Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators

Thursday, March 10, 2011, 8:00 PM ET Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 4–0 on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Minnesota Wild	0	39-35-8
at Nashville Predators	4	44-27-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	5	4	10	19
Nashville Predators	15	9	7	31

Three stars

N. Spaling, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
J. Ward, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:13	Nashville Predators	Joel Ward (1)	David Legwand (1), Martin Erat (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, NSH 1
1st	04:01	Nashville Predators	Nick Spaling (1)	Jerred Smithson (1), Matt Halischuk (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, NSH 2
1st	12:32	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat (1)	Joel Ward (1), David Legwand (2)	Even strength	MIN 0, NSH 3
3rd	14:59	Nashville Predators	Nick Spaling (2)	Shea Weber (1), Sergei Kostitsyn (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, NSH 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	19	31
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	18	23
Blocked shots	6	9
Giveaways	7	10
Takeaways	9	16
Faceoffs won	28/63 (44.4%)	35/63 (55.6%)

Box score

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 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		20:03
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	46.7%	17:37
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		08:50
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:56
Number 16 B. Staubitz	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		10:01
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0		15:16
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	41.7%	17:03
Number 23 E. Nystrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	57.1%	13:23
Number 24 M. Havlat	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:50
Number 43 W. Peters	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	70%	11:51
Number 48 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		12:03
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		14:19
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		23:16
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1		22:06
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		17:06
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0		22:50
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		15:27
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		19:03

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	31	27	4	.871	60:00	Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 5 B. Geoffrion	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	50%	09:07
Number 10 M. Erat	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	3	0	66.7%	16:37
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	1	41.2%	19:38
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	62.5%	13:11
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	0	46.2%	18:25
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		10:51
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		13:20
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	85.7%	13:59
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	15:31
Number 29 J. Ward	R	1	1	2	+2	0	6	0	0	100%	18:07
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		11:27
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		15:38
Number 4 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:59
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	+3	0	5	2	0		24:23
Number 7 J. Blum	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		19:02
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	5	3		19:20
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0	1		23:44
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	3		16:41

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	19	19	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:07	Minnesota Wild	Greg Zanon	Interference	2
1st	18:22	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Elbowing	2
2nd	18:22	Nashville Predators	Blake Geoffrion	Hooking	2
3rd	13:12	Nashville Predators	Cody Franson	Cross checking	2
3rd	13:12	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen	High sticking	2
3rd	17:28	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen	Tripping	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Todd Richards
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Jean Morin
Minnesota Wild scratches: Clayton Stoner, Cam Barker, Cal Clutterbuck
Nashville Predators scratches: J-P Dumont, Teemu Laakso

2010-2011 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 26, 2010
Nashville Predators 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Dec 31, 2010
Minnesota Wild 1 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 11, 2011
Minnesota Wild 0 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 10, 2011

Other NHL games on Mar 10

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 10, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 10, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 10, 2011
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 10, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 10, 2011
Calgary Flames 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 10, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 5 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 10, 2011

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