Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, December 8, 2005, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 on Thursday, December 8, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Minnesota Wild	5	38-36-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins	0	22-46-14

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	17	11	4	32
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	6	11	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:04	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	MIN 1, PIT 0
2nd	04:32	Minnesota Wild	Alexandre Daigle (2)	Kyle Wanvig (5), Andrei Zyuzin (2)	Even strength	MIN 2, PIT 0
2nd	07:24	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz (4)	Marian Gaborik (8), Kurtis Foster (2)	Even strength	MIN 3, PIT 0
3rd	02:04	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston (11)	Todd White (8), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (14)	Even strength	MIN 4, PIT 0
3rd	14:47	Minnesota Wild	Alexandre Daigle (3)	Andrei Zyuzin (3), Brian Rolston (11)	Power play	MIN 5, PIT 0

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	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Daigle	R	2	0	2	+1	0	2	0	0	1		12:16
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	1	1	2	+2	0	8	0	0	0		16:30
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	0	0	100%	13:21
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	1	2	+1	0	6	0	1	0		21:02
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:38
Number 21 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	42.9%	15:20
Number 27 K. Wanvig	R	0	1	1	+1	17	1	1	0	0		15:42
Number 28 T. White	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	45.5%	17:32
Number 32 M. Chouinard	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	73.3%	16:13
Number 37 W. Walz	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0	55%	14:11
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:38
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		21:13
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		12:32
Number 20 A. Zyuzin	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	2	0		19:39
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	3	0		21:35
Number 34 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		17:46
Number 36 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	+2	5	0	0	2	0		14:38
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		17:49

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	22	22	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	-1	0	4	0	0	33.3%	20:26
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	-2	0	2	0	1		18:03
Number 12 R. Malone	L	-2	0	1	2	4		17:42
Number 14 S. Endicott	C	-2	0	3	0	1	29.4%	18:48
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	0	12	1	0	0	85.7%	11:44
Number 17 M. Murley	L	0	0	3	0	3		16:50
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	3	1	42.9%	14:43
Number 28 M. Hussey	C	0	0	1	0	0		09:38
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	-3	0	0	0	0		11:16
Number 37 R. Vandenbussche	R	0	5	0	3	1		10:44
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	-2	2	3	0	2	66.7%	20:52
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	-1	2	1	1	0		10:30
Number 3 S. Poapst	D	-1	0	1	2	4		16:36
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	-1	0	1	0	1		20:23
Number 24 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	1	2		16:28
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	-1	2	0	0	0		16:07
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	-2	7	1	4	0		20:06
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	-2	0	0	0	1		20:13

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	32	27	5	.844	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Tripping	2
1st	14:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Tripping	2
1st	17:53	Minnesota Wild	Alex Henry	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Vandenbussche	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	09:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Christensen	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	09:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Christensen	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Boarding	2
3rd	16:25	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Wanvig	Instigator	2
3rd	16:25	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Wanvig	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	16:25	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Wanvig	Instigator misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	16:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Fighting (major)	5

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ed Olczyk
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Shane Heyer
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Scott Driscoll
Minnesota Wild scratches: Andrei Nazarov, Scott Ferguson, Filip Kuba, Randy Robitaille, Erik Westrum, Erik Reitz, Derek Boogaard, Matt Foy, Josh Harding
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Alain Nasreddine, Andre Roy, Ric Jackman, Rico Fata, Rob Scuderi, Konstantin Koltsov, Sebastien Caron, Michel Ouellet, Guillaume Lefebvre, Colby Armstrong, Noah Welch, Tomas Surovy, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta

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