Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild

Sunday, December 28, 2008, 6:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 4–1 on Sunday, December 28, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Chicago Blackhawks	4	46-24-12
at Minnesota Wild	1	40-33-9

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	2	1	1	4
Minnesota Wild	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	15	12	5	32
Minnesota Wild	4	6	9	19

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:14	Chicago Blackhawks	Dustin Byfuglien (6)	Jonathan Toews (18), Kris Versteeg (18)	Even strength	CHI 1, MIN 0
1st	09:38	Chicago Blackhawks	Dustin Byfuglien (7)	Kris Versteeg (19), Duncan Keith (14)	Power play	CHI 2, MIN 0
2nd	14:08	Chicago Blackhawks	Martin Havlat (9)	Brian Campbell (20), Dustin Byfuglien (8)	Even strength	CHI 3, MIN 0
3rd	02:47	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck (4)	Stephane Veilleux (3), Martin Skoula (3)	Even strength	CHI 3, MIN 1
3rd	19:56	Chicago Blackhawks	Kris Versteeg (10)	Jonathan Toews (19), Dustin Byfuglien (9)	Even strength, Empty net	CHI 4, MIN 1

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

Chicago Blackhawks 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 10 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	53.8%	18:16
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0		13:11
Number 19 J. Toews	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	1	0	50%	17:55
Number 22 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:24
Number 24 M. Havlat	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		15:54
Number 28 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		09:32
Number 32 K. Versteeg	R	1	2	3	+2	0	2	0	1	0		16:58
Number 36 D. Bolland	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	31.3%	13:26
Number 46 C. Fraser	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	12:29
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		09:04
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		17:28
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		20:39
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		21:05
Number 8 M. Walker	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:55
Number 25 C. Barker	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		16:55
Number 33 D. Byfuglien	D	2	2	4	+3	0	5	2	0	1		17:26
Number 43 J. Wisniewski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	1	0		21:14
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		19:12

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 38 C. Huet	19	18	1	.947	59:57	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	-1	0	3	1	0	68.2%	22:24
Number 12 C. Weller	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		06:14
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:47
Number 18 C. Gillies	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		07:29
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		14:34
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		18:52
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	0		13:35
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	60%	17:45
Number 39 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	55.6%	13:34
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	6	54.5%	13:10
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	33.3%	12:25
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2		19:06
Number 2 E. Reitz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		09:59
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2		19:23
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		22:35
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	3	0		24:29
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	4		21:35
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4		19:28

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	31	28	3	.903	59:05	Loss

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:07	Minnesota Wild	Kim Johnsson	Holding	2
1st	10:10	Chicago Blackhawks	Ben Eager	Hooking	2
1st	16:03	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	High sticking	2
2nd	02:37	Minnesota Wild	Craig Weller	Hooking	2
2nd	12:02	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Interference	2
3rd	04:30	Chicago Blackhawks	Patrick Sharp	Hooking	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Dave Jackson, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Vaughan Rody
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Brent Sopel, Aaron Johnson, Pascal Pelletier, Adam Burish, Tim Brent, Corey Crawford, Jake Dowell, Jack Skille, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Jordan Hendry
Minnesota Wild scratches: Owen Nolan, Marian Gaborik, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Derek Boogaard, Tomas Mojzis, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Peter Olvecky

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Oct 27, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Minnesota Wild 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Jan 19, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Feb 22, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 28, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Nashville Predators 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Dec 28, 2008
Ottawa Senators 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Dec 28, 2008