Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks

Saturday, January 31, 2009, 10:00 PM ET General Motors Place, Vancouver Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, January 31, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Minnesota Wild	4	40-33-9
at Vancouver Canucks	3	45-27-10

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Minnesota Wild	2	0	1	1	4
Vancouver Canucks	0	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Minnesota Wild	11	7	6	3	27
Vancouver Canucks	10	13	17	0	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:38	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (14)	Brent Burns (13), Marc-Andre Bergeron (14)	Power play	MIN 1, VAN 0
1st	11:38	Minnesota Wild	Marc-Andre Bergeron (6)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (18)	Even strength	MIN 2, VAN 0
2nd	03:37	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Kesler (10)	Mattias Ohlund (12), Kevin Bieksa (20)	Power play	MIN 2, VAN 1
3rd	03:03	Vancouver Canucks	Alexander Edler (4)	Henrik Sedin (38)	Even strength	MIN 2, VAN 2
3rd	07:46	Minnesota Wild	Eric Belanger (10)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (19)	Even strength	MIN 3, VAN 2
3rd	19:44	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Kesler (11)	Sami Salo (9), Alexander Edler (16)	Power play	MIN 3, VAN 3
OT	01:52	Minnesota Wild	Marc-Andre Bergeron (7)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (20), Marek Zidlicky (18)	Power play	MIN 4, VAN 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	1	61.1%	21:01
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	+2	2	5	0	0	0	100%	17:30
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:32
Number 18 C. Gillies	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		08:35
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:59
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:48
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	15	0	3	0	0		07:48
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	2	0	41.7%	19:22
Number 28 P. Olvecky	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	06:42
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		10:31
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	5	1	0	35.7%	19:48
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	3	3	+2	0	5	0	0	0		18:40
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		23:26
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	4	0		23:22
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	2	0		19:25
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:22
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	2	1	3	+2	0	3	0	0	1		14:11
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	4	0		22:15

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	40	37	3	.925	61:52	Win

Vancouver Canucks 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 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0		21:03
Number 10 R. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0	14.3%	07:34
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	0	0	0	-1	4	3	0	0	0	50%	17:17
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		17:17
Number 15 M. Brown	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		02:13
Number 17 R. Kesler	C	2	0	2	-1	0	7	2	3	2	72.7%	21:54
Number 18 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:33
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	+1	2	9	0	0	0		21:51
Number 24 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		04:02
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	47.6%	23:07
Number 36 J. Hansen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		12:33
Number 42 K. Wellwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	14:00
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	2	4	0		25:12
Number 3 K. Bieksa	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0		22:58
Number 4 R. Davison	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		05:31
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0		24:37
Number 8 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		21:47
Number 23 A. Edler	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	2	1	0		23:10

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	27	23	4	.852	60:45	OT loss

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:36	Vancouver Canucks	Kevin Bieksa	High sticking	2
1st	06:37	Vancouver Canucks	Willie Mitchell	Roughing	2
1st	17:39	Minnesota Wild	James Sheppard	Hooking	2
1st	19:54	Vancouver Canucks	Mats Sundin	Holding	2
2nd	01:42	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan	Hooking	2
2nd	05:50	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Boarding (major)	5
2nd	05:50	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	17:24	Vancouver Canucks	Mats Sundin	Hooking	2
3rd	18:28	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Tripping	2
OT	00:52	Vancouver Canucks	Daniel Sedin	Hooking	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Vancouver Canucks head coach: Alain Vigneault
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Lonnie Cameron
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Erik Reitz, Derek Boogaard, Tomas Mojzis, Benoit Pouliot, John Scott
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Pavol Demitra, Jason Krog, Curtis Sanford, Lawrence Nycholat, Michel Ouellet, Jason Jaffray, Alexandre Bolduc, Shane O'Brien, Cory Schneider, Rick Rypien, Mason Raymond

Every Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 0 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Dec 5, 2008
Minnesota Wild 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 31, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 31, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
New York Rangers 0 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Florida Panthers 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Dallas Stars 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 31, 2009