Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild

Thursday, March 31, 2011, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 4–2 on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Edmonton Oilers	2	25-45-12
at Minnesota Wild	4	39-35-8

Goals by period

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

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	9	13	13	35
Minnesota Wild	9	10	3	22

Three stars

M. Cullen, Minnesota Wild (1 assist)
M. Zidlicky, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
B. Burns, Minnesota Wild (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:24	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen (1)	Matt Cullen (1), Andrew Brunette (1)	Power play	EDM 0, MIN 1
1st	07:59	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky (1)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1), Kyle Brodziak (1)	Even strength	EDM 0, MIN 2
2nd	06:24	Minnesota Wild	Brad Staubitz (1)	Eric Nystrom (1), John Madden (1)	Even strength	EDM 0, MIN 3
2nd	13:13	Minnesota Wild	Martin Havlat (1)	Chuck Kobasew (1), Brent Burns (1)	Even strength	EDM 0, MIN 4
2nd	19:19	Edmonton Oilers	Tom Gilbert (1)	Ryan Jones (1), Magnus Paajarvi (1)	Power play	EDM 1, MIN 4
3rd	14:44	Edmonton Oilers	Linus Omark (1)	Tom Gilbert (1), Jim Vandermeer (1)	Power play	EDM 2, MIN 4

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	35	22
Power play	2 of 6	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	14
Hits	16	12
Blocked shots	7	15
Giveaways	4	4
Takeaways	4	4
Faceoffs won	27/61 (44.3%)	34/61 (55.7%)

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 13 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0	45.5%	18:56
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	0	0	0	-1	2	5	1	1	0		17:20
Number 22 J. Jacques	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:07
Number 23 L. Omark	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1	1		17:07
Number 28 R. Jones	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	1	0		17:59
Number 33 S. MacIntyre	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:53
Number 42 R. O'Marra	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	33.3%	07:09
Number 54 C. VandeVelde	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	50%	17:53
Number 56 T. Hartikainen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	100%	17:32
Number 67 G. Brule	C	0	0	0	-1	2	5	2	0	0	54.5%	16:31
Number 85 L. Reddox	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		14:48
Number 91 M. Paajarvi	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		16:46
Number 2 J. Vandermeer	D	0	1	1	-2	2	2	1	0	0		24:06
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		16:46
Number 43 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:17
Number 49 T. Peckham	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0		15:10
Number 58 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0		24:04
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	1	1	2	-1	0	2	1	2	1		21:41

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	22	18	4	.818	59:01	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 7 M. Cullen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	62.5%	16:26
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	52.4%	19:01
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0	61.5%	15:15
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		11:44
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:42
Number 16 B. Staubitz	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		08:44
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	1	0	1	0	6	2	1	0	1		16:22
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0	55.6%	13:16
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	0		15:33
Number 23 E. Nystrom	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		12:58
Number 24 M. Havlat	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		15:16
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		13:36
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		20:03
Number 4 C. Stoner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		14:22
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		21:46
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	1	3	0		24:49
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:49
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	3	0		19:19

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:50	Edmonton Oilers	Theo Peckham	Tripping	2
1st	08:22	Edmonton Oilers	Jordan Eberle	Slashing	2
1st	11:45	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	07:52	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Slashing	2
2nd	07:52	Edmonton Oilers	Theo Peckham	Roughing	2
2nd	09:05	Edmonton Oilers	Jim Vandermeer	Cross checking	2
2nd	16:05	Edmonton Oilers	Chris VandeVelde	Holding	2
2nd	17:47	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen	High sticking	2
3rd	11:10	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Tripping	2
3rd	12:42	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Brodziak	Hooking	2
3rd	14:17	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Slashing	2
3rd	15:11	Edmonton Oilers	Ladislav Smid	Interference	2
3rd	19:40	Edmonton Oilers	Gilbert Brule	Tripping	2

Game information

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Tom Renney
Minnesota Wild head coach: Todd Richards
Referees: Rob Martell, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Brad Lazarowich
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Shawn Horcoff, Kurtis Foster, Ales Hemsky, Colin Fraser, Sam Gagner, Taylor Hall
Minnesota Wild scratches: Cam Barker, Guillaume Latendresse, Marco Scandella

2010-2011 season series

Every Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 14, 2010
Minnesota Wild 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Minnesota Wild 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 18, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Feb 22, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Minnesota Wild 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Apr 8, 2011

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 31, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
New York Rangers 2 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Ottawa Senators 4 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Dallas Stars 0 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 31, 2011

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