Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild

Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 5–4 on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Nashville Predators	5	48-26-8
at Minnesota Wild	4	35-36-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	0	1	4	5
Minnesota Wild	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	10	8	12	30
Minnesota Wild	11	7	7	25

Three stars

D. Heatley, Minnesota Wild (2 goals, 1 assist)
M. Fisher, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
C. Clutterbuck, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:04	Minnesota Wild	Dany Heatley (1)	Nick Johnson (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, MIN 1
1st	12:36	Minnesota Wild	Dany Heatley (2)	Matt Cullen (1)	Power play	NSH 0, MIN 2
2nd	01:29	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck (1)	Matt Cullen (2), Justin Falk (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, MIN 3
2nd	09:33	Nashville Predators	Matt Halischuk (1)	Kevin Klein (1), Brandon Yip (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, MIN 3
3rd	00:16	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Brodziak (1)	Nick Johnson (2), Dany Heatley (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, MIN 4
3rd	09:22	Nashville Predators	Brandon Yip (1)	Matt Halischuk (1), Craig Smith (1)	Even strength	NSH 2, MIN 4
3rd	16:39	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist (1)	Sergei Kostitsyn (1), Shea Weber (1)	Even strength	NSH 3, MIN 4
3rd	17:00	Nashville Predators	Mike Fisher (1)	Colin Wilson (1), Martin Erat (1)	Even strength	NSH 4, MIN 4
3rd	19:39	Nashville Predators	Mike Fisher (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	NSH 5, MIN 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Nashville Predators	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	30	25
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 1
Penalty minutes	4	4
Hits	12	17
Blocked shots	12	16
Giveaways	5	7
Takeaways	2	5
Faceoffs won	32/69 (46.4%)	37/69 (53.6%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators 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 M. Erat	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		17:18
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	35.7%	14:51
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	2	0	2	-1	0	3	1	1	0	50%	18:02
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0	55.6%	15:17
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0	0	50%	13:53
Number 18 B. Yip	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	2	0		11:33
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		14:19
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0		12:40
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		15:51
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	17:40
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:52
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		14:23
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	3	3	0		28:44
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:03
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0		27:42
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		10:48
Number 49 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:54
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		19:49

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	25	21	4	.840	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 7 M. Cullen	C	0	2	2	-1	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	17:51
Number 10 D. Setoguchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		17:21
Number 14 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3	0		15:15
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	2	1	3	+1	0	5	0	0	1		20:29
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	46.2%	21:14
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	1	0	1	-1	2	2	3	0	0		16:29
Number 25 N. Johnson	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	1	0		16:56
Number 28 M. Kassian	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		06:09
Number 36 C. Rau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	62.5%	07:49
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		08:58
Number 43 W. Peters	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	14:11
Number 45 C. McMillan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	13:12
Number 4 C. Stoner	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	2	0		18:06
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	2	0		19:26
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		21:14
Number 44 J. Falk	D	0	1	1	-2	2	1	1	1	0		20:34
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0		20:42
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	3	0		20:24

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 J. Harding	30	25	5	.833	59:40	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:39	Minnesota Wild	Justin Falk	Hooking	2
1st	12:15	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber	Holding	2
2nd	06:02	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo	Roughing	2
2nd	06:02	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Slashing	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brad Lazarowich
Nashville Predators scratches: Francis Bouillon, Brian McGrattan, Jerred Smithson
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marek Zidlicky, Mike Lundin, Brad Staubitz

2011-2012 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Minnesota Wild 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Wed, Dec 28, 2011
Nashville Predators 5 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Minnesota Wild 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Tue, Apr 3, 2012

Other NHL games on Jan 31

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
New York Rangers 3 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
New York Islanders 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 31, 2012

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