Minnesota 3, Carolina 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 24, 2009
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees:
Brad Meier, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen:
Dan Schachte, Lyle Seitz
Attendance:
18145
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Carolina
|
2-5-1-2 |
2-1-0-1 |
0-4-1-1 |
L6 |
| Minnesota
|
3-7-0-0 |
3-0-0-0 |
0-7-0-0 |
W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Minnesota Wild have a 3-0-0-0 record at home this season. The Carolina Hurricanes have a 0-4-1-1 record on the road.
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Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Wild have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Carolina has a streak of 6 straight up losses. The Hurricanes have won 2 of their last 10 games.
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Brent Burns played for 24:31 during 33 shifts and scored 2 points. Brent Burns had 0 goals and 2 assists.
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Joni Pitkanen played for 26:47 during 32 shifts and scored 2 points. Joni Pitkanen had 1 goal and 1 assist.
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Minnesota had 7 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
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Carolina had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Carolina |
|
Minnesota |
|
Joni Pitkanen 2 |
Points |
Brent Burns 2 |
|
Joni Pitkanen 1 |
Goals |
Kyle Brodziak 1 |
|
Ray Whitney 2 |
Assists |
Brent Burns 2 |
|
Sergei Samsonov 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Andrew Brunette 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Cam Ward .897 |
Save Percentage |
Niklas Backstrom .913 |
|
Cam Ward 26 |
Saves |
Niklas Backstrom 21 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Carolina
|
23 |
2 |
1-3 |
6-7 |
23 |
22 |
| Minnesota
|
29 |
3 |
1-7 |
2-3 |
15 |
38 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Wild have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .429 after a loss.
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Carolina will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .143 after a loss.