Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators

Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 8:00 PM ET Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 in a shootout on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 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	0	1	0	0	1
Nashville Predators	0	0	1	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	11	11	9	4	0	35
Nashville Predators	10	5	10	0	0	25

Three stars

P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
J. Harding, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
J. Blum, Nashville Predators (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	07:00	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo (1)	Jonathon Blum (1), Francis Bouillon (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, NSH 1
3rd	16:01	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	Matt Cullen	Saved
1	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson	Goal (winner)
2	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Saved
2	Nashville Predators	Craig Smith	Saved
3	Minnesota Wild	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	35	25
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	20	20
Blocked shots	17	12
Giveaways	6	12
Takeaways	7	7
Faceoffs won	28/59 (47.5%)	31/59 (52.5%)

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	0	0	0	1	0	62.5%	17:26
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	31.6%	21:12
Number 14 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:13
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1		20:18
Number 16 B. Staubitz	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		09:08
Number 18 C. Gillies	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		08:49
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	50%	19:09
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	6	0		18:10
Number 25 N. Johnson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0		14:47
Number 29 J. Disalvatore	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		14:27
Number 43 W. Peters	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	60%	10:41
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		17:57
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		20:27
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4		21:03
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	5		21:15
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	2		23:06
Number 44 J. Falk	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1		22:18
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:39

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 J. Harding	25	24	1	.960	64:55	OT loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:52
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	58.3%	21:16
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	44.4%	20:05
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	46.2%	16:32
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	60%	17:10
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	3	0		13:22
Number 24 M. Halischuk	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		09:57
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	62.5%	10:24
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	100%	14:54
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	100%	17:15
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:05
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		17:20
Number 7 J. Blum	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3		19:43
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1		29:46
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		14:28
Number 49 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		19:25
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		21:52
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		24:40

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	35	34	1	.971	64:54	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	02:55	Minnesota Wild	Nate Prosser	Hooking	2
2nd	06:41	Nashville Predators	Jerred Smithson	Hooking	2
2nd	08:15	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	16:30	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	18:18	Minnesota Wild	Jon Disalvatore	Cross checking	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Marc Joannette, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Darren Gibbs
Minnesota Wild scratches: Mike Lundin, Jared Spurgeon, Jarod Palmer
Nashville Predators scratches: Brian McGrattan, Shea Weber

2011-2012 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators 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 Dec 28

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Dec 28, 2011
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 28, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Dec 28, 2011
Boston Bruins 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Dec 28, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Dec 28, 2011