December 16

Minnesota Wild 1 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 25 - 23
PP: 0 of 2 (10 shots), Passing:59/77=76 %, Challenges:27/42=62 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:69/93=74 %, Challenges:25/45=54 %
Attendance: 15128 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 683785 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:44 0-1 Fabian Brunnström [3] (Steve Ott, Nicklas Grossman)
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26:13 1-1 Robbie Earl [2] (Antti Miettinen, John Madden)
28:58 1-2 Jamie Benn [9] (Colin Wilson, Mark Fistric)
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59:41 1-3 Dany Heatley [15]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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23:19 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for hooking)
32:28 Robyn Regehr (5 min for attempt to injury)
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43:41 Nicklas Grossman (2 min for hooking)
59:05 Robyn Regehr (5 min for fighting)
59:05 Andrew Brunette (5 min for fighting)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Antti Miettinen 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 17.00 6
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 5
R Martin Havlat 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 20.20 6
C James Sheppard 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 13.30 8
C John Madden 0 1 0 2 2 4 0 1 11.20 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 13.20 6
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 -2 20.20 7
L Eric Nystrom 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Robbie Earl 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.30 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 -1 20.00 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -2 15.10 6
D Clayton Stoner 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 15.30 5
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -3 22.10 6
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 16.40 4
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 22.50 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 5 1 2 1 2 -3 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 20 0 0 59.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Burish 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 5.40 6
R Toby Petersen 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 13.10 5
R Jamie Benn 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 21.00 8
R Shane Doan 0 0 5 3 4 2 0 -1 22.10 8
C Scott Glennie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
C Perttu Lindgren 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11.50 4
C Colin Wilson 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 14.30 6
C Brad Richards 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Brock Nelson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.40 6
L Fabian Brunnström 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 11.50 7
L Steve Ott 0 1 3 3 2 3 0 1 19.50 6
L Dany Heatley 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 8
D Ryan Ellis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
D Mark Fistric 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 22.30 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 23.50 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 12.20 6
D Nicklas Grossman 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 17.30 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kari Lehtonen
2nd star: Jamie Benn
3rd star: Fabian Brunnström

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Robbie Earl ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Colin Wilson has marked a new career high in points with 16 points.
-Dany Heatley scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Fabian Brunnström finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Mark Fistric ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Robyn Regehr beat Andrew Brunette in a fight.

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 3( 19) , Utah Grizzlies 2( 22)
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1-0 HOU Jon DiSalvatore (Elia Ostwald, Marco Scandella)
2-0 HOU Chad Rau (Vladimir Voronkov)
3-0 HOU Casey Wellman (Petr Kalus)
3-1 UTH Michael Neal (Severin Blindenbacher)
3-2 UTH Brandon Segal (Mathieu Tousignant, Francis Wathier)

Goalies: Dennis Endras - Brent Krahn

Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 25 - 26
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:66/84=78 %, Challenges:25/35=69 %
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:78/98=79 %, Challenges:37/54=67 %
Attendance: 9459 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 479571 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:09 0-1 Éric Bélanger [5] (Michael Del Zotto)PP
10:15 0-2 Marian Gaborik [15] (Robbie Schremp)
15:25 1-2 Matt Duchene [5] (Matt Beleskey, Toni Lydman)
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32:26 1-3 Brian Willsie [1] (Marian Gaborik, Lukas Kaspar)
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48:52 2-3 Luca Sbisa [2] (Nik Antropov, Matt Duchene)
52:26 3-3 Matt Beleskey [4] (Matt Duchene, Matt Stajan)
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Penalty summary:
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07:31 Matt Duchene (2 min for slashing)
19:07 Andy Sutton (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:11 Ryan Getzlaf (5 min for fighting)
21:11 John Erskine (5 min for fighting)
22:46 Nicolas Deschamps (2 min for hooking)
26:22 Matt Stajan (2 min for tripping)
28:48 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for roughing)
36:47 John Erskine (5 min for fighting)
36:47 Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
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42:33 Éric Bélanger (2 min for slashing)
46:56 Robbie Schremp (2 min for roughing)
58:34 Matt Stajan (2 min for cross-checking)
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61:46 Brian Rafalski (2 min for holding the stick)

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Palmieri 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 7.30 6
R Jack Skille 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 5
R Matt Beleskey 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 15.00 8
R Brian Gionta 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 -1 23.00 7
C Nicolas Deschamps 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 7.30 4
C Nik Antropov 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 12.20 6
C Matt Stajan 0 1 4 1 0 0 4 2 20.50 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 -1 24.30 6
L Jason Blake 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 7.30 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 4
L Matt Duchene 1 2 5 2 0 0 2 3 16.00 10
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -1 22.40 7
D Luca Sbisa 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 14.00 8
D Andy Sutton 0 0 4 2 2 1 7 1 24.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 32.20 6
D Brendan Mikkelson 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 9.50 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 2 18.50 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 -1 30.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonas Hiller 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lukas Kaspar 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -1 18.50 6
R Eric Fehr 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 17.30 5
R Marian Gaborik 1 1 6 1 2 1 0 2 20.30 8
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
C David Steckel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 6
C Éric Bélanger 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 -1 17.30 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 21.00 8
L D.J. King 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 8.20 6
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
L Brian Willsie 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 8
L Robbie Schremp 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 21.10 7
D Patrick McNeill 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 11.00 5
D Michael Del Zotto 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
D Mike Green 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 1 35.40 8
D John Erskine 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 -2 9.20 5
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 30.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 22 0 0 65.00 6
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Duchene
2nd star: Matt Beleskey
3rd star: Marian Gaborik

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks: