Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game 23
by neide
on Dec 1, 2008 5:30 PM CST
in Events
Colorado Avalanche @ Minnesota Wild
Colorado Avalanche (11-12-0) @ Minnesota Wild (14-7-1)
Xcel Energy Center @ 7:00 CST
Television: Versus (HD)
Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM
For the Colorado perspective, check out Mile High Hockey
Tonight's lines:
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Minnesota Wild |
Colorado Avalanche |
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Veilleux - Koivu - Mittens Johnsson - Schultz Backstrom |
Smyuth - Stastny - Hejduk Clark - Hannan Budaj |
Notes
- The Wild have the top PK unit in the NHL, and the second PP unit. The Wild win the special teams battle on paper.
- Minnesota is 5-0-1 in the last six overall meetings, including a 3-1 victory at Colorado on Nov. 6.
- Niklas Backstrom is 8-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and a .932 SV% in 10 starts against Colorado
- With Darcy Tucker out, the Wild's knees should be safe tonight.
- My AC adapter shorted out, so don't expect me to be online tonight. My phone died a week ago. The battery in my replacement phone died over the weekend and now my adapter for may laptop dies? My wife called me Dr. Doom. Blech.
Questions to Answer
- Can Mittens, Koivu and Nolan keep up their streaks?
- Did the day off against Nashville do Backstrom some good?
- Will the Wild get out of the fighting mentality they had against Nashville, or will LaPerriere find someone else to annoy since Gaborik is out?
- What impact will the C have on Johnsson?
- Can Brunette light up his former mates?
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Wait a minute
That 5-0-1 record must not include the playoffs. Unless somehow the Avs and Wild have already played six times since then. (which would make this game impossible).
by InYoFace on Dec 1, 2008 6:29 PM CST 0 recs
Nope
It doesn’t include the playoffs. Those don’t count :)
by neide on
Dec 1, 2008 7:13 PM CST
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WILD GOAL
And Mikko gets his point streak going early. Bouchard from Koivu. Nicely done.
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 7:18 PM CST 0 recs
Avalanche Goal
Marek Svatos scores for the Avs. 1-1 with 10:51 left in the first.
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 7:25 PM CST 0 recs
Wow
That was a very loud pipe. I think they’re going to want to review that one.
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 7:26 PM CST 0 recs
Nevermind
That’s what I get for trusting the reactions of the fans behind the net.
by neide on
Dec 1, 2008 7:28 PM CST
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WILD GOAL
Mikko Koivu on the power play, his second point of the game. Tied at 2
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 7:43 PM CST 0 recs
Period Summary
Scoring Summary
1st Period
Minnesota 5:50, Pierre-Marc Bouchard 4 (Mikko Koivu, Martin Skoula)
Colorado 9:09, Marek Svatos 4 (John-Michael Liles, Ruslan Salei)
Colorado 12:43, David Jones 3 (Ian Laperriere, Cody McCormick)
Minnesota 19:12, Mikko Koivu 9 (power play) (Brent Burns, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
Penalty Summary
1st Period
Minnesota fighting – 5 min 5:37, C. Weller
Colorado fighting – 5 min 5:37, C. McLeod
Minnesota interference – 2 min 16:26, M. Zidlicky
Colorado hooking – 2 min 19:05, R. Smyth
Colorado unsportsmanlike conduct – 2 min 19:12, R. Smyth
Shots on Goal
Colorado – 11
Minnesota – 5
Faceoffs Won
Colorado – 9
Minnesota – 8
Power Play Conversions
Colorado – 0/1
Minnesota – 1/2
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 7:49 PM CST 0 recs
Thank You Ryan Smyth
WILD GOAL!!!!
PMB on the PP from Mikko Koivu.
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 8:03 PM CST 0 recs
Avalanche goal. Back to 3-3. Backstrom looks not good tonight
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 8:07 PM CST 0 recs
Avalanche goal 4-3
Milan Hejduk.
This is the worst game I’ve seen since the playoffs.
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 8:18 PM CST 0 recs
We are getting frickin' ripped.
TV guys just said that we’re being outshot 20-6 right now. I guess the 50% field-goal percentage is good, but yikes….
by Jon Marthaler on
Dec 1, 2008 8:28 PM CST
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Yep
Luckily Budaj sucks, because he’s the only thing keeping us in the game.
by neide on
Dec 1, 2008 8:30 PM CST
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We are doing a great job of breaking their star players out of slumps. Seems as though that is all Minnesota hockey is good at lately.
by Den Karlsson on Dec 1, 2008 8:27 PM CST 0 recs
4:00 left in the second. Avs up 4-3. Shots are now 20-9 in favor of Colorado
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 8:34 PM CST 0 recs
Balls. 5-3.
That might be it for Backstrom, though it’s not his fault.
Gotta love all the turnovers, right?
by Jon Marthaler on Dec 1, 2008 8:34 PM CST 0 recs
That’ll probably do it. Someone call me when we have some semblance of an offense, nbot just a bad goalie at the other end,
by Den Karlsson on Dec 1, 2008 8:34 PM CST 0 recs
Enough Burns at forward. Enough. The defense has been a liability for two weeks.
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 8:36 PM CST 0 recs
Moves need to be made
Reitz needs to sit, he’s a liability every time he takes the ice. Burns needs to come back to the blue line for either Reitz or Zidlicky, who has also been weak in his own end the last few games.
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 8:38 PM CST 0 recs
Burns
Burns is an average left wing. He is an excellent defender. I don’t understand the movement to play him at wing; surely we can find somebody else (Kolanos?) to take fifteen shifts a night at wing.
by Jon Marthaler on
Dec 1, 2008 8:41 PM CST
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Now, if we could just convince the Avs to play the entire third period on the penalty kill, we would be set.
by Den Karlsson on Dec 1, 2008 8:41 PM CST 0 recs
Period Summary
Scoring Summary
1st Period
Minnesota 5:50, Pierre-Marc Bouchard 4 (Mikko Koivu, Martin Skoula)
Colorado 9:09, Marek Svatos 4 (John-Michael Liles, Ruslan Salei)
Colorado 12:43, David Jones 3 (Ian Laperriere, Cody McCormick)
Minnesota 19:11, Mikko Koivu 9 (power play) (Brent Burns, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
2nd Period
Minnesota 0:22, Pierre-Marc Bouchard 5 (power play) (Marc-Andre Bergeron, Marek Zidlicky)
Colorado 3:49, Paul Stastny 5 (Brian Willsie, Milan Hejduk)
Colorado 8:16, Milan Hejduk 10 (power play) (Paul Stastny)
Colorado 16:32, T.J. Hensick 1 (Ian Laperriere)
Colorado 17:51, Paul Stastny 6 (Ryan Smyth, Milan Hejduk)
Minnesota 19:18, Owen Nolan 5 (power play) (Andrew Brunette, Mikko Koivu)
Penalty Summary
1st Period
Minnesota fighting – 5 min 5:37, C. Weller
Colorado fighting – 5 min 5:37, C. McLeod
Minnesota interference – 2 min 16:26, M. Zidlicky
Colorado hooking – 2 min 19:05, R. Smyth
Colorado unsportsmanlike conduct – 2 min 19:11, R. Smyth
2nd Period
Minnesota interference – 2 min 7:41, K. Johnsson
Colorado tripping – 2 min 19:11, D. Jones
Shots on Goal
Colorado – 11-15
Minnesota – 5-7
Faceoffs Won
Colorado – 20
Minnesota – 26
Power Play Conversions
Colorado – 1/2
Minnesota – 3/3
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 8:52 PM CST 0 recs
Hmm
Here’s a lot of back and forth. Both teams just trying to end the game.
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 9:10 PM CST 0 recs
Burns!
Well, this might be the most interesting game of the year.
Tony Granato seems like coaching makes him yell a lot.
by Jon Marthaler on Dec 1, 2008 9:21 PM CST 0 recs
I like the new NFL-style ref announcements after the review. They’re silly.
by Jon Marthaler on Dec 1, 2008 9:24 PM CST 0 recs
Well, this was entertaining, but it's hard to forget how bad the team was.
Five goals is nice, but of the six they gave up, how many were just ugly turnovers? Three or four?
by Jon Marthaler on Dec 1, 2008 9:36 PM CST 0 recs
STUPID
Horrible penalty on MAB. What the hell was he thinking?
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 9:36 PM CST 0 recs
Screw entertaining
This was a horrible game and a horrible loss.
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 9:38 PM CST 0 recs
Exactly
Some people get angry with me when I complain about the Wild’s play, the trap, etc. Then they throw games like this in my face as evidence as me being wrong. Idiots, I usually call these people.
by Den Karlsson on
Dec 1, 2008 9:43 PM CST
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Dumb comment of the evening “Minnesota just doesn’t score much, so it was nice to see” – Brian Engblom (hey Brian, Avs score less than Wild)
by neide on Dec 1, 2008 9:41 PM CST 0 recs
Yeah, but it's Brian Engblom.
So it’s probably in the top 10 intelligent things he’s said all year.
by Jon Marthaler on
Dec 1, 2008 9:44 PM CST
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