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2008-09 regular season

Stars at Wild

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

Stars beat Wild 4–3 at Xcel Energy Center on November 26, 2008.

DAL – MIN
30–28
Shots on goal
0/4–1/3
Power play
10–21
Hits
8–13
Blocked shots
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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 ⭐ DAL
Loui Eriksson
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 19:43 TOI
2nd star ⭐ DAL
James Neal
2 G
5 shots · 20:39 TOI
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Brad Richards
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 21:48 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⭐ James Neal Go-ahead 1st · 08:41
Assists: Loui Eriksson, Brad Richards · beat Niklas Backstrom
1–0
🌲 Eric Belanger Tying 1st · 09:49
Assists: Brent Burns, Marc-Andre Bergeron · beat Marty Turco
1–1
🌲 Owen Nolan PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:45
Assists: Mikko Koivu, Antti Miettinen · beat Marty Turco
1–2
2nd period
🌲 Andrew Brunette 2nd · 01:06
Assists: Martin Skoula, Eric Belanger · beat Marty Turco
1–3
⭐ James Neal 2nd · 17:40
Unassisted · beat Niklas Backstrom
2–3
3rd period
⭐ Brad Richards Tying 3rd · 08:30
Assists: Loui Eriksson, Landon Wilson · beat Niklas Backstrom
3–3
⭐ Loui Eriksson Go-ahead 3rd · 13:00
Assists: Stephane Robidas · beat Niklas Backstrom
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⭐Stars
L1 Neal · Ribeiro · Richards 21:48
L2 Eriksson · Avery · Modano 19:21
L3 Petersen · Parrish · Wilson 13:09
L4 Brunnstrom · Barch · Conner 8:04
D1 Robidas · Daley 23:32
D2 Zubov · Sydor 20:50
D3 Niskanen · Grossmann 12:59
🌲Wild
L1 Koivu · Belanger · Miettinen 21:34
L2 Brunette · Sheppard · Nolan 15:04
L3 Veilleux · Pouliot · Bouchard 13:18
L4 Boogaard · Clutterbuck 6:10
D1 Johnsson · Schultz 24:14
D2 Zidlicky · Burns 19:56
D3 Skoula · Bergeron 16:18
D4 Reitz 10:14

Team stats

Away left · home right
⭐DAL MIN🌲
30 Shots on goal 28
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
10 Hits 21
8 Blocked shots 13
5 Takeaways 4
5 Giveaways 9
13 Penalty minutes 13
DAL shooting 13.3% (4/30) MIN shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⭐Stars
Marty Turco
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 59:23 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Stars
Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-8-3 (8% win rate, 12 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Stars
Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-6-1 (0% win rate, 7 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Stars lead the season series 2–0
Oct 292008 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 2–4 Feb 72008 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 1–0 Jan 72008 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 1–3 Jan 32008 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 3–6 Dec 262007 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 3–8
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Who won Stars vs Wild on November 26, 2008?

Stars won 4–3. The final score was Stars 4, Wild 3.

Who scored for Stars?

James Neal (2), Brad Richards, Loui Eriksson.

Who scored for Wild?

Andrew Brunette, Eric Belanger, Owen Nolan.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⭐ Stars
BeforeNov 24 ⭐DAL @ 🔔PHI 3–4 AfterNov 28 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 6–2
🌲 Wild
BeforeNov 24 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–4 AfterNov 28 ⚡TBL @ 🌲MIN 2–4
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