Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild
Regular season · Tuesday, October 29, 2002 · Xcel Energy Center
Game summary
The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at Xcel Energy Center.
Joe Sakic scored twice. Marian Gaborik, Sergei Zholtok and Lubomir Sekeras also scored.
Manny Fernandez made 21 saves on 23 shots for the win; David Aebischer stopped 20 of 23.
Scoring
1st period
Joe Sakic (4)Rob Blake (5), Peter Forsberg (5)1–010:58 COL ·
2nd period
Marian Gaborik (6)Cliff Ronning (8), Andrew Brunette (5)1–114:13 MIN ·
3rd period
Sergei Zholtok (2)Matt Johnson (1), Jim Dowd (4)1–201:30 MIN- Joe Sakic (5)Peter Forsberg (6), Derek Morris (3)2–206:35 COL
Overtime
Lubomir Sekeras (1)Sergei Zholtok (4), Richard Park (1)2–303:43 MIN
Team stats
COLMIN
2323
59%41%
1/51/6
1210
12
00
00
00
Penalties
- 9:39 into the first period
Willie Mitchell · high sticking2 min - 9:39 into the first periodWillie Mitchell · high sticking2 min
- 10:17 into the first periodWes Walz · high sticking2 min
- 15:21 into the first period
Scott Parker · hooking obstruction2 min - 0:14 into the second periodWes Walz · slashing2 min
- 2:40 into the second periodMartin Skoula · high sticking2 min
- 6:31 into the second periodGreg De Vries · hooking2 min
- 13:09 into the second periodPeter Forsberg · holding2 min
- 15:52 into the second periodMartin Skoula · interference2 min
- 7:12 into the third periodRob Blake · hooking2 min
- 11:56 into the third periodWillie Mitchell · high sticking2 min
Season series
Colorado Avalanche
| 19Joe SakicC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 22:52 |
| 21Peter ForsbergC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 20:33 |
| 4Rob BlakeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 29:54 |
| 53Derek MorrisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:52 |
| 10Serge AubinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 10:02 |
| 11Jeff ShantzC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 16:05 |
| 12Mike KeaneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:19 |
| 17Radim VrbataR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:43 |
| 22Vaclav NedorostC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 05:26 |
| 23Milan HejdukR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 19:56 |
| 27Scott ParkerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:02 |
| 28Steve ReinprechtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 |
| 29Eric MessierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 |
| 40Alex TanguayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 |
| 6Denis SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:25 |
| 7Greg De VriesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 15:12 |
| 41Martin SkoulaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:07 |
| 52Adam FooteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30:32 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David AebischerG | L | 23 | 3 | .870 |
| 33Patrick RoyG | 0 | 0 | – |
Minnesota Wild
| 33Sergei ZholtokC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 16:57 |
| 7Cliff RonningC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 20:30 |
| 10Marian GaborikR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 5 | 20:18 |
| 12Matt JohnsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 08:51 |
| 15Andrew BrunetteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:12 |
| 18Richard ParkR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:09 |
| 34Jim DowdC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:55 |
| 77Lubomir SekerasD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 24:47 |
| 11Pascal DupuisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:57 |
| 19Stephane VeilleuxL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:19 |
| 24Antti LaaksonenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:16 |
| 37Wes WalzC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 |
| 96Pierre-Marc BouchardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:09 |
| 2Willie MitchellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:40 |
| 3Ladislav BenysekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 20:37 |
| 4Brad BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:04 |
| 17Filip KubaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29:08 |
| 55Nick SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:50 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Dwayne RolosonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Manny FernandezG | W | 23 | 2 | .913 |