St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild

Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 4–0 on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at home.

Final score, St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
St. Louis Blues	0	41-31-10
at Minnesota Wild	4	40-33-9

Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	0	0	0	0
Minnesota Wild	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	8	9	5	22
Minnesota Wild	13	11	14	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	10:28	Minnesota Wild	Eric Belanger (7)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (7)	Even strength	STL 0, MIN 1
3rd	02:54	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (9)	Marek Zidlicky (9), Marc-Andre Bergeron (12)	Power play	STL 0, MIN 2
3rd	05:14	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky (4)	Marc-Andre Bergeron (13), Mikko Koivu (19)	Power play	STL 0, MIN 3
3rd	19:32	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen (7)	Eric Belanger (8)	Even strength, Empty net	STL 0, MIN 4

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

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	50%	19:32
Number 15 B. Winchester	L	-1	2	0	0	0		12:11
Number 18 J. McClement	C	0	0	1	0	0	75%	14:55
Number 20 A. Steen	L	-1	2	1	2	0	60%	14:14
Number 21 P. Berglund	C	0	0	1	0	1	30%	20:38
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	-1	0	2	1	0	50%	20:32
Number 25 Y. Stastny	C	-1	2	2	0	0		15:14
Number 26 B. Crombeen	R	-1	0	4	2	0		13:34
Number 41 S. Regier	L	-1	0	0	0	0		06:47
Number 42 D. Backes	R	0	0	1	0	0	100%	17:38
Number 57 D. Perron	L	0	0	2	2	0		13:19
Number 65 C. Paddock	C	-1	0	2	1	0	55.6%	12:21
Number 4 E. Brewer	D	-2	0	2	2	4		23:42
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	1	2		22:31
Number 28 C. Colaiacovo	D	-1	0	0	0	0		17:31
Number 29 J. Woywitka	D	0	0	1	0	1		17:35
Number 46 R. Polak	D	-1	2	3	2	3		18:58
Number 77 J. McKee	D	0	2	0	0	1		13:10

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 C. Mason	37	34	3	.919	57:48	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	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	57.1%	24:29
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	1	0	50%	13:19
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		19:25
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		12:07
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:01
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		09:16
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:25
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	50%	15:57
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	30%	12:46
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		11:58
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		19:03
Number 2 E. Reitz	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	1	0		11:10
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	1	1	2	0	2	3	0	1	1		25:53
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0	0		25:33
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	0	0		18:17
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:14
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:33
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	2	0		19:34

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	22	22	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:18	St. Louis Blues	Jay McKee	Holding	2
1st	11:07	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Hooking	2
2nd	02:14	Minnesota Wild	Erik Reitz	High sticking	2
2nd	04:02	St. Louis Blues	Alexander Steen	Hooking	2
3rd	01:58	St. Louis Blues	Roman Polak	Holding the stick	2
3rd	04:20	St. Louis Blues	Yan Stastny	Roughing	2
3rd	06:00	Minnesota Wild	Benoit Pouliot	Holding	2
3rd	07:55	St. Louis Blues	Brad Winchester	Cross checking	2

St. Louis Blues head coach: Andy Murray
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Paul Devorski, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Derek Amell
St. Louis Blues scratches: Paul Kariya, Dan Hinote, Andy McDonald, Mike Weaver, Cam Janssen, DJ King, Tyson Strachan, Chris Holt, Chris Porter, Marek Schwarz, T.J. Oshie, Ben Bishop, Jonas Junland, Steve Wagner, Alex Pietrangelo
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Tomas Mojzis, Peter Olvecky, Colton Gillies

Every St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild 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 Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators, Wed, Dec 3, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 3, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Dec 3, 2008
Dallas Stars 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Dec 3, 2008