Wild 5–3 Predators — Final Score & Stats (Dec 5, 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

Andrew Brunette

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 12:58 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Martin Havlat

2 A

5 shots · 14:47 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Eric Belanger

1 G

6 shots · 16:31 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Martin Erat PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:27

Assists: Ryan Suter · beat Josh Harding

0–1

🌲 Andrew Ebbett Tying 1st · 18:16

Assists: Martin Havlat, Derek Boogaard · beat Dan Ellis

1–1

🌲 James Sheppard Go-ahead 1st · 19:48

Assists: Nick Schultz, Owen Nolan · beat Dan Ellis

2–1

2nd period

🌲 Andrew Brunette PP 2nd · 11:21

Assists: Martin Havlat · beat Dan Ellis

3–1

🌲 Antti Miettinen 2nd · 17:37

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Mikko Koivu · beat Dan Ellis

4–1

3rd period

🌲 Eric Belanger PP 3rd · 03:27

Unassisted · beat Pekka Rinne

5–1

🐯 Jason Arnott 3rd · 09:05

Unassisted · beat Josh Harding

5–2

🐯 Marcel Goc 3rd · 19:48

Assists: Wade Belak · beat Josh Harding

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Belanger · Nolan 17:19

L2 Latendresse · Miettinen · Havlat 15:33

L3 Brodziak · Sheppard · Ebbett 13:43

L4 Brunette · Boogaard · Kobasew 12:33

D1 Zidlicky · Hnidy 22:04

D2 Johnsson · Schultz 20:04

D3 Zanon · Sifers 16:13

🐯Predators

L1 Sullivan · Arnott · Erat 18:19

L2 Legwand · Ward · Dumont 16:28

L3 Smithson · Goc · Tootoo 14:41

L4 Jones · O'Reilly · Belak 9:18

D1 Suter · Weber 22:02

D2 Bouillon · Hamhuis 19:56

D3 Klein · Franson 18:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN NSH🐯

39 Shots on goal 29

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

8 Hits 22

16 Blocked shots 14

15 Takeaways 6

6 Giveaways 15

10 Penalty minutes 8

MIN shooting 12.8% (5/39) NSH shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Josh Harding

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐯Predators

Dan Ellis

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

Pekka Rinne

10/11

.909 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

MIN NSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Predators

Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Wild

Wild — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 2–1

Dec 22009 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 4–5 OT Oct 282009 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 4–3 Apr 102009 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 4–8 Feb 62009 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 2–0 Dec 62008 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 0–1

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Who won Wild vs Predators on December 5, 2009?

Wild won 5–3. The final score was Wild 5, Predators 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Andrew Brunette, Andrew Ebbett, Antti Miettinen, Eric Belanger, James Sheppard.

Who scored for Predators?

Jason Arnott, Marcel Goc, Martin Erat.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Josh Harding made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Dan Ellis made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Wild vs Predators 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

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 4 🦆ANA @ 🌲MIN 4–5 AfterDec 7 🌲MIN @ 🌵PHX 0–2

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 4 🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI 4–1 AfterDec 8 🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH 2–4

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