Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild

Friday, February 6, 2009, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 2–0 on Friday, February 6, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Nashville Predators	2	40-34-8
at Minnesota Wild	0	40-33-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	5	15	6	26
Minnesota Wild	4	6	12	22

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	12:15	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott (19)	J-P Dumont (27)	Even strength	NSH 1, MIN 0
3rd	01:02	Nashville Predators	David Legwand (12)	Antti Pihlstrom (4)	Even strength	NSH 2, MIN 0

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

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1		16:12
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	28.6%	21:28
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	92.3%	15:36
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	0	57.1%	18:38
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	37.5%	14:03
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		14:31
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		07:14
Number 28 R. Jones	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		10:02
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		15:17
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	50%	11:34
Number 42 A. Pihlstrom	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		10:37
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		15:53
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	2		22:50
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	4		22:12
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	1		24:03
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		14:12
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2		11:46
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	2	4		23:52

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Ellis	22	22	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	2	2	1	45.5%	23:37
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	-1	0	1	0	0		19:30
Number 18 C. Gillies	C	0	2	1	0	0		07:25
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	-1	0	1	1	0		13:38
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	-1	0	0	1	0	100%	23:12
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	-1	2	3	5	0		13:10
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	2	0	1	1		05:11
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	-1	2	2	0	0	45.5%	16:37
Number 28 P. Olvecky	L	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	05:23
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	0	0	100%	15:45
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	-1	0	2	1	0	22.2%	16:28
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	2	0	0		18:04
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	-1	2	3	1	1		23:14
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	-1	0	0	0	0		19:59
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	2	0	0		22:07
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	-1	0	0	0	2		16:55
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	2	0	2		19:53
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	-1	0	0	0	1		14:57

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	26	24	2	.923	58:55	Loss

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:09	Nashville Predators	Ryan Suter	High sticking	2
1st	15:01	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Slashing	2
1st	15:01	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Slashing	2
2nd	02:17	Minnesota Wild	Derek Boogaard	Interference	2
2nd	09:21	Nashville Predators	Ryan Suter	Cross checking	2
2nd	09:45	Nashville Predators	Dan Hamhuis	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	14:53	Minnesota Wild	Colton Gillies	Boarding	2
2nd	17:40	Minnesota Wild	Eric Belanger	Holding the stick	2
2nd	17:40	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson	Hooking	2
3rd	02:37	Nashville Predators	Kevin Klein	Interference	2
3rd	20:00	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	20:00	Nashville Predators	Jason Arnott	High sticking	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Mike Leggo, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Don Henderson
Nashville Predators scratches: Scott Nichol, Wade Belak, Jordin Tootoo, Jed Ortmeyer, Alexander Sulzer, Mike Santorelli, Cal O'Reilly, Ville Koistinen
Minnesota Wild scratches: Owen Nolan, Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Tomas Mojzis, Benoit Pouliot, John Scott

Every Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 6 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Minnesota Wild 0 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Nashville Predators 2 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Feb 6, 2009
Nashville Predators 4 at Minnesota Wild 8	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Apr 10, 2009

Other NHL games on Friday, February 6, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 6, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Feb 6, 2009
New Jersey Devils 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Feb 6, 2009
New York Rangers 2 at Dallas Stars 10	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Dallas Stars, Fri, Feb 6, 2009