Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild

Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 in overtime on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Vancouver Canucks	2	45-27-10
at Minnesota Wild	1	40-33-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Vancouver Canucks	7	10	0	2	19
Minnesota Wild	12	7	11	4	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	18:58	Vancouver Canucks	Pavol Demitra (19)	Mats Sundin (16), Alexander Edler (24)	Power play	VAN 1, MIN 0
3rd	05:14	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (8)	Andrew Brunette (26), Martin Skoula (11)	Even strength	VAN 1, MIN 1
OT	04:00	Vancouver Canucks	Henrik Sedin (19)	Daniel Sedin (47), Kevin Bieksa (31)	Even strength	VAN 2, MIN 1

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

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	0	0	1	2	0	0		16:03
Number 10 R. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	76.9%	12:21
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	25%	16:01
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		18:34
Number 17 R. Kesler	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	1	0	33.3%	20:20
Number 18 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:32
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	1	1	+1	2	4	1	0	0		18:12
Number 24 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:56
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	18:49
Number 37 R. Rypien	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		10:18
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1	100%	16:51
Number 42 K. Wellwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	83.3%	12:40
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	0		25:00
Number 3 K. Bieksa	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0		22:42
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		21:08
Number 8 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		25:29
Number 23 A. Edler	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0		20:51
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		13:13

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	34	33	1	.971	64:00	Win

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	0	2	3	1	0	73.7%	22:16
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0		20:46
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	17:15
Number 12 C. Weller	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:29
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0		19:51
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		17:43
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0		15:58
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0		14:59
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	66.7%	16:19
Number 36 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		05:18
Number 39 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		07:39
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:46
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	20%	17:50
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	3		31:38
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	3		30:56
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1		25:07
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:02
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		19:40

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	19	17	2	.895	63:42	OT loss

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:22	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Kesler	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:12	Vancouver Canucks	Alexandre Burrows	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	15:22	Vancouver Canucks	Kevin Bieksa	Roughing	2
2nd	17:12	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen	Hooking	2
3rd	01:27	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Interference	2
3rd	01:30	Vancouver Canucks	Daniel Sedin	High sticking	2
3rd	19:32	Vancouver Canucks	Sami Salo	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Alain Vigneault
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Don Koharski, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Thor Nelson
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Ossi Vaananen, Rob Davison, Jason Krog, Curtis Sanford, Michel Ouellet, Jason Jaffray, Alexandre Bolduc, Cory Schneider, Jannik Hansen, Mason Raymond
Minnesota Wild scratches: Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Derek Boogaard, Tomas Mojzis, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brent Burns, Peter Olvecky, Benoit Pouliot, Colton Gillies

Every Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild 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 Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Nashville Predators 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 31, 2009
Dallas Stars 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 31, 2009