The Minnesota Wild defeated the San Jose Sharks, 3 to 2, in overtime on December 31, 2008.

Final

Sharks

28-4-5

2

Wild

18-16-2

3

Team

SJS

MIN

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

SJS

MIN

Owen Nolan (PP) assisted by Brent Burns and Mikko Koivu

2nd period

SJS

MIN

Devin Setoguchi (PP) assisted by Rob Blake and Joe Thornton

3rd period

SJS

MIN

Krys Kolanos (PP) assisted by James Sheppard and Brent Burns

Milan Michalek (EV) assisted by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Joe Thornton

SJS

MIN

Brent Burns (EV) assisted by Mikko Koivu and Pierre-Marc Bouchard

Sharks

Wild

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Sharks

Wild

Goalies

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Evgeni Nabokov (O) E. Nabokov	0	0	1	32	29	.906	3	2.96	0	61

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Rob Blake R. Blake	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0.0	0	0		3	0	0	0	23:35
Dan Boyle D. Boyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		2	2	0	0	24:58
Jonathan Cheechoo J. Cheechoo	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		3	0	0	0	14:16
Ryane Clowe R. Clowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	3	0.0	0	1	0	2	17:23
Christian Ehrhoff C. Ehrhoff	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		1	2	1	0	17:57
Marcel Goc M. Goc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	8	11	72.7	1	1	2	0	17:18
Mike Grier M. Grier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	16:36
Brad Lukowich B. Lukowich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	0	0		3	1	0	0	17:22
Patrick Marleau P. Marleau	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0	1	4	25.0	0	0	0	0	22:02
Jamie McGinn J. McGinn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	100.0	0	1	0	0	6:26
Milan Michalek M. Michalek	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	1	100.0	0	0		1	0	0	0	16:12
Joe Pavelski J. Pavelski	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3	0.0	7	16	43.8	2	0	0	0	17:49
Tomas Plihal T. Plihal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	2	0.0	1	1	0	0	13:21
Alexei Semenov A. Semenov	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		0	0		3	1	0	0	12:46
Devin Setoguchi D. Setoguchi	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	4	25.0	0	0		1	0	0	1	14:42
Jody Shelley J. Shelley	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		0	0		0	1	0	0	3:38
Joe Thornton J. Thornton	0	2	2	+1	2	0	1	1	0.0	8	15	53.3	2	0	0	2	20:08
Marc-Edouard Vlasic M. Vlasic	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	3	0	0	26:38

Goalies

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Niklas Backstrom (W) N. Backstrom	1	0	0	34	32	.941	2	1.95	0	61

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Eric Belanger E. Belanger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		8	16	50.0	4	2	0	0	17:47
Derek Boogaard D. Boogaard	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0	0	0	4:44
Pierre-Marc Bouchard P. Bouchard	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	0	0	0	18:31
Andrew Brunette A. Brunette	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0	0	0	18:11
Brent Burns B. Burns	1	2	3	0	2	0	2	1	1	5	20.0	0	0		1	0	1	3	25:25
Cal Clutterbuck C. Clutterbuck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		5	2	0	0	16:14
Kim Johnsson K. Johnsson	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	2	0	0	26:45
Mikko Koivu M. Koivu	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0.0	12	20	60.0	0	0	0	1	22:45
Krys Kolanos K. Kolanos	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3	1	6	16.7	4	0	0	0	10:53
Antti Miettinen A. Miettinen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	0	0	1	19:18
Owen Nolan O. Nolan	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	4	25.0	1	1	100.0	0	0	2	1	18:37
Erik Reitz E. Reitz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	0	0	0	2:34
Nick Schultz N. Schultz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		2	0	0	1	21:37
James Sheppard J. Sheppard	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	6	9	66.7	1	0	1	0	11:23
Martin Skoula M. Skoula	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	1	0	1	20:18
Stephane Veilleux S. Veilleux	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	0	1	17:31
Craig Weller C. Weller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	0	0	0	6:29
Marek Zidlicky M. Zidlicky	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	2	1	2	23:45