Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild

Sat, Dec 31, 2011 · Xcel Energy Center · 2011–12 Regular Season

Phoenix Coyotes

4 – 2

Final

Minnesota Wild

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Minnesota Wild 4–2 on Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at Xcel Energy Center. Radim Vrbata scored twice. Curtis McElhinney made 28 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 30–30.

Linescore

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

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd	06:19	MIN	EV	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1) · wrist	Nick Johnson (1), Matt Cullen (1)	0–1
2nd	15:02	PHX	PP	Daymond Langkow (1) · wrist	Unassisted	1–1
3rd	04:15	PHX	EV	Radim Vrbata (1) · wrist	Ray Whitney (1)	2–1
3rd	06:16	PHX	EV	Radim Vrbata (2) · wrist	Kyle Chipchura (1), Keith Yandle (1)	3–1
3rd	08:12	MIN	PP	Matt Cullen (1) · wrist	Unassisted	3–2
3rd	19:41	PHX	SH EN	Ray Whitney (1) · wrist	Rostislav Klesla (1)	4–2

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	13:59	MIN	Nate Prosser	slashing	2
2nd	13:59	MIN	Greg Zanon	holding	2
2nd	19:11	MIN	Kyle Brodziak	interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	09:27	PHX	Michal Rozsival	delaying game puck over glass	2

Shot map

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

Expected goals: PHX 2.88 · MIN 2.58 · xG% PHX 52.7

Phoenix Coyotes

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
13	Ray Whitney	L	1	1	2	+2	0	5	0	0		21:16	21
17	Radim Vrbata	R	2	0	2	+3	0	4	0	0	33.3	17:55	25
16	Rostislav Klesla	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		20:42	27
22	Daymond Langkow	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	1	40.7	20:30	25
3	Keith Yandle	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	1		16:46	23
24	Kyle Chipchura	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	17.6	12:54	21
23	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		21:45	26
32	Michal Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3		20:21	26
19	Shane Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		20:01	25
33	Adrian Aucoin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		17:48	24
6	David Schlemko	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		17:17	25
89	Mikkel Boedker	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		17:15	22
28	Lauri Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	12.5	15:53	22
18	Patrick O'Sullivan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	100.0	15:45	19
37	Raffi Torres	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		11:56	15
26	Cal O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	12.5	11:46	15
14	Taylor Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:18	16
12	Paul Bissonnette	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		8:06	13

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31	Curtis McElhinney	W	30	28	2	.933	59:46

Minnesota Wild

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
7	Matt Cullen	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	63.2	19:11	25
96	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		18:33	21
25	Nick Johnson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		16:37	22
3	Marek Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		21:02	28
44	Justin Falk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		20:55	28
9	Mikko Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	74.2	20:48	26
46	Jared Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		20:15	26
39	Nate Prosser	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		19:34	28
55	Nick Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		19:09	28
22	Cal Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0		19:00	27
15	Dany Heatley	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	0		18:34	24
5	Greg Zanon	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	4		17:43	27
21	Kyle Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	100.0	16:25	24
14	Darroll Powe	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		14:57	21
41	Jed Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		9:57	15
18	Colton Gillies	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		9:07	13
43	Warren Peters	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7	8:03	14
28	Matt Kassian	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		6:19	10

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32	Niklas Backstrom	L	29	26	3	.897	58:49