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2013-14 regular season

Islanders at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0

Islanders beat Wild 5–4 at Xcel Energy Center on December 29, 2013.

NYI – MIN
31–37
Shots on goal
15–11
Hits
16–10
Blocked shots
4–7
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Kyle Okposo
2 G, 1 A
6 shots · 19:55 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Thomas Hickey
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 20:38 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Kevin Poulin
33 saves
0.892 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Ryan Suter Go-ahead 1st · 03:22
Assists: Mike Rupp, Torrey Mitchell · beat Kevin Poulin
0–1
2nd period
🌲 Jonas Brodin 2nd · 00:39
Assists: Mikko Koivu, Nino Niederreiter · beat Kevin Poulin
0–2
🌲 Nino Niederreiter 2nd · 02:59
Assists: Mikko Koivu · beat Kevin Poulin
0–3
🏝️ John Tavares 2nd · 08:45
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Kyle Okposo · beat Josh Harding
1–3
🏝️ Cal Clutterbuck 2nd · 18:58
Assists: Thomas Hickey, Brock Nelson · beat Josh Harding
2–3
3rd period
🏝️ Thomas Hickey Tying 3rd · 06:30
Assists: Colin McDonald, Ryan Strome · beat Josh Harding
3–3
🏝️ Kyle Okposo Go-ahead 3rd · 12:13
Assists: Thomas Hickey, Andrew MacDonald · beat Josh Harding
4–3
🌲 Justin Fontaine Tying 3rd · 13:45
Assists: Matt Cooke, Marco Scandella · beat Kevin Poulin
4–4
🏝️ Kyle Okposo Go-ahead 3rd · 14:12
Assists: Thomas Vanek · beat Josh Harding
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Vanek · Tavares · Okposo 19:55
L2 Nielsen · Nelson · Clutterbuck 16:41
L3 Regin · Strome · McDonald 12:30
L4 Martin · Boulton · Cizikas 8:24
D1 Hamonic · MacDonald 25:18
D2 Hickey · Strait 19:14
D3 de Haan · Ness 14:06
🌲Wild
L1 Koivu · Coyle · Granlund 20:51
L2 Heatley · Pominville · Niederreiter 16:07
L3 Cooke · Brodziak · Fontaine 15:24
L4 Veilleux · Rupp · Mitchell 8:51
D1 Suter · Brodin 28:52
D2 Spurgeon · Scandella 17:20
D3 Prosser · Ballard 10:34

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI MIN🌲
31 Shots on goal 37
15 Hits 11
16 Blocked shots 10
4 Takeaways 7
2 Giveaways 1
13 Penalty minutes 11
NYI shooting 16.1% (5/31) MIN shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Kevin Poulin
33/37
.892 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌲Wild
Josh Harding
26/31
.839 SV% · 5 GA · 59:31 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Ryan Suter · 1st 03:22 · 0–1 Jonas Brodin · 2nd 00:39 · 0–2 Nino Niederreiter · 2nd 02:59 · 0–3 John Tavares · 2nd 08:45 · 1–3 Cal Clutterbuck · 2nd 18:58 · 2–3 Thomas Hickey · 3rd 06:30 · 3–3 Kyle Okposo · 3rd 12:13 · 4–3 Justin Fontaine · 3rd 13:45 · 4–4 Kyle Okposo · 3rd 14:12 · 5–4
NYI MIN
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-6 (25% win rate, 8 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-6-2 (20% win rate, 10 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-0-3 (75% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 1–0
Dec 172011 🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN 2–1 SO Oct 102011 🌲MIN @ 🏝️NYI 1–2 Mar 22011 🌲MIN @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 Nov 202009 🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Mar 252009 🌲MIN @ 🏝️NYI 6–2
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Who won Islanders vs Wild on December 29, 2013?

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

Who scored for Islanders?

Kyle Okposo (2), Cal Clutterbuck, John Tavares, Thomas Hickey.

Who scored for Wild?

Jonas Brodin, Justin Fontaine, Nino Niederreiter, Ryan Suter.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kevin Poulin made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Josh Harding made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeDec 28 😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI 2–1 AfterDec 31 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 5–3
🌲 Wild
BeforeDec 27 🌲MIN @ ✈️WPG 4–6 AfterDec 31 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 2–1
Also on December 29
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