Tuesday, December 23, 2008 · Xcel Energy Center
Hurricanes 2 at Wild 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
18:46
Rod Brind'Amour
(8)
Scott Walker (7), Ray Whitney (17)
· Tip-in
CAR 1 – 0 MIN
2nd Period
-
1:35
Ray Whitney
(12)
Joni Pitkanen (13), Rod Brind'Amour (16)
· Deflection
CAR 2 – 0 MIN
-
4:17
Cal Clutterbuck
(3)
Mikko Koivu (23), Marian Gaborik (2)
· Tip-in
CAR 2 – 1 MIN
-
8:18
Marian Gaborik
(3)
PPG
Mikko Koivu (24), Marek Zidlicky (11)
· Wrist
CAR 2 – 2 MIN
-
18:18
Stephane Veilleux
(4)
SHG
Eric Belanger (11), Nick Schultz (4)
· Wrist
CAR 2 – 3 MIN
3rd Period
No scoring
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Whitney L | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 20:49 | 1.95 |
| Rod Brind'Amour C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:19 | 1.48 |
| Joni Pitkanen D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 23:32 | 1.05 |
| Scott Walker R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 17:41 | 0.93 |
| Matt Cullen C | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 15:03 | 0.53 |
| Joe Corvo D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27:12 | 0.35 |
| Chad LaRose R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15:40 | 0.32 |
| Dennis Seidenberg D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 21:58 | 0.25 |
| Eric Staal C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:27 | 0.20 |
| Patrick Eaves R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:24 | 0.15 |
| Tim Gleason D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 23:10 | 0.10 |
| Brandon Sutter C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:28 | 0.08 |
| Ryan Bayda L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:53 | 0.00 |
| Frantisek Kaberle D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:56 | 0.00 |
| Tuomo Ruutu L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 17:29 | -0.02 |
| Sergei Samsonov L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:00 | -0.05 |
| Justin Williams R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:46 | -0.13 |
| Anton Babchuk D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:50 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Leighton | L | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 59:05 | -0.25 |
Minnesota Wild
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian Gaborik R | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:46 | 1.85 |
| Mikko Koivu C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 21:02 | 1.53 |
| Stephane Veilleux L | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:05 | 1.05 |
| Cal Clutterbuck R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +1 | 14:47 | 0.93 |
| Eric Belanger C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:57 | 0.78 |
| Marek Zidlicky D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 19:28 | 0.75 |
| Nick Schultz D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:43 | 0.70 |
| Kim Johnsson D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 26:20 | 0.35 |
| Andrew Brunette L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:23 | 0.00 |
| Colton Gillies C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:50 | 0.00 |
| Derek Boogaard L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:52 | 0.00 |
| Brent Burns D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26:42 | 0.00 |
| James Sheppard C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:56 | -0.13 |
| Antti Miettinen R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:30 | -0.15 |
| Erik Reitz D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:08 | -0.15 |
| Martin Skoula D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:11 | -0.15 |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:49 | -0.23 |
| Krys Kolanos C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:31 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niklas Backstrom | W | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 60:00 | 2.00 |