Blackhawks 4–1 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 28, 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 🪶 CHI

Dustin Byfuglien

2 G, 2 A

5 shots · 17:26 TOI

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Kris Versteeg

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 16:58 TOI

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Jonathan Toews

2 A

1 shots · 17:55 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Dustin Byfuglien Go-ahead 1st · 07:14

Assists: Jonathan Toews, Kris Versteeg · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–0

🪶 Dustin Byfuglien PP 1st · 09:38

Assists: Kris Versteeg, Duncan Keith · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–0

2nd period

🪶 Martin Havlat 2nd · 14:08

Assists: Brian Campbell, Dustin Byfuglien · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–0

3rd period

🌲 Cal Clutterbuck 3rd · 02:47

Assists: Stephane Veilleux, Martin Skoula · beat Cristobal Huet

3–1

🪶 Kris Versteeg Empty net 3rd · 19:56

Assists: Jonathan Toews, Dustin Byfuglien

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sharp · Toews · Kane 17:55

L2 Versteeg · Havlat · Brouwer 15:54

L3 Ladd · Bolland · Fraser 13:11

L4 Eager · Adams 9:18

D1 Wisniewski · Seabrook 21:10

D2 Walker · Keith 20:47

D3 Campbell · Byfuglien 18:19

D4 Barker 16:55

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Bouchard · Miettinen 19:06

L2 Brunette · Veilleux · Belanger 16:47

L3 Kolanos · Sheppard · Clutterbuck 13:34

L4 Pouliot · Gillies · Weller 7:29

D1 Burns · Johnsson 23:32

D2 Skoula · Schultz 20:32

D3 Zidlicky · Reitz 14:41

Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI MIN🌲

32 Shots on goal 19

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

10 Hits 20

14 Blocked shots 24

4 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 7

4 Penalty minutes 8

CHI shooting 12.5% (4/32) MIN shooting 5.3% (1/19)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Cristobal Huet

18/19

.947 SV% · 1 GA · 59:57 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:05 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 272008 🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Mar 42008 🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN 4–2 Feb 202008 🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI 0–3 Jan 112008 🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI 5–2 Oct 42007 🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN 0–1

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Who won Blackhawks vs Wild on December 28, 2008?

Blackhawks won 4–1. The final score was Blackhawks 4, Wild 1.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Dustin Byfuglien (2), Kris Versteeg, Martin Havlat.

Who scored for Wild?

Cal Clutterbuck.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 18 saves on 19 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Wild played?

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

What is the Blackhawks 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

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeDec 26 🔔PHI @ 🪶CHI 1–5 AfterDec 30 🪶CHI @ 🐙DET 0–4

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 23 🌪️CAR @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterDec 29 🌲MIN @ 🔥CGY 1–2

Also on December 28

🐻BOS 2–1 🐦ATL 🦆ANA 4–3 🎵STL 🍁TOR 1–4 🦅WSH 🐯NSH 2–5 🛢️EDM 🏛️OTT 0–3 🐋VAN

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