Avalanche 4–3 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2009)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

TJ Galiardi

2 A

1 shots · 21:44 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Chris Stewart

1 G

4 shots · 19:26 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Milan Hejduk

1 G

3 shots · 14:38 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Matt Duchene Go-ahead 1st · 19:49

Assists: Darcy Tucker, TJ Galiardi · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–0

2nd period

🏔️ Chris Stewart 2nd · 03:49

Assists: Paul Stastny · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–0

🏔️ Milan Hejduk 2nd · 10:29

Assists: TJ Galiardi · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–0

🌲 Cal Clutterbuck SH 2nd · 13:55

Assists: Nick Schultz · beat Craig Anderson

3–1

🏔️ Matt Hendricks SH 2nd · 17:16

Assists: Cody McLeod · beat Niklas Backstrom

4–1

3rd period

🌲 Owen Nolan 3rd · 12:05

Assists: Chuck Kobasew, Kim Johnsson · beat Craig Anderson

4–2

🌲 Martin Havlat 3rd · 13:57

Assists: Clayton Stoner, Andrew Brunette · beat Craig Anderson

4–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Galiardi · Stastny · Stewart 21:44

L2 Wolski · O'Reilly · Tucker 16:54

L3 McLeod · Duchene · Hejduk 14:38

L4 Durno · Hendricks · Yip 6:18

D1 Quincey · Hannan 22:46

D2 Foote · Wilson 18:36

D3 Liles · Clark 15:56

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Miettinen · Nolan 19:24

L2 Brunette · Havlat · Clutterbuck 16:16

L3 Ebbett · Brodziak · Kobasew 12:30

L4 Boogaard · Belanger · Sheppard 10:37

D1 Johnsson · Zidlicky 24:04

D2 Zanon · Schultz 20:28

D3 Hnidy · Stoner 12:46

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL MIN🌲

21 Shots on goal 31

9 Hits 18

15 Blocked shots 17

2 Takeaways 4

4 Giveaways 8

15 Penalty minutes 17

COL shooting 19.0% (4/21) MIN shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Anderson

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 58:11 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

COL MIN

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Wild lead the season series 4–1

Dec 92009 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–0 Nov 282009 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–2 SO Nov 272009 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–5 Oct 212009 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 SO Mar 172009 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 SO

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❓ COL vs MIN, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Wild on December 21, 2009?

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

Who scored for Avalanche?

Chris Stewart, Matt Duchene, Matt Hendricks, Milan Hejduk.

Who scored for Wild?

Cal Clutterbuck, Martin Havlat, Owen Nolan.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 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 4–1 after 5 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 19 🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL 2–5 AfterDec 22 🦆ANA @ 🏔️COL 4–2

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 19 🌲MIN @ 🏛️OTT 1–4 AfterDec 23 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 1–3

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