The Colorado Avalanche finished with 112 points, and a +30 goal differential, scoring 250 goals. The Minnesota Wild scored just 207 goals and finished with a +1 goal differential and 98 regular season points. Our simulation has the Wild upsetting the Avalanche in just 5 games.
Avalanche 2
COL - Marc-Andre Cliche (1) (Maxime Talbot, Tyson Barrie) 11:28
MIN - Zach Parise (1) (Mikko Koivu) 14:28
2nd Period:
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (1) (Mikael Granlund, Jared Spurgeon) 12:48
3rd Period:
N/A
Overtime:
MIN - Zach Parise (2) (Jason Pominville) 7:52
3 Stars:
1. Zach Parise (2 G)
2. Ilya Bryzgalov (34 S)
3. Semyon Varlamov (37 S)
Avalanche 1
MIN - Jason Pominville (1) (Zach Parise, Jared Spurgeon) 4:08
2nd Period:
N/A
3rd Period:
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (1) (N Mackinnon, Paul Stastny) 1:00
MIN - Keith Ballard (1) (Jared Spurgeon, Mikael Granlund) 3:44
3 Stars:
1. Ilya Bryzgalov (35 S)
2. Keith Ballard (1 G)
3. Gabriel Landeskog (1 G)
Wild 1
2nd Period:
3 Stars:
1. Ilya Bryzgalov (28 S, SO)
2. Semyon Varlamov (38 S)
3. Danny Heatley (1G)
Wild 4
MIN - Matt Moulson (1) (Jonas Brodin, Mike Rupp) 1:20
MIN - Cody McCormick (1) (Danny Heatley, Matt Moulson) 7:36
COL - Matt Duchene (1) (Gabriel Landeskog, Alex Tanguay) 9:55
MIN - Matt Moulson (2) (Jonas Brodin, Ryan Suter) 13:14
2nd Period:
COL - Alex Tanguay (1) (Matt Duchene) 9:49
3rd Period:
COL - Jan Hejda (1) (Gabriel Landeskog, Alex Tanguay) 16:26
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (2) (Matt Cooke, Charlie Coyle) 19:00
COL - Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau (1) (Ryan O'Reilly, Paul Stastny) 19:43
2nd Overtime:
COL - Jamie McGinn (1) (Maxime Talbot, Tyson Barrie) 17:03
3 Stars:
1. Matt Moulson (2 G, 1 A)
2. Alex Tanguay (1 G, 2 A)
3. Jonas Brodin (2 A)
Avalanche 1
2nd Period:
MIN - Cody McCormick (2) (Keith Ballard, Danny Heatley) 12:17
3rd Period:
MIN - Matt Moulson (3) (Danny Heatley, Marco Scandella) 4:57
3 Stars:
1. Ilya Bryzgalov (27 S)
2. Semyon Varlamov (31 S)
3. Matt Moulson (1G)
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Game 1
Wild 3Avalanche 2
Wild lead series 1-0.
1st Period:
COL - Andre Benoit (1) (Ryan O'Reilly, Nathan Mackinnon) 9:52COL - Marc-Andre Cliche (1) (Maxime Talbot, Tyson Barrie) 11:28
MIN - Zach Parise (1) (Mikko Koivu) 14:28
2nd Period:
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (1) (Mikael Granlund, Jared Spurgeon) 12:48
3rd Period:
N/A
Overtime:
MIN - Zach Parise (2) (Jason Pominville) 7:52
3 Stars:
1. Zach Parise (2 G)
2. Ilya Bryzgalov (34 S)
3. Semyon Varlamov (37 S)
Game 2
Wild 2Avalanche 1
Wild lead series 2-0
Period 1:MIN - Jason Pominville (1) (Zach Parise, Jared Spurgeon) 4:08
2nd Period:
N/A
3rd Period:
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (1) (N Mackinnon, Paul Stastny) 1:00
MIN - Keith Ballard (1) (Jared Spurgeon, Mikael Granlund) 3:44
3 Stars:
1. Ilya Bryzgalov (35 S)
2. Keith Ballard (1 G)
3. Gabriel Landeskog (1 G)
Game 3
Avalanche 0Wild 1
Wild lead series 3-0
N/A
N/A
3rd Period:
N/A
Overtime:
MIN - Danny Heatley (1) (Matt Moulson) 13:20
3 Stars:
1. Ilya Bryzgalov (28 S, SO)
2. Semyon Varlamov (38 S)
3. Danny Heatley (1G)
Game 4
Avalanche 5Wild 4
Wild lead series 3-1
1st Period:MIN - Matt Moulson (1) (Jonas Brodin, Mike Rupp) 1:20
MIN - Cody McCormick (1) (Danny Heatley, Matt Moulson) 7:36
COL - Matt Duchene (1) (Gabriel Landeskog, Alex Tanguay) 9:55
MIN - Matt Moulson (2) (Jonas Brodin, Ryan Suter) 13:14
2nd Period:
COL - Alex Tanguay (1) (Matt Duchene) 9:49
COL - Jan Hejda (1) (Gabriel Landeskog, Alex Tanguay) 16:26
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (2) (Matt Cooke, Charlie Coyle) 19:00
COL - Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau (1) (Ryan O'Reilly, Paul Stastny) 19:43
1st Overtime:
N/A
2nd Overtime:
COL - Jamie McGinn (1) (Maxime Talbot, Tyson Barrie) 17:03
3 Stars:
1. Matt Moulson (2 G, 1 A)
2. Alex Tanguay (1 G, 2 A)
3. Jonas Brodin (2 A)
Game 5
Wild 2Avalanche 1
Wild win series 4-1
1st Period:
N/A
2nd Period:
MIN - Cody McCormick (2) (Keith Ballard, Danny Heatley) 12:17
MIN - Matt Moulson (3) (Danny Heatley, Marco Scandella) 4:57
COL - Jamie Mcginn (2) (Ryan Wilson, Maxime Talbot) 13:51
3 Stars:
1. Ilya Bryzgalov (27 S)
2. Semyon Varlamov (31 S)
3. Matt Moulson (1G)
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