Hurricanes 2–3 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🌪️ CAR	1	1	0	2
🌲 MIN	0	3	0	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Marian Gaborik

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:46 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Mikko Koivu

2 A

1 shots · 21:02 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Niklas Backstrom

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Go-ahead 1st · 18:46

Assists: Scott Walker, Ray Whitney · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–0

2nd period

🌪️ Ray Whitney 2nd · 01:35

Assists: Joni Pitkanen, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–0

🌲 Cal Clutterbuck 2nd · 04:17

Assists: Mikko Koivu, Marian Gaborik · beat Michael Leighton

2–1

🌲 Marian Gaborik PP Tying 2nd · 08:18

Assists: Mikko Koivu, Marek Zidlicky · beat Michael Leighton

2–2

🌲 Stephane Veilleux SH Go-ahead 2nd · 18:18

Assists: Eric Belanger, Nick Schultz · beat Michael Leighton

2–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Whitney · Brind'Amour · Staal 20:49

L2 Samsonov · Ruutu · Walker 17:41

L3 Cullen · Williams · LaRose 15:40

L4 Bayda · Sutter · Eaves 6:28

D1 Corvo · Pitkanen 25:22

D2 Gleason · Seidenberg 22:34

D3 Babchuk · Kaberle 10:53

🌲Wild

L1 Veilleux · Koivu · Gaborik 20:05

L2 Belanger · Sheppard · Miettinen 16:30

L3 Brunette · Bouchard · Clutterbuck 14:47

L4 Boogaard · Kolanos · Gillies 6:50

D1 Burns · Johnsson 26:31

D2 Schultz · Zidlicky 22:06

D3 Skoula · Reitz 11:40

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR MIN🌲

37 Shots on goal 23

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

12 Hits 14

17 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 2

12 Giveaways 12

2 Penalty minutes 10

CAR shooting 5.4% (2/37) MIN shooting 13.0% (3/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Michael Leighton

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:05 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Wild

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

After 2nd — 2–3

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3-2 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Wild lead the season series 1–0

Mar 62008 🌲MIN @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 Feb 102007 🌪️CAR @ 🌲MIN 4–5 Feb 292004 🌪️CAR @ 🌲MIN 3–3 OT Mar 72003 🌲MIN @ 🌪️CAR 0–1 Dec 152002 🌪️CAR @ 🌲MIN 1–2

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❓ CAR vs MIN, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Wild on December 23, 2008?

Wild won 3–2. The final score was Hurricanes 2, Wild 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Ray Whitney, Rod Brind'Amour.

Who scored for Wild?

Cal Clutterbuck, Marian Gaborik, Stephane Veilleux.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Michael Leighton made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Wild played?

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

What is the Hurricanes vs Wild 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

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 21 🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 AfterDec 26 🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL 5–4

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 20 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 2–4 AfterDec 28 🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN 4–1

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