1–5

Final

COL leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MIN	0	0	1	1
COL	3	2	0	5

Wild at Avalanche — First Round Game 4

Avalanche, First Round Game 4, beat Wild 5–1 at Ball Arena on April 15, 2008.

🗓 Tue, Apr 15, 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 4

1–5

Final · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Tyler Arnason

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:11 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Ruslan Salei

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 24:52 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Jordan Leopold

2 A

22:04 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Andrew Brunette Go-ahead 1st · 04:01

Assists: Ruslan Salei, Jordan Leopold · beat Niklas Backstrom

0–1

🏔️ Wojtek Wolski 1st · 05:37

Assists: Ian Laperriere · beat Niklas Backstrom

0–2

🏔️ Tyler Arnason 1st · 11:08

Unassisted · beat Niklas Backstrom

0–3

2nd period

🏔️ Ruslan Salei PP 2nd · 07:42

Assists: Tyler Arnason, Jordan Leopold · beat Niklas Backstrom

0–4

🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP 2nd · 16:14

Assists: Ryan Smyth, Joe Sakic · beat Niklas Backstrom

0–5

3rd period

🌲 Mikko Koivu SH 3rd · 03:11

Assists: Keith Carney, Brian Rolston · beat Jose Theodore

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN COL🏔️

25 Shots on goal 40

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/13

19 Hits 16

6 Blocked shots 9

7 Takeaways 8

7 Giveaways 11

101 Penalty minutes 43

MIN shooting 4.0% (1/25) COL shooting 12.5% (5/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 39:58 TOI

Josh Harding Shutout

11/11

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Jose Theodore

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 59:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–5

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Rolston · Gaborik 21:15

L2 Belanger · Bouchard · Demitra 15:23

L3 Veilleux · Fedoruk · Sheppard 10:43

L4 Voros · Simon · Boogaard 7:58

D1 Skoula · Johnsson 23:44

D2 Burns · Carney 19:56

D3 Nummelin · Hill 13:16

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Smyth · Stastny · Sakic 20:26

L2 Brunette · Arnason · Hejduk 17:09

L3 Wolski · Forsberg · Jones 12:44

L4 McLeod · Guite · Laperriere 9:31

D1 Salei · Leopold 23:28

D2 Liles · Sauer 18:16

D3 Hannan · Foote 14:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

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

❓ MIN vs COL, answered

Who won Wild vs Avalanche on April 15, 2008?

Avalanche won 5–1.

What was the final score of Wild vs Avalanche?

The final score was Wild 1, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Wild?

Mikko Koivu.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Andrew Brunette, Milan Hejduk, Ruslan Salei, Tyler Arnason, Wojtek Wolski.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 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 14

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 14

Also on April 15, 2008

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