Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs

Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 7:30 PM ET Air Canada Centre, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Minnesota Wild	3	49-25-8
at Toronto Maple Leafs	2	40-27-15

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	2	1	0	3
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	8	9	3	20
Toronto Maple Leafs	10	10	17	37

Three stars

E. Staal, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
T. Bozak, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)
D. Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:42	Minnesota Wild	Jason Zucker (4)	Mikael Granlund (10), Mikko Koivu (8)	Even strength	MIN 1, TOR 0
1st	14:22	Minnesota Wild	Chris Stewart (4)	Jared Spurgeon (8), Kurtis Gabriel (1)	Even strength	MIN 2, TOR 0
1st	16:50	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ben Smith (2)	Nazem Kadri (8), Morgan Rielly (13)	Even strength	MIN 2, TOR 1
2nd	01:15	Minnesota Wild	Eric Staal (6)	Charlie Coyle (9)	Even strength	MIN 3, TOR 1
2nd	10:54	Toronto Maple Leafs	Tyler Bozak (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	MIN 3, TOR 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shots on goal	20	37
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	9	7
Hits	31	33
Blocked shots	24	12
Giveaways	16	13
Takeaways	12	11
Faceoffs won	29/64 (45.3%)	35/64 (54.7%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	3		16:28
Number 7 C. Stewart	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0		09:38
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	3	28.6%	18:22
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		17:30
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	2	56.3%	18:53
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2		16:55
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0		16:00
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	12:31
Number 44 T. Graovac	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	66.7%	09:27
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	45%	14:16
Number 63 K. Gabriel	R	0	1	1	+1	5	0	3	0		07:08
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	1		19:32
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		18:06
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	+3	2	0	5	3		24:55
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:19
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		18:45
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		14:28
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	2		24:47

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	37	35	2	.946	60:00	Win

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 Z. Hyman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	100%	16:09
Number 12 C. Brown	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:09
Number 15 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		08:21
Number 16 M. Marner	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:52
Number 18 B. Smith	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2	55.6%	09:42
Number 25 J. van Riemsdyk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		17:41
Number 26 N. Soshnikov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	0		11:57
Number 29 W. Nylander	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	33.3%	14:30
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	42.1%	17:30
Number 42 T. Bozak	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	62.5%	19:21
Number 43 N. Kadri	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	2	1	76.9%	18:02
Number 47 L. Komarov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	6	0		16:03
Number 2 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		18:18
Number 8 C. Carrick	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		15:03
Number 22 N. Zaitsev	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		22:31
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2		23:06
Number 46 R. Polak	D	0	0	0	+1	5	1	4	0		13:11
Number 51 J. Gardiner	D	0	0	0	-2	0	6	2	1		23:54

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 F. Andersen	20	17	3	.850	57:40	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:55	Toronto Maple Leafs	Frederik Andersen	Interference	2
2nd	02:07	Toronto Maple Leafs	Roman Polak	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:07	Minnesota Wild	Kurtis Gabriel	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:57	Minnesota Wild	Eric Staal	Slashing	2
3rd	12:46	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Suter	Interference	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Minnesota Wild scratches: Teemu Pulkkinen, Christian Folin
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Peter Holland, Martin Marincin, Frank Corrado

2016-2017 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 20, 2016
Minnesota Wild 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Dec 7, 2016

Other NHL games on Dec 7

Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 7, 2016
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Anaheim Ducks 6	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 7, 2016
Ottawa Senators 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Dec 7, 2016

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