Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers

Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Minnesota Wild 3–1 on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Minnesota Wild	1	40-33-9
at Philadelphia Flyers	3	44-27-11

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	1	0	0	1
Philadelphia Flyers	0	1	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	7	10	11	28
Philadelphia Flyers	7	8	8	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:11	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux (6)	Cal Clutterbuck (2), Kim Johnsson (10)	Even strength	MIN 1, PHI 0
2nd	07:10	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell (16)	Andrew Alberts (9), Scottie Upshall (9)	Even strength	MIN 1, PHI 1
3rd	05:10	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble (15)	Mike Richards (28), Kimmo Timonen (23)	Power play	MIN 1, PHI 2
3rd	12:18	Philadelphia Flyers	Scottie Upshall (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	MIN 1, PHI 3

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	39.1%	22:26
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		21:15
Number 12 C. Weller	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		05:03
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		20:04
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		10:28
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:33
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	0		08:50
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	81.8%	16:29
Number 36 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		09:31
Number 39 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	37.5%	10:13
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	14.3%	17:53
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:47
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		23:01
Number 2 E. Reitz	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	3	0		07:12
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	2	4		24:43
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		22:12
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	2		30:03
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		19:10

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	23	20	3	.870	59:00	Loss

Philadelphia Flyers 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 S. Upshall	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	1	0	0		12:06
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:09
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	63.6%	16:01
Number 14 A. Nodl	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:30
Number 17 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	2	0	35.7%	21:44
Number 18 M. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	73.9%	22:49
Number 19 S. Hartnell	L	1	0	1	+2	6	3	2	0	0		17:41
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	1		20:06
Number 24 J. Gratton	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		02:30
Number 32 R. Cote	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		02:12
Number 36 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		05:36
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	7	1	3	0	0		10:24
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		22:44
Number 6 R. Jones	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1	0		21:28
Number 23 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	2	0		20:07
Number 25 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		14:52
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0		15:19
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	3	0		25:42

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	28	27	1	.964	60:00	Win

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:58	Minnesota Wild	John Scott	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	02:58	Philadelphia Flyers	Josh Gratton	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	08:44	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Hooking	2
1st	14:07	Minnesota Wild	Erik Reitz	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	14:07	Philadelphia Flyers	Arron Asham	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	16:11	Minnesota Wild	Erik Reitz	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:11	Philadelphia Flyers	Arron Asham	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:25	Philadelphia Flyers	Ossi Vaananen	Tripping	2
2nd	08:20	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble	Hooking	2
2nd	09:17	Philadelphia Flyers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	11:49	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Cross checking	2
2nd	16:34	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble	Cross checking	2
3rd	05:03	Minnesota Wild	Craig Weller	Interference	2
3rd	09:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Andrew Alberts	Hooking	2
3rd	17:43	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Tripping	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: John Stevens
Referees: Dave Jackson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Tim Nowak
Minnesota Wild scratches: Martin Skoula, Marian Gaborik, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Derek Boogaard, Tomas Mojzis, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Peter Olvecky, Colton Gillies
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Daniel Brière, Boyd Kane, Antero Niittymaki, Joffrey Lupul, Lasse Kukkonen, Ryan Parent, Jared Ross, Claude Giroux, Jon Kalinski, Nate Raduns, Luca Sbisa

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