Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild

Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 7:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Minnesota Wild 5–2 on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 on the road.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Philadelphia Flyers	5	33-31-18
at Minnesota Wild	2	46-28-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	2	1	2	5
Minnesota Wild	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	8	11	11	30
Minnesota Wild	7	10	7	24

Three stars

W. Simmonds, Philadelphia Flyers (1 goal)
C. Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers (1 goal)
M. Scandella, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:16	Philadelphia Flyers	Sean Couturier (9)	R.J. Umberger (4)	Even strength	PHI 1, MIN 0
1st	09:33	Philadelphia Flyers	Claude Giroux (11)	Luke Schenn (2), Jakub Voracek (31)	Even strength	PHI 2, MIN 0
1st	10:03	Minnesota Wild	Marco Scandella (8)	Jared Spurgeon (7), Zach Parise (14)	Even strength	PHI 2, MIN 1
2nd	03:43	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle (3)	Jason Pominville (17), Ryan Suter (21)	Power play	PHI 2, MIN 2
2nd	15:22	Philadelphia Flyers	Wayne Simmonds (15)	Brayden Schenn (14), Mark Streit (18)	Even strength	PHI 3, MIN 2
3rd	05:29	Philadelphia Flyers	Vincent Lecavalier (5)	Andrew MacDonald (6), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (3)	Even strength	PHI 4, MIN 2
3rd	19:31	Philadelphia Flyers	Michael Raffl (10)	Jakub Voracek (32)	Even strength, Empty net	PHI 5, MIN 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Philadelphia Flyers	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	30	24
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	12	4
Hits	23	19
Blocked shots	15	11
Giveaways	2	9
Takeaways	4	7
Faceoffs won	34/69 (49.3%)	35/69 (50.7%)

Box score

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers 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 10 B. Schenn	C	0	1	1	+2	2	2	2	0	0		11:12
Number 12 M. Raffl	L	1	0	1	+2	0	4	2	1	0		15:17
Number 14 S. Couturier	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	50%	15:43
Number 17 W. Simmonds	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		12:14
Number 18 R. Umberger	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		13:53
Number 24 M. Read	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	16:03
Number 28 C. Giroux	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0	51.6%	20:38
Number 40 V. Lecavalier	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		12:56
Number 49 S. Laughton	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	22.2%	12:59
Number 76 C. VandeVelde	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0		10:31
Number 78 P. Bellemare	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0	64.3%	13:46
Number 93 J. Voracek	R	0	2	2	+2	2	2	0	0	0		17:40
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:03
Number 8 N. Grossmann	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	1	0		18:39
Number 22 L. Schenn	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	5	0	0		19:48
Number 32 M. Streit	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0		19:07
Number 47 A. MacDonald	D	0	1	1	+3	2	2	0	3	0		20:37
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		20:51

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 R. Emery	24	22	2	.917	59:43	Win

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 3 C. Coyle	C	1	0	1	-2	2	1	2	0	1	53.8%	19:34
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	50%	19:13
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	100%	20:56
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	16:26
Number 18 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		10:00
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	10:13
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	-3	0	5	2	0	0		16:52
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		14:52
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	17:22
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	-2	0	5	2	1	0	33.3%	19:59
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	50%	15:31
Number 4 S. Bickel	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		04:50
Number 5 C. Folin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		09:53
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		23:43
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	-3	0	0	2	3	0		28:48
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	3	0		23:32
Number 44 J. Falk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		06:46
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		21:40

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Kuemper	29	25	4	.862	57:50	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:28	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Laughton	Tripping	2
2nd	00:14	Philadelphia Flyers	Nicklas Grossmann	Boarding	2
2nd	03:23	Philadelphia Flyers	Brayden Schenn	Closing hand on puck	2
2nd	06:51	Philadelphia Flyers	Jakub Voracek	Holding	2
3rd	11:28	Philadelphia Flyers	Andrew MacDonald	Hooking	2
3rd	14:10	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	Philadelphia Flyers	Chris VandeVelde	Slashing	2
3rd	20:00	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Carter	Slashing	2

Game information

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Craig Berube
Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Referees: Tim Peel, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Brian Mach, David Brisebois
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Carlo Colaiacovo, Michael Del Zotto, Zac Rinaldo
Minnesota Wild scratches: Niklas Backstrom, Erik Haula, Nate Prosser, Justin Fontaine

2014-2015 season series

Every Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota Wild game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Nov 20, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
St. Louis Blues 0 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 23, 2014
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Dec 23, 2014

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