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2007-08 regular season

Predators at Wild

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

Wild beat Predators 3–2 at Xcel Energy Center on December 18, 2007.

NSH – MIN
32–31
Shots on goal
1/5–0/5
Power play
8–10
Hits
19–9
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Eric Belanger
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 17:56 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Brent Burns
2 A
4 shots · 25:35 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Josh Harding
30 saves
0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐯 Jason Arnott Go-ahead 1st · 08:49
Assists: Ryan Suter · beat Josh Harding
1–0
2nd period
🐯 J-P Dumont PP 2nd · 11:25
Assists: Martin Erat, Jason Arnott · beat Josh Harding
2–0
3rd period
🌲 Marian Gaborik 3rd · 00:41
Assists: Pavol Demitra, Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Dan Ellis
2–1
🌲 Eric Belanger Tying 3rd · 06:54
Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brent Burns · beat Dan Ellis
2–2
🌲 Brian Rolston Go-ahead 3rd · 18:52
Assists: Eric Belanger, Brent Burns · beat Dan Ellis
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Arnott · Legwand · Erat 19:00
L2 Gelinas · Bonk · Tootoo 13:51
L3 Fiddler · Radulov · Ortmeyer 12:29
L4 Nichol · Smithson · Dumont 11:36
D1 Hamhuis · Suter 20:30
D2 Zanon · Weber 19:55
D3 Zidlicky · De Vries 19:42
🌲Wild
L1 Demitra · Rolston · Gaborik 21:39
L2 Belanger · Bouchard · Parrish 17:41
L3 Veilleux · Sheppard · Radivojevic 13:39
L4 Voros · Moore · Foy 8:27
D1 Burns · Johnsson 24:31
D2 Schultz · Skoula 18:58
D3 Carney · Hill 13:21

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH MIN🌲
32 Shots on goal 31
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
8 Hits 10
19 Blocked shots 9
3 Takeaways 5
2 Giveaways 9
12 Penalty minutes 10
NSH shooting 6.2% (2/32) MIN shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Dan Ellis
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:12 TOI
🌲Wild
Josh Harding
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 59:45 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Predators
Predators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 2–0
Predators
Predators — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Wild
Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 2–0
Nov 242007 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 4–3 Feb 172007 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 4–1 Nov 162006 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 7–6 SO Nov 42006 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 4–3 Oct 72006 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 5–6
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Who won Predators vs Wild on December 18, 2007?

Wild won 3–2. The final score was Predators 2, Wild 3.

Who scored for Predators?

J-P Dumont, Jason Arnott.

Who scored for Wild?

Brian Rolston, Eric Belanger, Marian Gaborik.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Dan Ellis made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Josh Harding made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeDec 15 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 1–3 AfterDec 19 🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI 2–5
🌲 Wild
BeforeDec 15 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 2–1 AfterDec 20 🗽NYR @ 🌲MIN 3–6
Also on December 18
🏛️OTT 3–2 🐻BOS 🐧PIT 0–4 🗽NYR 🌵PHX 3–2 🔔PHI 🍁TOR 2–3 🌪️CAR ⚡TBL 2–6 🐦ATL 🔥CGY 3–1 🧥CBJ 🐆FLA 3–2 🇨🇦MTL ⭐DAL 2–1 🛢️EDM
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