Manny Fernandez

1–0

2nd period

🌲 Stephane Veilleux Tying 2nd · 04:23

Assists: Pascal Dupuis, Andrei Zyuzin · beat Peter Budaj

1–1

🌲 Brent Burns Go-ahead 2nd · 12:30

Assists: Derek Boogaard, Nick Schultz · beat Peter Budaj

1–2

3rd period

🏔️ Antti Laaksonen Tying 3rd · 10:49

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Patrice Brisebois · beat Manny Fernandez

2–2

🌲 Todd White Go-ahead 3rd · 14:48

Assists: Brian Rolston, Willie Mitchell · beat Peter Budaj

2–3

🌲 Marian Gaborik 3rd · 15:24

Assists: Marc Chouinard, Kurtis Foster · beat Peter Budaj

2–4

🏔️ Marek Svatos 3rd · 15:55

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Rob Blake · beat Manny Fernandez

3–4

🌲 Marc Chouinard PP 3rd · 19:32

Assists: Marian Gaborik, Brian Rolston · beat Peter Budaj

3–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Tanguay · Sakic · Hejduk 17:28

L2 Brunette · Laperriere · Svatos 15:39

L3 Laaksonen · Turgeon · Hinote 13:19

L4 May · McLean 9:14

D1 Brisebois · Blake 23:24

D2 Clark · Skrastins 20:06

D3 Vaananen · Liles 16:49

D4 Boughner 7:38

🌲Wild

L1 Chouinard · Walz · Rolston 18:21

L2 Bouchard · White · Gaborik 16:05

L3 Koivu · Dupuis · Daigle 12:35

L4 Veilleux · Boogaard 9:28

D1 Mitchell · Foster 23:04

D2 Zyuzin · Kuba 20:46

D3 Schultz · Burns 11:04

D4 Henry 8:53

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL MIN🌲

23 Shots on goal 24

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

6 Hits 9

18 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 8

15 Giveaways 11

12 Penalty minutes 8

COL shooting 13.0% (3/23) MIN shooting 20.8% (5/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Peter Budaj

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌲Wild

Manny Fernandez

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-6 (25% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-6-1 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Dec 222005 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–4 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

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❓ COL vs MIN, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Wild on December 23, 2005?

Wild won 5–3. The final score was Avalanche 3, Wild 5.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Andrew Brunette, Antti Laaksonen, Marek Svatos.

Who scored for Wild?

Brent Burns, Marc Chouinard, Marian Gaborik, Stephane Veilleux, Todd White.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Wild season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 22 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–4 AfterDec 26 🌵PHX @ 🏔️COL 4–7

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 22 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–4 AfterDec 26 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 4–1

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