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Minnesota 4, Carolina 5

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	1	2	3	SO	T
MIN(29-25-4)	0	3	1	0	4
CAR(22-30-7)	2	2	0	1	5

Final

SO

1:30 PM ET, November 15, 2009

RBC Center

Raleigh, North Carolina

THREE STARS

R. Whitney
Hurricanes (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 2

R. Earl
Wild (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

B. Sutter
Hurricanes (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: RBC Center Location: Raleigh, North Carolina	Referees: Wes McCauley Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 12,194 (65.1% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Minnesota

Carolina

Total Shots
	32
	35

PIM
	12
	6

Hits
	13
	20

Giveaways
	4
	9

Takeaways
	9
	6

Faceoffs Won
	34
	32

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:45		Jussi Jokinen (4) Assists: Tuomo Ruutu, Matt Cullen	Carolina 1-0
17:49		Joe Corvo (3) (Power Play) Assists: Bryan Rodney, Ray Whitney	Carolina 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
9:21		Scott Walker: 2 Minutes for Cross checking Derek Boogaard
15:02		Chad LaRose: 2 Minutes for Hooking Brent Burns
16:42		Mikko Koivu: 2 Minutes for Tripping Joe Corvo
19:04		Antti Miettinen: 2 Minutes for Hooking Joni Pitkanen

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:59		Ray Whitney (6) (Power Play) Assists: Brandon Sutter, Joe Corvo	Carolina 3-0
8:43		Antti Miettinen (2) Assists: Brent Burns, Andrew Brunette	Carolina 3-1
10:08		Brandon Sutter (4) (Power Play) Assists: Ray Whitney	Carolina 4-1
13:46		Robbie Earl (1) Assists: Mikko Koivu	Carolina 4-2
14:06		John Scott (1) Assists: Kim Johnsson, Owen Nolan	Carolina 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:48		Derek Boogaard: 2 Minutes for Tripping Niclas Wallin
5:39		Andrew Brunette: 2 Minutes for Holding Tim Gleason
9:58		Cal Clutterbuck: 2 Minutes for Roughing Rod Brind'Amour
10:29		Antti Miettinen: 2 Minutes for Slashing Jussi Jokinen

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:21		Robbie Earl (2) Unassisted	Game tied 4-4
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:56		Tuomo Ruutu: 2 Minutes for Interference of Owen Nolan

OT Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

Shootout Summary
TEAM	DETAIL
	Shootout attempt by Tuomo Ruutu MISSES wide of net (Wristshot 15 ft)
	Shootout attempt by Antti Miettinen SAVED by Michael Leighton (Wristshot 16 ft)
	Shootout GOAL scored by Jussi Jokinen on Niklas Backstrom (Backhand 8 ft)
	Shootout attempt by Mikko Koivu MISSES wide of net (Backhand 9 ft)
	Shootout attempt by Matt Cullen SAVED by Niklas Backstrom (Wristshot 15 ft)
	Shootout attempt by Marek Zidlicky SAVED by Michael Leighton (Wristshot 7 ft)

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	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	16:36	2:37	1:39	12:20	9	5	64.3
D. Boogaard LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	7	5:41	0:00	0:00	5:41	0	0	00.0
K. Brodziak C	0	0	1	4	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	26	16:11	0:20	2:40	13:11	5	6	45.5
A. Brunette LW	0	1	3	3	3	1	1	2	0	0	1	28	17:52	2:29	0:00	15:23	0	0	00.0
B. Burns D	0	1	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	35	25:15	3:28	1:50	19:57	0	0	00.0
C. Clutterbuck RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	26	18:14	0:30	1:43	16:01	0	0	00.0
R. Earl LW	2	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	10:28	0:20	0:00	10:08	0	0	00.0
M. Havlat RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	26	19:46	2:27	0:24	16:55	0	0	00.0
S. Hnidy D	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	11:32	0:00	0:24	11:08	0	0	00.0
K. Johnsson D	0	1	3	4	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	35	25:58	2:12	2:40	21:06	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	0	1	3	5	5	0	1	2	0	1	0	30	22:05	2:43	2:24	16:58	8	12	40.0
A. Miettinen RW	1	0	1	2	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	29	20:36	2:43	1:04	16:49	0	0	00.0
O. Nolan RW	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	31	19:52	2:41	2:16	14:55	5	7	41.7
N. Schultz D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	18:03	1:52	1:14	14:57	0	0	00.0
J. Scott D	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3:31	0:00	0:00	3:31	0	0	00.0
J. Sheppard C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	13:36	0:10	2:06	11:20	7	2	77.8
G. Zanon D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	30	23:45	0:56	4:04	18:45	0	0	00.0
M. Zidlicky D	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	31	23:31	2:52	4:04	16:35	0	0	00.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
P Sykora									Concussion
C Kobasew									Upper Body
B Pouliot									Healthy

Carolina Hurricanes												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
A. Alberts D	0	0	-1	4	4	0	0	0	4	0	1	25	21:17	0:00	0:34	20:43	0	0	00.0
R. Brind'Amour C	0	0	-2	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	22	15:55	0:47	0:35	14:33	6	7	46.2
E. Cole LW	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	4	0	1	25	21:24	1:44	0:34	19:06	0	0	00.0
J. Corvo D	1	1	-2	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	35	31:52	5:29	3:04	23:19	0	0	00.0
M. Cullen C	0	1	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	18:44	2:02	1:42	15:00	10	9	52.6
T. Gleason D	0	0	-3	4	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	30	24:44	1:39	3:37	19:28	0	0	00.0
J. Jokinen LW	1	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	16:10	1:59	0:00	14:11	1	2	33.3
T. Kostopoulos RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:58	0:00	2:37	7:21	0	0	00.0
C. LaRose RW	0	0	-2	7	7	0	1	2	1	1	0	24	16:28	0:41	1:35	14:12	0	0	00.0
J. Pitkanen D	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	8:51	0:00	1:29	7:22	0	0	00.0
B. Rodney D	0	1	-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	17:41	5:13	0:00	12:28	0	0	00.0
T. Ruutu RW	0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	2	2	2	0	27	21:35	4:47	0:00	16:48	1	1	50.0
S. Samsonov LW	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:05	2:07	0:00	12:58	0	0	00.0
B. Sutter C	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	20:59	4:18	1:28	15:13	10	11	47.6
S. Walker RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	5	1:29	0:00	0:00	1:29	0	0	00.0
N. Wallin D	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	30	23:40	0:00	2:36	21:04	0	0	00.0
R. Whitney LW	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	20:32	4:54	0:00	15:38	0	0	00.0
S. Yelle C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	12	7:46	0:00	2:49	4:57	4	4	50.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Ward									Healthy
E Staal									Upper Body
T Conboy									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
N. Backstrom	35	4	31	.886	65:00	0

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Leighton	32	4	28	.875	64:50	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Minnesota	6	17	5	4	32
Carolina	10	14	7	4	35

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Minnesota	0 of 3
Carolina	3 of 6

* - 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

Sunday, November 15th

Minnesota	4	Final
Carolina	5	SO

Edmonton	2	Final
Atlanta	3

San Jose	3	Final
Chicago	4	OT

ESPN NHL

Minnesota 4, Carolina 5

Final

SO

NHL Scores

Sunday, November 15th