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2008-09 regular season

Wild at Canucks

🗓 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 3–1

Wild beat Canucks 4–3 in overtime at Rogers Arena on January 31, 2009.

MIN – VAN
27–40
Shots on goal
2/5–2/4
Power play
18–17
Hits
18–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Marc-Andre Bergeron
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 14:11 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Pierre-Marc Bouchard
3 A
5 shots · 18:40 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Niklas Backstrom
37 saves
0.925 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Mikko Koivu PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:38
Assists: Brent Burns, Marc-Andre Bergeron · beat Roberto Luongo
1–0
🌲 Marc-Andre Bergeron 1st · 11:38
Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Roberto Luongo
2–0
2nd period
🐋 Ryan Kesler PP 2nd · 03:37
Assists: Mattias Ohlund, Kevin Bieksa · beat Niklas Backstrom
2–1
3rd period
🐋 Alexander Edler Tying 3rd · 03:03
Assists: Henrik Sedin · beat Niklas Backstrom
2–2
🌲 Eric Belanger Go-ahead 3rd · 07:46
Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Roberto Luongo
3–2
🐋 Ryan Kesler PP Tying 3rd · 19:44
Assists: Sami Salo, Alexander Edler · beat Niklas Backstrom
3–3
Overtime
🌲 Marc-Andre Bergeron PP Go-ahead OT · 01:52
Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Marek Zidlicky · beat Roberto Luongo
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Koivu · Sheppard · Belanger 19:48
L2 Bouchard · Nolan · Miettinen 17:30
L3 Veilleux · Brunette · Fritsche 13:32
L4 Olvecky · Gillies · Clutterbuck 7:48
D1 Zidlicky · Johnsson 23:24
D2 Schultz · Skoula 21:48
D3 Burns · Bergeron 16:48
🐋Canucks
L1 Sedin · Sedin · Kesler 21:54
L2 Pyatt · Sundin · Burrows 17:17
L3 Wellwood · Bernier · Hansen 14:00
L4 Hordichuk · Johnson · Brown 4:02
D1 Ohlund · Salo 24:54
D2 Edler · Bieksa 23:04
D3 Mitchell · Davison 13:39

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN VAN🐋
27 Shots on goal 40
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
18 Hits 17
18 Blocked shots 14
11 Takeaways 11
4 Giveaways 5
21 Penalty minutes 10
MIN shooting 14.8% (4/27) VAN shooting 7.5% (3/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
37/40
.925 SV% · 3 GA · 61:52 TOI
🐋Canucks
Roberto Luongo
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 60:45 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Wild
Wild — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
Canucks
Canucks — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)
Canucks
Canucks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-6 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Canucks lead the season series 3–1
Dec 52008 🐋VAN @ 🌲MIN 2–1 Nov 202008 🐋VAN @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Nov 82008 🌲MIN @ 🐋VAN 0–2 Mar 282008 🐋VAN @ 🌲MIN 0–4 Mar 212008 🌲MIN @ 🐋VAN 2–1
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MIN vs VAN, answered

Who won Wild vs Canucks on January 31, 2009?

Wild won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Wild 4, Canucks 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Marc-Andre Bergeron (2), Eric Belanger, Mikko Koivu.

Who scored for Canucks?

Ryan Kesler (2), Alexander Edler.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Wild vs Canucks season series?

Canucks lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeJan 30 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 1–3 AfterFeb 4 🦆ANA @ 🌲MIN 0–3
🐋 Canucks
BeforeJan 28 🐯NSH @ 🐋VAN 5–3 AfterFeb 3 🌪️CAR @ 🐋VAN 3–4
Also on January 31
🐙DET 2–4 🦅WSH 🗽NYR 0–1 🐻BOS 👑LAK 3–4 🇨🇦MTL 🦆ANA 4–3 🏔️COL ⭐DAL 7–3 🧥CBJ 🐆FLA 1–3 🏝️NYI 🐧PIT 4–5 🍁TOR 🐦ATL 0–2 🌪️CAR
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