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Minnesota 2, Pittsburgh 1

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
MIN(8-12-2)	2	0	0	2
PIT(16-8-0)	1	0	0	1

Final

7:30 PM ET, October 31, 2009

Mellon Arena

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THREE STARS

N. Backstrom
Wild (G )

Saves: 34
Save Pct.: .971

E. Belanger
Wild (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

P. Dupuis
Penguins (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Referees: Wes McCauley, Rob Martell Linesmen: Andy McElman, Don Henderson
Attendance: 16,960 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Minnesota

Pittsburgh

Total Shots
	15
	35

PIM
	15
	13

Hits
	22
	30

Giveaways
	2
	9

Takeaways
	2
	4

Faceoffs Won
	27
	26

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
12:11		Kyle Brodziak (2) Assists: Chuck Kobasew, Brent Burns	Minnesota 1-0
14:48		Pascal Dupuis (2) Assists: Martin Skoula, Craig Adams	Game tied 1-1
19:59		Eric Belanger (4) Assists: Martin Havlat, Greg Zanon	Minnesota 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:09		Eric Belanger: 2 Minutes for Hooking Chris Bourque

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
13:23		Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Slashing Mikko Koivu
16:38		Marek Zidlicky: 2 Minutes for Slashing Sidney Crosby
16:38		Marek Zidlicky: 5 Minutes for Fighting Sidney Crosby
16:38		Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Slashing Marek Zidlicky
16:38		Sidney Crosby: 5 Minutes for Fighting Marek Zidlicky
18:31		Nick Schultz: 2 Minutes for Slashing Bill Guerin

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:09		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Petr Sykora)
8:32		Kris Letang: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Petr Sykora
8:32		Petr Sykora: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Kris Letang
11:40		Mike Rupp: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of John Scott
11:40		John Scott: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Mike Rupp

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	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	24	16:36	0:53	1:29	14:14	7	6	53.8
D. Boogaard LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	10	6:48	0:00	0:00	6:48	0	0	00.0
K. Brodziak C	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:35	0:00	2:12	14:23	6	6	50.0
A. Brunette LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	16:03	1:06	0:20	14:37	0	0	00.0
B. Burns D	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	33	24:17	1:06	3:19	19:52	0	0	00.0
C. Clutterbuck RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	19	12:22	0:00	2:04	10:18	0	0	00.0
M. Havlat RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	13:39	0:53	0:13	12:33	1	0	100.0
S. Hnidy D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:21	0:54	1:44	11:43	0	0	00.0
C. Kobasew RW	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	11:32	0:01	0:34	10:57	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	0	0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	19:35	1:07	1:50	16:38	8	4	66.7
A. Miettinen RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	18:51	1:07	1:27	16:17	0	0	00.0
O. Nolan RW	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:26	0:00	0:41	10:45	3	5	37.5
N. Schultz D	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	29	21:20	0:53	2:09	18:18	0	0	00.0
J. Scott D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	20	11:40	0:00	0:05	11:35	0	0	00.0
J. Sheppard C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	11:50	0:00	1:00	10:50	2	4	33.3
P. Sykora RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	20	13:59	0:53	0:12	12:54	0	1	00.0
G. Zanon D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	32	26:26	0:00	3:33	22:53	0	0	00.0
M. Zidlicky D	0	0	1	1	1	3	2	7	0	0	0	26	22:39	1:07	1:12	20:20	0	0	00.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Harding									Lower Body
B Pouliot									Healthy

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Adams RW	0	1	1	4	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	10:11	0:00	0:55	9:16	6	3	66.7
C. Bourque LW	0	0	-1	3	3	2	0	0	2	0	1	15	12:10	1:42	0:00	10:28	0	0	00.0
C. Conner RW	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	10:06	0:00	0:00	10:06	0	0	00.0
M. Cooke LW	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	16	13:07	1:17	1:05	10:45	0	0	00.0
S. Crosby C	0	0	-1	3	3	0	3	9	0	0	2	23	23:46	2:47	0:00	20:59	11	11	50.0
P. Dupuis LW	1	0	1	5	4	3	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:10	0:00	1:05	10:05	0	0	00.0
M. Eaton D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	21:12	0:15	0:55	20:02	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:04	1:20	0:00	14:44	2	0	100.0
E. Godard RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3:23	0:00	0:00	3:23	0	0	00.0
A. Goligoski D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	24:48	5:12	1:05	18:31	0	0	00.0
B. Guerin RW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	21:54	4:09	0:00	17:45	0	0	00.0
C. Kunitz LW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	4	1	1	22	21:41	3:55	0:00	17:46	0	1	00.0
K. Letang D	0	0	-1	4	4	1	1	2	2	0	1	28	25:15	5:21	0:00	19:54	0	0	00.0
J. McKee D	0	0	-1	2	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:02	0:00	0:55	10:07	0	0	00.0
B. Orpik D	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	22	17:20	0:01	1:04	16:15	0	0	00.0
M. Rupp C	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	13	8:40	0:06	0:00	8:34	0	1	00.0
M. Skoula D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	22	19:29	0:06	0:01	19:22	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	0	3	1	0	25	24:11	3:54	0:55	19:22	7	11	38.9
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
E Malkin									Shoulder
T Kennedy									Undisclosed

Goaltending Summary

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
N. Backstrom	35	1	34	.971	60:00	0

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	15	2	13	.867	58:31	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Minnesota	4	5	6	15
Pittsburgh	16	10	9	35

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Minnesota	0 of 1
Pittsburgh	0 of 3

* - 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

Saturday, October 31st

Edmonton	0	Final
Boston	2

Carolina	1	Final
Philadelphia	6

Atlanta	3	Final
Ottawa	1

New Jersey	2	Final
Tampa Bay	1	SO

Toronto	4	Final
Montreal	5	SO

Buffalo	0	Final
NY Islanders	5

Minnesota	2	Final
Pittsburgh	1

Florida	4	Final
St. Louis	0

Dallas	2	Final
Nashville	4

Anaheim	2	Final
Phoenix	3	SO

Detroit	3	Final
Calgary	1

ESPN NHL

Minnesota 2, Pittsburgh 1

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, October 31st