Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers

Thursday, October 20, 2011, 9:30 PM ET Rexall Place, Edmonton Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 2–1 in a shootout on Thursday, October 20, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Minnesota Wild	2	35-36-11
at Edmonton Oilers	1	32-40-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Minnesota Wild	7	10	12	2	0	31
Edmonton Oilers	9	9	9	4	0	31

Three stars

N. Khabibulin, Edmonton Oilers (goaltender)
N. Backstrom, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
L. Smid, Edmonton Oilers

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:06	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Jones (1)	Ryan Smyth (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, EDM 1
3rd	19:58	Minnesota Wild	Dany Heatley (1)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1), Devin Setoguchi (1)	Even strength	MIN 1, EDM 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Edmonton Oilers	Jordan Eberle	Saved
1	Minnesota Wild	Matt Cullen	Goal (winner)
2	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	Saved
2	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Saved
3	Edmonton Oilers	Eric Belanger	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Edmonton Oilers
Shots on goal	31	31
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	13
Hits	24	20
Blocked shots	14	19
Giveaways	11	12
Takeaways	3	10
Faceoffs won	27/58 (46.6%)	31/58 (53.4%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	66.7%	22:02
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	42.1%	15:39
Number 10 D. Setoguchi	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1		19:35
Number 14 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	25%	11:31
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	100%	22:26
Number 16 B. Staubitz	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0		06:50
Number 18 C. Gillies	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		06:22
Number 19 B. Bulmer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		14:00
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	1	44.4%	18:46
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		17:04
Number 48 G. Latendresse	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		18:44
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0		18:31
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		25:47
Number 4 C. Stoner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		19:22
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		13:06
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		25:00
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		21:49
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2		20:24

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	31	30	1	.968	64:02	Win

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 T. Hall	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:21
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50%	23:52
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		13:24
Number 20 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	66.7%	17:38
Number 23 L. Omark	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	14:54
Number 28 R. Jones	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2		17:42
Number 37 L. Petrell	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		11:50
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	1		06:44
Number 57 A. Lander	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	46.2%	11:56
Number 91 M. Paajarvi	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2		14:50
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	13:22
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	50%	23:30
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	5		20:30
Number 6 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		18:43
Number 13 C. Barker	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0		22:27
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	2		18:15
Number 44 C. Potter	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		23:26
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		24:36

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	31	30	1	.968	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:58	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	06:03	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Brodziak	Hooking	2
1st	17:16	Minnesota Wild	Brad Staubitz	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:16	Edmonton Oilers	Ben Eager	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:16	Edmonton Oilers	Ben Eager	Slashing	2
2nd	02:34	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Hooking	2
2nd	03:59	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	Interference	2
2nd	13:58	Edmonton Oilers	Cam Barker	Cross checking	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Marc Joannette, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Thor Nelson
Minnesota Wild scratches: Nick Johnson, Matt Kassian, Justin Falk
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Ales Hemsky, Theo Peckham

2011-2012 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 13, 2011
Minnesota Wild 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 25, 2011
Minnesota Wild 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Nov 30, 2011
Minnesota Wild 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 22, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 29, 2011

Other NHL games on Oct 20

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 20, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
New York Islanders 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
New York Rangers 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Nashville Predators 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 20, 2011