National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 6, Dallas 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 3, 2008
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Stephane Auger, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mike Cvik
Attendance: 18568
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Dallas 1203
Minnesota 4116
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Dallas 23-15-3-1 12-6-1-1 11-9-2-0 L3
Minnesota 23-15-0-2 14-7-0-0 9-8-0-2 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Wild have a 14-7-0-0 record at home this season. The Dallas Stars have a 11-9-2-0 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Wild have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Dallas has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Stars have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Marian Gaborik played for 20:54 during 31 shifts and scored 3 points. Marian Gaborik had 2 goals and 1 assist.
  • Stu Barnes played for 12:29 during 16 shifts and scored 1 point. Stu Barnes had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Minnesota had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Dallas had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Minnesota
Stu Barnes 1 Points Marian Gaborik 3
Stu Barnes 1 Goals Marian Gaborik 2
Trevor Daley 1 Assists Brent Burns 3
N/A Power Play Goals Eric Belanger 1
N/A Short Handed Goals Marian Gaborik 1
Mike Smith .824 Save Percentage Niklas Backstrom .893
Mike Smith 14 Saves Niklas Backstrom 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Dallas 28 3 0-3 4-5 32 28
Minnesota 21 6 1-5 3-3 18 26
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Wild have a W/L % of .591 after a win and .529 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Stars have a W/L % of .609 after a win and .500 after a loss.