Colorado Rockies 5 at Minnesota North Stars 7
Game #004203
Season Eight, Regular Season Day 50
December 21, 2005
| Teams | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Game Summary
1st Period
Scoring
- Minnesota, N. Lidstrom 5 (J. Sakic), 00:46
- Colorado, J. York 2 (M. Chouinard, W. Primeau), 03:16
- Colorado, C. Neil 3 (N. Dimitrakos, S. Brylin), 04:31
- Colorado, W. Walz 11 (S. Brylin, M. Grier), 10:07
- Minnesota, M. Sturm 17, 10:22
- Colorado, C. Backman 3 (S. Thornton, M. Cullen), 19:16
Penalties
G. Exelby, MIN (Roughing), 11:55
2nd Period
Scoring
- Minnesota, J. Sakic 13 (S. Yzerman, M. Sturm), 12:11
- Minnesota, J. Spezza 11 (S. Gomez, J. Friesen), 13:01
Penalties
No Penalties
3rd Period
Scoring
- Minnesota, S. Yzerman 15 (J. Sakic, N. Lidstrom), 05:57
- Minnesota, K. Draper 6 (J-P Dumont, A. Daigle), 13:36
- Minnesota, J. Friesen 11 (J. Spezza, G. Exelby), 16:16
- Colorado, W. Walz 12 (T. Green, S. Thornton), 18:41
Penalties
No Penalties
Game Info
Shots on Goal
- Colorado: 13-11-12=36
- Minnesota: 10-12-9=31
Power Play Conversion
- Colorado: 0-1
- Minnesota: 0-0
Three Stars
- Joe Sakic, MIN
- Nicklas Lidstrom, MIN
- Jeff Friesen, MIN
Financial
- Attendance: 18834
Game Notes
- Antero Niittymaki (COL) entered the game at 05:57 of the 3rd period
- Marty Turco (MIN) entered the game at 18:41 of the 3rd period
Colorado Skaters
| Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | S | H | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GTG | GWG | PIM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Backman | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sergei Brylin | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Marc Chouinard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Joseph Corvo | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Matt Cullen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Nicholas Dimitrakos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mark Eaton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brad Ference | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Travis Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Mike Grier | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Niclas Havelid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Jeff Jillson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chris Neil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wayne Primeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Mark Rycroft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Scott Thornton | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Wes Walz | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Jason York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Colorado Goalies
| Player | GA | SOG | PCT | MIN | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Johnson | 5 | 25 | 0.800 | 45:57 | 0 | 0 |
| Antero Niittymaki - L (0-5-0) | 2 | 6 | 0.667 | 14:03 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Skaters
| Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | S | H | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GTG | GWG | PIM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Alexandre Daigle | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mathieu Dandenault | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Kris Draper | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Jean-Pierre Dumont | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Garnet Exelby | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| Rico Fata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jiri Fischer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jeff Friesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Scott Gomez | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Sean O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Mike Rathje | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Joe Sakic | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Jason Spezza | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Marco Sturm | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Ray Whitney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Steve Yzerman | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Minnesota Goalies
| Player | GA | SOG | PCT | MIN | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Osgood - W (2-1-1) | 5 | 35 | 0.857 | 58:41 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Turco | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 01:19 | 0 | 0 |








