Wild 2–4 Blues — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🌲 MIN	1	0	1	2
🎵 STL	2	0	2	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎵 STL

Roman Polak

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 24:25 TOI

2nd star 🎵 STL

Keith Tkachuk

2 A

2 shots · 20:56 TOI

3rd star 🎵 STL

Jay McClement

1 G

3 shots · 15:38 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Patrik Berglund Go-ahead 1st · 01:19

Assists: Cam Janssen, Barret Jackman · beat Niklas Backstrom

0–1

🌲 Nick Schultz Tying 1st · 05:59

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Mikko Koivu · beat Manny Legace

1–1

🎵 David Backes Go-ahead 1st · 10:30

Assists: Roman Polak, Jeff Woywitka · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–2

3rd period

🌲 Pierre-Marc Bouchard Tying 3rd · 02:21

Assists: Antti Miettinen · beat Manny Legace

2–2

🎵 Roman Polak Go-ahead 3rd · 02:51

Assists: Brad Boyes, Keith Tkachuk · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–3

🎵 Jay McClement Empty net 3rd · 19:45

Assists: Keith Tkachuk, Alexander Steen

2–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Sheppard · Gaborik 21:58

L2 Brunette · Bouchard · Miettinen 17:34

L3 Veilleux · Pouliot · Clutterbuck 13:37

L4 Boogaard · Kolanos · Weller 5:58

D1 Burns · Zidlicky 25:25

D2 Johnsson · Schultz 20:45

D3 Skoula · Reitz 11:10

🎵Blues

L1 Tkachuk · Boyes · Backes 18:50

L2 Steen · Perron · McClement 15:38

L3 Berglund · Stastny · Crombeen 13:13

L4 Winchester · Hinote · Janssen 9:30

D1 Jackman · Polak 24:54

D2 Weaver · Woywitka 20:22

D3 Strachan · Colaiacovo 13:31

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN STL🎵

26 Shots on goal 24

25 Hits 15

8 Blocked shots 14

6 Takeaways 4

3 Giveaways 4

18 Penalty minutes 22

MIN shooting 7.7% (2/26) STL shooting 16.7% (4/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:05 TOI

🎵Blues

Manny Legace

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 59:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Blues

Blues — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-5-1 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Blues

Blues — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Blues lead the season series 2–1

Dec 32008 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 0–4 Nov 222008 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 2–1 Feb 102008 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 2–1 SO Nov 302007 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 OT Nov 12007 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 3–2

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❓ MIN vs STL, answered

Who won Wild vs Blues on December 20, 2008?

Blues won 4–2. The final score was Wild 2, Blues 4.

Who scored for Wild?

Nick Schultz, Pierre-Marc Bouchard.

Who scored for Blues?

David Backes, Jay McClement, Patrik Berglund, Roman Polak.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Manny Legace made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Wild vs Blues season series?

Blues lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 19 🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN 1–4 AfterDec 23 🌪️CAR @ 🌲MIN 2–3

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 18 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 2–4 AfterDec 21 🐻BOS @ 🎵STL 6–3

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