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Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 6–5 in overtime on Saturday, December 20, 2014 on the road.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Nashville Predators 6 47-25-10
at Minnesota Wild 5 46-28-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 3 0 2 1 6
Minnesota Wild 2 1 2 0 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 14 14 13 3 44
Minnesota Wild 6 8 12 1 27

Three stars

  1. S. Weber, Nashville Predators (2 assists)
  2. Z. Parise, Minnesota Wild (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. F. Forsberg, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:10 Minnesota Wild Jason Zucker (12) Jason Pominville (15), Mikko Koivu (11) Even strength NSH 0, MIN 1
1st 04:37 Nashville Predators Calle Jarnkrok (3) Shea Weber (13), Roman Josi (13) Even strength NSH 1, MIN 1
1st 06:37 Minnesota Wild Zach Parise (12) Charlie Coyle (10), Thomas Vanek (15) Even strength NSH 1, MIN 2
1st 13:58 Nashville Predators Matt Cullen (4) Victor Bartley (2), Mike Fisher (4) Even strength NSH 2, MIN 2
1st 18:14 Nashville Predators Craig Smith (8) Mike Ribeiro (18) Even strength NSH 3, MIN 2
2nd 07:18 Minnesota Wild Marco Scandella (7) Charlie Coyle (11), Zach Parise (13) Power play NSH 3, MIN 3
3rd 01:48 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (13) Victor Bartley (3), Craig Smith (9) Even strength NSH 4, MIN 3
3rd 09:05 Nashville Predators Roman Josi (4) Shea Weber (14), Matt Cullen (5) Power play NSH 5, MIN 3
3rd 10:46 Minnesota Wild Zach Parise (13) Jason Pominville (16), Ryan Suter (19) Power play NSH 5, MIN 4
3rd 19:12 Minnesota Wild Thomas Vanek (5) Marco Scandella (5), Ryan Suter (20) Even strength NSH 5, MIN 5
OT 01:45 Nashville Predators Mattias Ekholm (1) Unassisted Even strength NSH 6, MIN 5

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 44 27
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 10 12
Blocked shots 14 21
Giveaways 5 7
Takeaways 0 2
Faceoffs won 40/83 (48.2%) 43/83 (51.8%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 0 0 57.1% 17:54
9 F. Forsberg L 1 0 1 +1 0 5 2 0 0 19:36
12 M. Fisher C 0 1 1 -1 4 3 0 2 0 72% 18:25
13 O. Jokinen C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 37.5% 14:22
15 C. Smith C 1 1 2 +2 0 7 0 1 0 100% 18:44
19 C. Jarnkrok C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 07:43
21 D. Roy C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 07:37
24 E. Nystrom L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:35
33 C. Wilson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 50% 18:17
41 T. Beck L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 08:09
57 G. Bourque L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 12:48
63 M. Ribeiro C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 28% 18:40
3 S. Jones D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14:41
4 R. Ellis D 0 0 0 +1 0 6 0 4 0 21:46
6 S. Weber D 0 2 2 +2 0 3 2 1 0 26:43
14 M. Ekholm D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 20:58
59 R. Josi D 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 27:20
64 V. Bartley D 0 2 2 +1 2 0 2 1 0 12:11
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 27 22 5 .815 61:39 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 2 2 +1 2 2 1 2 0 54.5% 19:43
9 M. Koivu C 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 51.6% 21:05
11 Z. Parise L 2 1 3 +2 0 2 0 0 1 20:18
14 J. Fontaine R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 07:11
16 J. Zucker L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 1 0 16:44
18 R. Carter L 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 2 0 08:51
21 K. Brodziak C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 33.3% 08:18
22 N. Niederreiter R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 14:46
24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 4 0 33.3% 12:27
26 T. Vanek L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 1 0 0 17:26
29 J. Pominville R 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 100% 19:14
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 64.3% 14:23
5 C. Folin D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 06:48
6 M. Scandella D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 3 4 1 23:33
20 R. Suter D 0 2 2 -1 0 2 1 3 0 31:27
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 26:31
39 N. Prosser D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 07:47
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 23:20
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 N. Backstrom 30 27 3 .900 41:02 OT loss
35 D. Kuemper 14 11 3 .786 20:00

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:19 Minnesota Wild Ryan Carter Interference 2
2nd 00:42 Minnesota Wild Jonas Brodin Holding 2
2nd 04:55 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Hooking 2
2nd 06:36 Nashville Predators Mike Fisher Hooking 2
2nd 06:36 Nashville Predators Mike Fisher Hooking 2
3rd 03:42 Nashville Predators Victor Bartley Interference 2
3rd 07:14 Minnesota Wild Charlie Coyle Hooking 2
3rd 09:51 Nashville Predators Olli Jokinen Holding 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Minnesota Wild head coach
Mike Yeo
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Ryan Galloway, David Brisebois
Nashville Predators scratches
Anton Volchenkov, James Neal, Viktor Stalberg
Minnesota Wild scratches
Justin Falk, Stu Bickel, Mikael Granlund

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 6 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 20

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 0 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/SO Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page

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