Wild 3–1 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2010)

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

Matt Cullen

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:25 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Andrew Brunette

1 G

1 shots · 15:27 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Niklas Backstrom

36 saves

0.973 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Matt Cullen SH Go-ahead 1st · 09:23

Assists: Cal Clutterbuck · beat Craig Anderson

1–0

🏔️ David Jones PP Tying 1st · 10:08

Assists: Brandon Yip, Matt Hunwick · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–1

🌲 Matt Cullen Go-ahead 1st · 16:04

Assists: Marek Zidlicky · beat Craig Anderson

2–1

2nd period

🌲 Andrew Brunette PP 2nd · 02:46

Assists: Matt Cullen, Antti Miettinen · beat Craig Anderson

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Cullen · Koivu · Miettinen 17:13

L2 Brunette · O'Sullivan · Havlat 15:36

L3 Madden · Bouchard · Kobasew 14:46

L4 Nystrom · Brodziak · Clutterbuck 12:55

D1 Zidlicky · Zanon 24:34

D2 Burns · Scandella 20:18

D3 Spurgeon · Stoner 13:00

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Fleischmann · Duchene · Stastny 22:04

L2 Winnik · O'Reilly · Jones 15:42

L3 Galiardi · Porter · Yip 14:34

L4 Mauldin · Koci · Dupuis 8:15

D1 Liles · Hunwick 22:50

D2 Shattenkirk · Foote 19:44

D3 O'Byrne · Wilson 17:26

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN COL🏔️

32 Shots on goal 37

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

19 Hits 27

18 Blocked shots 17

13 Takeaways 9

5 Giveaways 10

9 Penalty minutes 11

MIN shooting 9.4% (3/32) COL shooting 2.7% (1/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

36/37

.973 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Peter Budaj Shutout

18/18

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 35:58 TOI

Craig Anderson

11/14

.786 SV% · 3 GA · 22:33 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

MIN COL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-2-2 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-5-2 (36% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Wild

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

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 272010 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 4–7 Jan 282010 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–0 Dec 212009 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 4–3 Dec 92009 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–0 Nov 282009 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–2 SO

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Who won Wild vs Avalanche on December 23, 2010?

Wild won 3–1. The final score was Wild 3, Avalanche 1.

Who scored for Wild?

Matt Cullen (2), Andrew Brunette.

Who scored for Avalanche?

David Jones.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 36 saves on 37 shots (.973 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 18 saves on 18 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Wild vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Wild vs Avalanche season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 20 🔥CGY @ 🌲MIN 1–4 AfterDec 26 🐙DET @ 🌲MIN 4–1

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 21 👑LAK @ 🏔️COL 5–0 AfterDec 27 🐙DET @ 🏔️COL 4–3

Also on December 23

🐦ATL 1–4 🐻BOS 🐆FLA 4–3 ⚔️BUF 🏝️NYI 5–1 😈NJD ⚡TBL 4–3 🗽NYR 🐧PIT 3–2 🦅WSH 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 🌪️CAR 🐋VAN 7–3 🧥CBJ 🐙DET 3–4 🎵STL

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