Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild

Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 3–2 on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Nashville Predators	2	48-26-8
at Minnesota Wild	3	35-36-11

Goals by period

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

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	9	8	8	25
Minnesota Wild	10	12	8	30

Three stars

D. Heatley, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
J. Harding, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
M. Koivu, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:21	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo (1)	Craig Smith (1), Nick Spaling (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, MIN 0
3rd	01:05	Minnesota Wild	Dany Heatley (1)	Mikko Koivu (1), Devin Setoguchi (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, MIN 1
3rd	09:39	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Brodziak (1)	Matt Cullen (1), Marco Scandella (1)	Power play	NSH 1, MIN 2
3rd	13:19	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck (1)	Mikko Koivu (2)	Shorthanded	NSH 1, MIN 3
3rd	13:57	Nashville Predators	Ryan Suter (1)	Jordin Tootoo (1), Martin Erat (1)	Power play	NSH 2, MIN 3

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	25	30
Power play	1 of 6	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	14
Hits	15	17
Blocked shots	16	11
Giveaways	7	5
Takeaways	2	4
Faceoffs won	27/56 (48.2%)	29/56 (51.8%)

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	0	2	2	1	0	0		19:16
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	61.1%	18:34
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	42.9%	20:11
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	16:25
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	1	0	25%	17:17
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	1	1	2	0	0	4	1	0	0		13:42
Number 23 B. McGrattan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		02:20
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:05
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	08:44
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		12:44
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	66.7%	16:19
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:28
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0		27:15
Number 7 J. Blum	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		16:57
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0		17:56
Number 20 R. Suter	D	1	0	1	-1	2	5	0	3	1		26:48
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		11:15
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		18:45

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	30	27	3	.900	59:32	Loss

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	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	73.3%	18:31
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0	31.3%	20:38
Number 10 D. Setoguchi	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		16:05
Number 14 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	50%	16:57
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	100%	18:24
Number 16 B. Staubitz	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:09
Number 18 C. Gillies	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		06:31
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	43.8%	19:34
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	1	0	1	+1	4	4	4	1	0		17:15
Number 25 N. Johnson	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0		12:59
Number 43 W. Peters	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	05:59
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		16:55
Number 4 C. Stoner	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2	0		19:40
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0		17:47
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	0		20:10
Number 44 J. Falk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:09
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		19:47
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		20:25

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 J. Harding	25	23	2	.920	59:28	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:55	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Hooking	2
1st	02:22	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Hooking	2
2nd	02:12	Minnesota Wild	Colton Gillies	Boarding	2
2nd	04:38	Nashville Predators	Francis Bouillon	Interference	2
2nd	06:56	Minnesota Wild	Matt Cullen	High sticking	2
2nd	08:04	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	01:43	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Tripping	2
3rd	06:29	Nashville Predators	Craig Smith	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	08:12	Nashville Predators	Ryan Suter	Slashing	2
3rd	12:20	Minnesota Wild	Nick Johnson	Boarding	2
3rd	13:36	Minnesota Wild	Nate Prosser	Roughing	2
3rd	13:36	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Elbowing	2
3rd	13:36	Nashville Predators	Patric Hornqvist	Roughing	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Referees: Chris Lee, Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Nashville Predators scratches: Blake Geoffrion
Minnesota Wild scratches: Mike Lundin, Niklas Backstrom, Paul Deutsch

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 Nov 23

Other NHL games on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
St. Louis Blues 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Washington Capitals, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Calgary Flames 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
New York Rangers 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Nov 23, 2011

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