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2008-09 regular season

Sharks at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Wild beat Sharks 3–2 in overtime at Xcel Energy Center on December 31, 2008.

SJS – MIN
34–32
Shots on goal
1/2–2/3
Power play
25–23
Hits
14–10
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 🌲 MIN
Brent Burns
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 25:25 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Mikko Koivu
2 A
7 shots · 22:45 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Niklas Backstrom
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Owen Nolan PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:09
Assists: Brent Burns, Mikko Koivu · beat Evgeni Nabokov
0–1
2nd period
🦈 Devin Setoguchi PP Tying 2nd · 12:38
Assists: Rob Blake, Joe Thornton · beat Niklas Backstrom
1–1
3rd period
🌲 Krys Kolanos PP Go-ahead 3rd · 14:14
Assists: James Sheppard, Brent Burns · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–2
🦈 Milan Michalek Tying 3rd · 19:34
Assists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Joe Thornton · beat Niklas Backstrom
2–2
Overtime
🌲 Brent Burns Go-ahead OT · 01:38
Assists: Mikko Koivu, Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Marleau · Thornton · Pavelski 20:08
L2 Clowe · Goc · Grier 17:18
L3 Michalek · Setoguchi · Cheechoo 14:42
L4 McGinn · Shelley · Plihal 6:26
D1 Vlasic · Boyle 25:48
D2 Blake · Ehrhoff 20:46
D3 Lukowich · Semenov 15:04
🌲Wild
L1 Koivu · Miettinen · Nolan 19:18
L2 Brunette · Bouchard · Belanger 18:11
L3 Veilleux · Sheppard · Clutterbuck 16:14
L4 Boogaard · Kolanos · Weller 6:29
D1 Johnsson · Burns 26:05
D2 Zidlicky · Schultz 22:41
D3 Skoula · Reitz 11:26

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS MIN🌲
34 Shots on goal 32
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
25 Hits 23
14 Blocked shots 10
3 Takeaways 5
6 Giveaways 12
11 Penalty minutes 9
SJS shooting 5.9% (2/34) MIN shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:54 TOI
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 61:29 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 6-0-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 2nd: 5-4 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Nov 42008 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 1–3 Mar 192008 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 3–4 SO Mar 92008 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 3–2 SO Dec 312007 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Dec 112007 🌲MIN @ 🦈SJS 1–4
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Who won Sharks vs Wild on December 31, 2008?

Wild won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Sharks 2, Wild 3.

Who scored for Sharks?

Devin Setoguchi, Milan Michalek.

Who scored for Wild?

Brent Burns, Krys Kolanos, Owen Nolan.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Wild played?

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

What is the Sharks 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
🦈 Sharks
BeforeDec 29 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 3–1 AfterJan 3 🏝️NYI @ 🦈SJS 3–5
🌲 Wild
BeforeDec 29 🌲MIN @ 🔥CGY 1–2 AfterJan 3 🐙DET @ 🌲MIN 3–2
Also on December 31
🐆FLA 2–4 🏝️NYI 🐦ATL 1–3 🌪️CAR 🏔️COL 1–3 🌵PHX 😈NJD 2–4 ⭐DAL 🧥CBJ 2–0 🦆ANA 🛢️EDM 4–6 🔥CGY
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