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Avs Don't Need Overtime to Beat Wild

Posted Apr 16, 08 1:55 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – No fluke finish to this one. No overtime, either. Jose Theodore stopped 24 of 25 shots and the Colorado Avalanche used a three-goal first-period to rout the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Tuesday night, tying their first-round playoff series at two games each. The first three games of the series—as well as the last two when these two teams met in the 2003 playoffs—all went into overtime and ended in 3-2 scores.

The series goes back to Minnesota for Game 5 on Thursday night, and it should be interesting—this game featured a whole lot of fighting, including some fisticuffs after the final horn sounded. Minnesota collected an astounding 119 minutes of penalty time, 24 by Derek Boogaard, who was ejected, and 35 by Stephane Veilleux, who received a 10-minute misconduct that was assessed at game's end.

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Minnesota Wild right winger Brian Rolston (12) reaches back for the puck before scoring a goal on Colorado Avalanche goalie Jose Theodore, right, as Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles looks on in...   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Avalanche center Joe Sakic, top, has his shot stopped by Minnesota Wild goalie Josh Harding in the third period of the Avalanche's 5-1 victory in Game 4 of the teams' NHL first-round playoff...   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Ruslan Salei, left, of Belarus, celebrates scoring a goal with teammates Tyler Arnason (39), Ryan Smyth and Paul Stastny (26) against the Minnesota Wild in the second period...   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Avalanche goalie Jose Theodore, left, deflects a shot off the stick of Minnesota Wild right winger Pavol Demitra, of Slovakia, in the third period of the Avalanche's 5-1 victory in Game 4 of...   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Avalanche left winger Andrew Brunette is congratulated as he returns to the team bench after scoring a goal against the Minnesota Wild in the first period of their playoff game on Tuesday.   (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
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