Blackhawks 4–3 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 12, 2008)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Dustin Byfuglien

2 G

4 shots · 12:12 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Ian Laperriere

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:53 TOI

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Craig Adams

1 G

3 shots · 08:47 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Craig Adams Go-ahead 1st · 02:31

Assists: Colin Fraser, Brian Campbell · beat Peter Budaj

1–0

🏔️ Chris Stewart Tying 1st · 10:50

Assists: Ian Laperriere, Brett Clark · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–1

🏔️ Ian Laperriere Go-ahead 1st · 14:06

Assists: John-Michael Liles, Adam Foote · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–2

2nd period

🪶 Dustin Byfuglien Tying 2nd · 07:30

Assists: Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith · beat Peter Budaj

2–2

3rd period

🏔️ Wojtek Wolski Go-ahead 3rd · 03:43

Assists: David Jones · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–3

🪶 Andrew Ladd Tying 3rd · 09:59

Assists: Dave Bolland · beat Peter Budaj

3–3

🪶 Dustin Byfuglien Go-ahead 3rd · 13:51

Assists: Martin Havlat, Kris Versteeg · beat Peter Budaj

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Toews · Kane · Versteeg 17:51

L2 Sharp · Brouwer · Havlat 16:29

L3 Ladd · Bolland · Fraser 13:03

L4 Eager · Adams 8:44

D1 Keith · Campbell 23:40

D2 Walker · Barker 20:30

D3 Seabrook · Sopel 15:09

D4 Byfuglien 12:12

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Smyth · Stastny · Hejduk 20:23

L2 Wolski · Arnason · Laperriere 15:24

L3 McLeod · Jones · Stewart 11:54

L4 Hensick · Dupuis · McCormick 7:21

D1 Liles · Clark 21:34

D2 Leopold · Foote 20:31

D3 Hannan · Salei 18:00

Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI COL🏔️

30 Shots on goal 21

18 Hits 12

9 Blocked shots 16

10 Takeaways 10

6 Giveaways 6

10 Penalty minutes 12

CHI shooting 13.3% (4/30) COL shooting 14.3% (3/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Nikolai Khabibulin

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Peter Budaj

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 58:27 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-0-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 1-2-2 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0

Nov 32008 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 2–6 Feb 172008 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 1–2 Jan 302008 🪶CHI @ 🏔️COL 3–6 Jan 182008 🪶CHI @ 🏔️COL 2–1 SO Oct 192007 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 3–5

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Who won Blackhawks vs Avalanche on December 12, 2008?

Blackhawks won 4–3. The final score was Blackhawks 4, Avalanche 3.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Dustin Byfuglien (2), Andrew Ladd, Craig Adams.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Chris Stewart, Ian Laperriere, Wojtek Wolski.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Avalanche season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeDec 10 🏛️OTT @ 🪶CHI 0–2 AfterDec 14 🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI 1–3

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 9 👑LAK @ 🏔️COL 1–6 AfterDec 15 🏔️COL @ 🐙DET 3–2

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