Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 4–2 on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Minnesota Wild |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
9 |
8 |
8 |
25 |
| Minnesota Wild |
6 |
10 |
10 |
26 |
Three stars
- B. Johnson, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
- C. Clutterbuck, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
- J. Staal, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
00:46 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chris Kunitz (1) |
Pascal Dupuis (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, MIN 0 |
| 2nd |
07:14 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jordan Staal (1) |
Matt Cooke (1), Zbynek Michalek (1) |
Power play |
PIT 2, MIN 0 |
| 2nd |
08:07 |
Minnesota Wild |
Cal Clutterbuck (1) |
Mikko Koivu (1) |
Shorthanded |
PIT 2, MIN 1 |
| 3rd |
03:38 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
James Neal (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
PIT 3, MIN 1 |
| 3rd |
12:21 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Pascal Dupuis (1) |
Matt Cooke (2) |
Shorthanded |
PIT 4, MIN 1 |
| 3rd |
13:12 |
Minnesota Wild |
Guillaume Latendresse (1) |
Matt Cullen (1), Brett Bulmer (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, MIN 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Minnesota Wild |
| Shots on goal |
25 |
26 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
4 |
| Hits |
24 |
29 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
36/65 (55.4%) |
29/65 (44.6%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 P. Dupuis |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:31 |
| Number 10 M. Letestu |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
09:00 |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
21:45 |
| Number 12 R. Park |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59.1% |
17:42 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:57 |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:45 |
| Number 24 M. Cooke |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:35 |
| Number 26 S. Sullivan |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:35 |
| Number 33 S. MacIntyre |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
00:23 |
| Number 45 A. Asham |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:35 |
| Number 46 J. Vitale |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
61.5% |
09:46 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:02 |
| Number 4 Z. Michalek |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
29:20 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:20 |
| Number 6 B. Lovejoy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:25 |
| Number 7 P. Martin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
29:04 |
| Number 37 B. Strait |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:52 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 B. Johnson |
26 |
24 |
2 |
.923 |
59:58 |
Win |
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 M. Cullen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
18:31 |
| Number 9 M. Koivu |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
42.1% |
20:57 |
| Number 10 D. Setoguchi |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 14 D. Powe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
07:58 |
| Number 15 D. Heatley |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:37 |
| Number 16 B. Staubitz |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:00 |
| Number 18 C. Gillies |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:15 |
| Number 19 B. Bulmer |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:44 |
| Number 21 K. Brodziak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
16:55 |
| Number 22 C. Clutterbuck |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:08 |
| Number 48 G. Latendresse |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:36 |
| Number 96 P. Bouchard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:19 |
| Number 3 M. Zidlicky |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:32 |
| Number 4 C. Stoner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:19 |
| Number 5 G. Zanon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:23 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:37 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:37 |
| Number 55 N. Schultz |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:48 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 N. Backstrom |
25 |
21 |
4 |
.840 |
58:34 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:02 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Matt Niskanen |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
12:07 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Pascal Dupuis |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:50 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
James Neal |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:15 |
Minnesota Wild |
Brad Staubitz |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 2nd |
17:26 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Matt Niskanen |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jordan Staal |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- Mike Yeo
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Dan Schachte, Greg Devorski
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Evgeni Malkin, Tyler Kennedy, Kris Letang
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Nick Johnson, Matt Kassian, Justin Falk
Other NHL games on Oct 18
Other NHL games on Tuesday, October 18, 2011
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Carolina Hurricanes
4
 at Boston Bruins
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
|
 Florida Panthers
0
 at Washington Capitals
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
|
 Dallas Stars
3
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
|
 Buffalo Sabres
3
 at Montreal Canadiens
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
7
 at Ottawa Senators
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
|
 Edmonton Oilers
1
 at Calgary Flames
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
|
 New York Rangers
4
 at Vancouver Canucks
0
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
5
 at Phoenix Coyotes
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
|
 St. Louis Blues
0
 at Los Angeles Kings
5
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Oct 18, 2011
|
Sources and further reading
Pittsburgh Penguins 
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