Blues 5–9 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 9, 2007)

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

Milan Hejduk

3 G, 3 A

4 shots · 20:22 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Paul Stastny

2 G, 3 A

4 shots · 20:46 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Ryan Smyth

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 18:54 TOI

Scoring

14 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Jay McClement Go-ahead 1st · 10:14

Assists: Lee Stempniak, David Backes · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🏔️ Milan Hejduk Tying 1st · 15:37

Assists: Ryan Smyth · beat Hannu Toivonen

1–1

2nd period

🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:02

Assists: Brett Clark, John-Michael Liles · beat Hannu Toivonen

1–2

🎵 Jay McClement Tying 2nd · 05:44

Unassisted · beat Jose Theodore

2–2

🏔️ Paul Stastny Go-ahead 2nd · 10:01

Assists: Jaroslav Hlinka, Scott Hannan · beat Hannu Toivonen

2–3

🏔️ Wojtek Wolski 2nd · 11:28

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Scott Hannan · beat Hannu Toivonen

2–4

🏔️ Brett Clark 2nd · 14:38

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Paul Stastny · beat Hannu Toivonen

2–5

🏔️ Ryan Smyth 2nd · 17:27

Assists: Paul Stastny, Milan Hejduk · beat Hannu Toivonen

2–6

3rd period

🎵 Doug Weight 3rd · 00:24

Assists: Brad Boyes, Bryce Salvador · beat Jose Theodore

3–6

🎵 David Perron 3rd · 01:24

Assists: Jamal Mayers, Keith Tkachuk · beat Jose Theodore

4–6

🏔️ Paul Stastny 3rd · 07:36

Assists: Ryan Smyth, Milan Hejduk · beat Hannu Toivonen

4–7

🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP 3rd · 12:16

Assists: Paul Stastny, John-Michael Liles · beat Hannu Toivonen

4–8

🏔️ Wojtek Wolski PP 3rd · 14:17

Assists: Andrew Brunette, T.J. Hensick · beat Marek Schwarz

4–9

🎵 Lee Stempniak PP 3rd · 19:19

Assists: David Perron, Eric Brewer · beat Jose Theodore

5–9

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Tkachuk · Stempniak · Mayers 16:06

L2 Kariya · McClement · Boyes 15:31

L3 Perron · Weight · Johnson 14:35

L4 Johnson · Backes · Hinote 12:25

D1 Brewer · Salvador 25:34

D2 Johnson · McKee 19:40

D3 Backman · Jackman 12:57

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Smyth · Stastny · Hejduk 20:22

L2 Wolski · Brunette · Guite 14:19

L3 Arnason · Hensick · Richardson 12:35

L4 McCormick · Hlinka · Svatos 10:55

D1 Liles · Hannan 22:38

D2 Clark · Finger 20:15

D3 Cumiskey · Skrastins 15:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL COL🏔️

28 Shots on goal 29

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

17 Hits 11

15 Blocked shots 11

5 Takeaways 16

4 Giveaways 8

12 Penalty minutes 6

STL shooting 17.9% (5/28) COL shooting 31.0% (9/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Hannu Toivonen

17/25

.680 SV% · 8 GA · 49:01 TOI

Marek Schwarz

3/4

.750 SV% · 1 GA · 10:43 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Jose Theodore

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 4-5 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 5-4-1 (50% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–6

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 122007 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 1–4 Dec 302006 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 0–2 Dec 292006 🎵STL @ 🏔️COL 4–2 Dec 132006 🎵STL @ 🏔️COL 1–4 Nov 22006 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 1–4

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Who won Blues vs Avalanche on December 9, 2007?

Avalanche won 9–5. The final score was Blues 5, Avalanche 9.

Who scored for Blues?

Jay McClement (2), David Perron, Doug Weight, Lee Stempniak.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Milan Hejduk (3), Paul Stastny (2), Wojtek Wolski (2), Brett Clark, Ryan Smyth.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Hannu Toivonen made 17 saves on 25 shots (.680 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Blues 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

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 7 🎵STL @ 🛢️EDM 4–3 AfterDec 11 🛢️EDM @ 🎵STL 5–4

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 7 🔔PHI @ 🏔️COL 1–2 AfterDec 12 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 1–4

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