National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 2, Columbus 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Brad Lazarowich
Attendance: 18086
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Columbus 0101
Minnesota 0112
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Columbus 14-14-0-6 8-6-0-3 6-8-0-3 L4
Minnesota 16-14-0-3 10-3-0-1 6-11-0-2 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Wild have a 10-3-0-1 record at home this season. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a 6-8-0-3 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Wild have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Columbus has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Blue Jackets have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Mikko Koivu played for 19:14 during 21 shifts and scored 2 points. Mikko Koivu had 0 goals and 2 assists.
  • Rick Nash played for 19:15 during 24 shifts and scored 1 point. Rick Nash had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Minnesota had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 0 of them.
  • Columbus had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Columbus   Minnesota
Rick Nash 1 Points Mikko Koivu 2
Rick Nash 1 Goals Guillaume Latendresse 1
Jason Chimera 1 Assists Mikko Koivu 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Steve Mason .913 Save Percentage Niklas Backstrom .955
Steve Mason 21 Saves Niklas Backstrom 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Columbus 22 1 0-1 1-1 2 18
Minnesota 23 2 0-1 1-1 2 22
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Wild have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .529 after a loss.
  • Columbus will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .368 after a loss.