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Minnesota 2, Pittsburgh 1

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	SO	T
MIN(40-33-9)	1	0	0	1	2
PIT(45-28-9)	1	0	0	0	1

Final

SO

7:00 PM ET, November 18, 2008

Mellon Arena

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THREE STARS

N. Backstrom
Wild (G )

Saves: 24
Save Pct.: .960

M. Cooke
Penguins (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

M. Koivu
Wild (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Referees: Wes McCauley, Rob Martell Linesmen: Steve Miller, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 16,971 (100.1% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Minnesota

Pittsburgh

Total Shots
	25
	25

PIM
	11
	9

Hits
	16
	23

Giveaways
	4
	13

Takeaways
	1
	4

Faceoffs Won
	24
	32

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
7:57		Mikko Koivu (3) Unassisted	Minnesota 1-0
8:07		Matt Cooke (2) Assists: Jordan Staal, Rob Scuderi	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
17:21		Kris Letang: 2 Minutes for Tripping Cal Clutterbuck

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:34		Erik Reitz: 5 Minutes for Fighting Jordan Staal
4:34		Jordan Staal: 5 Minutes for Fighting Erik Reitz
11:11		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Cal Clutterbuck)

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:59		Andrew Brunette: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jordan Staal
6:44		Dany Sabourin: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass (Served by Tyler Kennedy)
12:49		Marek Zidlicky: 2 Minutes for Interference of Ruslan Fedotenko

OT Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:32		Brent Burns: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Alex Goligoski

Shootout Summary
TEAM	DETAIL
	Petr Sykora shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom with a Backhand results in a SAVE.
	Marek Zidlicky shootout attempt against Dany Sabourin with a Wristshot results in a GOAL.
	Alex Goligoski shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.
	Antti Miettinen shootout attempt against Dany Sabourin with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.
	Sidney Crosby shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.

Player Summary

Minnesota Wild												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
E. Belanger C	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	18:58	2:04	2:48	14:06	8	8	50.0
M. Bergeron D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	13:46	2:12	0:00	11:34	0	0	00.0
P. Bouchard C	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:34	1:42	0:00	13:52	0	0	00.0
A. Brunette LW	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	18:08	1:50	0:00	16:18	0	0	00.0
B. Burns D	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	23	19:56	1:48	0:00	18:08	1	0	100.0
C. Clutterbuck RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	11	6:16	0:00	0:00	6:16	0	0	00.0
C. Gillies C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	5:01	0:00	0:00	5:01	0	0	00.0
K. Johnsson D	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	32	29:56	0:06	5:55	23:55	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	1	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	24:15	1:50	4:40	17:45	9	10	47.4
A. Miettinen RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	19:36	1:50	2:58	14:48	0	0	00.0
O. Nolan RW	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	15:47	2:10	0:00	13:37	0	1	00.0
B. Pouliot LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:29	2:10	0:00	10:19	5	1	83.3
E. Reitz D	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	5	3	0	0	14	9:42	0:00	0:37	9:05	0	0	00.0
N. Schultz D	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	34	25:57	0:00	4:50	21:07	0	0	00.0
J. Sheppard C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:17	0:06	0:26	15:45	1	12	07.7
M. Skoula D	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	22:40	0:00	2:38	20:02	0	0	00.0
S. Veilleux LW	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:32	0:00	2:36	11:56	0	0	00.0
M. Zidlicky D	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	31	23:42	2:12	0:56	20:34	0	0	00.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
D Boogaard									Healthy
J Harding									Healthy
C Weller									Healthy
T Mojzis									Scratched

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
P. Boucher D	0	0	0	1	3	6	0	0	1	0	1	22	21:02	4:03	1:21	15:38	0	0	00.0
M. Cooke LW	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	20	15:30	1:12	0:00	14:18	0	0	00.0
S. Crosby C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	24	24:02	6:16	0:00	17:46	12	9	57.1
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:29	0:00	1:05	10:24	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	18	15:33	2:20	0:00	13:13	0	1	00.0
H. Gill D	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	23	20:38	0:00	2:39	17:59	0	0	00.0
E. Godard RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	4:35	0:00	0:00	4:35	0	0	00.0
A. Goligoski D	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	19:54	4:27	0:00	15:27	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy C	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:33	1:12	0:00	14:21	1	1	50.0
K. Letang D	0	0	0	2	0	6	1	2	1	0	2	23	21:38	2:01	0:00	19:37	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	22	20:46	6:16	0:21	14:09	2	3	40.0
B. Orpik D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	23	21:00	0:00	1:21	19:39	0	0	00.0
M. Satan RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	16:31	0:37	0:00	15:54	0	0	00.0
R. Scuderi D	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	1	23	21:34	0:00	2:39	18:55	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	1	0	5	2	0	1	5	4	0	2	24	21:14	4:19	2:51	14:04	7	4	63.6
P. Sykora RW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:56	3:09	0:00	11:47	0	0	00.0
M. Talbot C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:42	0:00	1:13	16:29	0	2	00.0
M. Zigomanis C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:23	0:00	2:30	9:53	10	4	71.4
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Eaton									Healthy
M Fleury									Undisclosed Injury

Goaltending Summary

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
N. Backstrom	25	1	24	.96	65:00	0

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
D. Sabourin	25	1	24	.96	65:00	2

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Minnesota	9	8	6	2	25
Pittsburgh	9	9	6	1	25

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Minnesota	0 of 0
Pittsburgh	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Tuesday, November 18th

Montreal	1	Final
Carolina	2

Minnesota	2	Final
Pittsburgh	1	SO

Edmonton	7	Final
Columbus	2

Florida	4	Final
Tampa Bay	3	SO

Colorado	1	Final
Calgary	4

Chicago	3	Final
Phoenix	2	SO

ESPN NHL

Minnesota 2, Pittsburgh 1

Final

SO

NHL Scores

Tuesday, November 18th