Avalanche 6–5 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 1, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🏔️ COL	2	4	0	6
🌲 MIN	2	2	1	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Paul Stastny

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · 24:12 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Milan Hejduk

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 23:25 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Pierre-Marc Bouchard

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:48 TOI

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Pierre-Marc Bouchard Go-ahead 1st · 05:50

Assists: Mikko Koivu, Martin Skoula · beat Peter Budaj

0–1

🏔️ Marek Svatos Tying 1st · 09:09

Assists: John-Michael Liles, Ruslan Salei · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–1

🏔️ David Jones Go-ahead 1st · 12:43

Assists: Ian Laperriere, Cody McCormick · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–1

🌲 Mikko Koivu PP Tying 1st · 19:11

Assists: Brent Burns, Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Peter Budaj

2–2

2nd period

🌲 Pierre-Marc Bouchard PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:22

Assists: Marc-Andre Bergeron, Marek Zidlicky · beat Peter Budaj

2–3

🏔️ Paul Stastny Tying 2nd · 03:49

Assists: Brian Willsie, Milan Hejduk · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–3

🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:16

Assists: Paul Stastny · beat Niklas Backstrom

4–3

🏔️ T.J. Hensick 2nd · 16:32

Assists: Ian Laperriere · beat Niklas Backstrom

5–3

🏔️ Paul Stastny 2nd · 17:51

Assists: Ryan Smyth, Milan Hejduk · beat Niklas Backstrom

6–3

🌲 Owen Nolan PP 2nd · 19:18

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Mikko Koivu · beat Peter Budaj

6–4

3rd period

🌲 Brent Burns 3rd · 14:00

Assists: Kim Johnsson · beat Peter Budaj

6–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Smyth · Stastny · Hejduk 23:25

L2 Wolski · Arnason · Svatos 16:24

L3 Hensick · Laperriere · Willsie 12:01

L4 McLeod · McCormick · Jones 7:11

D1 Salei · Leopold 21:26

D2 Tjarnqvist · Liles 20:16

D3 Clark · Hannan 18:24

🌲Wild

L1 Brunette · Koivu · Miettinen 20:35

L2 Bouchard · Belanger · Nolan 15:21

L3 Veilleux · Pouliot · Sheppard 11:52

L4 Boogaard · Weller 7:04

D1 Zidlicky · Johnsson 25:14

D2 Burns · Bergeron 20:46

D3 Skoula · Schultz 17:26

D4 Reitz 10:18

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL MIN🌲

31 Shots on goal 17

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

15 Hits 15

16 Blocked shots 11

5 Takeaways 2

3 Giveaways 13

13 Penalty minutes 11

COL shooting 19.4% (6/31) MIN shooting 29.4% (5/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Peter Budaj

12/17

.706 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

20/26

.769 SV% · 6 GA · 39:48 TOI

Josh Harding Shutout

5/5

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 19:32 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 6-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 6-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 6–4

Avalanche

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

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Nov 62008 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–1 Apr 192008 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–2 Apr 172008 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Apr 152008 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–5 Apr 142008 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–2 OT

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❓ COL vs MIN, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Wild on December 1, 2008?

Avalanche won 6–5. The final score was Avalanche 6, Wild 5.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Paul Stastny (2), David Jones, Marek Svatos, Milan Hejduk, T.J. Hensick.

Who scored for Wild?

Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2), Brent Burns, Mikko Koivu, Owen Nolan.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 12 saves on 17 shots (.706 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 20 saves on 26 shots (.769 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Wild played?

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

What is the Avalanche vs Wild season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeNov 29 ⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL 3–4 AfterDec 4 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–3

🌲 Wild

BeforeNov 29 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 6–2 AfterDec 3 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 0–4

Also on December 1

🐯NSH 2–0 ⚔️BUF 🐋VAN 2–3 🧥CBJ 🦆ANA 1–2 🐙DET 🍁TOR 3–1 👑LAK

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