5–2

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 15-12-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MIN	0	2	3	5
PIT	0	1	1	2

Wild at Penguins

Wild beat Penguins 5–2 at PPG Paints Arena on December 14, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Dec 14, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Wild lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Sergei Zholtok

2 G

3 shots · 16:05 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Marian Gaborik

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:41 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Wes Walz

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:47 TOI · +2

4rd star 🌲 MIN

Manny Fernandez

39 saves

0.951 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🌲 Sergei Zholtok Go-ahead 2nd · 07:29

Assists: Marian Gaborik, Antti Laaksonen · beat Johan Hedberg

1–0

🌲 Sergei Zholtok PP 2nd · 11:14

Assists: Richard Park, Lubomir Sekeras · beat Johan Hedberg

2–0

🐧 Robert Lang PP 2nd · 18:26

Assists: Kris Beech, Jan Hrdina · beat Manny Fernandez

2–1

3rd period

🌲 Marian Gaborik 3rd · 05:33

Assists: Filip Kuba, Wes Walz · beat Johan Hedberg

3–1

🐧 Jan Hrdina PP 3rd · 14:59

Assists: Kris Beech, Robert Lang · beat Manny Fernandez

3–2

🌲 Pascal Dupuis 3rd · 15:35

Assists: Andy Sutton, Lubomir Sekeras · beat Johan Hedberg

4–2

🌲 Wes Walz SH Empty net 3rd · 19:25

Unassisted

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN PIT🐧

21 Shots on goal 41

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

17 Hits 23

8 Blocked shots 6

2 Takeaways 2

5 Giveaways 9

17 Penalty minutes 15

MIN shooting 23.8% (5/21) PIT shooting 4.9% (2/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Manny Fernandez

39/41

.951 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

16/20

.800 SV% · 4 GA · 59:23 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 12-12-6 (40% win rate, 30 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 15-12-4 (48% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Laaksonen · Walz · Gaborik 19:47

L2 Hendrickson · Zholtok · Dupuis 16:05

L3 Brunette · Dowd · Park 14:48

L4 Johnson · Gavey 4:56

D1 Sekeras · Kuba 29:28

D2 Benysek · Brown 16:34

D3 Sutton · Marshall 13:46

D4 Matteucci 10:22

🐧Penguins

L1 Lang · Hrdina · Kovalev 25:53

L2 Petersen · Kraft · Richer 16:19

L3 Lacouture · Beech · Primeau 13:02

L4 Stevens · Tibbetts 6:12

D1 Jonsson · Rozsival 22:06

D2 Ference · Kasparaitis 18:12

D3 Melichar · Laukkanen 15:12

D4 Jakopin 2:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Wild lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ MIN vs PIT, answered

Who won Wild vs Penguins on December 14, 2001?

Wild won 5–2.

What was the final score of Wild vs Penguins?

The final score was Wild 5, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Wild?

Sergei Zholtok (2), Marian Gaborik, Pascal Dupuis, Wes Walz.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jan Hrdina, Robert Lang.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 39 saves on 41 shots (.951 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 16 saves on 20 shots (.800 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Wild vs Penguins season series?

Wild lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌲Wild

Previous game · Dec 10

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 12

Also on December 14, 2001

Wild season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule