Minnesota 5, Philadelphia 4

123SOT
MIN(3-4-0)02215
PHI(2-3-2)20204

Final

SO
7:00 PM ET, September 29, 2009
Wachovia Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wild 5, Flyers 4, SO

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Game Information
Arena: Wachovia Center
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 17,395 (89.2% full)
Scoring Summary
1ST PERIOD
5:23 Claude Giroux
Assist: Matt Carle
15:42 Mika Pyorala
Assist: Mike Richards
2ND PERIOD
9:02 Martin Havlat (power play)
Assist: Mikko Koivu, Brent Burns
15:36 Brent Burns
Assist: James Sheppard, Mikko Koivu
3RD PERIOD
1:05 Mike Richards
Assist: Simon Gagne, Braydon Coburn
2:57 Cal Clutterbuck (power play)
Assist: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Kim Johnsson
15:20 James Sheppard
Assist: Brent Burns
16:56 Daniel Briere
Assist: Jeff Carter
OT
No scoring this period
SHOOTOUT
Daniel Briere shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom: GOAL.
Mikko Koivu shootout attempt against Johan Backlund: GOAL.
Mike Richards shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom: GOAL.
Martin Havlat shootout attempt against Johan Backlund: GOAL.
Simon Gagne shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom: SAVED.
Petr Sykora shootout attempt against Johan Backlund: SAVED.
Jeff Carter shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom: SAVED.
Antti Miettinen shootout attempt against Johan Backlund: GOAL.
Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA -- Antti Miettinen scored the deciding goal in a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the final preseason game for both teams on Tuesday.

Mikko Koivu and Martin Havlat also scored shootout goals for the Wild, which snapped a three game losing streak. Danny Briere and Mike Richards had the shootout goals for the Flyers.

Havlat, Brent Burns, Cal Clutterbuck, and James Sheppard had regulation goals for the Wild. Richards, Briere, Claude Giroux, and Mika Pyorala scored for the Flyers.

Niklas Backstrom had 35 saves for the Wild before stopping Simon Gagne and Jeff Carter in the shootout.

Philadelphia's Ray Emery stopped 10 of 11 shots before being replaced by Johan Backlund late in the second period. He saved 10 of 13.

After Sheppard put the Wild ahead 4-3 on a shot that bounced off Philadelphia's Ryan Parent into the net at 15:20, Briere pulled the Flyers even by scoring from in close at 16:56.

Koivu, who had two assists, and linemate Andrew Brunette made their first appearancers of the preseason after being sidelined with leg injuries. Minnesota right winger Petr Sykora returned after missing three games with an ankle injury.

The Flyers open the regular season at Carolina on Friday. Minnesota opens at Columbus on Saturday.

 

 

NHL Scores

Tuesday, September 29th
St. Louis 6 Final
Linkopings HC 0
Chicago 1 Final
ZSC Lions Zurich 2
NY Islanders 2 Final
New Jersey 4
Minnesota 5 Final
Philadelphia 4 SO