Saturday, March 20, 2010

Avalanche v. Wild - Scoring Chances #38

TmPTimeNoteCOLOpponent
MIN118:00
4523373941311212551555v5
COL115:43
458232641511122532555v5
MIN111:48
4162237415557212224325v5
MIN111:45
4162237415557212224325v5
COL111:16
922232739411214163234555v5
MIN110:16
8222526274157112532515v5
MIN12:50
8232526274136202532
5v4
COL10:14
9162239415236112232515v5
COL10:12Goal9162239415236112232515v5
MIN218:09
45163741551125323451555v5
COL216:12Goal822252627413691520325v5
MIN213:16
8222526274135212224325v5
MIN212:52
8222526414436212224325v5
MIN212:13
823252627413691232
5v4
COL210:20
8252641445236141516325v5
COL29:32Goal9222327394136112532515v5
COL28:42
4537415559915203234555v5
MIN27:57
45252641
514213255
4v4
COL26:53
823262741
36932

4v3
MIN26:06Goal489162541520223255
5v4
COL23:45
4252627394169152032555v5
MIN23:35
4252627394169152032555v5
COL22:45Goal1541445255
59111422324v5
MIN313:31
15223741525579152032345v5
COL311:04
825264144522124323451555v5
MIN38:44
2639414452
59111415324v5
MIN37:56Goal4515374155511121632555v5
MIN36:05Goal582539414479141532345v5
MIN35:50
8222526274157111416325v5
MIN35:49
8222526274157111416325v5
MIN33:26
9232739415236111425325v5
MIN33:23
9232739415236111425325v5
MIN31:58
822252627415791520325v5
MIN31:56
822252627415791520325v5


#PlayerEVPPSH
4J. LILES11:30374:31010:2800
5B. CLARK11:06253:48000:2800
8W. WOLSKI11:31484:47130:5900
9M. DUCHENE10:57423:42010:0000
15M. HENDRICKS6:24020:04001:5810
16D. TUCKER12:11233:37010:0000
22S. HANNAN18:595100:05002:5100
23M. HEJDUK9:21334:38120:0000
25C. STEWART14:534103:54030:0000
26P. STASTNY13:53595:05122:3501
27K. QUINCEY15:30493:24122:5100
37R. O'REILLY13:35160:21002:5800
39T. GALIARDI13:52553:05004:1101
41C. ANDERSON43:1610188:41136:4811
44R. WILSON13:50220:26003:2911
45C. DURNO6:18000:00000:0000
52A. FOOTE15:37430:21003:2911
55C. MCLEOD10:57150:30000:5510
59B. YIP5:03100:00000:0000


PeriodTotalsEVPP5v3 PPSH5v3 SH
1454401000000
2775512001000
31101900000100
4000000000000
Totals1222101813001100

The first period was a little dreary but the second period was one of the most exciting I've seen all season. The final chances tally looks bad for the Avalanche but they began the third period with a three-goal lead, so a big negative number isn't all that surprising. That said, goaltending really was the difference in this one as Nicklas Backstrom allowed three goals on the first seven scoring chances against. None of the goals were really his fault but you need more saves than that if you're going to win the game.

After jumping out to a 3-0 lead the Avs had what I expected to be the worst defensive breakdown of the game. The Wild rushed in 3-on-1 while short-handed and closed the gap to 3-1. BUT, right after generating a power play of their own and giving themselves a chance to really get back into the game, the Wild made the worst change I may have ever seen. The Avs dumped the puck down the ice and all of the Wild players went to the bench. The puck bounced off the end boards in the Wild zone and into the high slot which left the Avs with a 2-on-0. Short-handed. Of course they scored and the Wild were suddenly down 4-1 heading into the third.

The game was very physical the whole way through. At one point in the first period Kyle Quincey took out Antti Miettinen as he was racing toward the boards on what was a pretty brutal hit. Owen Nolan stepped in to fight Quincey who politely declined and earned the Avs a two-man advantage. The Avs didn't score on the two-man advantage (they were plain awful on the PP) but the Wild didn't forget about Quincey. With the score 4-1 in the third period Derek Boogaard boarded Quincey and in doing so grabbed the back of Quincey's head with one hand and smashed it into the glass. How he got away with a two-minute penalty and no suspension I have no idea, but it goes to show that the Code is certainly not completely dead. If you don't want to fight, some teams will really make you pay the price. At any rate, Minnesota poured on the pressure for the rest of the period but could only manage two more goals and ended up losing the game 4-3.

One last thing I wanted to relate was a great play from Backstrom killing that 5-on-3 in the first period. Backstrom caught a shot from the point with about five seconds left in the first penalty and when he realized there were no Avs in front he quickly played the puck to a defender who iced it and made sure the Wild wouldn't need to take another defensive draw with only three guys on the ice. A real heads-up play by Backstrom and a perfect indication of how out of synch the Avs were on the PP all game.


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