Final
Friday, December 29, 2006 · Pepsi Center
Game analysis
Blues beat Avalanche 4–2
- M. Rucinsky scored the game-winner on the power play at 11:17 of the third.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- M. Legace stopped 30 of 32 shots (.938) for the win.
- The Blues won despite being outshot 32–20.
- Power play: STL 3/4, COL 1/5.
- M. Rucinsky led all scorers with 2 goals and 0 assists.
Scoring summary
1st
No scoring
2nd
- 7:47STLM. RucinskyAssists: D. Weight, B. Guerin1–0
- 8:08COLJ. SakicAssists: K. Skrastins, A. Brunette1–1
- 13:32STLB. GuerinPPAssists: D. Wideman, D. Weight2–1
- 19:03COLW. WolskiPPAssists: A. Brunette, P. Stastny2–2
3rd
- 11:17STLM. RucinskyPPAssists: L. Stempniak, D. Wideman3–2
- 19:29STLK. TkachukENAssists: R. Dvorak, P. Cajanek4–2
Team stats
| STL | Stat | COL |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Shots | 32 |
| 54.8% | Faceoff % | 45.2% |
| 3/4 | Power Play | 1/5 |
| 10 | PIM | 8 |
| 26 | Hits | 14 |
| 20 | Blocked | 10 |
| 8 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 8 | Takeaways | 9 |
Blues at Avalanche recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice