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17/10/2007
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Colorado Avalanche 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 5
Shots: 29 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:56/69=81 %, Challenges:43/51=82 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:38/42=88 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 781360 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:04 1-0
Tyler Arnason [1] (Brett Clark)
13:09 2-0
Joe Sakic [7] (Scott Hannan)
13:33 2-1
Niclas Hävelid [1] (Erik Christensen, Joe Motzko)
19:19 2-2
Ilya Kovalchuk [5] (Colby Armstrong, Alexei Zhitnik)PP
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30:45 2-3
Steve Rucchin [1] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Darren Haydar)
33:23 2-4
Erik Christensen [2] (Joe Motzko, Brad Larsen)
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42:34 3-4
Marek Svatos [2] (John-Michael Liles, Jeff Jillson)
44:33 3-5
Darren Haydar [5] (Garnet Exelby, Ken Klee)
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Penalty summary:
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01:38
Bobby Holik (2 min for roughing)
06:24
Joe Sakic (2 min for hooking)
12:28
Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
12:28
Scott Parker (5 min for fighting)
17:44
John-Michael Liles (2 min for cross-checking)
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27:37
Scott Parker (5 min for fighting)
27:37
Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
34:26
Mark Rycroft (2 min for high-sticking)
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48:37
John-Michael Liles (2 min for hooking)
56:36
Scott Parker (2 min for roughing)
56:36
Jesse Schultz (2 min for roughing)
58:25
Brad Larsen (2 min for tripping)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Parker 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 9.50 6
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 14.40 6
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 15.00 6
R Marek Svatos 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 9.30 6
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
C Paul Stastny 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 13.30 7
C Joe Sakic 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 19.30 8
L Eric Healey 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 10.40 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 13.20 6
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 22.10 8
D Jeff Jillson 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 6
D Brett Clark 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -1 20.10 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 2 4 0 0 4 1 24.30 8
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 -2 22.20 7
D Scott Hannan 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joey Crabb 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6.10 5
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 -2 13.20 5
R Darren Haydar 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 4 0 0 0 10 0 17.10 8
C Erik Christensen 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.40 6
C Todd White 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 -2 20.30 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15.00 6
C Steve Rucchin 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Joe Motzko 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.10 6
L Brad Larsen 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 -2 16.20 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 9
D Mark Popovic 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -2 21.40 5
D Ken Klee 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.30 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 24.30 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -2 15.40 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.30 6
D Niclas Hävelid 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Hedberg 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Darren Haydar
2nd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
3rd star: Colby Armstrong
Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Peter Forsberg had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Adam Foote had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Erik Christensen ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Steve Rucchin ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Joe Motzko ended his 5 game point drought.
-Niclas Hävelid ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Scott Parker beat Colby Armstrong in a fight.
-Scott Parker beat Colby Armstrong in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 5( 29) , Chicago Wolves 1( 10)
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1-0 HER Jordan Leopold (Jaroslav Sklenar, Ian Laperriere)
2-0 HER Peter Sejna (Jaroslav Hlinka, Jordan Leopold)
3-0 HER Jeff Finger (Jean-Michel Rizk, Brad Richardson)
3-1 CHW Brett Sterling (Graig Mischler, Steve Martins)
4-1 HER Jeff Finger (Cody McCormick, Brad Richardson)
5-1 HER Brad Richardson (Jean-Michel Rizk)
Goalies: Vitaly Kolesnik - Fred Brathwaite