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2006-07 regular season

Blackhawks at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Wild lead the season series 2–0

Wild beat Blackhawks 5–4 in overtime at Xcel Energy Center on December 9, 2006.

CHI – MIN
26–38
Shots on goal
1/6–3/9
Power play
6–9
Hits
9–4
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Mark Parrish
3 G
6 shots · 17:32 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Pavol Demitra
1 G, 2 A
6 shots · 21:55 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Mikko Koivu
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 21:59 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Martin Havlat Go-ahead 1st · 08:34
Assists: Tuomo Ruutu · beat Manny Fernandez
1–0
🌲 Mark Parrish PP Tying 1st · 15:22
Assists: Pavol Demitra, Mikko Koivu · beat Brian Boucher
1–1
2nd period
🌲 Pavol Demitra SH Go-ahead 2nd · 11:56
Assists: Mikko Koivu · beat Brian Boucher
1–2
🪶 Martin Havlat PP Tying 2nd · 14:07
Assists: Jeff Hamilton, Duncan Keith · beat Manny Fernandez
2–2
🌲 Mikko Koivu PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:56
Assists: Pavol Demitra, Brian Rolston · beat Brian Boucher
2–3
3rd period
🌲 Mark Parrish PP 3rd · 03:51
Assists: Brian Rolston, Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Brian Boucher
2–4
🪶 Jeff Hamilton 3rd · 13:06
Assists: Tony Salmelainen, James Wisniewski · beat Manny Fernandez
3–4
🪶 Brent Seabrook Tying 3rd · 13:31
Assists: Martin Havlat, Bryan Smolinski · beat Manny Fernandez
4–4
Overtime
🌲 Mark Parrish Go-ahead OT · 03:18
Unassisted · beat Brian Boucher
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Sharp · Ruutu · Havlat 19:53
L2 Smolinski · Arkhipov · Hamilton 16:02
L3 Salmelainen · Stewart · Lapointe 11:46
L4 Holmqvist · St. Pierre · Bochenski 10:17
D1 Keith · Wisniewski 26:09
D2 Seabrook · Cullimore 21:20
D3 Kukkonen · Vandermeer 13:50
🌲Wild
L1 Koivu · Rolston · Demitra 21:59
L2 White · Parrish · Dupuis 17:32
L3 Veilleux · Bouchard · Smith 14:20
L4 Boogaard · Radivojevic · Foy 3:36
D1 Johnsson · Nummelin 26:12
D2 Schultz · Carney 18:48
D3 Burns · Skoula 11:50

Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI MIN🌲
26 Shots on goal 38
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 3/9
6 Hits 9
9 Blocked shots 4
5 Takeaways 3
5 Giveaways 12
18 Penalty minutes 12
CHI shooting 15.4% (4/26) MIN shooting 13.2% (5/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Brian Boucher
33/38
.868 SV% · 5 GA · 63:09 TOI
🌲Wild
Manny Fernandez
22/26
.846 SV% · 4 GA · 63:18 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-5 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

All →
Wild lead the season series 2–0
Dec 52006 🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN 2–3 SO Apr 112006 🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN 0–2 Jan 222006 🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI 3–2 Jan 202006 🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN 1–4 Oct 232005 🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI 2–4
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Who won Blackhawks vs Wild on December 9, 2006?

Wild won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Blackhawks 4, Wild 5.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Martin Havlat (2), Brent Seabrook, Jeff Hamilton.

Who scored for Wild?

Mark Parrish (3), Mikko Koivu, Pavol Demitra.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Brian Boucher made 33 saves on 38 shots (.868 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Wild played?

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

What is the Blackhawks vs Wild season series?

Wild lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🪶 Blackhawks
BeforeDec 7 🌵PHX @ 🪶CHI 2–1 AfterDec 10 🛢️EDM @ 🪶CHI 1–4
🌲 Wild
BeforeDec 7 🔥CGY @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterDec 12 🌲MIN @ 🔥CGY 2–5
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