Oilers 3–4 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2011)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🛢️ EDM	1	1	1	3
🌲 MIN	1	3	0	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Marek Zidlicky

3 A

2 shots · 19:05 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Mikko Koivu

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 22:43 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Greg Zanon

2 A

1 shots · 19:22 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Taylor Hall Go-ahead 1st · 01:24

Assists: Jordan Eberle, Tom Gilbert · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–0

🌲 Mikko Koivu Tying 1st · 13:47

Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Greg Zanon · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–1

2nd period

🌲 Jarod Palmer Go-ahead 2nd · 10:02

Assists: Kyle Brodziak · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–2

🌲 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2nd · 10:21

Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Greg Zanon · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–3

🛢️ Ladislav Smid 2nd · 14:40

Assists: Taylor Hall, Ben Eager · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–3

🌲 Dany Heatley 2nd · 15:26

Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Mikko Koivu · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–4

3rd period

🛢️ Shawn Horcoff 3rd · 06:40

Assists: Ryan Smyth · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Smyth · Hall · Horcoff 20:22

L2 Nugent-Hopkins · Eberle · Hemsky 17:19

L3 Jones · Belanger · Gagner 14:11

L4 Eager · Hordichuk · Lander 6:35

D1 Gilbert · Smid 22:53

D2 Potter · Petry 20:14

D3 Peckham · Teubert 14:46

🌲Wild

L1 Heatley · Koivu · Brodziak 20:01

L2 Cullen · Johnson · Clutterbuck 16:18

L3 Bouchard · Palmer · Powe 15:15

L4 Kassian · Peters · Staubitz 3:29

D1 Prosser · Falk 22:47

D2 Zanon · Schultz 19:22

D3 Zidlicky · Scandella 17:50

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM MIN🌲

30 Shots on goal 27

10 Hits 25

5 Blocked shots 14

2 Takeaways 6

1 Giveaways 7

34 Penalty minutes 38

EDM shooting 10.0% (3/30) MIN shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Nikolai Khabibulin

15/19

.789 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

Devan Dubnyk Shutout

8/8

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 18:37 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

EDM MIN

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 8-7 (53% win rate, 15 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 3-4-3 (30% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Oilers

Oilers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-8 (0% win rate, 8 games)

Wild

Wild — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Wild lead the season series 4–2

Dec 222011 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 1–4 Nov 302011 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 3–2 SO Nov 252011 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 5–2 Oct 202011 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 2–1 SO Oct 132011 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 1–2 SO

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❓ EDM vs MIN, answered

Who won Oilers vs Wild on December 29, 2011?

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

Who scored for Oilers?

Ladislav Smid, Shawn Horcoff, Taylor Hall.

Who scored for Wild?

Dany Heatley, Jarod Palmer, Mikko Koivu, Pierre-Marc Bouchard.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 15 saves on 19 shots (.789 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Wild played?

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

What is the Oilers vs Wild season series?

Wild lead the season series 4–2 after 6 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🛢️ Oilers

BeforeDec 26 🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN 3–5 AfterDec 31 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 1–4

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 28 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 1–2 AfterDec 31 🌵PHX @ 🌲MIN 4–2

Also on December 29

🔥CGY 1–3 🏝️NYI 🔔PHI 4–2 🐧PIT 🍁TOR 3–4 🌪️CAR 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 ⚡TBL 👑LAK 0–1 ✈️WPG 🧥CBJ 4–1 ⭐DAL 🌵PHX 2–3 🏔️COL 🐋VAN 5–2 🦆ANA

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