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31/3/2009
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Nashville Predators 6 , Minnesota Wild 4
Shots: 31 - 29
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:72/88=81 %, Challenges:27/40=65 %
PP: 2 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:62/72=86 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 497988 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:14 1-0
Jean-Pierre Dumont [21] (Thomas Vanek, Jason Arnott)
09:34 1-1
Mikko Koivu [20] (Kim Johnsson, Marek Zidlicky)
15:54 2-1
Mike Komisarek [8] (Niklas Kronwall, Radek Bonk)
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24:33 2-2
Éric Bélanger [18] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Marek Zidlicky)PP
26:12 3-2
Kelsey Wilson [2] (Thomas Vanek)
27:02 3-3
Sam Gagner [16] (Stéphane Veilleux, Marc-André Bergeron)
33:35 4-3
Kelsey Wilson [3] (Greg de Vries, Niklas Kronwall)
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43:25 4-4
Andrew Brunette [24] (Éric Bélanger)PP
48:24 5-4
Jason Arnott [36] (Scott Niedermayer)
53:31 6-4
Andrei Kostitsyn [30] (Guillaume Latendresse, Jean-Pierre Dumont)
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Penalty summary:
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09:52
Scott Nichol (2 min for hooking)
12:27
Owen Nolan (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:33
Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for hooking)
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43:13
Jason Arnott (2 min for cross-checking)
44:12
Dan Fritsche (2 min for cross-checking)
44:39
Mikko Koivu (2 min for tripping)
49:04
Scott Nichol (2 min for hooking)
55:47
Scott Nichol (2 min for slashing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 6
R Wade Belak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 5 3 1 1 2 1 20.40 8
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 3 16.00 8
C Rich Peverly 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.00 5
C Scott Nichol 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 0 16.40 7
C Radek Bonk 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 22.40 7
C Jason Arnott 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 2 20.20 8
L Paul Thompson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 5
L Kelsey Wilson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 4 20.00 8
D Greg de Vries 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 21.50 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 18.10 8
D Mike Komisarek 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 1 21.50 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 3 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Jeremy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitri Kugryshev 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.00 5
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 3 5 2 5 2 1 14.50 8
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
R Owen Nolan 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -2 18.30 7
C Jay McClement 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 6.00 4
C Sam Gagner 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 12.50 7
C Éric Bélanger 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 -1 19.50 7
C Mikko Koivu 1 0 4 3 3 1 2 -1 15.00 7
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 6.00 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 14.10 6
L Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 19.10 7
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 20.30 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 -3 25.30 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 16.10 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 -4 30.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 6 0 25 0 0 60.00 4
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kelsey Wilson
2nd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
3rd star: Jason Arnott
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Greg de Vries notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Arnott has marked a new career high in points with 77 points.
-Andrei Kostitsyn scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Radek Bonk had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Kelsey Wilson ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Kelsey Wilson ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Mikko Koivu scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Éric Bélanger has marked a new career high in goals with 18 tallies.
-Éric Bélanger has marked a new career high in assists with 25 assists.
-Mikko Koivu ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 0( 9) , Houston Aeros 3( 20)
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0-1 HOU Corey Locke (Yan Stastny, Roman Voloshenko)
0-2 HOU Roman Voloshenko (Corey Locke, Yan Stastny)
0-3 HOU Chris Culligan (Matt Kassian, Ryan Hamilton)
Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Nolan Schaefer