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2008-09 regular season

Wild at Blue Jackets

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🔁 Wild lead the season series 3–1

Wild beat Blue Jackets 6–3 at Nationwide Arena on April 11, 2009.

MIN – CBJ
28–28
Shots on goal
1/6–0/3
Power play
19–22
Hits
11–7
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Marian Gaborik
2 G, 1 A
6 shots · 22:03 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Mikko Koivu
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 22:15 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Kurtis Foster
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 19:45 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Rick Nash Go-ahead 1st · 01:00
Assists: Manny Malhotra · beat Josh Harding
0–1
🧥 Jared Boll 1st · 06:04
Assists: Andrew Murray · beat Josh Harding
0–2
2nd period
🌲 Kurtis Foster 2nd · 06:20
Unassisted · beat Steve Mason
1–2
🌲 Marian Gaborik SH Tying 2nd · 10:12
Assists: Eric Belanger · beat Steve Mason
2–2
🌲 Martin Skoula Go-ahead 2nd · 15:06
Assists: Kurtis Foster, Marian Gaborik · beat Steve Mason
3–2
3rd period
🌲 Marian Gaborik 3rd · 12:49
Assists: Mikko Koivu, Andrew Brunette · beat Steve Mason
4–2
🌲 Marc-Andre Bergeron PP 3rd · 13:16
Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Owen Nolan · beat Steve Mason
5–2
🧥 Derek Dorsett 3rd · 13:37
Assists: Kris Russell · beat Josh Harding
5–3
🌲 Mikko Koivu SH Empty net 3rd · 19:15
Unassisted
6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Brunette · Koivu · Gaborik 22:03
L2 Veilleux · Belanger · Nolan 16:37
L3 Scott · Sheppard · Clutterbuck 13:50
L4 Olvecky · Gillies · Miettinen 8:49
L5 Weller 4:58
D1 Zidlicky · Bergeron 26:06
D2 Skoula · Foster 21:36
D3 Johnsson 11:16
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Nash · Umberger · Vermette 19:27
L2 Chimera · Malhotra · Williams 16:33
L3 Torres · Novotny · Voracek 13:20
L4 Murray · Dorsett · Boll 10:33
D1 Tyutin · Commodore 20:44
D2 Hejda · Russell 19:09
D3 Klesla · Methot 18:20

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN CBJ🧥
28 Shots on goal 28
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
19 Hits 22
11 Blocked shots 7
1 Takeaways 4
2 Giveaways 1
6 Penalty minutes 12
MIN shooting 21.4% (6/28) CBJ shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Josh Harding
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:31 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Steve Mason
22/27
.815 SV% · 5 GA · 58:39 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Wild
Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-1-1 (82% win rate, 11 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-10-2 (25% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 3–1
Jan 102009 🌲MIN @ 🧥CBJ 2–4 Nov 152008 🧥CBJ @ 🌲MIN 2–3 SO Oct 252008 🧥CBJ @ 🌲MIN 1–2 Feb 22008 🌲MIN @ 🧥CBJ 4–1 Dec 82007 🌲MIN @ 🧥CBJ 2–1
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Who won Wild vs Blue Jackets on April 11, 2009?

Wild won 6–3. The final score was Wild 6, Blue Jackets 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Marian Gaborik (2), Kurtis Foster, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Martin Skoula, Mikko Koivu.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Derek Dorsett, Jared Boll, Rick Nash.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Josh Harding made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Steve Mason made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Wild vs Blue Jackets season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeApr 10 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 4–8 AfterOct 3 🌲MIN @ 🧥CBJ 1–2
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeApr 10 🧥CBJ @ 🎵STL 1–3 AfterApr 16 🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET 1–4
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