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Phoenix Coyotes @ Minnesota Wild: Game 14

Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Nov 13, 2008 7:00 PM CST


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Phoenix Coyotes (8-6-0) vs Minnesota Wild (8-4-1)

Xcel Energy Center @ 7:00 CST

Television: FSN (HD)
Radio: WCCO 830. Listen live at wccoradio.com

For the Phoenix perspective, check out Coyotes Hip Check

Tonight's lines:

Minnesota Wild

Phoenix Coyotes

Nolan - Koivu - Bouchard
Brunette - Belanger - Burns
Clutterbuck - Sheppard - Miettinen
Veilleux - Pouliot - Boogaard

Reitz - Schultz
Bergeron - Skoula
Johnsson - Zidlicky

Harding
Backstrom

Boedker - Jokinen - Mueller
Doan - Turris - Carcillo
Winnik - Hanzal - Tikhonov
Fedoruk - Reinprecht - Porter

Jovanovski - Morris
Sauer - Hale
Klee - Michalek

Bryzgalov
Tellqvist

NOTES:

  • The Wild look to make it nine straight wins over the Phoenix Coyotes.
  • Coach Jacques Lemaire scrambled all his forward lines today, and that meant the line of Andrew Brunette-Mikko Koivu-Antti Miettinen landed on three different lines. Koivu skated with Nolan and Bouchard, and Brunette and Eric Belanger skated with a right wing named Brent Burns.
  • Gaborik is expected to miss his 12th straight game on Thursday with a lower-body injury while Burns will return after sitting out the past four contests with an upper-body injury.
  • Owen Nolan was reactivated and Krys Kolanos was sent back to Houston. Too bad, as I thought the kid had been playing really well.
  • Brent Burns dressed for defense this morning, but lined up on the wing. He hasn’t practiced as a defenseman all week and Lemaire wanted him to get used to it again since he’ll play both positions tonight.
  • The Coyotes will be playing on back-to-back nights after winning 5-2 at Columbus on Wednesday.
  • Shane Doan leads Phoenix with nine goals and is tied for the team lead with 16 points. "He's playing as good as I've ever seen him," Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky said.

  • Ilya Bryzgalov has never beaten the Wild, going 0-5-0 with a 3.28 GAA in six games.

  • The Wild have 10 of their next 12 at home.

Questions to Answer

  1. Will the line shuffle work out?
  2. Does Burns get burned out playing both winger and defense tonight, his first action in over a week?
  3. Will these two teams (1st and 3rd in the conference in goals against) put up as many together as the Pens did last night (7)?
  4. Can Bryzgalov get his first career win against the Wild?
  5. Will Peter Mueller shine in front of the hometown crowd?

Jacques Lemaire Pre-game Interview


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Gaborik is expected to miss his 12th straight game on Thursday with a lower-body injury while Burns will return after sitting out the past four contests with an upper-body injury.

I forgot that Gaborik is still with this team, after all the trade specualtion and the lack of him on the ice. he has pretty much faded from my memory

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Nov 13, 2008 6:43 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

He's not.

Hasn’t been with the team all season. I don’t know that he really knows what a team is…

The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.

by BReynolds on Nov 13, 2008 7:28 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wild PK

Reitz 2:00 for hooking.

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 8:12 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

WIld PK

Koivu 2:00 for hooking

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 8:23 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wild PK

Burns, 2:00 for high-sticking

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 8:32 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

End of the second, Wild lead 2-0

Scoring Summary
Minnesota 3:28, Marek Zidlicky 1 (power play) (Marc-Andre Bergeron)
Minnesota 15:43, Andrew Brunette 6 (power play) (Marek Zidlicky, Eric Belanger)

Penalty Summary
Phoenix holding – 2 min 2:21, K. Yandle
Phoenix slashing – 2 min 3:01, G. Murray
Minnesota hooking – 2 min 7:14, E. Reitz
Minnesota hooking – 2 min 11:55, M. Koivu
Phoenix hooking – 2 min 15:12, D. Morris
Minnesota high sticking – 2 min 18:30, B. Burns

Shots on Goal
Phoenix – 5-10
Minnesota – 13-9

Faceoff Wins
Phoenix – 16
Minnesota – 24

Power Play Conversions
Phoenix – 0/5
Minnesota – 2/4

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 8:37 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wild on PP

Peter Mueller, 2:00 for interference.

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 8:55 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

WILD GOAL!!!

Gorgeous PP goal!!!!! Erik Belanger from Owen Nolan and Marc-Andre Bergeron

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 8:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Cal Clutterbuck is scrapping with Ken freaking Klee. Clutterbuck is holding his own with the old man

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 8:57 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Whoops

Make that Keith Yandle, not Klee. Why did Terhaar say Klee?

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 8:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

dang

dang! the power play unit is clicking tonight!

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on Nov 13, 2008 8:59 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely

They are on fire.

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 8:59 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

10:00 left

Still 3-0.

He Who Must Not Be Named is once again having a great game.

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 9:08 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wild PK. Bench Minor – Too many men on the ice. Brunette to serve.

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 9:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

2 on 1 shorthanded, Koivu waited too long to pass. That’s the second shorthanded opportunity tonight. Probably should have scored on both.

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 9:14 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Porter should get annihilated for that. He made no effort to avoid running Backstrom.

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 9:20 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Kevin Porter should absolutely been given the two minute minor for that. What the hell is that ref staring at? Toronto needs to evaluate.

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 9:21 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

ZIDLICKY GOAL!!!!

Wild get their 4th power play goal of the game. This time on the 5 on 3

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 9:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

4-0 win

Bryzgalov still has not beaten the Wild.

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 9:26 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Gutsy

Cal Clutterbuck is talking trash with Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky not happy that Clutterbuck fought wearing a visor.

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 9:27 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Game Summary

Scoring Summary
1st Period

None
2nd Period
Minnesota 3:28, Marek Zidlicky 1 (power play) (Marc-Andre Bergeron)
Minnesota 15:43, Andrew Brunette 6 (power play) (Marek Zidlicky, Eric Belanger)
3rd Period
Minnesota 3:11, Eric Belanger 4 (power play) (Owen Nolan, Marc-Andre Bergeron)
Minnesota 18:53, Marek Zidlicky 2 (power play) (Marc-Andre Bergeron, Owen Nolan)

Penalty Summary
1st Period

Phoenix hooking – 2 min 6:27, O. Jokinen
Minnesota holding – 2 min 14:38, A. Miettinen
Minnesota hooking – 2 min 17:53, C. Clutterbuck
2nd Period
Phoenix holding – 2 min 2:21, K. Yandle
Phoenix slashing – 2 min 3:01, G. Murray
Minnesota hooking – 2 min 7:14, E. Reitz
Minnesota hooking – 2 min 11:55, M. Koivu
Phoenix hooking – 2 min 15:12, D. Morris
Minnesota high sticking – 2 min 18:30, B. Burns
3rd Period
Phoenix interference – 2 min 2:42, P. Mueller
Minnesota fighting – 5 min 3:15, C. Clutterbuck
Phoenix fighting – 5 min 3:15, K. Yandle
Minnesota too many men on the ice – 2 min 12:16, Bench served by A. Brunette
Phoenix high sticking – 2 min 17:04, K. Turris
Phoenix hooking – 2 min 17:55, E. Jovanovski

Shots on Goal
Phoenix – 5-10-9 for 24
Minnesota – 13-9-10 for 32

Faceoff Wins
Phoenix – 21
Minnesota – 37

Power Play Conversions
Phoenix – 0/6
Minnesota – 4/7

by nathaneide on Nov 13, 2008 9:31 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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