National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Vancouver 3
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 31, 2005
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Michael McGeough
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Thor Nelson
Attendance: 18568
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Vancouver 0213
Minnesota 0314
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Vancouver 21-12-2-3 14-3-1-2 7-9-1-1 L1
Minnesota 18-17-1-3 11-6-0-1 7-11-1-2 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Wild have a 11-6-0-1 record at home this season. The Vancouver Canucks have a 7-9-1-1 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Wild have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Vancouver has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Canucks have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Kurtis Foster played for 16:30 during 25 shifts and scored 2 points. Kurtis Foster had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Todd Bertuzzi played for 20:33 during 23 shifts and scored 2 points. Todd Bertuzzi had 0 goals and 2 assists.
  • Minnesota had 7 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
  • Vancouver had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Vancouver   Minnesota
Todd Bertuzzi 2 Points Kurtis Foster 2
Bryan Allen 1 Goals Kurtis Foster 1
Todd Bertuzzi 2 Assists Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2
Bryan Allen 1 Power Play Goals Kurtis Foster 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Maxime Ouellet .892 Save Percentage Manny Fernandez .897
Maxime Ouellet 33 Saves Manny Fernandez 26
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vancouver 29 3 2-5 5-7 14 25
Minnesota 37 4 2-7 3-5 10 32
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Wild have a W/L % of .353 after a win and .524 after a loss.
  • Vancouver will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Canucks have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .500 after a loss.