National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 3, Carolina 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 24, 2009
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Brad Meier, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Lyle Seitz
Attendance: 18145
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Carolina 11002
Minnesota 11013
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Carolina 2-5-1-2 2-1-0-1 0-4-1-1 L6
Minnesota 3-7-0-0 3-0-0-0 0-7-0-0 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Wild have a 3-0-0-0 record at home this season. The Carolina Hurricanes have a 0-4-1-1 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Wild have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Carolina has a streak of 6 straight up losses. The Hurricanes have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Brent Burns played for 24:31 during 33 shifts and scored 2 points. Brent Burns had 0 goals and 2 assists.
  • Joni Pitkanen played for 26:47 during 32 shifts and scored 2 points. Joni Pitkanen had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Minnesota had 7 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Carolina had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Carolina   Minnesota
Joni Pitkanen 2 Points Brent Burns 2
Joni Pitkanen 1 Goals Kyle Brodziak 1
Ray Whitney 2 Assists Brent Burns 2
Sergei Samsonov 1 Power Play Goals Andrew Brunette 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Cam Ward .897 Save Percentage Niklas Backstrom .913
Cam Ward 26 Saves Niklas Backstrom 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Carolina 23 2 1-3 6-7 23 22
Minnesota 29 3 1-7 2-3 15 38
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Wild have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .429 after a loss.
  • Carolina will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .143 after a loss.