3–2

Final

COL leads 4–2

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

Avalanche at Wild — First Round Game 5

Avalanche, First Round Game 5, beat Wild 3–2 at Xcel Energy Center on April 17, 2008.

🗓 Thu, Apr 17, 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 5

3–2

Final · COL

Game 6

1–2

Final · COL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Milan Hejduk

2 A

1 shots · 15:52 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Peter Forsberg

2 A

15:53 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Brian Rolston

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 20:31 TOI

4rd star 🏔️ COL

Jose Theodore

38 saves

0.950 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL MIN🌲

17 Shots on goal 40

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

12 Hits 24

15 Blocked shots 4

4 Takeaways 3

8 Giveaways 10

6 Penalty minutes 6

COL shooting 17.6% (3/17) MIN shooting 5.0% (2/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Jose Theodore

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

14/17

.824 SV% · 3 GA · 58:14 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 46-31-9 (53% win rate, 86 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 46-29-11 (53% win rate, 86 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 46-31-9 (53% win rate, 86 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 2nd: 46-29-11 (53% win rate, 86 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Smyth · Brunette · Stastny 17:01

L2 Sakic · Forsberg · Hejduk 15:53

L3 McLeod · Guite · Laperriere 14:22

L4 Wolski · Arnason · Jones 11:36

D1 Foote · Sauer 24:18

D2 Hannan · Salei 19:24

D3 Liles · Leopold 14:56

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Demitra · Gaborik 21:39

L2 Veilleux · Belanger · Rolston 16:47

L3 Fedoruk · Bouchard · Sheppard 14:29

L4 Voros · Pouliot · Boogaard 10:16

D1 Johnsson · Skoula 27:32

D2 Burns · Hill 20:01

D3 Carney · Reitz 8:59

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

Apr 6, 2008

🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL

3–4 (SO) · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs MIN, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Wild on April 17, 2008?

Avalanche won 3–2.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Wild?

The final score was Avalanche 3, Wild 2.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 14 saves on 17 shots (.824 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild 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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 15

🌲Wild

Previous game · Apr 15

Also on April 17, 2008

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