Wild 1–2 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Mar 12, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
🌲 MIN	1	0	0	0	1
🏔️ COL	0	1	0	1	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

John-Michael Liles

1 G

3 shots · 22:48 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Paul Stastny

1 A

5 shots · 21:46 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Marek Svatos

1 A

2 shots · 17:46 TOI

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Marc-Andre Bergeron PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:15

Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Mikko Koivu · beat Peter Budaj

1–0

2nd period

🏔️ John-Michael Liles PP Tying 2nd · 00:37

Assists: Paul Stastny, Marek Svatos · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Brunette · Koivu · Belanger 19:06

L2 Bouchard · Miettinen · Nolan 18:28

L3 Veilleux · Sheppard · Clutterbuck 14:44

L4 Scott · Olvecky · Fritsche 8:28

L5 Gillies 5:51

D1 Johnsson · Zidlicky 28:56

D2 Schultz · Skoula 22:34

D3 Bergeron 15:42

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Smyth · Stastny · Hejduk 21:46

L2 Wolski · Svatos · Laperriere 17:46

L3 Willsie · Guite · Tucker 14:28

L4 Hensick · McCormick · Hendricks 5:09

D1 Salei · Hannan 28:32

D2 Clark · Liles 24:42

D3 Tjarnqvist · Foote 11:46

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN COL🏔️

17 Shots on goal 41

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

11 Hits 20

13 Blocked shots 14

7 Takeaways 9

7 Giveaways 19

15 Penalty minutes 17

MIN shooting 5.9% (1/17) COL shooting 4.9% (2/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

40/41

.976 SV% · 1 GA · 64:56 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Peter Budaj

16/17

.941 SV% · 1 GA · 64:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-4 (69% win rate, 13 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-13 (13% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Wild

Wild — tied after 2nd: 8-7-2 (47% win rate, 17 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 5-10 (33% win rate, 15 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Wild lead the season series 3–2

Feb 112009 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Jan 42009 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 2–0 Dec 12008 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 6–5 Nov 62008 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–1 Apr 192008 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–2

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❓ MIN vs COL, answered

Who won Wild vs Avalanche on March 12, 2009?

Avalanche won 2–1 in a shootout. The final score was Wild 1, Avalanche 2.

Who scored for Wild?

Marc-Andre Bergeron.

Who scored for Avalanche?

John-Michael Liles.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 40 saves on 41 shots (.976 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 16 saves on 17 shots (.941 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Wild vs Avalanche season series?

Wild lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeMar 10 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 5–4 AfterMar 14 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 2–3

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeMar 10 🐦ATL @ 🏔️COL 3–0 AfterMar 14 🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM 3–2

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