New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild

Friday, October 30, 2009, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the New York Rangers 3–2 on Friday, October 30, 2009 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
New York Rangers	2	38-33-11
at Minnesota Wild	3	38-36-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	0	1	1	2
Minnesota Wild	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	5	8	7	20
Minnesota Wild	12	13	7	32

Three stars

P. Sykora, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
M. Koivu, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)
A. Miettinen, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:31	Minnesota Wild	Petr Sykora (1)	Mikko Koivu (1), Andrew Brunette (1)	Even strength	NYR 0, MIN 1
2nd	05:33	New York Rangers	Dane Byers (1)	Wade Redden (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, MIN 1
2nd	07:49	Minnesota Wild	Eric Belanger (1)	Martin Havlat (1), Petr Sykora (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, MIN 2
2nd	19:01	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen (1)	Mikko Koivu (2)	Even strength	NYR 1, MIN 3
3rd	05:01	New York Rangers	Marc Staal (1)	Vinny Prospal (1), Artem Anisimov (1)	Even strength	NYR 2, MIN 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Stat	New York Rangers	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	20	32
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	29	37
Blocked shots	11	7
Giveaways	3	11
Takeaways	3	6
Faceoffs won	27/54 (50%)	27/54 (50%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:52
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	33.3%	16:03
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	71.4%	20:17
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	50%	09:04
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	60%	20:33
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	100%	21:44
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		04:57
Number 36 D. Byers	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0		09:33
Number 38 P. Parenteau	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:05
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	40%	16:20
Number 81 E. Lisin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0		20:18
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		06:12
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	1		24:01
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2		18:58
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		15:25
Number 18 M. Staal	D	1	0	1	-1	2	1	3	0		20:52
Number 33 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1		23:34
Number 97 M. Gilroy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		16:42

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	32	29	3	.906	58:30	Loss

Minnesota Wild

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	2	2	+2	0	3	2	0	60%	17:46
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	33.3%	12:38
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		15:18
Number 14 M. Havlat	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0		15:53
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	1	50%	15:41
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0		13:55
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	4	0		18:18
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	28.6%	17:11
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0		14:01
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	0		08:41
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	60%	14:25
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	75%	12:37
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		22:37
Number 6 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		23:44
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0		22:34
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	2		16:05
Number 36 J. Scott	L	0	0	0	+2	0	1	4	0		14:32
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		20:28

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	20	18	2	.900	59:36	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:12	Minnesota Wild	Eric Belanger	Kneeing	2
1st	07:09	New York Rangers	Marc Staal	Kneeing	2
2nd	10:33	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Hooking	2
2nd	19:17	New York Rangers	Dane Byers	Roughing	2
2nd	19:24	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette	Interference	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Minnesota Wild head coach: Todd Richards
Referees: Marc Joannette, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Bryan Pancich
New York Rangers scratches: Sean Avery, Marian Gaborik, Chris Higgins
Minnesota Wild scratches: Josh Harding, Benoit Pouliot

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Vancouver Canucks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 7	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Oct 30, 2009
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