Colorado 4, Minnesota 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, December 21, 2009
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees:
Wes McCauley, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen:
Thor Nelson, Bryan Pancich
Attendance:
18244
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Colorado
|
21-11-1-5 |
10-4-1-1 |
11-7-0-4 |
W2 |
| Minnesota
|
17-16-0-3 |
10-4-0-1 |
7-12-0-2 |
L2 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Minnesota Wild have a 10-4-0-1 record at home this season. The Colorado Avalanche have a 11-7-0-4 record on the road.
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Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Colorado has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Avalanche have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Cal Clutterbuck played for 14:16 during 22 shifts and scored 1 point. Cal Clutterbuck had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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T.J. Galiardi played for 21:44 during 27 shifts and scored 2 points. T.J. Galiardi had 0 goals and 2 assists.
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Minnesota had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
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Colorado had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Colorado |
|
Minnesota |
|
T.J. Galiardi 2 |
Points |
Cal Clutterbuck 1 |
|
Matt Duchene 1 |
Goals |
Cal Clutterbuck 1 |
|
T.J. Galiardi 2 |
Assists |
Andrew Brunette 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
Matt Hendricks 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
Cal Clutterbuck 1 |
|
Craig Anderson .903 |
Save Percentage |
Niklas Backstrom .810 |
|
Craig Anderson 28 |
Saves |
Niklas Backstrom 17 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Colorado
|
21 |
4 |
0-5 |
4-4 |
15 |
18 |
| Minnesota
|
31 |
3 |
0-4 |
5-5 |
17 |
33 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Wild have a W/L % of .471 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Colorado will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .550 after a win and .529 after a loss.