Stars 3–6 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Jan 3, 2008)

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

Marian Gaborik

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:54 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Pierre-Marc Bouchard

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 14:56 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Brent Burns

3 A

2 shots · 22:55 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Marian Gaborik SH Go-ahead 1st · 09:50

Assists: Pavol Demitra, Brent Burns · beat Marty Turco

0–1

🌲 Pavol Demitra 1st · 11:05

Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brian Rolston · beat Marty Turco

0–2

🌲 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1st · 13:14

Assists: Brian Rolston, Brent Burns · beat Marty Turco

0–3

⭐ Stu Barnes 1st · 14:07

Assists: Niklas Hagman, Trevor Daley · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–3

🌲 Marian Gaborik 1st · 18:32

Unassisted · beat Mike Smith

1–4

2nd period

🌲 Eric Belanger PP 2nd · 10:08

Assists: Marian Gaborik, Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Mike Smith

1–5

⭐ Steve Ott 2nd · 15:34

Assists: Mike Modano, Jeff Halpern · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–5

⭐ Matt Niskanen 2nd · 18:21

Assists: Mike Ribeiro, Antti Miettinen · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–5

3rd period

🌲 Mark Parrish 3rd · 16:04

Assists: Brent Burns, Keith Carney · beat Mike Smith

3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⭐Stars

L1 Morrow · Ribeiro · Miettinen 18:45

L2 Modano · Ott · Halpern 15:29

L3 Hagman · Eriksson · Barnes 12:30

L4 Winchester · Lundqvist · Barch 10:54

D1 Robidas · Niskanen 27:02

D2 Daley · Norstrom 24:32

D3 Grossmann · Fistric 6:44

🌲Wild

L1 Belanger · Gaborik · Rolston 19:07

L2 Veilleux · Demitra · Radivojevic 16:54

L3 Bouchard · Moore · Parrish 14:47

L4 Voros · Fedoruk · Sheppard 7:51

D1 Johnsson · Burns 24:00

D2 Schultz · Carney 19:58

D3 Nummelin · Hill 14:28

Team stats

Away left · home right

⭐DAL MIN🌲

28 Shots on goal 21

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

5 Hits 16

9 Blocked shots 11

4 Takeaways 6

8 Giveaways 5

32 Penalty minutes 18

DAL shooting 10.7% (3/28) MIN shooting 28.6% (6/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⭐Stars

Mike Smith

14/17

.824 SV% · 3 GA · 46:46 TOI

Marty Turco

1/4

.250 SV% · 3 GA · 13:14 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–4

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Wild

Wild — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–5

Stars

Stars — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4-1 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 262007 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 3–8 Feb 202007 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 1–2 SO Feb 62007 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 2–4 Jan 202007 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 2–1 SO Dec 22006 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 3–4 SO

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Who won Stars vs Wild on January 3, 2008?

Wild won 6–3. The final score was Stars 3, Wild 6.

Who scored for Stars?

Matt Niskanen, Steve Ott, Stu Barnes.

Who scored for Wild?

Marian Gaborik (2), Eric Belanger, Mark Parrish, Pavol Demitra, Pierre-Marc Bouchard.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Mike Smith made 14 saves on 17 shots (.824 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Wild played?

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

What is the Stars vs Wild season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⭐ Stars

BeforeJan 2 ⭐DAL @ 🐙DET 1–4 AfterJan 5 🐙DET @ ⭐DAL 3–0

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 31 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 3–2 AfterJan 5 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 1–4

Also on January 3

🦅WSH 0–2 🐻BOS 🐆FLA 4–3 🏝️NYI ⚡TBL 3–6 🇨🇦MTL 🍁TOR 2–6 🐧PIT 🛢️EDM 2–5 🐯NSH 🪶CHI 2–4 🌵PHX 🗽NYR 0–3 🐋VAN 🧥CBJ 4–3 👑LAK

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