Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild

Thursday, January 15, 2009, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 5–1 on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Edmonton Oilers	1	38-35-9
at Minnesota Wild	5	40-33-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	11	6	4	21
Minnesota Wild	8	5	11	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:25	Minnesota Wild	Krys Kolanos (3)	Antti Miettinen (20)	Even strength	EDM 0, MIN 1
1st	11:44	Edmonton Oilers	Liam Reddox (3)	Dustin Penner (10), Denis Grebeshkov (16)	Even strength	EDM 1, MIN 1
1st	18:55	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck (6)	James Sheppard (7), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (14)	Even strength	EDM 1, MIN 2
3rd	08:21	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	EDM 1, MIN 3
3rd	15:19	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns (7)	Mikko Koivu (29), Stephane Veilleux (5)	Even strength	EDM 1, MIN 4
3rd	19:14	Minnesota Wild	Eric Belanger (9)	Andrew Brunette (13), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (15)	Power play	EDM 1, MIN 5

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

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	62.5%	22:43
Number 13 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	25%	16:24
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	0		15:34
Number 21 R. Potulny	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		09:49
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	0	50%	17:51
Number 27 D. Penner	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	0		13:11
Number 33 S. MacIntyre	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:13
Number 51 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	66.7%	10:39
Number 67 G. Brule	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1		12:34
Number 78 M. Pouliot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		12:02
Number 85 L. Reddox	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	100%	16:07
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	40%	16:29
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	-1	5	1	2	1		15:10
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		21:09
Number 37 D. Grebeshkov	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	4		22:45
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	-1	7	4	1	1		20:57
Number 71 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		21:04
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		19:19

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Roloson	24	19	5	.792	59:40	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 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	3	1	0	35.3%	22:33
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	15:39
Number 12 C. Weller	R	0	0	0	+1	5	1	2	0	0		07:09
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:29
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		16:49
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		17:35
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0		14:11
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:26
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	2	1	50%	18:09
Number 39 K. Kolanos	C	1	0	1	+2	2	4	2	0	0	57.1%	11:06
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	1	1	+1	5	1	0	0	0	54.5%	13:34
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	1	2	3	+3	0	5	0	0	0		17:36
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	+1	2	4	4	3	0		23:43
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		21:57
Number 8 B. Burns	D	1	0	1	+3	2	2	0	1	0		20:56
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:10
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		17:07
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	1	0		19:22

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	21	20	1	.952	59:29	Win

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:16	Edmonton Oilers	Ladislav Smid	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:16	Minnesota Wild	James Sheppard	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:03	Edmonton Oilers	Kyle Brodziak	Hooking	2
1st	13:15	Minnesota Wild	Marc-Andre Bergeron	Hooking	2
1st	16:12	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Tripping	2
1st	19:55	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Tripping	2
2nd	04:40	Edmonton Oilers	Dustin Penner	Holding	2
2nd	05:13	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Holding the stick	2
2nd	10:05	Edmonton Oilers	Erik Cole	Interference	2
2nd	19:11	Edmonton Oilers	Sheldon Souray	Cross checking	2
3rd	11:19	Edmonton Oilers	Sheldon Souray	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:19	Minnesota Wild	Craig Weller	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	13:48	Edmonton Oilers	Gilbert Brule	Holding	2
3rd	14:34	Minnesota Wild	Krys Kolanos	Slashing	2
3rd	15:22	Edmonton Oilers	Sam Gagner	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	18:32	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau	Cross checking	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Marc Joannette, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Ryan Galloway
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Jason Strudwick, Jesse Boulerice, Fernando Pisani, Ales Hemsky, Jeff Deslauriers, Robert Nilsson, Jean-Francois Jacques, Zack Stortini, Rob Schremp, Tim Sestito, Taylor Chorney, Theo Peckham
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Erik Reitz, Tomas Mojzis, Peter Olvecky, Benoit Pouliot, John Scott, Colton Gillies

Every Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Minnesota Wild 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Jan 30, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 8, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 28, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 22, 2009
Minnesota Wild 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Mar 29, 2009

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Boston Bruins 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Nashville Predators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 2 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars, Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 15, 2009
Calgary Flames 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 15, 2009