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Minnesota Wild 6 , Chicago Blackhawks 1
Shots: 32 - 23
PP: 2 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:64/74=86 %, Challenges:40/49=80 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:43/47=89 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 900240 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:45 1-0
Branko Radivojevic [17] (Steve Kelly, Dan Paillé)
17:55 2-0
Tyler Arnason [16] (Stéphane Veilleux, Dean McAmmond)
19:33 3-0
Marc Savard [17] (Steve Kelly, Alexander Perezhogin)PP
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24:43 4-0
Brian Rolston [19] (Pavol Demitra, Daniel Alfredsson)PP
29:26 4-1
Martin Havlat [12])
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47:34 5-1
Kim Johnsson [6] (Daniel Alfredsson, Kurtis Foster)
51:43 6-1
Stéphane Veilleux [7] (Dean McAmmond, Kurtis Foster)
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Penalty summary:
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11:51
Rene Bourque (2 min for high-sticking)
18:16
Martin Lapointe (2 min for cross-checking)
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23:25
Jim Vandermeer (2 min for hooking)
29:02
Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
29:02
Steve Kelly (5 min for fighting)
32:33
Kim Johnsson (2 min for holding the stick)
36:27
Martin Skoula (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:14
Radek Dvorak (2 min for slashing)
47:48
Andrei Zyuzin (2 min for slashing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 15.00 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.10 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
C Dan Paillé 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 9.10 6
C Marc Savard 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.00 8
C Pavol Demitra 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
L Steve Kelly 0 2 3 1 1 0 5 1 20.50 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 9.10 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.10 8
L Brian Rolston 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 16.50 8
D Paul Albers 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 10.00 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 22.40 8
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 27.20 7
D Petteri Nummelin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13.00 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Kim Johnsson 1 0 5 2 0 0 2 2 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -2 16.00 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 15.50 7
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 7
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 5
C Alexandre Daigle 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 15.10 5
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 7.20 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -2 17.20 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 15.10 8
L Robert Lang 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 6
L Martin Havlat 1 0 3 4 0 4 0 1 14.10 9
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 16.00 5
D Noah Welch 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 23.10 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 -1 20.50 5
D Magnus Johansson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 23.00 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 16.50 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 20.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 8 0 0 24.40 4
G Patrick Lalime 2 0 18 0 0 35.00 8
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Stéphane Veilleux
2nd star: Kim Johnsson
3rd star: Branko Radivojevic
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Stéphane Veilleux has marked a new career high in points with 17 points.
-Dean McAmmond notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Kurtis Foster has marked a new career high in assists with 19 assists.
-Kurtis Foster notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer beat Steve Kelly in a fight.
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 4( 13) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 17)
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0-1 NOR Adam Berti (Martin St. Pierre)
1-1 HOU Mark Rooneem (Marco Rosa)
2-1 HOU Éric Bélanger
2-2 NOR Kris Versteeg (Dave Bolland)
3-2 HOU Josh Olson (Éric Bélanger)
3-3 NOR Colin Fraser (Michael Blunden)
4-3 HOU Dominic Moore (Roman Voloshenko, Ryan Stokes)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Corey Crawford
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Montreal Canadiens 6 , Edmonton Oilers 2
Shots: 40 - 25
PP: 4 of 10 (16 shots), Passing:68/77=88 %, Challenges:42/50=82 %
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:73/82=89 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:52 1-0
Ryan Kesler [13] (Saku Koivu, Alexander Semin)
12:22 2-0
Alex Kovalev [21] (Dmitri Kalinin, Ryan Kesler)PP
13:22 2-1
Steve Staios [2] (Jarret Stoll)
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22:49 3-1
Michael Ryder [16] (Brent Sopel, Ryan Kesler)PP
29:33 3-2
Denis Grebeshkov [5] (Zack Stortini, Jean-François Jacques)
30:13 4-2
Paul Gaustad [5] (Bryan Smolinski, Pat Rissmiller)
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41:43 5-2
Ryan Malone [23] (Ryan Kesler, Michael Ryder)PP
46:15 6-2
Michael Ryder [17] (Ryan Kesler, Ryan Malone)PP
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Penalty summary:
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07:55
Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
12:05
Zack Stortini (2 min for high-sticking)
14:39
Raffi Torres (2 min for slashing)
14:39
Raffi Torres (10 min misconduct)
17:57
Paul Gaustad (2 min for elbowing)
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20:09
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for high-sticking)
22:22
Ethan Moreau (2 min for slashing)
31:24
Saku Koivu (2 min for hooking)
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40:43
Jean-François Jacques (2 min for hooking)
43:21
Sam Gagner (2 min for roughing)
45:39
Matt Greene (2 min for roughing)
46:29
Sam Gagner (2 min for slashing)
49:43
Joni Pitkänen (2 min for high-sticking)
57:04
Sam Gagner (2 min for tripping)
58:22
Steve Staios (2 min for roughing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 15.10 8
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.10 5
R Michael Ryder 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 9
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 6
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 15.10 7
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Ryan Kesler 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 1 21.20 9
C Saku Koivu 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 -1 11.10 6
L Bryan Smolinski 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Ryan Malone 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
L Alexander Semin 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 14.20 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 1 15.50 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 3 5 0 4 0 -1 29.00 8
D Brent Sopel 0 1 5 3 0 2 0 0 21.20 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 22.10 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sam Gagner 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 13.50 6
R Zack Stortini 0 1 3 2 4 0 2 0 11.50 6
R Jean-François Jacques 0 1 3 3 1 3 2 0 14.20 8
R Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 6
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.40 5
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 21.40 5
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4.20 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 3 2 2 1 2 0 17.40 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 3 2 0 12 0 19.20 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 7
L Ales Hemsky 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12.40 5
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 23.00 6
D Steve Staios 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 20.50 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 25.50 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 24.10 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 9.10 5
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 17.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 6 0 34 0 0 60.00 5
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Kesler
2nd star: Michael Ryder
3rd star: Ryan Malone
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Ryan Malone has marked a new career high in goals with 23 tallies.
-Ryan Kesler notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ryan Malone notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Steve Staios ended his 7 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 28) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 11)
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1-0 QUE Francis Lemieux (Gregory Stewart)
1-1 HAM Stéphane Goulet (Ryan Flinn)
2-1 QUE Josh Gorges (Eric Manlow)
3-1 QUE Corey Locke (Duncan Milroy)
Goalies: Yann Danis - Devan Dubnyk