San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 5–3 on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
San Jose Sharks 3 48-25-9
at Minnesota Wild 5 39-35-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
San Jose Sharks 1 2 0 3
Minnesota Wild 1 1 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
San Jose Sharks 9 10 13 32
Minnesota Wild 5 11 8 24

Three stars

  1. K. Brodziak, Minnesota Wild (2 goals)
  2. M. Koivu, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
  3. B. Burns, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:08 Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak (1) Martin Havlat (1), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1) Power play SJS 0, MIN 1
1st 11:49 San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton (1) Ryane Clowe (1), Dan Boyle (1) Power play SJS 1, MIN 1
2nd 02:57 San Jose Sharks Devin Setoguchi (1) Ryane Clowe (2), Logan Couture (1) Even strength SJS 2, MIN 1
2nd 12:27 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu (1) Andrew Brunette (1), Antti Miettinen (1) Even strength SJS 2, MIN 2
2nd 15:01 San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau (1) Joe Thornton (1), Dany Heatley (1) Power play SJS 3, MIN 2
3rd 05:14 Minnesota Wild Chuck Kobasew (1) Nick Schultz (1), John Madden (1) Even strength SJS 3, MIN 3
3rd 09:15 Minnesota Wild Brent Burns (1) Unassisted Even strength SJS 3, MIN 4
3rd 10:35 Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak (2) Martin Havlat (2), Brent Burns (1) Even strength SJS 3, MIN 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Stat San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 32 24
Power play 2 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 19 14
Blocked shots 9 23
Giveaways 3 4
Takeaways 6 6
Faceoffs won 25/49 (51%) 24/49 (49%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 J. Mayers R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 08:37
Number 12 P. Marleau C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 0 1 40% 22:55
Number 15 D. Heatley L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 20:12
Number 16 D. Setoguchi R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 16:11
Number 19 J. Thornton C 1 1 2 -1 2 1 0 0 1 35.3% 19:51
Number 21 S. Nichol C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 60% 11:51
Number 29 R. Clowe L 0 2 2 -1 0 7 3 0 0 19:39
Number 39 L. Couture C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 75% 19:35
Number 57 T. Wingels C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 05:28
Number 64 J. McGinn L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 10:19
Number 72 B. Mashinter L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 07:17
Number 78 B. Ferriero R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 11:26
Number 3 D. Murray D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19:57
Number 7 N. Wallin D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 1 0 13:50
Number 22 D. Boyle D 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 0 28:39
Number 40 K. Huskins D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 15:24
Number 44 M. Vlasic D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 20:05
Number 60 J. Demers D 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 1 0 20:52
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki 24 19 5 .792 57:56 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 50% 14:55
Number 9 M. Koivu C 1 0 1 +1 0 6 2 0 0 28.6% 21:54
Number 11 J. Madden C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 3 0 46.2% 13:58
Number 12 C. Kobasew R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 11:09
Number 15 A. Brunette L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 18:55
Number 16 B. Staubitz R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 03:56
Number 20 A. Miettinen R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 18:45
Number 21 K. Brodziak C 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 78.6% 18:30
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:28
Number 23 E. Nystrom L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 12:26
Number 24 M. Havlat R 0 2 2 +1 2 4 0 0 0 18:45
Number 96 P. Bouchard C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 15:50
Number 3 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 0 13:43
Number 5 G. Zanon D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 19:15
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 1 0 18:05
Number 8 B. Burns D 1 1 2 +2 2 2 2 1 0 24:28
Number 25 C. Barker D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 18:28
Number 55 N. Schultz D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:44
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 N. Backstrom 32 29 3 .906 59:36 Win

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:12 San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton High sticking 2
1st 09:45 San Jose Sharks Jamie McGinn Hooking 2
1st 10:09 Minnesota Wild Brent Burns Interference 2
1st 10:57 Minnesota Wild Matt Cullen High sticking 2
1st 19:39 San Jose Sharks Jason Demers Holding 2
2nd 14:31 Minnesota Wild Martin Havlat Hooking 2
2nd 20:00 San Jose Sharks Niclas Wallin High sticking double minor 4
3rd 15:06 Minnesota Wild Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Todd McLellan
Minnesota Wild head coach
Todd Richards
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Mike Cvik, Andy McElman
San Jose Sharks scratches
Joe Pavelski, Torrey Mitchell, Derek Joslin
Minnesota Wild scratches
Patrick O'Sullivan, Clayton Stoner

2010-2011 season series

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