Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers

Thursday, December 22, 2011, 9:30 PM ET Rexall Place, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 4–1 on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Minnesota Wild	1	35-36-11
at Edmonton Oilers	4	32-40-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	0	1	1
Edmonton Oilers	2	2	0	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	3	13	15	31
Edmonton Oilers	20	9	2	31

Three stars

J. Eberle, Edmonton Oilers (2 goals)
N. Khabibulin, Edmonton Oilers (goaltender)
R. Smyth, Edmonton Oilers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:57	Edmonton Oilers	Jordan Eberle (1)	Unassisted	Power play	MIN 0, EDM 1
1st	18:36	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth (1)	Ladislav Smid (1), Tom Gilbert (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, EDM 2
2nd	01:40	Edmonton Oilers	Lennart Petrell (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	MIN 0, EDM 3
2nd	02:56	Edmonton Oilers	Jordan Eberle (2)	Corey Potter (1), Ryan Whitney (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, EDM 4
3rd	07:57	Minnesota Wild	Dany Heatley (1)	Matt Cullen (1), Jared Spurgeon (1)	Even strength	MIN 1, EDM 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Edmonton Oilers
Shots on goal	31	31
Power play	0 of 5	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	23
Hits	15	17
Blocked shots	9	25
Giveaways	14	14
Takeaways	7	15
Faceoffs won	32/52 (61.5%)	20/52 (38.5%)

Box score

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	0	4	2	1	0	66.7%	22:16
Number 14 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	66.7%	13:28
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		20:32
Number 16 B. Staubitz	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		07:40
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	64.7%	23:13
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		19:06
Number 23 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		10:26
Number 25 N. Johnson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:35
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		09:10
Number 43 W. Peters	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	60%	10:06
Number 79 J. Palmer	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		11:26
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		17:51
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		22:57
Number 4 C. Stoner	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		07:01
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		23:52
Number 44 J. Falk	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0		17:57
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	2	0		22:34
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0		19:04

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	31	27	4	.871	60:00	Loss

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers 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 4 T. Hall	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		16:06
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	2	0	38.1%	20:47
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	2	0	2	+1	0	4	1	1	1		15:55
Number 16 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		03:55
Number 20 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	50%	16:32
Number 28 R. Jones	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		18:54
Number 37 L. Petrell	L	1	0	1	+1	15	2	1	0	0		06:11
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0		12:10
Number 57 A. Lander	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	09:57
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	1	0	100%	14:52
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0	12.5%	18:03
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	2	0		18:20
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	4	0		22:10
Number 6 R. Whitney	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:10
Number 24 T. Peckham	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		16:52
Number 44 C. Potter	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	0		17:24
Number 58 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	3	0		18:33
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	2	0		24:12

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	31	30	1	.968	59:57	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:04	Minnesota Wild	Warren Peters	Hooking	2
1st	08:10	Edmonton Oilers	Darcy Hordichuk	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	10:37	Minnesota Wild	Clayton Stoner	Tripping	2
1st	15:11	Minnesota Wild	Justin Falk	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	19:48	Minnesota Wild	Clayton Stoner	Ps tripping on breakaway (penalty shot)	0
1st	20:00	Edmonton Oilers	Ben Eager	Boarding	2
2nd	10:29	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	19:01	Edmonton Oilers	Sam Gagner	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	02:50	Edmonton Oilers	Lennart Petrell	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	02:50	Edmonton Oilers	Lennart Petrell	Checking from behind (major)	5

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Lonnie Cameron
Minnesota Wild scratches: Greg Zanon, Mike Lundin, Colton Gillies
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Andy Sutton, Ales Hemsky

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 Dec 22

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 22, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Dec 22, 2011
New York Islanders 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 22, 2011
Florida Panthers 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 22, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Nashville Predators 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 22, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 22, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 22, 2011
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 22, 2011

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