Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild

Saturday, February 18, 2017, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 5–2 on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Nashville Predators	2	41-29-12
at Minnesota Wild	5	49-25-8

Goals by period

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

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	10	11	18	39
Minnesota Wild	9	13	11	33

Three stars

J. Zucker, Minnesota Wild (2 goals, 1 assist)
M. Koivu, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
D. Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:38	Minnesota Wild	Mikael Granlund (17)	Nino Niederreiter (24), Mikko Koivu (27)	Power play	NSH 0, MIN 1
2nd	17:00	Minnesota Wild	Jason Zucker (17)	Mikael Granlund (36), Jared Spurgeon (20)	Even strength	NSH 0, MIN 2
3rd	00:35	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (17)	Ryan Suter (24), Jason Zucker (23)	Even strength	NSH 0, MIN 3
3rd	08:16	Nashville Predators	Colin Wilson (8)	Yannick Weber (7)	Even strength	NSH 1, MIN 3
3rd	10:25	Nashville Predators	James Neal (18)	P.K. Subban (16), Colin Wilson (15)	Even strength	NSH 2, MIN 3
3rd	16:41	Minnesota Wild	Jason Zucker (18)	Unassisted	Even strength	NSH 2, MIN 4
3rd	18:05	Minnesota Wild	Eric Staal (17)	Jason Pominville (27), Ryan Suter (25)	Even strength, Empty net	NSH 2, MIN 5

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	39	33
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	25	21
Hits	27	13
Blocked shots	15	16
Giveaways	4	2
Takeaways	3	5
Faceoffs won	34/69 (49.3%)	35/69 (50.7%)

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	-4	0	2	2	0	0		17:29
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	100%	09:55
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	0	35.7%	16:18
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:38
Number 18 J. Neal	L	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	0	0		19:21
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1	0	35.3%	18:18
Number 26 H. Zolnierczyk	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		08:58
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	1	0	50%	15:39
Number 38 V. Arvidsson	L	0	0	0	-4	0	2	0	0	0		14:16
Number 51 A. Watson	L	0	0	0	0	7	2	4	0	0		14:58
Number 83 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	10	1	1	2	0	57.1%	10:28
Number 92 R. Johansen	C	0	0	0	-4	0	1	0	0	0	61.5%	16:05
Number 4 R. Ellis	D	0	0	0	-2	0	5	1	4	0		24:53
Number 7 Y. Weber	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	2	0		15:06
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		17:29
Number 52 M. Irwin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		17:24
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	1	0		23:04
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	2	0	0		20:06

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	32	28	4	.875	59:06	Loss

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	2	1	1	0	61.5%	15:08
Number 7 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	-1	19	1	1	1	0		09:04
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	1	1	2	+3	0	1	0	0	0	53.6%	19:55
Number 10 J. Schroeder	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		10:09
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	1	0		17:02
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0	60%	17:25
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	2	1	3	+3	0	4	0	1	0		14:22
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	1	0		17:03
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		16:43
Number 53 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		07:33
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0	37.5%	15:31
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	1	1	2	+3	0	2	1	0	1		18:39
Number 5 C. Folin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0		17:44
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		18:38
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	2	2	+3	0	1	1	0	0		22:53
Number 23 G. Olofsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		19:32
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		14:55
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1	0		23:26

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	39	37	2	.949	59:35	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:09	Nashville Predators	Harry Zolnierczyk	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	05:55	Nashville Predators	P.K. Subban	Holding	2
1st	07:42	Nashville Predators	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	17:43	Nashville Predators	Austin Watson	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	17:43	Minnesota Wild	Chris Stewart	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	19:48	Nashville Predators	Austin Watson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:48	Minnesota Wild	Chris Stewart	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:33	Nashville Predators	James Neal	High sticking	2
2nd	12:00	Minnesota Wild	Zach Parise	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:17	Minnesota Wild	Chris Stewart	Interference	2
3rd	19:17	Nashville Predators	Vernon Fiddler	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:17	Minnesota Wild	Chris Stewart	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Minnesota Wild head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Jean Hebert, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Matt MacPherson
Nashville Predators scratches: Anthony Bitetto, Brad Hunt, Kevin Fiala
Minnesota Wild scratches: Nate Prosser, Mathew Dumba

2016-2017 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 15, 2016
Minnesota Wild 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 27, 2016
Nashville Predators 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Jan 22, 2017
Nashville Predators 2 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Feb 18, 2017
Minnesota Wild 0 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Apr 1, 2017

Other NHL games on Feb 18

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 18, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 18, 2017
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 18, 2017
Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Feb 18, 2017
Ottawa Senators 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 18, 2017
New York Islanders 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 18, 2017
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Feb 18, 2017
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars, Sat, Feb 18, 2017
San Jose Sharks 4 at Arizona Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Feb 18, 2017
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 18, 2017
Florida Panthers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Feb 18, 2017

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