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2011-12 regular season

Islanders at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–0

Islanders beat Wild 2–1 in a shootout at Xcel Energy Center on December 17, 2011.

NYI – MIN
36–21
Shots on goal
12–24
Hits
11–13
Blocked shots
7–6
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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 🏝️ NYI
Andrew MacDonald
1 G
1 shots · 22:30 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Matt Moulson
1 A
6 shots · 20:15 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
John Tavares
1 A
4 shots · 24:26 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🏝️ Andrew MacDonald Go-ahead 2nd · 11:13
Assists: John Tavares, Matt Moulson · beat Niklas Backstrom
1–0
3rd period
🌲 Cal Clutterbuck Tying 3rd · 08:22
Assists: Matt Cullen, Dany Heatley · beat Al Montoya
1–1
Shootout
🏝️ Frans Nielsen Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Niklas Backstrom
2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Moulson · Tavares · Parenteau 22:15
L2 Grabner · Nielsen · Okposo 18:44
L3 Martin · Reasoner · Bailey 12:28
L4 Ullstrom · Wallace · Niederreiter 9:09
D1 Streit · Jurcina 24:54
D2 MacDonald · Hamonic 22:14
D3 Reese · Mottau 17:01
🌲Wild
L1 Heatley · Cullen · Brodziak 22:33
L2 Powe · Clutterbuck · Johnson 19:18
L3 Palmer · Peters · Gillies 13:29
L4 Almond · Staubitz 8:44
D1 Spurgeon · Scandella 24:29
D2 Zidlicky · Lundin 20:08
D3 Schultz · Stoner 15:44
D4 Zanon 9:18

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI MIN🌲
36 Shots on goal 21
12 Hits 24
11 Blocked shots 13
7 Takeaways 6
6 Giveaways 9
2 Penalty minutes 4
NYI shooting 5.6% (2/36) MIN shooting 4.8% (1/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Al Montoya
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
35/36
.972 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 3 goals located
Andrew MacDonald · 2nd 11:13 · 1–0 Cal Clutterbuck · 3rd 08:22 · 1–1
NYI MIN
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 2–0
Oct 102011 🌲MIN @ 🏝️NYI 1–2 Mar 22011 🌲MIN @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 Nov 202009 🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Mar 252009 🌲MIN @ 🏝️NYI 6–2 Dec 192008 🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN 1–4
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Who won Islanders vs Wild on December 17, 2011?

Islanders won 2–1 in a shootout. The final score was Islanders 2, Wild 1.

Who scored for Islanders?

Andrew MacDonald.

Who scored for Wild?

Cal Clutterbuck.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Al Montoya made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 35 saves on 36 shots (.972 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Wild played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Wild season series?

Islanders lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeDec 15 ⭐DAL @ 🏝️NYI 3–2 AfterDec 20 🏝️NYI @ ✈️WPG 3–2
🌲 Wild
BeforeDec 14 🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN 4–3 AfterDec 19 🌲MIN @ 🐋VAN 0–4
Also on December 17
🐻BOS 6–0 🔔PHI 🐋VAN 5–3 🍁TOR 😈NJD 5–3 🇨🇦MTL ⚔️BUF 3–8 🐧PIT 🦆ANA 3–5 ✈️WPG 👑LAK 2–8 🐙DET ⚡TBL 3–2 🧥CBJ 🎵STL 1–2 🐯NSH
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