National Hockey League
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Colorado 3, Minnesota 1
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 28, 2007
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mark Wheler
Attendance: 17041
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mark Wheler
Attendance: 17041
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Colorado Avalanche have a 5-0-0-0 record at home this season. The Minnesota Wild have a 3-2-0-2 record on the road.
- Colorado has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Avalanche have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Minnesota has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Ryan Smyth played for 20:29 during 27 shifts and scored 2 points. Ryan Smyth had 1 goal and 1 assist.
- Eric Belanger played for 17:53 during 28 shifts and scored 1 point. Eric Belanger had 1 goal and 0 assists.
- Colorado had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
- Minnesota had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota | Colorado | |
| Eric Belanger 1 | Points | Ryan Smyth 2 |
| Eric Belanger 1 | Goals | Ryan Smyth 1 |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 | Assists | Joe Sakic 2 |
| Eric Belanger 1 | Power Play Goals | Wojtek Wolski 1 |
| N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
| Josh Harding .900 | Save Percentage | Peter Budaj .955 |
| Josh Harding 27 | Saves | Peter Budaj 21 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
| Minnesota | 22 | 1 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 24 |
| Colorado | 30 | 3 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 34 |
Upcoming Games
- Colorado will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .750 after a loss.
- Minnesota will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Wild have a W/L % of .714 after a win and .333 after a loss.