Oilers 4–5 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2007)

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

Pierre-Marc Bouchard

3 A

3 shots · 20:47 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Brian Rolston

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:20 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Petteri Nummelin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:04 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Joni Pitkanen SH Go-ahead 1st · 01:23

Assists: Marty Reasoner, Kyle Brodziak · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–0

🛢️ Andrew Cogliano 1st · 15:45

Assists: Ethan Moreau, Fernando Pisani · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–0

🌲 Kim Johnsson PP 1st · 17:53

Assists: Eric Belanger, Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Dwayne Roloson

2–1

2nd period

🛢️ Fernando Pisani PP 2nd · 04:40

Assists: Dustin Penner, Sheldon Souray · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–1

🛢️ Jarret Stoll SH 2nd · 08:35

Assists: Kyle Brodziak · beat Niklas Backstrom

4–1

🌲 Brian Rolston 2nd · 17:33

Assists: Pavol Demitra, Sean Hill · beat Dwayne Roloson

4–2

3rd period

🌲 Marian Gaborik 3rd · 04:44

Assists: Mark Parrish, Petteri Nummelin · beat Dwayne Roloson

4–3

🌲 Brent Burns Tying 3rd · 14:44

Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Dwayne Roloson

4–4

Overtime

🌲 Petteri Nummelin PP Go-ahead OT · 01:50

Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brian Rolston · beat Dwayne Roloson

4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Horcoff · Stoll · Pisani 20:14

L2 Penner · Moreau · Reasoner 18:47

L3 Brodziak · Gagner · Cogliano 15:23

L4 Thoresen · Nilsson · Stortini 4:00

D1 Souray · Gilbert 25:51

D2 Staios · Tarnstrom 19:34

D3 Smid · Pitkanen 15:18

🌲Wild

L1 Bouchard · Demitra · Rolston 20:38

L2 Belanger · Gaborik · Parrish 17:45

L3 Veilleux · Voros · Radivojevic 13:56

L4 Fedoruk · Moore · Sheppard 8:59

D1 Burns · Johnsson 22:18

D2 Schultz · Skoula 20:22

D3 Nummelin · Hill 16:34

Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM MIN🌲

27 Shots on goal 35

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

8 Hits 9

14 Blocked shots 13

5 Takeaways 2

4 Giveaways 2

10 Penalty minutes 6

EDM shooting 14.8% (4/27) MIN shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Dwayne Roloson

30/35

.857 SV% · 5 GA · 61:50 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 61:25 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Oilers

Oilers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3-1 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-7 (22% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Oilers

Oilers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 4–1

Nov 152007 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 4–2 Nov 52007 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 2–5 Oct 252007 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 4–5 SO Oct 102007 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 0–2 Apr 52007 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 0–3

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Who won Oilers vs Wild on December 29, 2007?

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

Who scored for Oilers?

Andrew Cogliano, Fernando Pisani, Jarret Stoll, Joni Pitkanen.

Who scored for Wild?

Brent Burns, Brian Rolston, Kim Johnsson, Marian Gaborik, Petteri Nummelin.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Wild played?

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

What is the Oilers vs Wild season series?

Wild lead the season series 4–1 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🛢️ Oilers

BeforeDec 27 🦆ANA @ 🛢️EDM 2–1 AfterDec 31 🛢️EDM @ 🧥CBJ 2–4

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 27 🌲MIN @ 🌵PHX 3–2 AfterDec 31 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 3–2

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