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2008-09 regular season

Oilers at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Wild lead the season series 2–1

Wild beat Oilers 3–2 in a shootout at Xcel Energy Center on February 8, 2009.

EDM – MIN
30–39
Shots on goal
1/6–0/3
Power play
9–30
Hits
6–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Antti Miettinen
1 G
8 shots · 20:26 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Eric Belanger
1 G
4 shots · 21:13 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Nick Schultz
1 A
3 shots · 25:32 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🛢️ Sheldon Souray PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:26
Assists: Denis Grebeshkov, Ales Hemsky · beat Niklas Backstrom
1–0
🌲 Eric Belanger Tying 1st · 18:19
Assists: Owen Nolan, Kim Johnsson · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–1
3rd period
🌲 Antti Miettinen SH Go-ahead 3rd · 04:20
Assists: Mikko Koivu, Nick Schultz · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–2
🛢️ Sam Gagner Tying 3rd · 13:56
Assists: Ladislav Smid, Robert Nilsson · beat Niklas Backstrom
2–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🛢️Oilers
L1 Cole · Gagner · Hemsky 22:49
L2 Moreau · Penner · Nilsson 19:15
L3 Cogliano · Pouliot · Brodziak 11:19
L4 Reddox · MacIntyre · Stortini 7:05
D1 Grebeshkov · Souray 28:24
D2 Gilbert · Staios 24:38
D3 Smid · Strudwick 12:10
🌲Wild
L1 Koivu · Belanger · Miettinen 21:13
L2 Bouchard · Sheppard · Nolan 17:05
L3 Brunette · Fritsche · Clutterbuck 14:24
L4 Veilleux · Olvecky · Boogaard 5:43
D1 Johnsson · Schultz 26:00
D2 Skoula · Burns 21:50
D3 Zidlicky · Bergeron 16:28

Team stats

Away left · home right
🛢️EDM MIN🌲
30 Shots on goal 39
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
9 Hits 30
6 Blocked shots 14
4 Takeaways 9
7 Giveaways 4
6 Penalty minutes 12
EDM shooting 6.7% (2/30) MIN shooting 7.7% (3/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🛢️Oilers
Dwayne Roloson
37/39
.949 SV% · 2 GA · 64:46 TOI
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Oilers
Oilers — tied after 1st: 8-8-2 (44% win rate, 18 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 9-11-1 (43% win rate, 21 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Oilers
Oilers — tied after 2nd: 9-4-1 (64% win rate, 14 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 2nd: 6-6 (50% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 2–1
Jan 302009 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 1–3 Jan 152009 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 1–5 Mar 262008 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 1–3 Mar 242008 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 3–5 Feb 122008 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 2–4
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Who won Oilers vs Wild on February 8, 2009?

Wild won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Oilers 2, Wild 3.

Who scored for Oilers?

Sam Gagner, Sheldon Souray.

Who scored for Wild?

Antti Miettinen, Eric Belanger.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Wild played?

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

What is the Oilers vs Wild season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeFeb 7 🛢️EDM @ 🐙DET 3–8 AfterFeb 11 🇨🇦MTL @ 🛢️EDM 2–7
🌲 Wild
BeforeFeb 6 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 2–0 AfterFeb 11 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3
Also on February 8
🐙DET 3–0 🐧PIT 🔔PHI 3–2 🐦ATL 🐯NSH 1–4 ⭐DAL
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