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30/12/2008
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Minnesota Wild 5 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 22 - 27
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PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:69/75=92 %, Challenges:30/49=60 %
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PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:75/93=80 %, Challenges:28/40=68 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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01:14 1-0
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Marian Gaborik [21] (Brent Burns)
09:08 1-1
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Mike Card [1] (Clarke MacArthur)PP
15:34 1-2
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Ales Kotalik [6] (Tim Connolly, Shea Weber)
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26:41 1-3
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Tim Connolly [10] (Shea Weber, Clarke MacArthur)
35:06 2-3
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Owen Nolan [11] (Andrew Brunette, Éric Bélanger)
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44:11 3-3
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Andrew Brunette [8] (Owen Nolan, Mikko Koivu)PP
49:17 3-4
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Tim Connolly [11] (Clarke MacArthur, Toni Lydman)
57:45 4-4
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Antti Miettinen [5] (Owen Nolan, Martin Skoula)
59:05 5-4
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Marian Gaborik [22] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Antti Miettinen)
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Penalty summary:
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08:42
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Antti Miettinen (2 min for elbowing)
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24:18
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Mike Funk (2 min for roughing)
24:18
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Antti Miettinen (2 min for roughing)
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40:57
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Mike Weber (2 min for diving)
41:56
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Toni Lydman (2 min for roughing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 7.40 5
R Antti Miettinen 1 1 1 0 1 2 4 1 12.50 8
R Owen Nolan 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 18.40 8
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 20.40 6
C Colton Gillies 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 5
C James Sheppard 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 12.50 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 21.20 8
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 12.50 6
L Andrew Brunette 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 17.40 7
L Marian Gaborik 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 9
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.40 5
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Brent Burns 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 27.20 8
D Martin Skoula 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 24.00 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.10 4
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 29.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 7
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 16.00 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 8
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 17.00 8
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 4
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 17.50 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Tim Connolly 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
L Luca Caputi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 5
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 17.50 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Mike Card 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Mike Weber 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19.10 6
D Shea Weber 0 2 1 6 0 4 0 -1 23.40 10
D Mike Funk 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 17.00 6
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 19.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 -1 22.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 5 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Owen Nolan
2nd star: Marian Gaborik
3rd star: Antti Miettinen
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Antti Miettinen finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Antti Miettinen finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Andrew Brunette finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ales Kotalik finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Mike Card ended his 9 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 7( 41) , Rochester Americans 1( 10)
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0-1 ROC Felix Schütz
1-1 HOU Marek Kvapil (Tomas Mojzis, Krys Kolanos)
2-1 HOU Derek Boogaard (Petr Kalus, Cal Clutterbuck)
3-1 HOU Corey Locke (Marek Kvapil)
4-1 HOU Derek Boogaard (Cal Clutterbuck)
5-1 HOU Craig Weller (Ryan Hamilton, Morten Madsen)
6-1 HOU Derek Boogaard (Maxim Noreau)
7-1 HOU Ryan Hamilton (Craig Weller, Morten Madsen)
Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Kris Lazaruk