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2008-09 regular season

Wild at Ducks

🗓 📍 Honda Center, Anaheim 🔁 Season series tied 2–2

Wild beat Ducks 3–2 at Honda Center on March 8, 2009.

MIN – ANA
25–38
Shots on goal
11–20
Hits
9–7
Blocked shots
2–6
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Stephane Veilleux
2 G
3 shots · 19:50 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Andrew Brunette
1 G
2 shots · 15:02 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Niklas Backstrom
36 saves
0.947 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Stephane Veilleux Go-ahead 1st · 01:08
Assists: Nick Schultz, Cal Clutterbuck · beat Jonas Hiller
1–0
2nd period
🦆 Todd Marchant SH Tying 2nd · 05:10
Unassisted · beat Niklas Backstrom
1–1
🌲 Stephane Veilleux Go-ahead 2nd · 16:38
Assists: Owen Nolan, Kim Johnsson · beat Jonas Hiller
2–1
3rd period
🌲 Andrew Brunette 3rd · 11:49
Assists: James Sheppard, Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Jonas Hiller
3–1
🦆 Scott Niedermayer 3rd · 19:38
Assists: Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf · beat Niklas Backstrom
3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Veilleux · Koivu · Miettinen 19:56
L2 Sheppard · Nolan · Clutterbuck 17:41
L3 Brunette · Belanger · Bouchard 15:02
L4 Scott · Olvecky · Fritsche 7:58
L5 Weller 4:21
D1 Johnsson · Zidlicky 25:47
D2 Schultz · Skoula 21:46
D3 Bergeron 13:18
🦆Ducks
L1 Marchant · Selanne · Brown 17:59
L2 Getzlaf · Ryan · Perry 16:53
L3 Niedermayer · Nokelainen · Ebbett 12:54
L4 Carter · Christensen · Parros 8:04
D1 Niedermayer · Pronger 29:13
D2 Wisniewski · Whitney 21:36
D3 Brookbank · Festerling 9:18

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN ANA🦆
25 Shots on goal 38
11 Hits 20
9 Blocked shots 7
2 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 12
6 Penalty minutes 8
MIN shooting 12.0% (3/25) ANA shooting 5.3% (2/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
36/38
.947 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦆Ducks
Jonas Hiller
22/25
.880 SV% · 3 GA · 58:11 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-4 (67% win rate, 12 games)
Ducks
Ducks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-17-1 (10% win rate, 20 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1-1 (78% win rate, 9 games)
Ducks
Ducks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-7-1 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2
Feb 42009 🦆ANA @ 🌲MIN 0–3 Jan 172009 🦆ANA @ 🌲MIN 3–0 Dec 142008 🌲MIN @ 🦆ANA 2–4 Jan 302008 🦆ANA @ 🌲MIN 1–5 Jan 182008 🦆ANA @ 🌲MIN 4–2
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Who won Wild vs Ducks on March 8, 2009?

Wild won 3–2. The final score was Wild 3, Ducks 2.

Who scored for Wild?

Stephane Veilleux (2), Andrew Brunette.

Who scored for Ducks?

Scott Niedermayer, Todd Marchant.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Ducks goalie play?

Jonas Hiller made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Ducks played?

At Honda Center in Anaheim, the Ducks home rink.

What is the Wild vs Ducks season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeMar 7 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 3–4 AfterMar 10 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 5–4
🦆 Ducks
BeforeMar 6 ⭐DAL @ 🦆ANA 3–2 AfterMar 11 🐋VAN @ 🦆ANA 3–4
Also on March 8
🐻BOS 3–4 🗽NYR 🐧PIT 4–3 🦅WSH 🏔️COL 5–1 🪶CHI 🌵PHX 2–3 🏝️NYI 🔥CGY 2–5 🐦ATL 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 ⭐DAL
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