Coyotes 4–2 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2011)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🌵 PHX	0	1	3	4
🌲 MIN	0	1	1	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌵 PHX

Radim Vrbata

2 G

4 shots · 17:55 TOI

2nd star 🌵 PHX

Ray Whitney

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:16 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Matt Cullen

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:11 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🌲 Pierre-Marc Bouchard Go-ahead 2nd · 06:19

Assists: Nick Johnson, Matt Cullen · beat Curtis McElhinney

0–1

🌵 Daymond Langkow PP Tying 2nd · 15:02

Unassisted · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–1

3rd period

🌵 Radim Vrbata Go-ahead 3rd · 04:15

Assists: Ray Whitney · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–1

🌵 Radim Vrbata 3rd · 06:16

Assists: Kyle Chipchura, Keith Yandle · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–1

🌲 Matt Cullen 3rd · 08:12

Unassisted · beat Curtis McElhinney

3–2

🌵 Ray Whitney Empty net 3rd · 19:41

Assists: Rostislav Klesla

4–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌵Coyotes

L1 Whitney · Langkow · Doan 20:30

L2 Boedker · Korpikoski · Vrbata 17:15

L3 Torres · O'Sullivan · Chipchura 12:54

L4 Pyatt · Bissonnette · O'Reilly 10:18

D1 Ekman-Larsson · Klesla 21:14

D2 Rozsival · Aucoin 19:04

D3 Schlemko · Yandle 17:02

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Cullen · Clutterbuck 19:11

L2 Heatley · Bouchard · Johnson 18:33

L3 Brodziak · Powe · Ortmeyer 14:57

L4 Kassian · Gillies · Peters 8:03

D1 Zidlicky · Falk 20:58

D2 Spurgeon · Prosser 19:54

D3 Schultz · Zanon 18:26

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌵PHX MIN🌲

30 Shots on goal 30

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

15 Hits 21

10 Blocked shots 13

2 Takeaways 2

1 Giveaways 4

2 Penalty minutes 6

PHX shooting 13.3% (4/30) MIN shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌵Coyotes

Curtis McElhinney

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:46 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 58:49 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

PHX MIN

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Coyotes

Coyotes — tied after 1st: 7-6-3 (44% win rate, 16 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 4-4-3 (36% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Coyotes

Coyotes — tied after 2nd: 2-3-3 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 2nd: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Dec 102011 🌲MIN @ 🌵PHX 4–1 Feb 52011 🌲MIN @ 🌵PHX 0–1 Jan 22011 🌵PHX @ 🌲MIN 5–6 OT Dec 92010 🌲MIN @ 🌵PHX 3–2 Dec 12010 🌵PHX @ 🌲MIN 4–2

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❓ PHX vs MIN, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Wild on December 31, 2011?

Coyotes won 4–2. The final score was Coyotes 4, Wild 2.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Radim Vrbata (2), Daymond Langkow, Ray Whitney.

Who scored for Wild?

Matt Cullen, Pierre-Marc Bouchard.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Curtis McElhinney made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

Where is Coyotes vs Wild played?

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

What is the Coyotes 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

🌵 Coyotes

BeforeDec 29 🌵PHX @ 🏔️COL 2–3 AfterJan 3 🌵PHX @ 🎵STL 1–4

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 29 🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN 3–4 AfterJan 4 🌲MIN @ 🐋VAN 0–3

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