Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild

Thu, Dec 29, 2011 · Xcel Energy Center · 2011–12 Regular Season

Edmonton Oilers

3 – 4

Final

Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 4–3 on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at Xcel Energy Center. Marek Zidlicky led the way with 3 points. Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 30–27.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
EDM	1	1	1	3	30
MIN	1	3	0	4	27

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	01:24	EDM	EV	Taylor Hall (1) · wrist	Jordan Eberle (1), Tom Gilbert (1)	1–0
1st	13:47	MIN	EV	Mikko Koivu (1) · wrist	Marek Zidlicky (1), Greg Zanon (1)	1–1
2nd	10:02	MIN	EV	Jarod Palmer (1) · wrist	Kyle Brodziak (1)	1–2
2nd	10:21	MIN	EV	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1) · snap	Marek Zidlicky (2), Greg Zanon (2)	1–3
2nd	14:40	EDM	EV	Ladislav Smid (1) · wrist	Taylor Hall (1), Ben Eager (1)	2–3
2nd	15:26	MIN	EV	Dany Heatley (1) · wrist	Marek Zidlicky (3), Mikko Koivu (1)	2–4
3rd	06:40	EDM	EV	Shawn Horcoff (1) · wrist	Ryan Smyth (1)	3–4

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	09:22	EDM	Ladislav Smid	roughing	2
1st	09:22	MIN	Cal Clutterbuck	cross checking	2
1st	13:03	MIN	Nate Prosser	roughing	2
1st	13:03	EDM	Taylor Hall	roughing	2
1st	18:01	MIN	Brad Staubitz	roughing	2
1st	18:01	EDM	Theo Peckham	charging	2
1st	18:01	MIN	Matt Kassian	misconduct	10
1st	18:01	EDM	Ben Eager	misconduct	10
2nd	03:36	MIN	Mikko Koivu	high sticking double minor	4
2nd	06:42	EDM	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	11:17	MIN	Matt Kassian	fighting	5
2nd	11:17	EDM	Darcy Hordichuk	fighting	5
3rd	00:03	EDM	Darcy Hordichuk	fighting	5
3rd	00:03	MIN	Matt Kassian	fighting	5
3rd	04:49	EDM	Colten Teubert	cross checking	2
3rd	04:49	MIN	Cal Clutterbuck	diving	2
3rd	05:25	MIN	Niklas Backstrom	roughing	2
3rd	05:25	EDM	Ryan Jones	interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	18:37	MIN	Justin Falk	interference	2
3rd	20:00	EDM	Ryan Smyth	roughing	2
3rd	20:00	MIN	Nate Prosser	roughing	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: EDM 2.61 · MIN 2.37 · xG% EDM 52.4

Edmonton Oilers

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
4	Taylor Hall	L	1	1	2	+2	2	5	1	0		19:46	30
77	Tom Gilbert	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		24:04	31
5	Ladislav Smid	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0		21:42	32
94	Ryan Smyth	L	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0		20:48	26
10	Shawn Horcoff	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	26.3	20:22	26
14	Jordan Eberle	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	100.0	17:19	24
55	Ben Eager	L	0	1	1	+1	10	0	1	0		6:35	12
44	Corey Potter	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		20:24	28
58	Jeff Petry	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2		20:05	29
93	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	1	40.0	18:31	29
24	Theo Peckham	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	0		16:54	24
83	Ales Hemsky	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		15:48	20
20	Eric Belanger	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	72.2	15:13	23
28	Ryan Jones	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0		14:11	20
89	Sam Gagner	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		14:02	17
33	Colten Teubert	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1		12:39	16
57	Anton Lander	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	62.5	10:18	15
16	Darcy Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0		2:43	6

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35	Nikolai Khabibulin	L	19	15	4	.789	40:00
40	Devan Dubnyk		8	8	0	1.000	18:37

Minnesota Wild

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
3	Marek Zidlicky	D	0	3	3	+3	0	2	1	0		19:05	29
9	Mikko Koivu	C	1	1	2	+2	4	2	2	0	66.7	22:43	27
5	Greg Zanon	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	4	4		19:22	27
15	Dany Heatley	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0	50.0	20:01	26
21	Kyle Brodziak	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0	47.4	18:05	28
96	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		15:23	20
79	Jarod Palmer	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		15:15	24
39	Nate Prosser	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	2		23:08	33
44	Justin Falk	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	4	1		22:26	29
55	Nick Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3		19:21	29
7	Matt Cullen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	42.1	17:20	23
6	Marco Scandella	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		16:35	26
25	Nick Johnson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	0		16:18	25
22	Cal Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	+2	4	1	3	1		15:57	26
14	Darroll Powe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		15:00	18
43	Warren Peters	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	50.0	4:58	8
16	Brad Staubitz	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		3:29	8
28	Matt Kassian	L	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0		2:12	6

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32	Niklas Backstrom	W	30	27	3	.900	60:00