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8/4/2009
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Minnesota Wild 4 , Edmonton Oilers 4
Shots: 31 - 28
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:72/84=85 %, Challenges:45/58=76 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:78/96=81 %, Challenges:26/46=55 %
Attendance: 10861 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 519156 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:41 1-0
Andrew Brunette [25] (Marek Zidlicky, Kim Johnsson)
11:27 1-1
Lubomir Visnovsky [12] (Robert Nilsson, Sheldon Souray)
19:34 1-2
Sam Gagner [14] (Ethan Moreau, Kyle Brodziak)
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33:25 1-3
Dustin Penner [22] (Fernando Pisani, Steve Staios)
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42:23 2-3
Antti Miettinen [11] (Martin Skoula, Éric Bélanger)PP
44:47 2-4
Shawn Horcoff [23] (Ales Hemsky, Erik Cole)
46:04 3-4
Andrew Brunette [26] (Éric Bélanger, Marc-André Bergeron)
50:52 4-4
Éric Bélanger [33] (Owen Nolan, Marc-André Bergeron)
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Penalty summary:
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03:56
Nick Schultz (2 min for tripping)
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21:32
Erik Cole (2 min for high-sticking)
34:02
Ethan Moreau (2 min for high-sticking)
35:25
Erik Cole (2 min for tripping)
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41:58
Sheldon Souray (2 min for roughing)
51:37
Sam Gagner (2 min for slashing)
55:48
Éric Bélanger (2 min for hooking)
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60:07
Owen Nolan (2 min for slashing)
Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Locke 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 4
R Antti Miettinen 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 18.50 6
R Owen Nolan 0 1 2 0 3 0 2 2 14.50 7
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.30 6
C James Sheppard 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 6.30 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 14.10 5
C Éric Bélanger 1 2 5 0 1 0 2 2 20.50 9
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 -2 22.50 7
L Roman Voloshenko 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.30 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 6
L Andrew Brunette 2 0 6 3 0 0 0 2 21.40 9
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 22.40 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 -1 14.10 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 17.50 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -2 34.20 7
D Martin Skoula 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 -1 17.10 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 26.10 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 -1 20.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 24 0 0 65.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 13.30 7
R Sam Gagner 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 13.10 7
R Fernando Pisani 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 11.10 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 1 24.00 8
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 9.00 4
C Kyle Brodziak 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 6
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 -2 11.20 5
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 25.10 8
L Robert Nilsson 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 8.10 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 15.40 6
L Dustin Penner 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18.50 7
L Erik Cole 0 1 5 3 3 0 4 1 24.30 8
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 12.20 6
D Steve Staios 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 -1 20.20 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 31.20 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 17.40 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -2 17.50 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 30.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 4 0 27 0 0 65.00 5
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Éric Bélanger
2nd star: Andrew Brunette
3rd star: Antti Miettinen
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Andrew Brunette scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Kim Johnsson notched his 40th assist of the season.
Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Sam Gagner has marked a new career high in goals with 14 tallies.
-Shawn Horcoff has marked a new career high in goals with 23 tallies.
-Erik Cole notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Sam Gagner ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Lubomir Visnovsky ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 0( 14) , Hamilton Bulldogs 5( 23)
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0-1 HAM Gianni Ehrensperger (Liam Reddox)
0-2 HAM Stéphane Goulet (Carl Corazzini)
0-3 HAM Carl Corazzini (Tyler Spurgeon)
0-4 HAM Stéphane Goulet (Tyler Spurgeon)
0-5 HAM Lukas Kaspar (Robbie Schremp)
Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Jeff Deslauriers