Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 in a shootout on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Minnesota Wild 1 35-36-11
at Nashville Predators 2 48-26-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Minnesota Wild 12 5 7 2 0 26
Nashville Predators 10 6 7 1 0 24

Three stars

  1. A. Lindback, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
  2. G. Bourque, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  3. D. Heatley, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 12:31 Nashville Predators Gabriel Bourque (1) Nick Spaling (1) Even strength MIN 0, NSH 1
2nd 17:53 Minnesota Wild Dany Heatley (1) Nate Prosser (1), Mikko Koivu (1) Even strength MIN 1, NSH 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Minnesota Wild Erik Christensen Saved
1 Nashville Predators Martin Erat Saved
2 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Saved
2 Nashville Predators Alexander Radulov Goal (winner)
3 Minnesota Wild Devin Setoguchi Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators
Stat Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 26 24
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 6 12
Hits 12 14
Blocked shots 8 13
Giveaways 9 10
Takeaways 13 11
Faceoffs won 31/65 (47.7%) 34/65 (52.3%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 45.2% 23:15
Number 10 D. Setoguchi R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 22:34
Number 14 D. Powe C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:15
Number 15 D. Heatley L 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 22:15
Number 16 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:49
Number 19 S. Veilleux L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 11:22
Number 21 K. Brodziak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58.3% 15:10
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 16:54
Number 25 N. Johnson R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:27
Number 26 E. Christensen C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 44.4% 12:39
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 10:49
Number 43 W. Peters C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 60% 12:04
Number 4 C. Stoner D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 18:53
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:27
Number 20 K. Foster D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:57
Number 39 N. Prosser D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 20:53
Number 44 J. Falk D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 1 23:04
Number 77 T. Gilbert D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 30:13
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 N. Backstrom 24 23 1 .958 65:00 OT loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 M. Erat R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 75% 19:56
Number 11 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 40% 16:24
Number 12 M. Fisher C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 50% 22:44
Number 13 N. Spaling C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 37.5% 16:21
Number 15 C. Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:36
Number 18 B. Yip R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 07:37
Number 27 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 09:07
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 61.9% 15:02
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 15:17
Number 47 A. Radulov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 19:28
Number 57 G. Bourque L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 09:49
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 20:23
Number 6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 3 28:03
Number 8 K. Klein D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18:37
Number 20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 27:40
Number 51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 19:47
Number 59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 18:48
Number 75 H. Gill D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 16:21
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 39 A. Lindback 26 25 1 .962 65:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:25 Nashville Predators Ryan Suter Cross checking 2
1st 10:56 Minnesota Wild Justin Falk Interference 2
1st 16:42 Nashville Predators Brandon Yip Roughing 2
1st 16:42 Minnesota Wild Erik Christensen Roughing 2
1st 18:53 Nashville Predators David Legwand Interference 2
3rd 00:42 Nashville Predators Martin Erat Tripping 2
3rd 11:54 Nashville Predators Nick Spaling Hooking 2
3rd 11:54 Minnesota Wild Jed Ortmeyer Diving 2
3rd 19:48 Nashville Predators Andrei Kostitsyn Tripping 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Mike Yeo
Nashville Predators head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Dave Jackson, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Tony Sericolo, Don Henderson
Minnesota Wild scratches
Matt Cullen, Matt Kassian, Steven Kampfer, Jared Spurgeon
Nashville Predators scratches
Brian McGrattan, Jordin Tootoo, Pekka Rinne, Matt Halischuk, Jack Hillen, Colin Wilson, Ryan Ellis, Jack Maclellan

2011-2012 season series

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Sources and further reading

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