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2007-08 regular season

Wild at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Avalanche beat Wild 3–1 at Ball Arena on October 28, 2007.

MIN – COL
22–30
Shots on goal
1/3–1/3
Power play
18–8
Hits
10–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Ryan Smyth
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 20:29 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Joe Sakic
2 A
1 shots · 20:55 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Wojtek Wolski
1 G
3 shots · 15:46 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Ryan Smyth Go-ahead 1st · 08:29
Assists: Joe Sakic · beat Josh Harding
0–1
🌲 Eric Belanger PP Tying 1st · 15:42
Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Kurtis Foster · beat Peter Budaj
1–1
2nd period
🏔️ Marek Svatos Go-ahead 2nd · 15:30
Assists: Ryan Smyth, Joe Sakic · beat Josh Harding
1–2
3rd period
🏔️ Wojtek Wolski PP 3rd · 19:23
Assists: Paul Stastny, Andrew Brunette · beat Josh Harding
1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Veilleux · Koivu · Rolston 20:32
L2 Belanger · Radivojevic · Parrish 16:03
L3 Bouchard · Walz · Sheppard 13:53
L4 Boogaard · Foy · Clutterbuck 7:03
D1 Burns · Johnsson 22:27
D2 Schultz · Skoula 19:21
D3 Foster · Nummelin 16:52
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Smyth · Sakic · Stastny 20:29
L2 Wolski · Laperriere · Svatos 15:46
L3 Brunette · Arnason · Smith 14:48
L4 Hlinka · Guite · Parker 9:54
D1 Clark · Hannan 23:19
D2 Finger · Sauer 20:00
D3 Liles · Cumiskey 16:50

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN COL🏔️
22 Shots on goal 30
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
18 Hits 8
10 Blocked shots 12
17 Takeaways 8
4 Giveaways 7
6 Penalty minutes 6
MIN shooting 4.5% (1/22) COL shooting 10.0% (3/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Josh Harding
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Peter Budaj
21/22
.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 212007 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Mar 312007 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–2 Mar 112007 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 OT Feb 222007 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 4–3 Feb 12007 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 5–3
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Who won Wild vs Avalanche on October 28, 2007?

Avalanche won 3–1. The final score was Wild 1, Avalanche 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Eric Belanger.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Marek Svatos, Ryan Smyth, Wojtek Wolski.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Josh Harding made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeOct 25 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 4–5 AfterOct 30 🐧PIT @ 🌲MIN 4–2
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeOct 26 🏔️COL @ 🔥CGY 3–2 AfterNov 1 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 2–3
Also on October 28
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