St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild

Sunday, February 23, 2003, 8:30 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 3–1 on Sunday, February 23, 2003 at home.

Final score, St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
St. Louis Blues	1	41-24-11-6
at Minnesota Wild	3	42-29-10-1

Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	0	1	0	1
Minnesota Wild	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	7	6	9	22
Minnesota Wild	8	5	6	19

Scoring summary

Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:53	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz (10)	Willie Mitchell (11)	Even strength	STL 0, MIN 1
1st	07:33	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz (11)	Richard Park (6), Antti Laaksonen (12)	Even strength	STL 0, MIN 2
2nd	12:53	St. Louis Blues	Pavol Demitra (25)	Keith Tkachuk (22), Al MacInnis (40)	Power play	STL 1, MIN 2
3rd	09:28	Minnesota Wild	Filip Kuba (5)	Antti Laaksonen (13), Andrei Zyuzin (10)	Shorthanded	STL 1, MIN 3

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

St. Louis Blues 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 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	1	1	-3	10	3	0	0	0	36.4%	19:49
Number 9 T. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:10
Number 10 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	50%	16:12
Number 12 S. Martins	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	60%	17:24
Number 17 R. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	41.7%	10:47
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		12:55
Number 22 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	100%	16:39
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	28.6%	07:55
Number 33 E. Boguniecki	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:44
Number 34 R. Low	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:53
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	1	0	1	-3	4	3	0	0	1	43.8%	21:05
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		22:42
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	1	0		27:37
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2	0		22:49
Number 29 A. Khavanov	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	2	0		24:03
Number 37 J. Finley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:08
Number 46 C. Laflamme	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:33
Number 55 C. Backman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		12:54

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 B. Johnson	19	16	3	.842	60:00	Loss

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:40
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		17:13
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	13:25
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	53.8%	11:54
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:53
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		10:47
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	0		17:24
Number 28 J. Stevenson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:45
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	100%	17:07
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	66.7%	15:48
Number 37 W. Walz	C	2	0	2	+3	0	2	1	1	60.7%	17:36
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20%	11:39
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	1		23:30
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		06:28
Number 5 B. Bombardir	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2		22:30
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		17:54
Number 20 A. Zyuzin	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1		25:50
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:26

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:58	St. Louis Blues	Alexander Khavanov	High sticking	2
2nd	01:28	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette	Holding stick obstruction	2
2nd	03:03	St. Louis Blues	Alexander Khavanov	Hooking	2
2nd	05:39	St. Louis Blues	Pavol Demitra	Holding	2
2nd	12:42	Minnesota Wild	Brad Brown	Interference	2
2nd	14:49	St. Louis Blues	Steve Martins	Hooking	2
3rd	01:16	Minnesota Wild	Andrei Zyuzin	Cross checking	2
3rd	08:26	Minnesota Wild	Richard Park	Elbowing	2
3rd	17:47	Minnesota Wild	Willie Mitchell	Roughing	2
3rd	17:47	St. Louis Blues	Keith Tkachuk	Attempt to injure (match)	10
3rd	17:47	St. Louis Blues	Pavol Demitra	Cross checking	2

St. Louis Blues head coach: Joel Quenneville
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Jay Sharrers, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Troy Sartison
St. Louis Blues scratches: Tom Barrasso, Steve Dubinsky, Doug Weight, Chris Pronger, Jamal Mayers, Eric Nickulas, Bryce Salvador, Daniel Corso, Sergei Varlamov, Mike Van Ryn, Justin Papineau, Matt Walker, Cody Rudkowsky, Curtis Sanford, Reinhard Divis, Petr Cajanek, Tom Koivisto
Minnesota Wild scratches: Jason Marshall, Dieter Kochan, Matt Johnson, Hnat Domenichelli, Bill Muckalt, Ladislav Benysek, Jean-Guy Trudel, Rickard Wallin, Curtis Murphy, Kyle Wanvig, Lubomir Sekeras, Stephane Veilleux, Frederic Cloutier, Josh Harding

Every St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
St. Louis Blues 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Mar 26, 2003

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 23, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Calgary Flames 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Nashville Predators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
New York Rangers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Feb 23, 2003