🌲 Away Wild 1-1 in series
3–2
Final / OT
COL leads 4–2
🏔️ Home Avalanche 1-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
MIN 00003
COL 00002

Wild at Avalanche — First Round Game 3

Wild, First Round Game 3, beat Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at Ball Arena on April 14, 2008.

🗓 Mon, Apr 14, 2008 · 21:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 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
Game 2
2–3
OT · MIN
Game 3
3–2
OT · MIN
Game 4
1–5
Final · COL
Game 5
3–2
Final · COL
Game 6
1–2
Final · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Brian Rolston
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 25:46 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Pierre-Marc Bouchard
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 17:49 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Joe Sakic
1 G, 1 A
8 shots · 25:52 TOI
4rd star 🌲 MIN
Niklas Backstrom
44 saves
0.957 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN COL🏔️
39 Shots on goal 46
27 Hits 20
18 Blocked shots 16
15 Takeaways 15
2 Giveaways 11
14 Penalty minutes 10
MIN shooting 7.7% (3/39) COL shooting 4.3% (2/46)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
44/46
.957 SV% · 2 GA · 71:58 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Jose Theodore
36/39
.923 SV% · 3 GA · 71:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 45-28-11 (54% win rate, 84 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 45-31-8 (54% win rate, 84 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Wild
Wild — tied after 2nd: 45-28-11 (54% win rate, 84 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 45-31-8 (54% win rate, 84 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Rolston · Gaborik · Demitra 25:00
L2 Veilleux · Belanger · Koivu 21:36
L3 Fedoruk · Voros · Bouchard 17:49
L4 Simon · Boogaard · Sheppard 5:50
D1 Burns · Johnsson 31:58
D2 Skoula · Carney 23:35
D3 Nummelin · Hill 12:26
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Sakic · Stastny · Forsberg 24:43
L2 Brunette · Smyth · Hejduk 21:34
L3 Wolski · Arnason · Laperriere 15:07
L4 McLeod · Jones · Guite 10:54
D1 Foote · Sauer 27:02
D2 Salei · Finger 24:22
D3 Hannan · Liles 16:28

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 11, 2008
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
2–3 (OT) · Wild won
Apr 9, 2008
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
3–2 (OT) · Avalanche won
Apr 6, 2008
🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL
3–4 (SO) · Avalanche won
Mar 30, 2008
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
2–3 (OT) · Wild won
Mar 17, 2008
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
1–3 · Wild won

❓ MIN vs COL, answered

Who won Wild vs Avalanche on April 14, 2008?

Wild won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Wild vs Avalanche?

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

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 44 saves on 46 shots (.957 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🌲Wild
Previous game · Apr 11
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
2–3 · MIN won
Next game · Apr 15
🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL
1–5 · COL won
🏔️Avalanche
Previous game · Apr 11
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
2–3 · MIN won
Next game · Apr 15
🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL
1–5 · COL won
Also on April 14, 2008
🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT
4–1 final
🐙DET @ 🐯NSH
3–5 final
Wild season page Avalanche season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule