Blackhawks 2–3 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2006)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🏔️ COL

Wojtek Wolski

2 G

3 shots · 17:33 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:45 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Andrew Brunette

1 A

3 shots · 16:08 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Radim Vrbata Go-ahead 1st · 02:45

Assists: Tuomo Ruutu, Tony Salmelainen · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🏔️ Joe Sakic Tying 1st · 03:57

Assists: Ken Klee · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–1

🏔️ Wojtek Wolski PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:22

Unassisted · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–2

🪶 Patrick Sharp SH Tying 1st · 11:43

Assists: Denis Arkhipov, Duncan Keith · beat Jose Theodore

2–2

2nd period

🏔️ Wojtek Wolski Go-ahead 2nd · 04:32

Assists: Joe Sakic, Andrew Brunette · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sharp · Havlat · Bourque 18:44

L2 Arkhipov · Vrbata · Lapointe 17:26

L3 Holmqvist · Smolinski · Bondra 14:19

L4 Ruutu · Salmelainen · Brouwer 4:28

D1 Keith · Aucoin 21:36

D2 Seabrook · Wisniewski 20:22

D3 Kukkonen · Cullimore 16:02

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Wolski · Sakic · Stastny 17:33

L2 Brunette · Hejduk · Richardson 15:00

L3 Arnason · McLean · Rycroft 12:46

L4 Laaksonen · Turgeon · Laperriere 9:25

D1 Clark · Skrastins 25:02

D2 Klee · Brisebois 19:21

D3 Liles · Vaananen 13:12

Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI COL🏔️

19 Shots on goal 22

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

22 Hits 14

19 Blocked shots 12

15 Takeaways 11

4 Giveaways 13

12 Penalty minutes 12

CHI shooting 10.5% (2/19) COL shooting 13.6% (3/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Nikolai Khabibulin

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 58:43 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Jose Theodore

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 4-3-2 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 6-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-6-1 (36% win rate, 11 games)

Avalanche

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

Last meetings

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Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1

Dec 172006 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 1–2 Oct 162006 🪶CHI @ 🏔️COL 5–3 Apr 32006 🪶CHI @ 🏔️COL 3–4 Mar 92006 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 2–1 Jan 192006 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 2–4

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Who won Blackhawks vs Avalanche on December 23, 2006?

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

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Patrick Sharp, Radim Vrbata.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Wojtek Wolski (2), Joe Sakic.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Avalanche season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeDec 22 🍁TOR @ 🪶CHI 1–3 AfterDec 26 ⭐DAL @ 🪶CHI 1–2

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 19 🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM 7–6 AfterDec 27 ⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL 5–4

Also on December 23

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