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2006-07 regular season

Predators at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Wild lead the season series 1–0

Wild beat Predators 6–5 at Xcel Energy Center on October 7, 2006.

NSH – MIN
30–34
Shots on goal
2/7–5/8
Power play
14–11
Hits
13–17
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Brian Rolston
1 G, 2 A
6 shots · 22:31 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Steve Sullivan
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 16:50 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Marian Gaborik
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 21:16 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🐯 Mikko Lehtonen Go-ahead 1st · 01:41
Assists: J-P Dumont, Ryan Suter · beat Manny Fernandez
1–0
🐯 Steve Sullivan SH 1st · 03:59
Unassisted · beat Manny Fernandez
2–0
🌲 Pavol Demitra PP 1st · 06:54
Assists: Marian Gaborik, Brian Rolston · beat Tomas Vokoun
2–1
🌲 Marian Gaborik PP Tying 1st · 09:01
Assists: Kurtis Foster · beat Tomas Vokoun
2–2
🐯 Scott Hartnell PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:05
Assists: J-P Dumont, David Legwand · beat Manny Fernandez
3–2
2nd period
🌲 Mark Parrish PP Tying 2nd · 14:55
Assists: Kim Johnsson · beat Tomas Vokoun
3–3
3rd period
🌲 Mikko Koivu PP Go-ahead 3rd · 01:53
Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brian Rolston · beat Tomas Vokoun
3–4
🐯 Marek Zidlicky Tying 3rd · 05:21
Assists: Jason Arnott, Steve Sullivan · beat Niklas Backstrom
4–4
🌲 Todd White PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:01
Assists: Petteri Nummelin, Pavol Demitra · beat Tomas Vokoun
4–5
🐯 Martin Erat PP Tying 3rd · 10:34
Assists: Steve Sullivan · beat Niklas Backstrom
5–5
🌲 Brian Rolston Go-ahead 3rd · 18:49
Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Kurtis Foster · beat Tomas Vokoun
5–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Kariya · Vasicek · Erat 21:04
L2 Sullivan · Arnott · Legwand 17:09
L3 Hartnell · Nichol · Dumont 15:36
L4 Hordichuk · Smithson · Tootoo 4:29
D1 Timonen · Hamhuis 25:42
D2 Zidlicky · Suter 18:13
D3 Weber · Lehtonen 13:02
🌲Wild
L1 Rolston · Demitra · Gaborik 21:21
L2 White · Walz · Dupuis 15:55
L3 Veilleux · Bouchard · Parrish 14:28
L4 Boogaard · Koivu · Radivojevic 7:19
D1 Foster · Skoula 22:28
D2 Johnsson · Schultz 19:15
D3 Nummelin · Carney 13:26

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH MIN🌲
30 Shots on goal 34
2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 5/8
14 Hits 11
13 Blocked shots 17
3 Takeaways 7
6 Giveaways 10
16 Penalty minutes 14
NSH shooting 16.7% (5/30) MIN shooting 17.6% (6/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Tomas Vokoun
28/34
.824 SV% · 6 GA · 58:44 TOI
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
17/19
.895 SV% · 2 GA · 39:53 TOI
Manny Fernandez
8/11
.727 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 2nd — 3–3
Predators
Predators — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Wild
Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

All →
Wild lead the season series 1–0
Apr 132006 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 2–4 Jan 262006 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 1–5 Dec 12005 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 1–2 Nov 192005 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 2–4 Feb 262004 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 0–4
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Who won Predators vs Wild on October 7, 2006?

Wild won 6–5. The final score was Predators 5, Wild 6.

Who scored for Predators?

Marek Zidlicky, Martin Erat, Mikko Lehtonen, Scott Hartnell, Steve Sullivan.

Who scored for Wild?

Brian Rolston, Marian Gaborik, Mark Parrish, Mikko Koivu, Pavol Demitra, Todd White.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 28 saves on 34 shots (.824 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Predators vs Wild season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeOct 5 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 8–6 AfterOct 12 🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI 1–3
🌲 Wild
BeforeOct 5 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterOct 10 🐋VAN @ 🌲MIN 1–2
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