3–2

Final / OT

COL leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
COL	0	2	0	1	3
MIN	0	0	2	0	2

Avalanche at Wild — First Round Game 1

Avalanche, First Round Game 1, beat Wild 3–2 in overtime at Xcel Energy Center on April 9, 2008.

🗓 Wed, Apr 9, 2008 · 20:00 CDT 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🏒 2007-08 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

COL vs MIN · COL leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 1

3–2

OT · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 19:33 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Wojtek Wolski

2 A

1 shots · 17:16 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Mikko Koivu

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 25:50 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🏔️ Kurt Sauer Go-ahead 2nd · 01:29

Assists: Joe Sakic, Wojtek Wolski · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–0

🏔️ Ryan Smyth PP 2nd · 13:08

Assists: Jeff Finger, Andrew Brunette · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–0

3rd period

🌲 Mikko Koivu 3rd · 03:02

Assists: Brian Rolston · beat Jose Theodore

2–1

🌲 Todd Fedoruk PP Tying 3rd · 06:13

Assists: Petteri Nummelin, Mikko Koivu · beat Jose Theodore

2–2

Overtime

🏔️ Joe Sakic Go-ahead OT · 11:11

Assists: Ruslan Salei, Wojtek Wolski · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL MIN🌲

22 Shots on goal 30

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

18 Hits 25

17 Blocked shots 11

3 Takeaways 6

3 Giveaways 8

12 Penalty minutes 4

COL shooting 13.6% (3/22) MIN shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Jose Theodore

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 71:11 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 71:04 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 44-31-7 (54% win rate, 82 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 44-28-10 (54% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Stastny · Forsberg · Hejduk 22:23

L2 Brunette · Wolski · Sakic 18:06

L3 Smyth · Arnason · Laperriere 13:54

L4 McLeod · Guite · Jones 12:21

D1 Foote · Finger 25:08

D2 Hannan · Sauer 24:30

D3 Salei · Liles 20:38

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Rolston · Gaborik 24:32

L2 Bouchard · Belanger · Demitra 23:12

L3 Veilleux · Sheppard · Radivojevic 16:05

L4 Fedoruk · Boogaard · Parrish 8:56

D1 Johnsson · Burns 31:50

D2 Skoula · Nummelin 24:10

D3 Carney · Hill 11:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 6, 2008

🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL

3–4 (SO) · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs MIN, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Wild on April 9, 2008?

Avalanche won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Wild?

The final score was Avalanche 3, Wild 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic, Kurt Sauer, Ryan Smyth.

Who scored for Wild?

Mikko Koivu, Todd Fedoruk.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 6

🌲Wild

Previous game · Apr 6

Also on April 9, 2008

Avalanche season page Wild season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule