Minnesota Wild 3 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 23 - 37
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:25/41=59 %
NSH PP: 0 of 5 (14 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:37/56=64 %
Attendance: 13470 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 583251 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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03:25 1-0
Thomas Vanek [5] (Marek Zidlicky, Dany Heatley)PP
16:07 1-1 NSH Ryan Ellis [2] (Shane O'Brien, David Legwand)
18:41 1-2 NSH Blake Geoffrion [3] (Nicklas Bergfors, Cal O'Reilly)
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29:15 2-2
David Perron [4] (Ryane Clowe, Jason Demers)
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59:01 3-2
Brad Boyes [3] (Mike Comrie, Cory Stillman)
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Penalty summary:
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01:03
Deryk Engelland (5 min for fighting)
01:03 NSH Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
02:58 NSH Cal O'Reilly (2 min for hooking)
04:32
Chris Neil (2 min for roughing)
04:32 NSH Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
05:28
Marco Scandella (2 min for tripping)
10:52
Marek Zidlicky (2 min for hooking)
14:44
Ryane Clowe (2 min for roughing)
14:44 NSH Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for roughing)
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22:14
Jason Demers (2 min for hooking)
33:15
Marek Zidlicky (2 min for high-sticking)
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49:22
Deryk Engelland (5 min for fighting)
49:22 NSH Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
59:38
James Sheppard (2 min for cross-checking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Nystrom 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 -1 12.10 6
R Brad Boyes 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 15.00 5
R Ryane Clowe 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 12.20 6
R Thomas Vanek 1 0 4 4 2 4 0 0 16.40 9
C John Madden 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 -1 14.50 8
C Mike Comrie 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12.50 6
C James Sheppard 0 0 2 4 1 4 2 0 16.10 7
L Chris Neil 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 13.20 5
L Cory Stillman 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 14.00 6
L David Perron 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 12.20 7
L Dany Heatley 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 0 18.40 8
D Deryk Engelland 0 0 1 2 0 1 10 0 18.40 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 16.00 6
D Marco Scandella 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 -1 24.00 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 5
D Jason Demers 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 1 19.30 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 -1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 35 0 0 60.00 10
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 7.20 7
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 16.10 8
R Patric Hörnqvist 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
R J-P Dumont 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 16.30 7
C Steve Bégin 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 6.40 6
C Cal O'Reilly 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 6
C David Legwand 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 20.20 6
C Mike Fisher 0 0 3 2 5 2 0 0 20.40 6
L Antti Pihlstrom 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Blake Geoffrion 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 -1 20.50 6
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 18.30 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 18.30 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 0 25.20 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 19.00 8
D Ryan Ellis 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Chet Pickard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Niklas Backstrom
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: David Perron
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Brad Boyes scored the 300th point of his career.
-Matt Cullen had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Ryan Ellis ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Deryk Engelland beat Steve Bégin in a fight.
-Deryk Engelland fought Shane O'Brien in a fight.
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 5( 23) , Milwaukee Admirals 1(
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1-0
Colton Gillies (Casey Wellman, Jarod Palmer)
2-0
Cody Almond (Kyle Brodziak)
3-0
Jarod Palmer (Jamie Fraser)
4-0
Morten Madsen (Brad Staubitz)
4-1
Colin Wilson (Roman Josi)
5-1
Brad Staubitz (Morten Madsen, Jarod Palmer)
Goalies: Dennis Endras - Jeremy Smith