Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes

Saturday, October 26, 2002, 10:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Phoenix Coyotes 6–1 on Saturday, October 26, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Minnesota Wild	6	42-29-10-1
at Phoenix Coyotes	1	31-35-11-5

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	3	2	1	6
Phoenix Coyotes	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	13	10	7	30
Phoenix Coyotes	8	17	15	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:05	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (5)	Filip Kuba (3), Marian Gaborik (5)	Power play	MIN 1, PHX 0
1st	08:25	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (4)	Cliff Ronning (5)	Even strength	MIN 2, PHX 0
1st	15:58	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Johnson (3)	Ladislav Nagy (4), Daymond Langkow (4)	Power play	MIN 2, PHX 1
1st	18:15	Minnesota Wild	Pascal Dupuis (2)	Marian Gaborik (6), Willie Mitchell (3)	Even strength	MIN 3, PHX 1
2nd	03:41	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (5)	Andrew Brunette (4), Nick Schultz (2)	Even strength	MIN 4, PHX 1
2nd	15:11	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz (3)	Marian Gaborik (7), Pascal Dupuis (3)	Even strength	MIN 5, PHX 1
3rd	05:41	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (6)	Cliff Ronning (6), Marian Gaborik (8)	Power play	MIN 6, PHX 1

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

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	55.6%	18:50
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	2	4	6	+4	0	8	1	0		19:07
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0		15:34
Number 12 M. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	0		04:06
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	2	1	3	+1	0	3	0	2		13:27
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		17:59
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		14:25
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:01
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	50%	14:59
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	40%	12:23
Number 37 W. Walz	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	53.8%	15:58
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	36.4%	14:07
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		20:03
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:32
Number 5 B. Bombardir	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		24:20
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	0		22:27
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	2	0		18:24
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:39

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	40	39	1	.975	60:00	Win

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	56.3%	11:42
Number 10 T. Amonte	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0		20:25
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	53.8%	19:46
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	100%	19:49
Number 16 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	45.5%	11:55
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0		17:23
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	0	100%	14:05
Number 22 C. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	18:41
Number 24 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0		08:59
Number 28 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		09:41
Number 44 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0		09:58
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	-1	2	7	0	0		14:33
Number 7 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:37
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		19:46
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0		21:35
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		24:29
Number 37 D. Focht	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:58
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0	0		24:48

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 B. Boucher	30	24	6	.800	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:31	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:31	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Brian Savage	High sticking	2
1st	10:46	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Darcy Hordichuk	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:40	Minnesota Wild	Richard Park	High sticking	2
2nd	04:55	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux	Holding the stick	2
2nd	08:43	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière	Hooking	2
3rd	00:16	Phoenix Coyotes	Radoslav Suchy	Interference	2
3rd	04:30	Phoenix Coyotes	Darcy Hordichuk	Charging	2
3rd	08:04	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Roughing	2
3rd	08:04	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Checking from behind (major)	5
3rd	08:04	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	08:04	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	08:04	Phoenix Coyotes	Paul Mara	Roughing	2
3rd	18:48	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Tripping	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Steve Miller
Minnesota Wild scratches: Darby Hendrickson, Jason Marshall, Sylvain Blouin, Hnat Domenichelli, Bill Muckalt, Ladislav Benysek, Jean-Guy Trudel, Rickard Wallin, Curtis Murphy, Kyle Wanvig
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Drake Berehowsky, Sean Burke, Brad May, Todd Simpson, Ramzi Abid, Ossi Vaananen, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Branko Radivojevic, Krys Kolanos, Jeff Taffe

Every Minnesota Wild and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Minnesota Wild 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Nov 7, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Jan 10, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Feb 14, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 26, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
New York Rangers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
St. Louis Blues 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 26, 2002
Dallas Stars 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 26, 2002