The Minnesota Wild eked out a victory over the Carolina Hurricanes, 3 to 2, on December 23, 2008.

Hurricanes

16-14-5

17-14-2

Team

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

CAR

MIN

Rod Brind'Amour (EV) assisted by Scott Walker and Ray Whitney

2nd period

CAR

MIN

Ray Whitney (EV) assisted by Joni Pitkanen and Rod Brind'Amour

Cal Clutterbuck (EV) assisted by Mikko Koivu and Marian Gaborik

Marian Gaborik (PP) assisted by Mikko Koivu and Marek Zidlicky

Stephane Veilleux (SH) assisted by Eric Belanger and Nick Schultz

Hurricanes

Wild

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Hurricanes

Wild

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Michael Leighton (L) M. Leighton	0	1	0	23	20	.870	3	3.05	0	59

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Anton Babchuk A. Babchuk	0	0	0	-1	0	0		0	0		0	0	1	1	11:50
Ryan Bayda R. Bayda	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	0	0	0	6:53
Rod Brind'Amour R. Brind'Amour	1	1	2	0	0	2	50.0	10	17	58.8	0	0	0	1	21:19
Joe Corvo J. Corvo	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	0	0		0	1	0	0	27:12
Matt Cullen M. Cullen	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0.0	8	12	66.7	1	1	0	1	15:03
Patrick Eaves P. Eaves	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		1	0	0	0	6:24
Tim Gleason T. Gleason	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0	0	0		2	2	0	0	23:10
Frantisek Kaberle F. Kaberle	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	1	0	1	9:56
Chad LaRose C. LaRose	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		3	2	0	0	15:40
Joni Pitkanen J. Pitkanen	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	3	1	0	23:32
Tuomo Ruutu T. Ruutu	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	1	2	0	1	17:29
Sergei Samsonov S. Samsonov	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	0	0	1	19:00
Dennis Seidenberg D. Seidenberg	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0.0	0	0		2	1	0	2	21:58
Eric Staal E. Staal	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0.0	7	19	36.8	0	1	0	0	20:27
Brandon Sutter B. Sutter	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	0	0	0	0	6:28
Scott Walker S. Walker	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0.0	0	0		0	1	0	1	17:41
Ray Whitney R. Whitney	1	1	2	+1	0	5	20.0	0	0		0	2	0	1	20:49
Justin Williams J. Williams	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0	1	2	15:46

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Niklas Backstrom (W) N. Backstrom	1	0	0	37	35	.946	2	2.00	0	60

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Eric Belanger E. Belanger	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0	7	15	46.7	1	0	0	0	17:57
Derek Boogaard D. Boogaard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	2:52
Pierre-Marc Bouchard P. Bouchard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0	0	3	11:49
Andrew Brunette A. Brunette	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	100.0	0	1	0	1	15:23
Brent Burns B. Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	0	1	1	26:42
Cal Clutterbuck C. Clutterbuck	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	0	0		6	0	0	1	14:47
Marian Gaborik M. Gaborik	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	20.0	0	0		0	1	1	0	18:46
Colton Gillies C. Gillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	6:50
Kim Johnsson K. Johnsson	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	2	0	1	26:20
Mikko Koivu M. Koivu	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.0	12	20	60.0	0	2	0	1	21:02
Krys Kolanos K. Kolanos	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	4	25.0	3	0	0	0	7:31
Antti Miettinen A. Miettinen	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	0	0	0	16:30
Erik Reitz E. Reitz	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	6:08
Nick Schultz N. Schultz	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	1	0	1	24:43
James Sheppard J. Sheppard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	4	13	30.8	0	0	0	1	15:56
Martin Skoula M. Skoula	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	1	0	1	17:11
Stephane Veilleux S. Veilleux	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	25.0	0	0		2	0	0	0	20:05
Marek Zidlicky M. Zidlicky	0	1	1	+1	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		0	1	0	0	19:28