Blues 3–4 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 26, 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

Guillaume Latendresse

2 G

3 shots · 14:21 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Marek Zidlicky

2 A

1 shots · 25:03 TOI

3rd star 🎵 STL

Patrik Berglund

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 15:20 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Guillaume Latendresse Go-ahead 1st · 14:55

Assists: Greg Zanon, Marek Zidlicky · beat Chris Mason

0–1

2nd period

🎵 Andy McDonald Tying 2nd · 12:52

Assists: Eric Brewer, Brad Boyes · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–1

3rd period

🌲 Shane Hnidy Go-ahead 3rd · 02:29

Assists: Antti Miettinen, Mikko Koivu · beat Chris Mason

1–2

🌲 Kim Johnsson 3rd · 08:59

Unassisted · beat Chris Mason

1–3

🎵 David Perron 3rd · 13:04

Assists: Patrik Berglund, B.J. Crombeen · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–3

🌲 Guillaume Latendresse 3rd · 16:19

Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Eric Belanger · beat Chris Mason

2–4

🎵 Patrik Berglund 3rd · 18:20

Assists: Keith Tkachuk, Brad Boyes · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 McDonald · Oshie · Backes 18:46

L2 Kariya · Berglund · Boyes 16:48

L3 Perron · Tkachuk · Steen 14:03

L4 Winchester · McClement · Crombeen 11:30

D1 Johnson · Brewer 21:32

D2 Jackman · Colaiacovo 19:55

D3 Polak · Weaver 15:23

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Miettinen · Nolan 17:03

L2 Brunette · Belanger · Havlat 15:10

L3 Latendresse · Brodziak · Clutterbuck 13:34

L4 Ebbett · Sheppard · Kobasew 11:35

D1 Zidlicky · Johnsson 24:38

D2 Zanon · Schultz 20:48

D3 Stoner · Hnidy 12:38

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL MIN🌲

18 Shots on goal 20

13 Hits 11

9 Blocked shots 9

4 Takeaways 3

4 Giveaways 6

10 Penalty minutes 10

STL shooting 16.7% (3/18) MIN shooting 20.0% (4/20)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Chris Mason

16/20

.800 SV% · 4 GA · 58:41 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

15/18

.833 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

STL MIN

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-2-1 (73% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Blues

Blues — tied after 2nd: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 2nd: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 232009 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 1–3 Mar 152009 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 3–5 Dec 202008 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 2–4 Dec 32008 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 0–4 Nov 222008 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 2–1

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Who won Blues vs Wild on December 26, 2009?

Wild won 4–3. The final score was Blues 3, Wild 4.

Who scored for Blues?

Andy McDonald, David Perron, Patrik Berglund.

Who scored for Wild?

Guillaume Latendresse (2), Kim Johnsson, Shane Hnidy.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Chris Mason made 16 saves on 20 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 15 saves on 18 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Wild played?

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

What is the Blues vs Wild season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 23 🎵STL @ 🔥CGY 2–1 AfterDec 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 5–3

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 23 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 1–3 AfterDec 28 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 4–3

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