Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild

Friday, November 23, 2001, 2:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5–2 on Friday, November 23, 2001 at home.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Phoenix Coyotes	2	40-27-9-6
at Minnesota Wild	5	26-35-12-9

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	1	1	2
Minnesota Wild	2	3	0	5

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	8	9	5	22
Minnesota Wild	7	14	6	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:27	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd (8)	Andrew Brunette (12), Marian Gaborik (13)	Power play	PHX 0, MIN 1
1st	05:03	Minnesota Wild	Pascal Dupuis (3)	Ladislav Benysek (1), Filip Kuba (12)	Power play	PHX 0, MIN 2
2nd	04:41	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz (2)	Richard Park (1), Antti Laaksonen (2)	Even strength	PHX 0, MIN 3
2nd	10:57	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (11)	Aaron Gavey (5), Sergei Zholtok (10)	Even strength	PHX 0, MIN 4
2nd	12:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan (4)	Daniel Brière (2), Danny Markov (10)	Power play	PHX 1, MIN 4
2nd	14:45	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (12)	Lubomir Sekeras (3), Andrew Brunette (13)	Power play	PHX 1, MIN 5
3rd	19:29	Phoenix Coyotes	Daymond Langkow (7)	Claude Lemieux (8), Danny Markov (11)	Even strength	PHX 2, MIN 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0	44.4%	12:37
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	15:14
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0	58.8%	17:37
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0		10:53
Number 16 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	63.6%	14:24
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:33
Number 19 S. Doan	R	1	0	1	0	6	4	4	0	1		14:36
Number 22 C. Lemieux	R	0	1	1	0	2	4	1	0	0		18:42
Number 26 M. Sullivan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	57.1%	10:14
Number 32 B. May	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		09:45
Number 36 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	33.3%	12:03
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:31
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		19:58
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		17:42
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		22:15
Number 24 D. Cullen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0		12:08
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		21:58
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0		24:57

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Desrochers	6	6	0	1.000	20:00
Number 42 R. Esche	21	16	5	.762	40:00	Loss

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	2	1	3	+1	0	5	0	0	1		17:09
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	1		17:15
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	40%	06:38
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	2	2	0	2	3	0	0	0	50%	14:36
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		15:56
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		15:47
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	1	1	0	4	4	0	1	0	37.5%	19:45
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	1	0	1	0	4	2	1	0	1	61.9%	19:05
Number 36 S. Blouin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:55
Number 37 W. Walz	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	41.2%	16:42
Number 44 A. Gavey	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	25%	12:43
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	1	1	0		17:53
Number 3 L. Benysek	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0		13:33
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		18:00
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0		23:00
Number 32 J. Marshall	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		17:22
Number 42 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		10:08
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		22:30

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Roloson	22	20	2	.909	60:00	Win

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	03:49	Phoenix Coyotes	Claude Lemieux	Slashing	2
1st	05:49	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd	Roughing	2
1st	10:09	Phoenix Coyotes	Ossi Vaananen	Holding	2
1st	16:04	Minnesota Wild	Ladislav Benysek	Boarding	2
1st	18:41	Phoenix Coyotes	Paul Mara	Hooking	2
2nd	11:18	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd	Tripping	2
2nd	14:27	Phoenix Coyotes	Krys Kolanos	High sticking	2
2nd	16:08	Minnesota Wild	Willie Mitchell	Tripping	2
2nd	16:18	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Elbowing	2
2nd	20:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Michal Handzus	Charging	2
3rd	02:07	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	06:40	Phoenix Coyotes	Patrick Desrochers	Delaying game	2
3rd	07:46	Minnesota Wild	Willie Mitchell	Roughing	2
3rd	07:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson	Cross checking	2
3rd	07:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson	Roughing	2
3rd	08:07	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette	Interference	2
3rd	10:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Roughing	2
3rd	13:49	Minnesota Wild	Sergei Zholtok	Cross checking	2
3rd	13:49	Minnesota Wild	Sergei Zholtok	Roughing	2
3rd	13:49	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Roughing	2

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Stephane Auger, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Brian Mach
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Sean Burke, Todd Warriner, Landon Wilson, Todd Simpson, Dan Focht, Jean-Guy Trudel, Wyatt Smith, Tyler Bouck, Kirill Safronov, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Branko Radivojevic
Minnesota Wild scratches: Brad Bombardir, Sebastien Bordeleau, Stacy Roest, Matt Johnson, Mike Matteucci, Nick Schultz, Roman Simicek, Travis Roche, Tony Virta

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Minnesota Wild game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Nov 20, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 17, 2002
Minnesota Wild 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 7	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Apr 12, 2002

Other NHL games on Friday, November 23, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Calgary Flames 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
New Jersey Devils 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Dallas Stars, Fri, Nov 23, 2001