Predators 6–5 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 2014)

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 🌲 MIN

Zach Parise

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:18 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Craig Smith

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 18:44 TOI

3rd star 🐯 NSH

Matt Cullen

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:54 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Jason Zucker Go-ahead 1st · 01:10

Assists: Jason Pominville, Mikko Koivu · beat Pekka Rinne

0–1

🐯 Calle Jarnkrok Tying 1st · 04:37

Assists: Shea Weber, Roman Josi · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–1

🌲 Zach Parise Go-ahead 1st · 06:37

Assists: Charlie Coyle, Thomas Vanek · beat Pekka Rinne

1–2

🐯 Matt Cullen Tying 1st · 13:58

Assists: Victor Bartley, Mike Fisher · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–2

🐯 Craig Smith Go-ahead 1st · 18:14

Assists: Mike Ribeiro · beat Darcy Kuemper

3–2

2nd period

🌲 Marco Scandella PP Tying 2nd · 07:18

Assists: Charlie Coyle, Zach Parise · beat Pekka Rinne

3–3

3rd period

🐯 Filip Forsberg Go-ahead 3rd · 01:48

Assists: Victor Bartley, Craig Smith · beat Niklas Backstrom

4–3

🐯 Roman Josi PP 3rd · 09:05

Assists: Shea Weber, Matt Cullen · beat Niklas Backstrom

5–3

🌲 Zach Parise PP 3rd · 10:46

Assists: Jason Pominville, Ryan Suter · beat Pekka Rinne

5–4

🌲 Thomas Vanek Tying 3rd · 19:12

Assists: Marco Scandella, Ryan Suter · beat Pekka Rinne

5–5

Overtime

🐯 Mattias Ekholm Go-ahead OT · 01:45

Unassisted · beat Niklas Backstrom

6–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Forsberg · Smith · Ribeiro 18:44

L2 Fisher · Wilson · Cullen 18:17

L3 Nystrom · Bourque · Jokinen 14:22

L4 Beck · Jarnkrok · Roy 7:43

D1 Josi · Weber 27:02

D2 Ellis · Ekholm 21:22

D3 Jones · Bartley 13:26

🌲Wild

L1 Parise · Koivu · Coyle 20:18

L2 Vanek · Zucker · Pominville 17:26

L3 Haula · Cooke · Niederreiter 14:23

L4 Carter · Brodziak · Fontaine 8:18

D1 Suter · Brodin 28:59

D2 Scandella · Spurgeon 23:26

D3 Prosser · Folin 7:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH MIN🌲

44 Shots on goal 27

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

10 Hits 12

14 Blocked shots 21

0 Takeaways 2

5 Giveaways 7

8 Penalty minutes 8

NSH shooting 13.6% (6/44) MIN shooting 18.5% (5/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Pekka Rinne

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 61:39 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 41:02 TOI

Darcy Kuemper

11/14

.786 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located

NSH MIN

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

Period by period

After 1st — 3–2

Predators

Predators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Predators

Predators — tied after 2nd: 7-1-2 (70% win rate, 10 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Predators lead the season series 1–0

Apr 132014 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 7–3 Feb 62014 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 2–3 OT Jan 122014 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 4–0 Oct 222013 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 0–2 Oct 82013 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 2–3

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Who won Predators vs Wild on December 20, 2014?

Predators won 6–5 in overtime. The final score was Predators 6, Wild 5.

Who scored for Predators?

Calle Jarnkrok, Craig Smith, Filip Forsberg, Matt Cullen, Mattias Ekholm, Roman Josi.

Who scored for Wild?

Zach Parise (2), Jason Zucker, Marco Scandella, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 16 🐻BOS @ 🐯NSH 2–3 AfterDec 22 🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ 5–1

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 17 🐻BOS @ 🌲MIN 3–2 AfterDec 23 🔔PHI @ 🌲MIN 5–2

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