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2006-07 regular season

Wild at Predators

🗓 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🔁 Wild lead the season series 2–1

Wild beat Predators 7–6 in a shootout at Bridgestone Arena on November 16, 2006.

MIN – NSH
45–45
Shots on goal
2/4–1/4
Power play
7–14
Hits
8–7
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Mikko Koivu
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 17:24 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Steve Sullivan
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 19:17 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
J-P Dumont
3 A
2 shots · 15:21 TOI

Scoring

12 goals · in order
1st period
🐯 David Legwand Go-ahead 1st · 08:09
Assists: Martin Erat, Paul Kariya · beat Manny Fernandez
0–1
🌲 Wes Walz SH Tying 1st · 09:54
Assists: Pavol Demitra · beat Chris Mason
1–1
🐯 Ryan Suter Go-ahead 1st · 17:38
Assists: Steve Sullivan, Mikko Lehtonen · beat Manny Fernandez
1–2
🐯 Dan Hamhuis 1st · 18:34
Assists: Scott Hartnell, Jason Arnott · beat Manny Fernandez
1–3
2nd period
🌲 Mikko Koivu PP 2nd · 02:28
Assists: Kurtis Foster, Petteri Nummelin · beat Chris Mason
2–3
🐯 Kimmo Timonen PP 2nd · 12:28
Assists: Steve Sullivan, J-P Dumont · beat Manny Fernandez
2–4
🌲 Pascal Dupuis 2nd · 13:06
Assists: Stephane Veilleux, Martin Skoula · beat Chris Mason
3–4
🐯 Vernon Fiddler 2nd · 13:52
Assists: Marek Zidlicky, J-P Dumont · beat Manny Fernandez
3–5
🐯 Steve Sullivan 2nd · 16:05
Assists: J-P Dumont · beat Niklas Backstrom
3–6
🌲 Stephane Veilleux 2nd · 19:06
Assists: Mikko Koivu, Nick Schultz · beat Chris Mason
4–6
3rd period
🌲 Pavol Demitra PP 3rd · 05:26
Assists: Mark Parrish, Kim Johnsson · beat Chris Mason
5–6
🌲 Brent Burns Tying 3rd · 11:39
Assists: Mikko Koivu, Mark Parrish · beat Chris Mason
6–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 White · Demitra · Rolston 21:44
L2 Koivu · Walz · Radivojevic 17:18
L3 Veilleux · Bouchard · Dupuis 12:17
L4 Smith · Parrish 8:54
D1 Johnsson · Schultz 25:46
D2 Nummelin · Skoula 20:01
D3 Foster · Carney 18:03
D4 Burns 7:59
🐯Predators
L1 Kariya · Legwand · Erat 19:56
L2 Sullivan · Hartnell · Arnott 19:16
L3 Vasicek · Fiddler · Dumont 15:21
L4 Nichol · Smithson · Tootoo 6:58
D1 Hamhuis · Zidlicky 24:33
D2 Weber · Timonen 22:30
D3 Suter · Lehtonen 16:23

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN NSH🐯
45 Shots on goal 45
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
7 Hits 14
8 Blocked shots 7
5 Takeaways 12
6 Giveaways 10
10 Penalty minutes 10
MIN shooting 15.6% (7/45) NSH shooting 13.3% (6/45)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
24/25
.960 SV% · 1 GA · 31:08 TOI
Manny Fernandez
15/20
.750 SV% · 5 GA · 33:39 TOI
🐯Predators
Chris Mason
39/45
.867 SV% · 6 GA · 65:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Wild
Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Predators
Predators — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 4–6
Wild
Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Predators
Predators — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 2–1
Nov 42006 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 4–3 Oct 72006 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 5–6 Apr 132006 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 2–4 Jan 262006 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 1–5 Dec 12005 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 1–2
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Who won Wild vs Predators on November 16, 2006?

Wild won 7–6 in a shootout. The final score was Wild 7, Predators 6.

Who scored for Wild?

Brent Burns, Mikko Koivu, Pascal Dupuis, Pavol Demitra, Stephane Veilleux, Wes Walz.

Who scored for Predators?

Dan Hamhuis, David Legwand, Kimmo Timonen, Ryan Suter, Steve Sullivan, Vernon Fiddler.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Chris Mason made 39 saves on 45 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Wild vs Predators season series?

Wild lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeNov 14 🌲MIN @ 🌵PHX 3–4 AfterNov 18 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–1
🐯 Predators
BeforeNov 15 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 5–4 AfterNov 18 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 2–4
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