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Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 8–4 on Friday, April 10, 2009 at home.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Nashville Predators 4 40-34-8
at Minnesota Wild 8 40-33-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 1 1 2 4
Minnesota Wild 2 3 3 8

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 11 12 12 35
Minnesota Wild 16 13 8 37

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:18 Nashville Predators Jason Arnott (32) Steve Sullivan (20) Even strength NSH 1, MIN 0
1st 12:58 Minnesota Wild Dan Fritsche (5) Unassisted Even strength NSH 1, MIN 1
1st 19:33 Minnesota Wild Andrew Brunette (22) James Sheppard (18), Kurtis Foster (3) Power play NSH 1, MIN 2
2nd 04:47 Minnesota Wild Marc-Andre Bergeron (12) Colton Gillies (5), Dan Fritsche (8) Even strength NSH 1, MIN 3
2nd 15:56 Minnesota Wild Kim Johnsson (2) James Sheppard (19), Marian Gaborik (8) Power play NSH 1, MIN 4
2nd 16:14 Nashville Predators Jason Arnott (33) Dan Hamhuis (23), J-P Dumont (48) Even strength NSH 2, MIN 4
2nd 18:09 Minnesota Wild Marc-Andre Bergeron (13) Marian Gaborik (9), Peter Olvecky (5) Power play NSH 2, MIN 5
3rd 10:47 Nashville Predators Shea Weber (23) J-P Dumont (49), Steve Sullivan (21) Power play NSH 3, MIN 5
3rd 11:06 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu (19) Unassisted Shorthanded NSH 3, MIN 6
3rd 14:21 Nashville Predators Steve Sullivan (11) Shea Weber (30) Even strength NSH 4, MIN 6
3rd 18:31 Minnesota Wild Cal Clutterbuck (11) Stephane Veilleux (10), Kurtis Foster (4) Even strength, Empty net NSH 4, MIN 7
3rd 19:43 Minnesota Wild Marek Zidlicky (12) Mikko Koivu (46) Even strength, Empty net NSH 4, MIN 8

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 35 37
Power play 1 of 4 3 of 5
Penalty minutes 12 10
Hits 13 10
Blocked shots 6 12
Giveaways 6 10
Takeaways 4 7
Faceoffs won 34/68 (50%) 34/68 (50%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
12 S. Nichol C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 44.4% 13:07
14 R. Bonk C 0 0 0 -3 2 4 0 0 0 61.5% 17:16
19 J. Arnott C 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 53.8% 23:36
22 J. Tootoo R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 0 0 08:00
25 J. Smithson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 50% 12:18
26 S. Sullivan L 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 25:17
28 R. Jones L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 06:21
29 J. Ward R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 17:23
38 V. Fiddler C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 15:51
48 C. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25% 09:12
71 J. Dumont R 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 18:08
2 D. Hamhuis D 0 1 1 +2 4 4 1 1 0 21:34
4 V. Koistinen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16:53
5 G. Zanon D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 17:56
6 S. Weber D 1 1 2 -2 0 6 0 1 1 27:02
7 G. De Vries D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 06:39
8 K. Klein D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 07:49
20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 1 0 27:26
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 35 29 6 .829 59:03 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
9 M. Koivu C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 20:07
10 M. Gaborik R 0 2 2 -2 0 5 0 0 0 16:50
11 O. Nolan R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 15:41
15 A. Brunette L 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 1 13:48
18 C. Gillies C 0 1 1 +2 2 0 2 0 0 08:08
19 S. Veilleux L 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 16:31
20 A. Miettinen R 0 0 0 +2 0 4 0 0 0 17:42
22 C. Clutterbuck R 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 17:35
25 E. Belanger C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 40.9% 17:30
28 P. Olvecky L 0 1 1 +2 2 0 1 0 0 50% 09:40
36 J. Scott L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 08:51
49 D. Fritsche C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 0 0 100% 03:56
51 J. Sheppard C 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 62.5% 12:52
3 M. Zidlicky D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 26:47
5 K. Johnsson D 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 32:55
26 K. Foster D 0 2 2 +2 2 3 0 1 0 11:19
41 M. Skoula D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 3 0 21:08
47 M. Bergeron D 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 1 1 19:34
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 N. Backstrom 35 31 4 .886 59:46 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:32 Nashville Predators Radek Bonk Holding 2
2nd 02:00 Minnesota Wild Kim Johnsson Holding 2
2nd 09:14 Minnesota Wild Kurtis Foster Slashing 2
2nd 13:59 Nashville Predators Dan Hamhuis Interference 2
2nd 17:58 Nashville Predators Jordin Tootoo High sticking 2
3rd 02:41 Nashville Predators J-P Dumont Hooking 2
3rd 05:58 Nashville Predators Dan Hamhuis High sticking 2
3rd 09:27 Minnesota Wild Peter Olvecky Interference 2
3rd 09:53 Minnesota Wild Eric Belanger Slashing 2
3rd 13:36 Minnesota Wild Colton Gillies Roughing 2
3rd 13:36 Nashville Predators Ryan Jones Roughing 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Barry Trotz
Minnesota Wild head coach
Jacques Lemaire
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen
Thor Nelson, Don Henderson
Nashville Predators scratches
Wade Belak, David Legwand, Martin Erat, Drew MacIntyre, Jed Ortmeyer, Alexander Sulzer, Mike Santorelli, Patric Hornqvist, Antti Pihlstrom
Minnesota Wild scratches
Krys Kolanos, Nick Schultz, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Derek Boogaard, Tomas Mojzis, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brent Burns, Benoit Pouliot

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 6 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 0 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Minnesota Wild 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Minnesota Wild 8 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 10

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final/SO Game page

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