Avalanche 2–3 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Oct 21, 2009)

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 🌲 MIN

Mikko Koivu

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 23:39 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Marek Zidlicky

2 A

3 shots · 22:05 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Niklas Backstrom

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Brent Burns PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:44

Assists: Mikko Koivu, Marek Zidlicky · beat Craig Anderson

0–1

2nd period

🏔️ Darcy Tucker Tying 2nd · 04:25

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Kyle Quincey · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–1

🏔️ Kyle Quincey Go-ahead 2nd · 18:07

Assists: Cody McLeod, Wojtek Wolski · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–1

3rd period

🌲 Mikko Koivu PP Tying 3rd · 15:09

Assists: Antti Miettinen, Marek Zidlicky · beat Craig Anderson

2–2

Shootout

🌲 Mikko Koivu Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Craig Anderson

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Stastny · Duchene · Hejduk 19:01

L2 Wolski · Tucker · Svatos 16:28

L3 Galiardi · O'Reilly · Jones 15:13

L4 McLeod · Koci · Hendricks 6:13

D1 Quincey · Hannan 27:36

D2 Clark · Foote 22:48

D3 Cumiskey · Wilson 14:54

🌲Wild

L1 Brunette · Koivu · Havlat 22:49

L2 Belanger · Miettinen · Nolan 18:02

L3 Pouliot · Sheppard · Kobasew 14:18

L4 Boogaard · Brodziak · Smith 8:57

D1 Johnsson · Schultz 27:26

D2 Burns · Zidlicky 23:54

D3 Zanon · Hnidy 13:42

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL MIN🌲

35 Shots on goal 26

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

21 Hits 30

13 Blocked shots 3

5 Takeaways 10

5 Giveaways 17

19 Penalty minutes 9

COL shooting 5.7% (2/35) MIN shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Anderson

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 64:53 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

COL MIN

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 1–0

Mar 172009 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 SO Mar 122009 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–2 SO Feb 112009 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Jan 42009 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 2–0 Dec 12008 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 6–5

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Who won Avalanche vs Wild on October 21, 2009?

Wild won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Avalanche 2, Wild 3.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Darcy Tucker, Kyle Quincey.

Who scored for Wild?

Brent Burns, Mikko Koivu.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 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?

Wild lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeOct 17 🏔️COL @ 🐙DET 4–3 AfterOct 23 🌪️CAR @ 🏔️COL 4–5

🌲 Wild

BeforeOct 17 🌲MIN @ 🐋VAN 1–2 AfterOct 23 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 1–3

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