National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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
 
Final123T
Colorado 1304
Minnesota 0123
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
  • 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.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Colorado has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Avalanche have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Cal Clutterbuck played for 14:16 during 22 shifts and scored 1 point. Cal Clutterbuck had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • T.J. Galiardi played for 21:44 during 27 shifts and scored 2 points. T.J. Galiardi had 0 goals and 2 assists.
  • Minnesota had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.