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New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the New York Islanders 5–4 on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
New York Islanders 4 47-28-7
at Minnesota Wild 5 46-28-8

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 3 1 0 4
Minnesota Wild 0 1 4 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 11 1 7 19
Minnesota Wild 3 12 15 30

Three stars

  1. N. Niederreiter, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
  2. M. Koivu, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. T. Vanek, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:31 New York Islanders Michael Grabner (2) Anders Lee (2), Griffin Reinhart (1) Even strength NYI 1, MIN 0
1st 17:15 New York Islanders Brock Nelson (13) Nick Leddy (9), John Tavares (14) Power play NYI 2, MIN 0
1st 17:47 New York Islanders Matt Martin (3) Thomas Hickey (9), Lubomir Visnovsky (6) Even strength NYI 3, MIN 0
2nd 09:01 Minnesota Wild Jason Pominville (6) Ryan Suter (13), Mikko Koivu (8) Power play NYI 3, MIN 1
2nd 17:17 New York Islanders Josh Bailey (4) Mikhail Grabovski (6), Calvin de Haan (5) Even strength NYI 4, MIN 1
3rd 02:51 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu (5) Jason Zucker (4) Even strength NYI 4, MIN 2
3rd 11:03 Minnesota Wild Erik Haula (3) Ryan Carter (8), Jared Spurgeon (6) Even strength NYI 4, MIN 3
3rd 11:48 Minnesota Wild Thomas Vanek (3) Zach Parise (12), Ryan Suter (14) Even strength NYI 4, MIN 4
3rd 15:27 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter (12) Thomas Vanek (13), Ryan Suter (15) Even strength NYI 4, MIN 5

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 19 30
Power play 1 of 5 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 15 15
Hits 14 17
Blocked shots 25 12
Giveaways 4 6
Takeaways 6 12
Faceoffs won 20/64 (31.3%) 44/64 (68.8%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
12 J. Bailey R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 2 0 14:00
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 10:24
17 M. Martin L 1 0 1 0 5 2 4 2 0 09:05
18 R. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 30.8% 14:26
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 18:42
27 A. Lee L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 13:33
29 B. Nelson C 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0 3 1 40% 19:16
40 M. Grabner L 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 14:07
51 F. Nielsen C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 18:18
84 M. Grabovski C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 3 0 14:20
86 N. Kulemin L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 15:27
91 J. Tavares C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 35.7% 18:55
2 N. Leddy D 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 1 0 23:05
8 G. Reinhart D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 0 12:51
11 L. Visnovsky D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 20:27
14 T. Hickey D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 4 0 20:19
37 B. Strait D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 0 0 18:59
44 C. de Haan D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 16:28
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 C. Johnson 30 25 5 .833 58:59 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 40% 11:49
9 M. Koivu C 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 73.3% 19:57
11 Z. Parise L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 20:21
14 J. Fontaine R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:16
16 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 15:33
18 R. Carter L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 100% 10:03
21 K. Brodziak C 0 0 0 +1 5 0 1 0 0 50% 09:20
22 N. Niederreiter R 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 15:11
26 T. Vanek L 1 1 2 +1 2 3 1 1 0 100% 17:01
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 1 16:01
56 E. Haula L 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 50% 12:24
64 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 80% 18:56
2 K. Ballard D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 03:55
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 20:47
20 R. Suter D 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 29:08
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 4 0 27:24
39 N. Prosser D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12:33
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 22:30
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 N. Backstrom 19 15 4 .790 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:16 New York Islanders Ryan Strome Hooking 2
1st 16:22 Minnesota Wild Jason Pominville High sticking 2
2nd 02:26 Minnesota Wild Erik Haula Holding 2
2nd 08:42 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo Slashing 2
2nd 09:05 New York Islanders Matt Martin Fighting (major) 5
2nd 09:05 Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak Fighting (major) 5
2nd 10:41 Minnesota Wild Thomas Vanek Roughing 2
2nd 13:03 New York Islanders Ryan Strome Tripping 2
3rd 04:47 New York Islanders Griffin Reinhart Hooking 2
3rd 12:50 Minnesota Wild Marco Scandella Slashing 2
3rd 13:19 New York Islanders Brock Nelson Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 17:32 Minnesota Wild Marco Scandella Illegal check to head 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Minnesota Wild head coach
Mike Yeo
Referees
Brad Watson, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Mike Cvik, Bryan Pancich
New York Islanders scratches
Matt Donovan, Cory Conacher
Minnesota Wild scratches
Stu Bickel, Christian Folin

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 4 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at New York Islanders 1 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 9

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final/SO Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page

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