Predators 4–1 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2010)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

Head-to-head →

Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐯 NSH

Shea Weber

2 A

2 shots · 24:26 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

David Legwand

2 A

1 shots · 15:50 TOI

3rd star 🐯 NSH

Sergei Kostitsyn

1 G

5 shots · 17:42 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Cody Franson Go-ahead 1st · 04:23

Assists: Shane O'Brien, David Legwand · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–0

2nd period

🐯 Patric Hornqvist 2nd · 10:28

Assists: Shea Weber, J-P Dumont · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–0

3rd period

🌲 Chuck Kobasew 3rd · 18:06

Assists: Martin Havlat, Matt Cullen · beat Pekka Rinne

2–1

🐯 Joel Ward Empty net 3rd · 18:53

Unassisted

3–1

🐯 Sergei Kostitsyn Empty net 3rd · 19:53

Assists: David Legwand, Shea Weber

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Kostitsyn · Smithson · Spaling 18:02

L2 Goc · Legwand · Ward 16:08

L3 Klasen · Wilson · Dumont 12:57

L4 O'Reilly · Hornqvist · Svatos 10:12

D1 Suter · Weber 24:48

D2 Klein · Bouillon 19:52

D3 O'Brien · Franson 15:19

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Miettinen · Havlat 20:46

L2 Brunette · Brodziak · Cullen 17:26

L3 Bouchard · O'Sullivan · Kobasew 15:18

L4 Nystrom · Madden · Staubitz 10:29

D1 Burns · Barker 22:02

D2 Zanon · Schultz 18:37

D3 Scandella · Spurgeon 15:03

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH MIN🌲

32 Shots on goal 23

13 Hits 23

16 Blocked shots 16

3 Takeaways 11

4 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 2

NSH shooting 12.5% (4/32) MIN shooting 4.3% (1/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Pekka Rinne

22/23

.957 SV% · 1 GA · 59:48 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 58:48 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

NSH MIN

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Predators

Predators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-1-3 (64% win rate, 11 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-5-1 (0% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Predators

Predators — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 262010 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 2–5 Mar 182010 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 0–5 Dec 52009 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 5–3 Dec 22009 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 4–5 OT Oct 282009 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 4–3

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Who won Predators vs Wild on December 31, 2010?

Predators won 4–1. The final score was Predators 4, Wild 1.

Who scored for Predators?

Cody Franson, Joel Ward, Patric Hornqvist, Sergei Kostitsyn.

Who scored for Wild?

Chuck Kobasew.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Wild played?

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

What is the Predators 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

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 28 ⭐DAL @ 🐯NSH 4–2 AfterJan 2 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 1–4

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 29 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 3–5 AfterJan 2 🌵PHX @ 🌲MIN 5–6

Also on December 31

🇨🇦MTL 3–2 🐆FLA 🐦ATL 1–3 😈NJD 🏛️OTT 3–4 🧥CBJ 🏝️NYI 4–3 🐙DET 🔔PHI 2–5 🦆ANA 🐋VAN 4–1 ⭐DAL 🌵PHX 3–4 🎵STL 🏔️COL 2–3 🔥CGY

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