Wild 2–3 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Jan 31, 2006)

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 🏔️ COL

Milan Hejduk

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:01 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Patrice Brisebois

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:57 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Alex Tanguay

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 19:08 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Brian Rolston Go-ahead 1st · 01:23

Assists: Marian Gaborik, Nick Schultz · beat David Aebischer

1–0

2nd period

🏔️ Alex Tanguay Tying 2nd · 01:24

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Brett Clark · beat Manny Fernandez

1–1

🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:29

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Patrice Brisebois · beat Manny Fernandez

1–2

3rd period

🏔️ Patrice Brisebois PP 3rd · 02:45

Assists: Brett Clark, Marek Svatos · beat Manny Fernandez

1–3

🌲 Marian Gaborik 3rd · 17:01

Assists: Randy Robitaille, Filip Kuba · beat David Aebischer

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 White · Rolston · Dupuis 20:00

L2 Veilleux · Robitaille · Gaborik 18:16

L3 Bouchard · Walz · Wanvig 15:18

L4 Boogaard 4:57

D1 Tjarnqvist · Mitchell 23:06

D2 Foster · Zyuzin 17:14

D3 Kuba · Schultz 15:55

D4 Burns · Henry 7:22

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Tanguay · Hejduk · Laperriere 19:01

L2 Laaksonen · Sakic · McLean 16:38

L3 Brunette · Svatos · Richardson 13:35

L4 May · Hinote 8:22

D1 Blake · Skrastins 25:50

D2 Clark · Liles 19:58

D3 Brisebois · Vaananen 13:36

D4 Boughner 6:47

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN COL🏔️

29 Shots on goal 41

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

7 Hits 11

11 Blocked shots 17

17 Takeaways 31

5 Giveaways 10

16 Penalty minutes 14

MIN shooting 6.9% (2/29) COL shooting 7.3% (3/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Manny Fernandez

38/41

.927 SV% · 3 GA · 59:26 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

David Aebischer

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:32 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-3-1 (67% win rate, 12 games)

Avalanche

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

After 2nd — 1–2

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-7-2 (18% win rate, 11 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-1-1 (80% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

All →

Avalanche lead the season series 3–1

Jan 52006 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 4–2 Dec 232005 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–5 Dec 222005 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–4 Mar 312004 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 4–5 OT Feb 222004 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–1

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Who won Wild vs Avalanche on January 31, 2006?

Avalanche won 3–2. The final score was Wild 2, Avalanche 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Brian Rolston, Marian Gaborik.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Alex Tanguay, Milan Hejduk, Patrice Brisebois.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

David Aebischer made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeJan 30 🐙DET @ 🌲MIN 5–4 AfterFeb 2 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 3–2

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeJan 28 🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL 4–3 AfterFeb 2 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 3–4

Also on January 31

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