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2009-10 regular season

Wild at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Wild lead the season series 1–0

Wild beat Penguins 2–1 at PPG Paints Arena on October 31, 2009.

MIN – PIT
15–35
Shots on goal
22–30
Hits
11–15
Blocked shots
2–4
Takeaways
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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
Kyle Brodziak
1 G
2 shots · 16:35 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Eric Belanger
1 G
1 shots · 16:36 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Niklas Backstrom
34 saves
0.971 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Kyle Brodziak Go-ahead 1st · 12:11
Assists: Chuck Kobasew, Brent Burns · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
🐧 Pascal Dupuis Tying 1st · 14:48
Assists: Martin Skoula, Craig Adams · beat Niklas Backstrom
1–1
🌲 Eric Belanger Go-ahead 1st · 19:59
Assists: Martin Havlat, Greg Zanon · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Koivu · Belanger · Miettinen 18:51
L2 Brunette · Brodziak · Sykora 16:03
L3 Sheppard · Havlat · Clutterbuck 12:22
L4 Scott · Kobasew · Nolan 11:32
L5 Boogaard 6:48
D1 Zanon · Burns 25:22
D2 Zidlicky · Schultz 22:00
D3 Hnidy 14:21
🐧Penguins
L1 Staal · Crosby · Guerin 23:46
L2 Kunitz · Fedotenko · Cooke 16:04
L3 Bourque · Dupuis · Adams 11:10
L4 Rupp · Conner · Godard 8:40
D1 Letang · Goligoski 25:02
D2 Eaton · Skoula 20:20
D3 Orpik · McKee 14:11

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN PIT🐧
15 Shots on goal 35
22 Hits 30
11 Blocked shots 15
2 Takeaways 4
2 Giveaways 9
17 Penalty minutes 13
MIN shooting 13.3% (2/15) PIT shooting 2.9% (1/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
34/35
.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
13/15
.867 SV% · 2 GA · 58:31 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located
Kyle Brodziak · 1st 12:11 · 1–0 Pascal Dupuis · 1st 14:48 · 1–1 Eric Belanger · 1st 19:59 · 2–1
MIN PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

All →
Wild lead the season series 1–0
Nov 182008 🌲MIN @ 🐧PIT 2–1 SO Oct 302007 🐧PIT @ 🌲MIN 4–2 Dec 82005 🌲MIN @ 🐧PIT 5–0 Jan 162004 🐧PIT @ 🌲MIN 2–4 Nov 192003 🌲MIN @ 🐧PIT 6–2
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Who won Wild vs Penguins on October 31, 2009?

Wild won 2–1. The final score was Wild 2, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Wild?

Eric Belanger, Kyle Brodziak.

Who scored for Penguins?

Pascal Dupuis.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 13 saves on 15 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Wild vs Penguins season series?

Wild lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeOct 30 🗽NYR @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterNov 5 🐋VAN @ 🌲MIN 5–2
🐧 Penguins
BeforeOct 30 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 4–3 AfterNov 3 🐧PIT @ 🦆ANA 4–3
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