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2005-06 regular season

Avalanche at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 5–2

Wild beat Avalanche 5–3 at Xcel Energy Center on March 5, 2006.

COL – MIN
29–31
Shots on goal
1/6–1/8
Power play
10–11
Hits
10–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Wes Walz
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · 18:20 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Alex Tanguay
3 A
3 shots · 18:25 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Marian Gaborik
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:20 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Andrew Brunette PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:06
Assists: Alex Tanguay, Milan Hejduk · beat Manny Fernandez
1–0
🌲 Wes Walz Tying 1st · 09:36
Assists: Marian Gaborik, Willie Mitchell · beat David Aebischer
1–1
🏔️ Ian Laperriere Go-ahead 1st · 09:59
Assists: Brett McLean, Alex Tanguay · beat Manny Fernandez
2–1
🌲 Wes Walz Tying 1st · 17:09
Assists: Randy Robitaille, Nick Schultz · beat David Aebischer
2–2
2nd period
🌲 Nick Schultz Go-ahead 2nd · 06:13
Assists: Todd White, Pascal Dupuis · beat David Aebischer
2–3
3rd period
🏔️ John-Michael Liles Tying 3rd · 01:29
Assists: Alex Tanguay, Rob Blake · beat Manny Fernandez
3–3
🌲 Marian Gaborik SH Go-ahead 3rd · 05:36
Assists: Wes Walz, Daniel Tjarnqvist · beat David Aebischer
3–4
🌲 Brian Rolston PP Empty net 3rd · 19:50
Assists: Todd White
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Tanguay · Laperriere · Hejduk 18:25
L2 Laaksonen · Brunette · Sakic 16:54
L3 McLean · Turgeon · Richardson 11:23
L4 McCormick · Hinote 8:48
D1 Brisebois · Blake 24:19
D2 Clark · Skrastins 20:18
D3 Liles · Sauer 15:14
D4 Boughner 4:47
🌲Wild
L1 Bouchard · Walz · Gaborik 18:42
L2 Robitaille · Chouinard · Dupuis 17:00
L3 White · Koivu · Rolston 15:49
L4 Veilleux · Boogaard 7:26
D1 Tjarnqvist · Foster 20:45
D2 Mitchell · Zyuzin 18:02
D3 Schultz · Burns 12:22
D4 Henry 3:18

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL MIN🌲
29 Shots on goal 31
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8
10 Hits 11
10 Blocked shots 10
5 Takeaways 3
6 Giveaways 6
16 Penalty minutes 12
COL shooting 10.3% (3/29) MIN shooting 16.1% (5/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
David Aebischer
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 58:55 TOI
🌲Wild
Manny Fernandez
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:52 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 13-6-2 (62% win rate, 21 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 9-13-3 (36% win rate, 25 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-9-2 (15% win rate, 13 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-0-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 5–2
Feb 282006 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 2–4 Feb 92006 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–1 Jan 312006 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 2–3 Jan 52006 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 4–2 Dec 232005 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–5
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Who won Avalanche vs Wild on March 5, 2006?

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

Who scored for Avalanche?

Andrew Brunette, Ian Laperriere, John-Michael Liles.

Who scored for Wild?

Wes Walz (2), Brian Rolston, Marian Gaborik, Nick Schultz.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

David Aebischer made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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?

Avalanche lead the season series 5–2 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeMar 4 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 3–5 AfterMar 7 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 2–1
🌲 Wild
BeforeMar 3 🌲MIN @ 🦆ANA 2–4 AfterMar 7 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 3–2
Also on March 5
🐯NSH 2–3 🛢️EDM 🧥CBJ 3–2 🦆ANA ⭐DAL 7–2 🪶CHI 🎵STL 4–1 🐋VAN
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