Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild

Thursday, November 5, 2015, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Thursday, November 5, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Nashville Predators	3	41-27-14
at Minnesota Wild	2	38-33-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	7	9	8	24
Minnesota Wild	6	14	9	29

Three stars

P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
M. Scandella, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
R. Josi, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	16:06	Nashville Predators	Mike Fisher (2)	Shea Weber (4)	Even strength	NSH 1, MIN 0
2nd	17:36	Minnesota Wild	Marco Scandella (2)	Ryan Suter (9), Mikko Koivu (9)	Power play	NSH 1, MIN 1
3rd	00:12	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	NSH 2, MIN 1
3rd	06:51	Minnesota Wild	Mathew Dumba (2)	Jared Spurgeon (5), Jason Zucker (7)	Power play	NSH 2, MIN 2
3rd	14:39	Nashville Predators	Cody Hodgson (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	NSH 3, MIN 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Nashville Predators	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	24	29
Power play	0 of 1	2 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	4
Hits	20	19
Blocked shots	23	14
Giveaways	4	9
Takeaways	4	6
Faceoffs won	32/69 (46.4%)	37/69 (53.6%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators 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 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	1	0		18:09
Number 11 C. Hodgson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	50%	09:22
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	1	0	38.1%	17:04
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:47
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	+2	4	5	3	1	0	100%	15:54
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	53.8%	12:22
Number 20 M. Salomaki	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		12:11
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	54.2%	13:59
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0	0		14:19
Number 51 A. Watson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		11:29
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		13:32
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28.6%	17:07
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		17:53
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	0		15:26
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		14:10
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	5	3	0		28:00
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2	0		17:29
Number 59 R. Josi	D	1	0	1	+2	2	4	0	3	0		27:19

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	29	27	2	.931	60:00	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	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0	45.5%	15:49
Number 7 C. Porter	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		06:20
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0	56.3%	22:06
Number 10 J. Schroeder	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		07:22
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:59
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0	0		18:49
Number 18 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0		11:46
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	1	0		20:30
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	20:39
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:19
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	62.5%	11:15
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	57.1%	21:07
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	3	1		23:50
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	-2	2	1	2	1	0		25:35
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	1		17:28
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		21:26
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		08:52
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	3	0		22:13

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	24	21	3	.875	57:35	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:21	Nashville Predators	Mattias Ekholm	Tripping	2
1st	14:34	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Suter	Slashing	2
1st	16:56	Nashville Predators	James Neal	Roughing	2
1st	16:56	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Carter	Roughing	2
2nd	17:24	Nashville Predators	Ryan Ellis	Hooking	2
3rd	04:37	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi	Tripping	2
3rd	06:14	Nashville Predators	Barret Jackman	High sticking	2
3rd	07:54	Nashville Predators	James Neal	Charging	2
3rd	18:21	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson	Slashing	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mark Shewchyk
Nashville Predators scratches: Eric Nystrom, Victor Bartley, Anthony Bitetto
Minnesota Wild scratches: Niklas Backstrom, Christian Folin

2015-2016 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Nov 5, 2015
Nashville Predators 0 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 21, 2015
Minnesota Wild 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Minnesota Wild 0 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 16, 2016

Other NHL games on Nov 5

Other NHL games on Thursday, November 5, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Nov 5, 2015
Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Nov 5, 2015
New York Islanders 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Nov 5, 2015
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Nov 5, 2015
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames, Thu, Nov 5, 2015
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Nov 5, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Nov 5, 2015
Florida Panthers 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Nov 5, 2015

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