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20/12/2010
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Minnesota Wild 4 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 37 - 15
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:72/83=86 %, Challenges:48/57=82 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:31/50=60 %
Attendance: 18064 of 18064 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 861653 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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14:54 1-0
Mikko Koivu [15] (Andrew Brunette, Alexei Zhitnik)
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27:53 2-0
Petr Sykora [7] (Mikko Koivu, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)PP
34:41 2-1
Yuri Alexandrov [3] (Andy McDonald, David Krejci)
35:19 3-1
Pierre-Marc Bouchard [13] (Andrew Brunette, Alexei Zhitnik)
39:51 3-2
Craig Rivet [5] (Daniel Sedin, Jean-Pierre Dumont)
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48:39 4-2
Martin Havlat [11] (Marek Zidlicky, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
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Penalty summary:
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26:58
Milan Lucic (2 min for boarding)
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50:33
Owen Nolan (5 min for fighting)
50:33
David Jones (5 min for fighting)
50:33
Owen Nolan (10 min game misconduct)
50:33
David Jones (10 min game misconduct)
50:33
Kyle Brodziak (5 min for fighting)
50:33
Andy McDonald (5 min for fighting)
50:33
Kyle Brodziak (10 min game misconduct)
50:33
Andy McDonald (10 min game misconduct)
50:33
Cal Clutterbuck (5 min for fighting)
50:33
Rostislav Olesz (5 min for fighting)
50:33
Cal Clutterbuck (10 min game misconduct)
50:33
Rostislav Olesz (10 min game misconduct)
50:33
Cam Barker (5 min for fighting)
50:33
Dennis Wideman (5 min for fighting)
50:33
Cam Barker (10 min game misconduct)
50:33
Dennis Wideman (10 min game misconduct)
50:33
Greg Zanon (5 min for fighting)
50:33
Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
50:33
Greg Zanon (10 min game misconduct)
50:33
Milan Lucic (10 min game misconduct)
50:33
Ryan Miller (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
50:33
Niklas Backstrom (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
50:33
Niklas Backstrom (5 min for fighting)
50:33
Ryan Miller (5 min for fighting)
50:33
Niklas Backstrom (10 min game misconduct)
50:33
Ryan Miller (10 min game misconduct)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 11.20 5
R Owen Nolan 0 0 4 1 1 1 15 0 10.20 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 18.30 6
R Petr Sykora 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.20 7
C Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11.20 7
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 2 2 0 2 15 0 10.50 7
L Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 19.40 9
C Mikko Koivu 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 19.10 8
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 6
L Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 0 11.40 7
R Martin Havlat 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
L Andrew Brunette 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 2 0 2 15 0 12.40 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 2 0 10 0 4 0 0 30.00 10
D Greg Zanon 0 0 1 1 0 1 15 0 14.10 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 26.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 13 17 0 50.30 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 7
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Jones 0 0 0 2 2 2 15 1 6.50 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 19.30 4
R Milan Lucic 0 0 1 2 0 1 17 0 13.10 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 2 5 4 0 0 -1 21.00 6
C Andy McDonald 0 1 0 2 2 1 15 1 6.50 5
C David Krejci 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 14.30 5
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Rostislav Olesz 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 1 7.50 5
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.30 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -1 18.10 5
L Daniel Sedin 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 9
D Chris Butler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 21.30 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 14.40 6
D Yuri Alexandrov 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
D Craig Rivet 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 25 17 0 51.00 6
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 8 0 0 8.50 6
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pierre-Marc Bouchard
2nd star: Mikko Koivu
3rd star: Alexei Zhitnik
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Mikko Koivu scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Daniel Sedin notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Owen Nolan beat David Jones in a fight.
-Kyle Brodziak fought Andy McDonald in a fight.
-Cal Clutterbuck beat Rostislav Olesz in a fight.
-Dennis Wideman beat Cam Barker in a fight.
-Greg Zanon beat Milan Lucic in a fight.
-Ryan Miller beat Niklas Backstrom in a fight.
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 4( 30) , Pirates Portland 2( 17)
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1-0 HOU Tyler Cuma (Cedrick Henley, Teemu Pulkkinen)
1-1 POR Nathan Gerbe (Stefan Elliott, Drew Stafford)
2-1 HOU Tyler Cuma (Teemu Pulkkinen, Maxim Noreau)
2-2 POR Marc-André Gragnani (Nathan Gerbe)
3-2 HOU Maxim Noreau (Tony Ritter, Morten Madsen)
4-2 HOU Johan Lundmark (Tyler Cuma)
Goalies: Barry Brust - Patrick Lalime