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Vancouver 2, Minnesota 1

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	OT	T
VAN(45-27-10)	0	1	0	1	2
MIN(40-33-9)	0	0	1	0	1

Final

OT

8:00 PM ET, March 31, 2009

Xcel Energy Center

St. Paul, Minnesota

THREE STARS

R. Luongo
Canucks (G )

Saves: 33
Save Pct.: .971

M. Gaborik
Wild (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

N. Backstrom
Wild (G )

Saves: 17
Save Pct.: .895

Game Information
Arena: Xcel Energy Center Location: St. Paul, Minnesota	Referees: Don Koharski, Chris Lee Linesmen: Brian Mach, Thor Nelson
Attendance: 18,568 (102.8% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Vancouver

Minnesota

Total Shots
	19
	34

PIM
	10
	4

Hits
	16
	27

Giveaways
	4
	10

Takeaways
	1
	2

Faceoffs Won
	24
	24

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
18:22		Ryan Kesler: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Marian Gaborik

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
18:58		Pavol Demitra (19) (Power Play) Assists: Mats Sundin, Alexander Edler	Vancouver 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:12		Alexandre Burrows: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Niklas Backstrom
15:22		Kevin Bieksa: 2 Minutes for Roughing Eric Belanger
17:12		Antti Miettinen: 2 Minutes for Hooking Ryan Kesler

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:14		Marian Gaborik (8) Assists: Andrew Brunette, Martin Skoula	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:27		Mikko Koivu: 2 Minutes for Interference of Pavol Demitra
1:30		Daniel Sedin: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Kim Johnsson
19:32		Sami Salo: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass

OT Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:00		Henrik Sedin (19) Assists: Daniel Sedin, Kevin Bieksa	Vancouver 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

Player Summary

Vancouver Canucks												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
S. Bernier RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	16	11:32	0:00	0:00	11:32	0	0	00.0
K. Bieksa D	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	24	22:42	0:57	1:29	20:16	0	0	00.0
A. Burrows LW	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	28	18:34	0:03	2:17	16:14	0	0	00.0
P. Demitra RW	1	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:51	0:42	0:08	16:01	1	0	100.0
A. Edler D	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	20:51	0:42	1:53	18:16	0	0	00.0
D. Hordichuk LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5:56	0:00	0:00	5:56	0	0	00.0
R. Johnson C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:21	0:00	2:50	9:31	10	3	76.9
R. Kesler C	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	27	20:20	0:42	3:22	16:16	1	2	33.3
W. Mitchell D	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	25:29	0:14	5:00	20:15	0	0	00.0
S. O'Brien D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	16	13:13	0:00	0:01	13:12	0	0	00.0
M. Ohlund D	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	33	25:00	0:42	4:35	19:43	0	0	00.0
T. Pyatt LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	16:03	0:00	2:05	13:58	0	0	00.0
R. Rypien C	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	10:18	0:00	1:13	9:05	0	1	00.0
S. Salo D	0	0	-1	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	28	21:08	0:57	2:48	17:23	0	0	00.0
D. Sedin LW	0	1	1	4	3	0	1	2	1	0	1	30	18:12	0:57	1:04	16:11	0	0	00.0
H. Sedin C	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	18:49	0:57	1:07	16:45	4	8	33.3
M. Sundin C	0	1	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:01	0:42	0:08	15:11	3	9	25.0
K. Wellwood C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:40	0:40	0:00	12:00	5	1	83.3
Vancouver Canucks Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
O Vaananen									Scratched
R Davison									Scratched
J Hansen									Scratched
M Raymond									Scratched

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	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	26	16:19	1:19	0:45	14:15	6	3	66.7
M. Bergeron D	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:02	6:25	0:00	7:37	0	0	00.0
A. Brunette LW	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	19:51	5:35	0:00	14:16	0	0	00.0
C. Clutterbuck RW	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	24	14:59	0:05	0:18	14:36	0	2	00.0
D. Fritsche RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:46	0:46	0:00	7:00	0	3	00.0
M. Gaborik RW	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	30	20:46	3:50	0:39	16:17	0	0	00.0
K. Johnsson D	0	0	-1	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	37	30:56	2:47	0:45	27:24	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	29	22:16	5:22	0:39	16:15	14	5	73.7
K. Kolanos C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	11	7:39	0:45	0:00	6:54	0	1	00.0
A. Miettinen RW	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	15:58	1:13	0:00	14:45	0	0	00.0
O. Nolan RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:15	2:51	0:00	14:24	2	2	50.0
N. Schultz D	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	31	19:40	0:00	0:57	18:43	0	0	00.0
J. Scott D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	8	5:18	0:00	0:00	5:18	0	0	00.0
J. Sheppard C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	2	21	17:50	1:32	0:00	16:18	2	8	20.0
M. Skoula D	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	30	25:07	0:05	0:54	24:08	0	0	00.0
S. Veilleux LW	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	24	17:43	0:08	0:57	16:38	0	0	00.0
C. Weller D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	7:29	0:00	0:00	7:29	0	0	00.0
M. Zidlicky D	0	0	-1	3	2	3	0	0	2	0	0	37	31:38	5:10	0:42	25:46	0	0	00.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
D Boogaard									Upper Body
K Foster									Scratched
P Bouchard									Concussion
B Burns									Scratched
C Gillies									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Vancouver Canucks Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
R. Luongo	34	1	33	.971	64:00	0

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
N. Backstrom	19	2	17	.895	63:42	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Vancouver	7	10	0	2	19
Minnesota	12	7	11	4	34

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Vancouver	1 of 0
Minnesota	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, March 31st

Tampa Bay	1	Final
Boston	3

Nashville	1	Final
Columbus	2

Chicago	1	Final
Montreal	4

Ottawa	2	Final
Florida	5

Vancouver	2	Final
Minnesota	1	OT

Anaheim	5	Final
Edmonton	3

Dallas	3	Final
Los Angeles	2

ESPN NHL

Vancouver 2, Minnesota 1

Final

OT

NHL Scores

Tuesday, March 31st