Wild Top Avs in Overtime Again

Bouchard's goal allows Minnesota to regain home-ice advantage
By Mike Buss,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 15, 2008 1:23 AM CDT
Wild Top Avs in Overtime Again
Colorado Avalanche left winger Ryan Smyth, left, is tripped by Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu, in the third period in Denver on Monday, April 14, 2008.    (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Pierre-Marc Bouchard took the pass from Brian Rolston from behind the net and sent it past Jose Theodore 11:58 into overtime to give the Wild a 3-2 win over the Avalanche on Monday night. It was the third straight overtime game in this first-round series, with the Wild winning two of them, all by 3-2 scores.

Minnesota, which snapped a five-game road losing streak in the playoffs, was outshot 40-30 in regulation but controlled the extra period with most of the action in the Colorado zone, outshooting the Avalanche 11-7. Theodore, however, made several great saves. The Avalanche, whose special team play has been suspect all season, finished 0-for-6 on the power play. (More Minnesota Wild stories.)

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