National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 2, Pittsburgh 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 31, 2009
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Rob Martell, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Andy McElman
Attendance: 16960
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 2002
Pittsburgh 1001
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 5-9-0-0 4-1-0-0 1-8-0-0 W2
Pittsburgh 11-3-0-0 5-3-0-0 6-0-0-0 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a 5-3-0-0 record at home this season. The Minnesota Wild have a 1-8-0-0 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Penguins have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Wild have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Pascal Dupuis played for 11:10 during 15 shifts and scored 1 point. Pascal Dupuis had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Eric Belanger played for 16:36 during 24 shifts and scored 1 point. Eric Belanger had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Pittsburgh had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
  • Minnesota had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
Eric Belanger 1 Points Pascal Dupuis 1
Eric Belanger 1 Goals Pascal Dupuis 1
Brent Burns 1 Assists Craig Adams 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Niklas Backstrom .971 Save Percentage Marc-Andre Fleury .867
Niklas Backstrom 34 Saves Marc-Andre Fleury 13
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 15 2 0-1 3-3 17 27
Pittsburgh 35 1 0-3 1-1 13 26
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Penguins have a W/L % of .727 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Wild have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .444 after a loss.
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