Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars

Saturday, March 14, 2009, 8:00 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Minnesota Wild	2	40-33-9
at Dallas Stars	3	36-35-11

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	2	0	0	2
Dallas Stars	1	1	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Minnesota Wild	10	12	8	0	30
Dallas Stars	13	7	6	3	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:00	Dallas Stars	Steve Ott (14)	Loui Eriksson (21), Mike Ribeiro (46)	Even strength	MIN 0, DAL 1
2nd	00:38	Dallas Stars	Steve Ott (15)	Mike Ribeiro (47), Loui Eriksson (22)	Even strength	MIN 0, DAL 2
2nd	12:09	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (18)	Antti Miettinen (28), Andrew Brunette (22)	Power play	MIN 1, DAL 2
2nd	14:00	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (16)	Nick Schultz (8), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (28)	Even strength	MIN 2, DAL 2
OT	02:23	Dallas Stars	Nicklas Grossmann (2)	Loui Eriksson (23)	Even strength	MIN 2, DAL 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	-2	2	6	0	0	1	47.1%	19:54
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0	0		16:10
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	0	0		16:42
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	4	3	4	0	0		15:35
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	0	0		19:34
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1	0		15:57
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:53
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	52.6%	15:07
Number 28 P. Olvecky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	50%	08:58
Number 36 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	2	0		09:01
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		10:32
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0	33.3%	18:14
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	1	0		16:42
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		22:07
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0		31:10
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0		22:10
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:57
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	3	0		21:49

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	29	26	3	.897	62:23	OT loss

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Modano	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	56.3%	19:58
Number 11 B. Morrison	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	100%	16:11
Number 13 K. Barch	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		04:39
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2		18:33
Number 20 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	44.4%	15:56
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	0	3	3	+2	0	2	0	0		22:17
Number 22 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		11:52
Number 25 C. Conner	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:47
Number 29 S. Ott	C	2	0	2	+1	0	4	2	0	50%	22:38
Number 39 J. Lundqvist	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:41
Number 44 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	60%	11:33
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	4	0	61.1%	22:49
Number 2 N. Grossmann	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	4	0		13:55
Number 3 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	+2	2	4	4	3		27:26
Number 5 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		20:46
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		23:25
Number 28 M. Fistric	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1		14:04
Number 55 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3		19:46

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	30	28	2	.933	62:21	Win

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:12	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Tripping	2
2nd	01:29	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux	Hooking	2
2nd	01:29	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	11:51	Dallas Stars	Stephane Robidas	Interference	2
2nd	16:30	Dallas Stars	Brendan Morrison	Interference	2
3rd	03:59	Dallas Stars	Mark Fistric	High sticking	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Referees: Bill McCreary, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Don Henderson
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Tomas Mojzis, Brent Burns, Benoit Pouliot, Colton Gillies
Dallas Stars scratches: Sergei Zubov, Jere Lehtinen, Mark Parrish, Brenden Morrow, Brad Richards, Toby Petersen, Andrew Hutchinson, Doug Janik, Dan Jancevski, Brent Krahn, Garrett Stafford, Raymond Sawada, Tom Wandell, Fabian Brunnstrom

Every Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Wed, Oct 29, 2008
Dallas Stars 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Nov 26, 2008
Minnesota Wild 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Dallas Stars 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Apr 7, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 14, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Ottawa Senators 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Calgary Flames 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 8	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
New Jersey Devils 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 5	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Nashville Predators 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 14, 2009