Wild 2–1 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Nov 18, 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

Mikko Koivu

1 G

5 shots · 24:15 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Matt Cooke

1 G

2 shots · 15:30 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jordan Staal

1 A

5 shots · 21:14 TOI

Scoring

2 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Mikko Koivu Go-ahead 1st · 07:57

Unassisted · beat Dany Sabourin

1–0

🐧 Matt Cooke Tying 1st · 08:07

Assists: Jordan Staal, Rob Scuderi · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Belanger · Miettinen 19:36

L2 Brunette · Sheppard · Nolan 16:17

L3 Veilleux · Pouliot · Bouchard 14:32

L4 Gillies · Clutterbuck 5:38

D1 Johnsson · Schultz 27:56

D2 Zidlicky · Skoula 23:11

D3 Burns · Bergeron 16:51

D4 Reitz 9:42

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Staal · Malkin 21:14

L2 Fedotenko · Talbot · Satan 16:31

L3 Cooke · Kennedy · Sykora 15:30

L4 Zigomanis · Dupuis · Godard 11:29

D1 Letang · Scuderi 21:36

D2 Boucher · Orpik 21:01

D3 Gill · Goligoski 20:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN PIT🐧

25 Shots on goal 25

16 Hits 23

13 Blocked shots 22

1 Takeaways 4

4 Giveaways 13

13 Penalty minutes 9

MIN shooting 8.0% (2/25) PIT shooting 4.0% (1/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Dany Sabourin

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Wild

Wild — tied after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 1–0

Oct 302007 🐧PIT @ 🌲MIN 4–2 Dec 82005 🌲MIN @ 🐧PIT 5–0 Jan 162004 🐧PIT @ 🌲MIN 2–4 Nov 192003 🌲MIN @ 🐧PIT 6–2 Nov 142002 🐧PIT @ 🌲MIN 1–1 OT

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Who won Wild vs Penguins on November 18, 2008?

Wild won 2–1 in a shootout. The final score was Wild 2, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Wild?

Mikko Koivu.

Who scored for Penguins?

Matt Cooke.

How did the Wild goalie play?

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

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Dany Sabourin made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Wild vs Penguins season series?

Wild lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeNov 15 🧥CBJ @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterNov 20 🐋VAN @ 🌲MIN 3–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeNov 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–5 AfterNov 20 🐧PIT @ 🐦ATL 3–2

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