Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers

Thursday, February 21, 2013, 9:30 PM ET Rexall Place, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 3–1 on Thursday, February 21, 2013 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2012-2013 record
Minnesota Wild	3	26-19-3
at Edmonton Oilers	1	19-22-7

Goals by period

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

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	16	9	28
Edmonton Oilers	8	10	10	28

Three stars

M. Cullen, Minnesota Wild (2 goals, 1 assist)
R. Smyth, Edmonton Oilers (1 goal)
N. Backstrom, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	12:26	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth (1)	Eric Belanger (1), Ben Eager (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, EDM 1
2nd	15:02	Minnesota Wild	Matt Cullen (1)	Ryan Suter (1)	Even strength	MIN 1, EDM 1
3rd	02:20	Minnesota Wild	Devin Setoguchi (1)	Matt Cullen (1)	Even strength	MIN 2, EDM 1
3rd	13:59	Minnesota Wild	Matt Cullen (2)	Cal Clutterbuck (1), Tom Gilbert (1)	Even strength	MIN 3, EDM 1

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	28	28
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	19
Hits	19	34
Blocked shots	13	21
Giveaways	8	16
Takeaways	8	4
Faceoffs won	31/60 (51.7%)	29/60 (48.3%)

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	2	1	3	+2	0	3	0	1	66.7%	14:20
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	41.7%	21:19
Number 10 D. Setoguchi	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	100%	13:11
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2		22:05
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		20:38
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		10:54
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:11
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	0	60%	18:25
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1		14:40
Number 27 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:34
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	09:18
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		15:25
Number 4 C. Stoner	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		18:59
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	1		31:19
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		22:35
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3		12:21
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		16:53
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		17:53

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	28	27	1	.964	60:00	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	15	2	2	0	80%	18:34
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		20:07
Number 20 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	1	57.9%	15:18
Number 54 C. VandeVelde	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	33.3%	07:06
Number 55 B. Eager	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	6	2		12:29
Number 56 T. Hartikainen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		07:41
Number 64 N. Yakupov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		11:56
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		17:12
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	0	0	-2	0	5	2	0	37.5%	20:38
Number 91 M. Paajarvi	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:31
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	41.2%	21:16
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	2		16:12
Number 2 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3		24:17
Number 5 L. Smid	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	4		20:32
Number 15 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1		19:54
Number 19 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		21:11
Number 24 T. Peckham	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	1		18:02
Number 45 M. Fistric	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3		14:18

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	28	25	3	.893	59:13	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	06:45	Edmonton Oilers	Ladislav Smid	Roughing	2
2nd	08:02	Minnesota Wild	Dany Heatley	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	02:47	Edmonton Oilers	Theo Peckham	Hooking	2
3rd	17:27	Edmonton Oilers	Taylor Hall	Kneeing (major)	5
3rd	17:27	Edmonton Oilers	Taylor Hall	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Ralph Krueger
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Brian Mach
Minnesota Wild scratches: Zenon Konopka, Justin Falk, Johan Larsson
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Ryan Whitney, Corey Potter, Lennart Petrell

2012-2013 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2012-2013 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 3, 2013
Minnesota Wild 5 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Apr 16, 2013
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Apr 26, 2013

Other NHL games on Feb 21

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Florida Panthers 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
New Jersey Devils 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
New York Islanders 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
New York Rangers 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Boston Bruins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Feb 21, 2013

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