Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild

Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 3–1 on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Edmonton Oilers	1	27-47-8
at Minnesota Wild	3	38-36-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	14	9	8	31
Minnesota Wild	10	10	7	27

Three stars

N. Backstrom, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
O. Nolan, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
K. Johnsson, Minnesota Wild

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:35	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (1)	Marek Zidlicky (1), Mikko Koivu (1)	Power play	EDM 0, MIN 1
1st	15:24	Edmonton Oilers	Robert Nilsson (1)	Tom Gilbert (1)	Even strength	EDM 1, MIN 1
2nd	18:22	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan (1)	Eric Belanger (1), Chuck Kobasew (1)	Even strength	EDM 1, MIN 2
3rd	19:54	Minnesota Wild	Guillaume Latendresse (1)	Cal Clutterbuck (1)	Even strength, Empty net	EDM 1, MIN 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Edmonton Oilers	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	31	27
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	24	20
Hits	22	16
Blocked shots	22	13
Giveaways	2	15
Takeaways	2	7
Faceoffs won	20/53 (37.7%)	33/53 (62.3%)

Box score

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers 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 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	3	0	50%	17:18
Number 12 R. Nilsson	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		13:20
Number 13 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:19
Number 16 R. Potulny	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	35.7%	18:44
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	0		13:48
Number 19 P. O'Sullivan	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	0	11.1%	17:15
Number 22 J. Jacques	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		08:54
Number 27 D. Penner	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	66.7%	19:12
Number 32 R. Stone	C	0	0	0	+1	5	1	1	0	0		08:54
Number 46 Z. Stortini	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0	37.5%	07:27
Number 67 G. Brule	C	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	20%	16:55
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	1	0	63.6%	16:10
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		17:49
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	3	0		15:36
Number 37 D. Grebeshkov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		19:43
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	+1	5	4	1	2	0		20:39
Number 71 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	0		20:06
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	3	0		25:15

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 38 J. Deslauriers	26	24	2	.923	59:07	Loss

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	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	58.8%	17:59
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	1	0	1	+1	5	3	0	0	0	50%	14:58
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		16:25
Number 14 M. Havlat	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	100%	18:17
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1		15:58
Number 16 A. Ebbett	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	12:43
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	16:56
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	50%	14:41
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	0	0		15:09
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		05:13
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	70%	14:35
Number 48 G. Latendresse	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		16:04
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	0		25:36
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	1	0		21:36
Number 6 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0		21:57
Number 7 C. Stoner	D	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	1	0		09:25
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		14:26
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	0		20:16

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	31	30	1	.968	59:46	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:02	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Stone	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:02	Minnesota Wild	Clayton Stoner	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:06	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Potulny	High sticking	2
1st	15:49	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Interference	2
2nd	07:56	Edmonton Oilers	Gilbert Brule	Cross checking	2
2nd	14:30	Minnesota Wild	Derek Boogaard	Cross checking	2
3rd	00:17	Edmonton Oilers	Gilbert Brule	High sticking	2
3rd	01:07	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	01:07	Edmonton Oilers	Sheldon Souray	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:48	Minnesota Wild	Kim Johnsson	Slashing	2
3rd	09:01	Minnesota Wild	Martin Havlat	Roughing	2
3rd	09:01	Edmonton Oilers	Robert Nilsson	Roughing	2
3rd	10:31	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Brodziak	Roughing	2
3rd	10:31	Edmonton Oilers	Dustin Penner	Roughing	2
3rd	10:31	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Roughing	2
3rd	13:37	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Hooking	2

Game information

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Pat Quinn
Minnesota Wild head coach: Todd Richards
Referees: Brad Watson, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Jason Strudwick
Minnesota Wild scratches: James Sheppard, John Scott

2009-2010 season series

Every Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Oct 16, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Feb 4, 2010
Minnesota Wild 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Mar 5, 2010
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 16, 2010
Minnesota Wild 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Apr 5, 2010

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Florida Panthers 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Ottawa Senators 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 0	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Wed, Dec 23, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Dec 23, 2009
St. Louis Blues 2 at Calgary Flames 1	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Wed, Dec 23, 2009

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