Red Wings 2–5 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Feb 21, 2009)

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

Owen Nolan

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:56 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Pierre-Marc Bouchard

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 13:55 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Niklas Backstrom

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Owen Nolan Go-ahead 1st · 02:50

Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Marc-Andre Bergeron · beat Jimmy Howard

0–1

🌲 Owen Nolan PP 1st · 08:15

Assists: Eric Belanger, Brent Burns · beat Jimmy Howard

0–2

2nd period

🐙 Tomas Kopecky 2nd · 02:55

Assists: Ville Leino, Kirk Maltby · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–2

🌲 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2nd · 17:13

Assists: Owen Nolan · beat Jimmy Howard

1–3

🌲 Martin Skoula 2nd · 18:44

Assists: Mikko Koivu, Antti Miettinen · beat Jimmy Howard

1–4

3rd period

🐙 Ville Leino 3rd · 14:45

Assists: Brian Rafalski, Daniel Cleary · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–4

🌲 Stephane Veilleux Empty net 3rd · 19:58

Unassisted

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐙Red Wings

L1 Zetterberg · Hossa · Franzen 18:09

L2 Filppula · Datsyuk · Cleary 16:42

L3 Helm · Hudler · Samuelsson 15:41

L4 Leino · Maltby · Kopecky 10:23

D1 Lidstrom · Kronwall 23:27

D2 Rafalski · Meech 20:13

D3 Lilja · Chelios 14:04

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Belanger · Miettinen 18:17

L2 Veilleux · Clutterbuck · Nolan 16:24

L3 Sheppard · Bouchard · Fritsche 13:55

L4 Olvecky · Gillies · Weller 9:24

D1 Johnsson · Burns 23:16

D2 Skoula · Zidlicky 21:12

D3 Schultz · Bergeron 15:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET MIN🌲

37 Shots on goal 29

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

7 Hits 18

8 Blocked shots 23

4 Takeaways 11

3 Giveaways 3

6 Penalty minutes 10

DET shooting 5.4% (2/37) MIN shooting 17.2% (5/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Jimmy Howard

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 58:36 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 59:37 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Red Wings

Red Wings — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–4

Red Wings

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

Wild

Wild — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 2–1

Feb 122009 🌲MIN @ 🐙DET 2–4 Jan 32009 🐙DET @ 🌲MIN 3–2 SO Feb 52008 🐙DET @ 🌲MIN 3–2 OT Jan 102008 🌲MIN @ 🐙DET 6–5 SO Dec 222007 🐙DET @ 🌲MIN 4–1

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Who won Red Wings vs Wild on February 21, 2009?

Wild won 5–2. The final score was Red Wings 2, Wild 5.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Tomas Kopecky, Ville Leino.

Who scored for Wild?

Owen Nolan (2), Martin Skoula, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Stephane Veilleux.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

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

Where is Red Wings vs Wild played?

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

What is the Red Wings vs Wild season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeFeb 20 🦆ANA @ 🐙DET 2–5 AfterFeb 25 🦈SJS @ 🐙DET 1–4

🌲 Wild

BeforeFeb 19 🔥CGY @ 🌲MIN 3–2 AfterFeb 22 🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI 2–1

Also on February 21

🐧PIT 5–4 🔔PHI 🪶CHI 3–1 ⭐DAL 🏛️OTT 3–5 🇨🇦MTL 🌵PHX 6–3 👑LAK 🐦ATL 1–3 🦈SJS 🗽NYR 2–4 ⚔️BUF 🐋VAN 3–2 🍁TOR 😈NJD 0–4 🏝️NYI

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