Devils 5–3 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Jan 2, 2010)

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 😈 NJD

Jamie Langenbrunner

3 G

7 shots · 19:07 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Patrik Elias

3 A

2 shots · 18:10 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Mikko Koivu

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:48 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

2nd period

😈 Dean McAmmond Go-ahead 2nd · 05:13

Assists: Patrik Elias · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–0

😈 Jamie Langenbrunner PP 2nd · 06:57

Assists: Patrik Elias, Vladimir Zharkov · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–0

🌲 Eric Belanger 2nd · 09:08

Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Martin Havlat · beat Martin Brodeur

2–1

🌲 Mikko Koivu SH Tying 2nd · 19:22

Assists: Antti Miettinen, Nick Schultz · beat Martin Brodeur

2–2

😈 Jamie Langenbrunner PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:56

Assists: Mike Mottau · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–2

3rd period

😈 Jay Pandolfo 3rd · 11:35

Assists: Rob Niedermayer, Patrik Elias · beat Niklas Backstrom

4–2

🌲 Andrew Brunette 3rd · 16:09

Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Mikko Koivu · beat Martin Brodeur

4–3

😈 Jamie Langenbrunner Empty net 3rd · 19:43

Unassisted

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Parise · Zajac · Langenbrunner 19:25

L2 Elias · McAmmond · Bergfors 16:39

L3 Pandolfo · Niedermayer · Rolston 15:40

L4 Pelley · Zharkov · Pikkarainen 7:14

D1 Mottau · Greene 28:04

D2 Oduya · White 24:56

D3 Corrente · Fraser 5:22

🌲Wild

L1 Brunette · Koivu · Miettinen 19:53

L2 Latendresse · Brodziak · Havlat 15:38

L3 Belanger · Sheppard · Nolan 14:28

L4 Ebbett · Clutterbuck · Sykora 10:19

D1 Johnsson · Zanon 23:44

D2 Zidlicky · Schultz 21:04

D3 Hnidy · Stoner 13:22

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD MIN🌲

26 Shots on goal 32

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

23 Hits 22

10 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 5

10 Giveaways 11

4 Penalty minutes 6

NJD shooting 19.2% (5/26) MIN shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:51 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 59:19 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

NJD MIN

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 6-2-1 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 8-5 (62% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 14-0 (100% win rate, 14 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-5-1 (40% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 1–0

Mar 202009 🌲MIN @ 😈NJD 0–4 Mar 132008 😈NJD @ 🌲MIN 4–3 SO Dec 32005 🌲MIN @ 😈NJD 2–3 SO Feb 172004 🌲MIN @ 😈NJD 4–4 OT Mar 42003 😈NJD @ 🌲MIN 2–3

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Who won Devils vs Wild on January 2, 2010?

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

Who scored for Devils?

Jamie Langenbrunner (3), Dean McAmmond, Jay Pandolfo.

Who scored for Wild?

Andrew Brunette, Eric Belanger, Mikko Koivu.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Wild played?

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

What is the Devils vs Wild season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 31 😈NJD @ 🪶CHI 1–5 AfterJan 5 ⭐DAL @ 😈NJD 0–4

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 31 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 5–2 AfterJan 5 🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI 1–4

Also on January 2

🌪️CAR 2–1 🗽NYR 🐋VAN 3–1 ⭐DAL 🐧PIT 1–3 ⚡TBL 🦅WSH 1–2 👑LAK 🏔️COL 3–2 🧥CBJ 🍁TOR 1–3 🔥CGY 🐦ATL 5–6 🏝️NYI 🦆ANA 1–3 🐯NSH

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