National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 5, Edmonton 4
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 29, 2007
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Wes McCauley, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Brad Lazarowich
Attendance: 18568
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Edmonton 22004
Minnesota 11215
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Edmonton 16-19-2-2 8-11-0-1 8-8-2-1 L5
Minnesota 22-14-0-2 13-6-0-0 9-8-0-2 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Wild have a 13-6-0-0 record at home this season. The Edmonton Oilers have a 8-8-2-1 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Wild have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Edmonton has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Oilers have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Pierre-Marc Bouchard played for 20:47 during 27 shifts and scored 3 points. Pierre-Marc Bouchard had 0 goals and 3 assists.
  • Fernando Pisani played for 19:59 during 26 shifts and scored 2 points. Fernando Pisani had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Minnesota had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
  • Edmonton had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Edmonton   Minnesota
Fernando Pisani 2 Points Pierre-Marc Bouchard 3
Fernando Pisani 1 Goals Petteri Nummelin 1
Kyle Brodziak 2 Assists Pierre-Marc Bouchard 3
Fernando Pisani 1 Power Play Goals Petteri Nummelin 1
Joni Pitkanen 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Dwayne Roloson .857 Save Percentage Niklas Backstrom .852
Dwayne Roloson 30 Saves Niklas Backstrom 23
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Edmonton 27 4 1-3 3-5 10 28
Minnesota 35 5 2-5 2-3 6 28
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Wild have a W/L % of .619 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Oilers have a W/L % of .438 after a win and .364 after a loss.