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Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Thursday, November 20, 2008 on the road.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Vancouver Canucks 3 45-27-10
at Minnesota Wild 2 40-33-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 0 2 1 3
Minnesota Wild 0 2 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vancouver Canucks 7 13 7 27
Minnesota Wild 8 13 9 30

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 07:16 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu (4) Antti Miettinen (7), Stephane Veilleux (2) Even strength VAN 0, MIN 1
2nd 12:00 Vancouver Canucks Steve Bernier (5) Willie Mitchell (7), Kyle Wellwood (2) Even strength VAN 1, MIN 1
2nd 14:22 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu (5) Kim Johnsson (6) Shorthanded VAN 1, MIN 2
2nd 16:10 Vancouver Canucks Pavol Demitra (5) Alexander Edler (5), Henrik Sedin (14) Power play VAN 2, MIN 2
3rd 11:41 Vancouver Canucks Daniel Sedin (8) Pavol Demitra (5), Henrik Sedin (15) Even strength VAN 3, MIN 2

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

Team stats

Stat Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 27 30
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 13
Hits 17 27
Blocked shots 19 9
Giveaways 6 12
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 22/49 (44.9%) 27/49 (55.1%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player
9 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 13:10
10 R. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 71.4% 14:14
14 A. Burrows R 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 16:15
17 R. Kesler C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 58.8% 17:51
18 S. Bernier R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 1 0 13:42
21 M. Raymond L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 13:01
22 D. Sedin L 1 0 1 -1 2 5 0 0 0 19:49
24 D. Hordichuk L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 06:01
33 H. Sedin C 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 28.6% 18:22
36 J. Hansen R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:05
38 P. Demitra R 1 1 2 -1 0 5 1 2 1 18:35
42 K. Wellwood C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 13:14
2 M. Ohlund D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23:55
4 R. Davison D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 11:03
8 W. Mitchell D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 4 0 24:01
23 A. Edler D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0 0 25:37
32 L. Nycholat D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:15
55 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 2 0 19:43
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie
41 C. Sanford 30 28 2 .933 60:00 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
9 M. Koivu C 2 0 2 +1 0 6 2 1 0 72.2% 20:48
11 O. Nolan R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 13:32
15 A. Brunette L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 15:55
19 S. Veilleux L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 18:32
20 A. Miettinen R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 100% 18:55
22 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 09:34
24 D. Boogaard L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 07:08
25 E. Belanger C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 33.3% 15:22
51 J. Sheppard C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 41.7% 15:06
67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 33.3% 13:46
96 P. Bouchard C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12:16
2 E. Reitz D 0 0 0 -1 7 0 1 1 0 10:08
3 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 2 0 25:06
5 K. Johnsson D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 0 3 0 24:47
8 B. Burns D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 16:46
41 M. Skoula D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 17:41
47 M. Bergeron D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 19:30
55 N. Schultz D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 2 0 0 19:54
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 N. Backstrom 27 24 3 .889 59:05 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:04 Minnesota Wild Erik Reitz Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:04 Vancouver Canucks Shane O'Brien Slashing 2
1st 12:04 Vancouver Canucks Shane O'Brien Fighting (major) 5
1st 15:55 Minnesota Wild Marek Zidlicky Holding 2
2nd 08:16 Vancouver Canucks Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 13:50 Minnesota Wild Erik Reitz Tripping 2
2nd 15:10 Minnesota Wild Kim Johnsson Tripping 2
3rd 04:29 Minnesota Wild Nick Schultz Tripping 2
3rd 19:53 Vancouver Canucks Daniel Sedin Hooking 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Alain Vigneault
Minnesota Wild head coach
Jacques Lemaire
Referees
Kerry Fraser, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Sami Salo, Jason Krog, Michel Ouellet, Jason Jaffray, Kevin Bieksa, Alexandre Bolduc, Mike Brown, Rick Rypien
Minnesota Wild scratches
Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Tomas Mojzis, Peter Olvecky, Colton Gillies

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 0 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Nov 20

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 1 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/SO Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Colorado Avalanche 0 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

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