Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild

Sunday, March 22, 2009, 3:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 3–0 on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Edmonton Oilers	0	38-35-9
at Minnesota Wild	3	40-33-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	15	12	4	31
Minnesota Wild	2	23	11	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	14:26	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan (21)	Dan Fritsche (7), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (29)	Power play	EDM 0, MIN 1
3rd	04:19	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan (22)	James Sheppard (13), Kim Johnsson (21)	Even strength	EDM 0, MIN 2
3rd	12:43	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux (13)	Unassisted	Even strength	EDM 0, MIN 3

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

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	3	0	1	47.4%	20:20
Number 12 R. Nilsson	C	-1	0	1	0	0		14:01
Number 13 A. Cogliano	C	0	2	1	1	0	40%	13:43
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	2	0	0		14:14
Number 19 P. O'Sullivan	C	-1	0	3	0	0	33.3%	23:05
Number 21 A. Kotalik	R	-1	0	3	2	1		15:28
Number 27 D. Penner	L	0	0	0	1	0	40%	14:11
Number 33 S. MacIntyre	L	0	0	0	2	0		03:45
Number 34 F. Pisani	R	0	0	3	1	0		13:48
Number 51 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	1	1	28.6%	09:29
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	-1	2	5	2	2		18:29
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	-2	0	2	0	0	31.3%	16:10
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	2	1	1	1		12:40
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	4	1	0	1		17:29
Number 37 D. Grebeshkov	D	-2	0	1	1	0		23:02
Number 43 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	1	1	0		14:10
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	2	3	0	0		22:54
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	-2	0	1	1	3		24:28

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Roloson	36	33	3	.917	59:48	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	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	45.5%	10:33
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		17:43
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	2	0	2	+1	2	6	1	1	1	50%	14:37
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	17:46
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		14:04
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0		15:01
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	5	1	0		17:44
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:10
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0	68.2%	18:01
Number 36 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:33
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	60%	15:23
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0	71.4%	13:13
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		15:43
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	1	0		27:12
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		20:13
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		19:23
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2	0		15:22
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	4	0		24:19

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	31	31	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:59	Minnesota Wild	Marc-Andre Bergeron	Interference	2
1st	09:42	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Interference	2
1st	16:07	Minnesota Wild	Dan Fritsche	Boarding	2
2nd	03:40	Edmonton Oilers	Ales Hemsky	Holding	2
2nd	04:14	Edmonton Oilers	Sheldon Souray	Slashing	2
2nd	13:40	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Cross checking	2
2nd	15:41	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan	Hooking	2
3rd	07:00	Minnesota Wild	Kim Johnsson	Cross checking	2
3rd	13:42	Edmonton Oilers	Andrew Cogliano	Hooking	2
3rd	15:33	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Roughing	2
3rd	15:33	Minnesota Wild	James Sheppard	Roughing	2
3rd	15:54	Edmonton Oilers	Ladislav Smid	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Mark Pare
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Jesse Boulerice, Lubomir Visnovsky, Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Jean-Francois Jacques, Ryan Potulny, Zack Stortini, Rob Schremp, Liam Reddox, Tim Sestito, Gilbert Brule, Taylor Chorney, Theo Peckham
Minnesota Wild scratches: Krys Kolanos, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Marek Zidlicky, Tomas Mojzis, Brent Burns, Peter Olvecky, Benoit Pouliot, 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

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 22, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 22, 2009
New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Sun, Mar 22, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 22, 2009
Ottawa Senators 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 22, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 22, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Mar 22, 2009