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2011-12 regular season

Predators at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Predators lead the season series 2–1

Predators beat Wild 5–4 at Xcel Energy Center on January 31, 2012.

NSH – MIN
30–25
Shots on goal
0/1–1/1
Power play
12–17
Hits
12–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Dany Heatley
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · 20:29 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Mike Fisher
2 G
3 shots · 18:02 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Brandon Yip
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 11:33 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Dany Heatley Go-ahead 1st · 08:04
Assists: Nick Johnson · beat Pekka Rinne
0–1
🌲 Dany Heatley PP 1st · 12:36
Assists: Matt Cullen · beat Pekka Rinne
0–2
2nd period
🌲 Cal Clutterbuck 2nd · 01:29
Assists: Matt Cullen, Justin Falk · beat Pekka Rinne
0–3
🐯 Matt Halischuk 2nd · 09:33
Assists: Kevin Klein, Brandon Yip · beat Josh Harding
1–3
3rd period
🌲 Kyle Brodziak 3rd · 00:16
Assists: Nick Johnson, Dany Heatley · beat Pekka Rinne
1–4
🐯 Brandon Yip 3rd · 09:22
Assists: Matt Halischuk, Craig Smith · beat Josh Harding
2–4
🐯 Patric Hornqvist 3rd · 16:39
Assists: Sergei Kostitsyn, Shea Weber · beat Josh Harding
3–4
🐯 Mike Fisher Tying 3rd · 17:00
Assists: Colin Wilson, Martin Erat · beat Josh Harding
4–4
🐯 Mike Fisher Go-ahead 3rd · 19:39
Unassisted · beat Josh Harding
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Fisher · Wilson · Erat 17:40
L2 Spaling · Legwand · Hornqvist 15:17
L3 Kostitsyn · Smith · Tootoo 14:19
L4 Bourque · Halischuk · Yip 11:52
D1 Weber · Suter 28:13
D2 Josi · Klein 18:56
D3 Ellis · Hillen 12:51
🌲Wild
L1 Heatley · Brodziak · Cullen 20:29
L2 Setoguchi · Johnson · Clutterbuck 16:56
L3 Powe · Peters · McMillan 14:11
L4 Kassian · Rau · Ortmeyer 7:49
D1 Prosser · Spurgeon 20:58
D2 Falk · Schultz 20:29
D3 Zanon · Stoner 18:46

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH MIN🌲
30 Shots on goal 25
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
12 Hits 17
12 Blocked shots 16
2 Takeaways 5
5 Giveaways 7
4 Penalty minutes 4
NSH shooting 16.7% (5/30) MIN shooting 16.0% (4/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
21/25
.840 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌲Wild
Josh Harding
25/30
.833 SV% · 5 GA · 59:40 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Dany Heatley · 1st 08:04 · 0–1 Dany Heatley · 1st 12:36 · 0–2 Cal Clutterbuck · 2nd 01:29 · 0–3 Matt Halischuk · 2nd 09:33 · 1–3 Kyle Brodziak · 3rd 00:16 · 1–4 Brandon Yip · 3rd 09:22 · 2–4 Patric Hornqvist · 3rd 16:39 · 3–4 Mike Fisher · 3rd 17:00 · 4–4 Mike Fisher · 3rd 19:39 · 5–4
NSH MIN
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Predators
Predators — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Predators
Predators — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Predators lead the season series 2–1
Dec 282011 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 1–2 SO Nov 232011 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Mar 102011 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 0–4 Jan 112011 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 1–5 Dec 312010 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 4–1
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Who won Predators vs Wild on January 31, 2012?

Predators won 5–4. The final score was Predators 5, Wild 4.

Who scored for Predators?

Mike Fisher (2), Brandon Yip, Matt Halischuk, Patric Hornqvist.

Who scored for Wild?

Dany Heatley (2), Cal Clutterbuck, Kyle Brodziak.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Josh Harding made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 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?

Predators lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeJan 24 🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI 3–1 AfterFeb 2 🐯NSH @ 🔔PHI 1–4
🌲 Wild
BeforeJan 24 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 3–2 AfterFeb 2 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 1–0
Also on January 31
🏛️OTT 3–4 🐻BOS 🗽NYR 3–4 😈NJD ✈️WPG 2–1 🔔PHI 🍁TOR 4–5 🐧PIT 🏝️NYI 5–2 🌪️CAR ⚔️BUF 3–1 🇨🇦MTL 🦅WSH 3–4 ⚡TBL 🐙DET 3–1 🔥CGY
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