Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues

Sunday, March 15, 2009, 6:00 PM ET Scottrade Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 5–3 on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Minnesota Wild	3	40-33-9
at St. Louis Blues	5	41-31-10

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	1	2	3
St. Louis Blues	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	4	7	11	22
St. Louis Blues	15	14	7	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:44	St. Louis Blues	David Backes (23)	Brad Boyes (30), T.J. Oshie (18)	Power play	MIN 0, STL 1
2nd	06:37	St. Louis Blues	Keith Tkachuk (21)	Andy McDonald (23), T.J. Oshie (19)	Power play	MIN 0, STL 2
2nd	08:08	St. Louis Blues	David Perron (12)	Patrik Berglund (23), Carlo Colaiacovo (24)	Power play	MIN 0, STL 3
2nd	14:58	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (17)	Kim Johnsson (20), Owen Nolan (15)	Even strength	MIN 1, STL 3
2nd	19:30	St. Louis Blues	Brad Winchester (12)	Carlo Colaiacovo (25)	Even strength	MIN 1, STL 4
3rd	07:50	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux (11)	John Scott (1), Martin Skoula (9)	Even strength	MIN 2, STL 4
3rd	14:24	Minnesota Wild	Marc-Andre Bergeron (11)	Andrew Brunette (23), Marek Zidlicky (23)	Even strength	MIN 3, STL 4
3rd	19:09	St. Louis Blues	Brad Boyes (29)	Andy McDonald (24)	Even strength, Empty net	MIN 3, STL 5

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	2	2	1	1	36.4%	20:18
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	100%	14:26
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0		13:59
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	100%	13:53
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:42
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	4	0		14:52
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		05:23
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	50%	18:25
Number 28 P. Olvecky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:59
Number 36 J. Scott	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		11:04
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		10:23
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	57.1%	11:46
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		19:13
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	-1	4	1	1	5		21:18
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	3		24:31
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	3		23:05
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	1	0	1	-1	2	2	2	1		18:00
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		22:01

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Harding	6	6	0	1.000	19:49
Number 32 N. Backstrom	29	25	4	.862	40:00	Loss

St. Louis Blues 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 7 K. Tkachuk	L	1	0	1	-1	4	4	0	0	1	50%	17:00
Number 10 A. McDonald	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	1	0	75%	19:40
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		08:15
Number 15 B. Winchester	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	08:43
Number 18 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0	55.6%	16:53
Number 20 A. Steen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	100%	15:37
Number 21 P. Berglund	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	60%	13:01
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	0	0	50%	20:18
Number 26 B. Crombeen	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		09:32
Number 42 D. Backes	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	7	3	1	58.3%	20:53
Number 57 D. Perron	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		15:10
Number 74 T. Oshie	R	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:39
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		20:54
Number 28 C. Colaiacovo	D	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	2	0		19:41
Number 29 J. Woywitka	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		18:56
Number 46 R. Polak	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		23:16
Number 62 T. Strachan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:25
Number 77 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		17:24

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 C. Mason	22	19	3	.864	59:43	Win

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:11	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux	Hooking	2
1st	09:38	St. Louis Blues	Keith Tkachuk	Interference	2
1st	14:04	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	High sticking	2
1st	14:04	St. Louis Blues	Keith Tkachuk	High sticking	2
1st	14:27	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Tripping	2
1st	16:06	St. Louis Blues	B.J. Crombeen	Holding	2
1st	16:16	Minnesota Wild	Marc-Andre Bergeron	Slashing	2
2nd	04:56	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	06:13	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	11:27	Minnesota Wild	Eric Belanger	Slashing	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
St. Louis Blues head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Thor Nelson
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Tomas Mojzis, Brent Burns, Benoit Pouliot, Colton Gillies
St. Louis Blues scratches: Manny Legace, Paul Kariya, Trent Whitfield, Eric Brewer, Mike Weaver, Cam Paddock, Cam Janssen, Yan Stastny, DJ King, Chris Holt, Chris Porter, Andy Wozniewski, Marek Schwarz, Steve Regier, Jonas Junland, Steve Wagner, Alex Pietrangelo

Every Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 22, 2008
St. Louis Blues 0 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Dec 3, 2008
Minnesota Wild 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 20, 2008
Minnesota Wild 3 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Mar 15, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 15, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
New York Islanders 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
San Jose Sharks 1 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 15, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Mar 15, 2009