Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild
Regular season · Monday, December 21, 2009 · Xcel Energy Center
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Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Monday, December 21, 2009 at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild outshot the Avalanche 31-21.
Goals came from Matt Duchene, Chris Stewart, Milan Hejduk, Cal Clutterbuck, Matt Hendricks, Owen Nolan and Martin Havlat.
Craig Anderson made 28 saves on 31 shots for the win; Niklas Backstrom stopped 17 of 21.
Scoring
1st period
Matt Duchene (1)Darcy Tucker (1), TJ Galiardi (1)1–019:49 COL
2nd period
Chris Stewart (1)Paul Stastny (1)2–003:49 COL
Milan Hejduk (1)TJ Galiardi (2)3–010:29 COL
Cal Clutterbuck (1)Nick Schultz (1)3–113:55 MIN · SHG
Matt Hendricks (1)Cody McLeod (1)4–117:16 COL · SHG
3rd period
Owen Nolan (1)Chuck Kobasew (1), Kim Johnsson (1)4–212:05 MIN
Martin Havlat (1)Clayton Stoner (1), Andrew Brunette (1)4–313:57 MIN
Team stats
COLMIN
21Shots on goal31
35%Faceoff %65%
0/5Power play0/4
15Penalty minutes17
9Hits18
15Blocked shots17
4Giveaways8
2Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 02:12
Milan Hejduk · hooking2 min - 1st 16:05
Mikko Koivu · hooking2 min - 1st 17:26Owen Nolan · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 07:11Cal Clutterbuck · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 2nd 09:33Chris Durno · fighting5 min
- 2nd 09:33Clayton Stoner · fighting5 min
- 2nd 11:19Cody McLeod · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 11:19Shane Hnidy · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 12:12Martin Havlat · boarding2 min
- 2nd 16:31Paul Stastny · hooking2 min
- 2nd 17:55Ryan O'Reilly · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 03:35Derek Boogaard · boarding2 min
- 3rd 09:55Cody McLeod · roughing2 min
Season series
Colorado Avalanche
| 39TJ GaliardiL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 21:44 |
| 9Matt DucheneC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:39 |
| 15Matt HendricksC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 08:26 |
| 16Darcy TuckerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:48 |
| 23Milan HejdukR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 14:38 |
| 25Chris StewartR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 19:26 |
| 26Paul StastnyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:12 |
| 55Cody McLeodL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 |
| 8Wojtek WolskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:56 |
| 37Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:54 |
| 45Chris DurnoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:18 |
| 59Brandon YipR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 05:03 |
| 4John-Michael LilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:29 |
| 5Brett ClarkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:22 |
| 22Scott HannanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 22:31 |
| 27Kyle QuinceyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 23:00 |
| 44Ryan WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 |
| 52Adam FooteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:27 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Peter BudajG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Craig AndersonG | W | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 60:00 |
Minnesota Wild
| 11Owen NolanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 17:53 |
| 12Chuck KobasewR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:52 |
| 14Martin HavlatR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17:31 |
| 15Andrew BrunetteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:16 |
| 22Cal ClutterbuckR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 14:16 |
| 5Kim JohnssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:21 |
| 7Clayton StonerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:50 |
| 55Nick SchultzD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 17:53 |
| 9Mikko KoivuC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:34 |
| 16Andrew EbbettC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:32 |
| 20Antti MiettinenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:24 |
| 21Kyle BrodziakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:30 |
| 24Derek BoogaardL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:04 |
| 25Eric BelangerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:44 |
| 51James SheppardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 10:37 |
| 3Marek ZidlickyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 23:48 |
| 6Greg ZanonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 23:03 |
| 34Shane HnidyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:42 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Niklas BackstromG | L | 21 | 17 | 4 | .809 | 58:11 |
| 37Josh HardingG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |