Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild

Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Phoenix Coyotes	3	50-25-7
at Minnesota Wild	2	38-36-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	0	1	2	3
Minnesota Wild	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Phoenix Coyotes	15	7	10	32
Minnesota Wild	5	10	11	26

Three stars

R. Vrbata, Phoenix Coyotes (1 goal, 1 assist)
A. Brunette, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
N. Backstrom, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:24	Phoenix Coyotes	Radim Vrbata (1)	David Schlemko (1), Martin Hanzal (1)	Power play	PHX 1, MIN 0
3rd	02:23	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (1)	Antti Miettinen (1), Mikko Koivu (1)	Even strength	PHX 1, MIN 1
3rd	08:49	Phoenix Coyotes	Jim Vandermeer (1)	Radim Vrbata (1)	Even strength	PHX 2, MIN 1
3rd	15:02	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen (1)	Andrew Brunette (1), Mikko Koivu (2)	Even strength	PHX 2, MIN 2
3rd	15:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Scottie Upshall (1)	Keith Yandle (1)	Even strength	PHX 3, MIN 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Phoenix Coyotes	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	32	26
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	13	20
Blocked shots	13	14
Giveaways	5	11
Takeaways	0	6
Faceoffs won	28/52 (53.8%)	24/52 (46.2%)

Box score

Phoenix Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes 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 8 S. Upshall	R	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	1	0		16:26
Number 11 M. Hanzal	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	58.3%	20:22
Number 12 P. Bissonnette	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		07:54
Number 16 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	100%	16:28
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	1	1	2	0	0	7	1	0	1		18:58
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0		19:10
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	56.3%	16:27
Number 23 K. Porter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	66.7%	06:50
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		11:53
Number 34 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0		12:36
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0	47.1%	15:42
Number 88 P. Mueller	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:34
Number 2 J. Vandermeer	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	2	0		20:20
Number 3 K. Yandle	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		24:41
Number 6 D. Schlemko	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	2	0		17:08
Number 18 S. Lepisto	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0		20:25
Number 21 S. Heshka	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		11:28
Number 33 A. Aucoin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		24:38

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 I. Bryzgalov	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Minnesota Wild

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	2	2	+2	0	1	1	0	0	50%	22:20
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0		17:43
Number 14 M. Havlat	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		20:53
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	1	0		20:16
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	1	1	2	+2	0	5	3	1	0	100%	21:52
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	12.5%	15:32
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	8	0	0		15:02
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:48
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	64.3%	18:43
Number 38 R. Earl	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	0	0		10:51
Number 40 D. Irmen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:28
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	10:03
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:37
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		25:01
Number 6 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0		14:52
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		24:32
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		14:17
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		20:00

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	32	29	3	.906	58:38	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:55	Minnesota Wild	Greg Zanon	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	19:51	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan	Slashing	2
2nd	03:18	Phoenix Coyotes	David Schlemko	Interference	2
2nd	19:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Scottie Upshall	Hooking	2
3rd	03:42	Phoenix Coyotes	Sami Lepisto	Slashing	2

Game information

Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Dave Tippett
Minnesota Wild head coach: Todd Richards
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Don Henderson
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Taylor Pyatt, Matthew Lombardi
Minnesota Wild scratches: Chuck Kobasew, Benoit Pouliot, John Scott

2009-2010 season series

Every Phoenix Coyotes and Minnesota Wild game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Minnesota Wild 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Dec 7, 2009
Minnesota Wild 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Jan 16, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Feb 10, 2010

Other NHL games on Nov 18

Other NHL games on Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 6 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Dallas Stars 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Nov 18, 2009

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