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Apr 19, 2008 10:43 pm US/Eastern

Avalanche Defeat Wild, Advance In Playoffs

DENVER (CBS) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Ben Guite scored the first playoff goal of his career on April 19, 2008 in a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. With the win, the Avalanche won the series 4-2.
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The Colorado Avalanche pumped up their home crowd Saturday night by defeating the Minnesota Wild 2-1 and advancing to the second round of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The tight series came to an end in the sixth game, and was marked by excellent play throughout in goal by Jose Theodore.

Theodore and the Avalanche withstood another onslaught from the relentless Wild Saturday. Theodore stopped 35 shots, including a glove save on Kim Johnsson's with 21 seconds left.The Wild won their first division crown this season, but Minnesota held a lead in the series for only 4:31 out of a possible 384:23, and not a single second on Saturday.

With an extra attacker for the final minute, Minnesota accidentally sent seven men onto the ice for the final face-off. The draw was in the right circle in the Avalanche end, before Aaron Voros was shooed back to the bench, and the Wild never managed to tie it.

Ben Guite of the Avalanche scored his first career playoff goal Saturday. It was a shorthanded goal on goaltender Niklas Backstrom during the first period. Ryan Smyth scored the second and game-winning goal.