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Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars: Game 20

Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Nov 26, 2008 7:00 PM CST


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Dallas Stars (6-10-4) @ Minnesota Wild (12-6-1)

Xcel Energy Center @ 7:00 CST

Television: KSTC (12/45)
Radio: KBGY 107.5 FM and BOB 106.1 FM.

For the Dallas perspective, check out Razor with an Edge and StarsBlog

Tonight's lines:

Minnesota Wild

Dallas Stars

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

Johnsson - Schultz
Zidlicky - Skoula
Reitz - Bergeron

Backstrom
Harding

Neal - Ribeiro - Avery
Eriksson - Richards - Conner
Brunnstrom - Modano - Parrish
Barch - Petersen - Wilson

Zubov - Grossman
Robidas - Daley
Niskanen - Sydor

Turco
Stephan


Injuries: Minnesota Wild

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Marian Gaborik lower body 10.15.2008
Kurtis Foster left leg surgery 9.20.2008


Injuries: Dallas Stars

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Brenden Morrow to undergo right knee surgery 11.21.2008
Joel Lundqvist fractured shoulder 10.28.2008
Jere Lehtinen
upper body
11.24.2008
Steve Ott
broken hand
11.24.2008

 

NOTES:

  • Stephane Veilleux will play in his 300th career game for the Wild tonight. The others? Marian Gaborik, Nick Schultz, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Pascal Dupuis, Antti Laaksonen, Filip Kuba and Wes Walz
  • With Matt Niskanen, Mark Parrish and Toby Petersen coming home to play, the Stars still have some Minnesota connections, other than Mike Modano.
  • Mike Modano has recorded 24 points (7-17=24) in 28 games against the Wild. Modano needs two points to reach 1,300 for his career.
  • The Wild rank among the lower-producing offenses in the league, with a total 49 goals, and has scored more than four times in a game just once in 2008-09.
  • Marty Turco, who made 21 saves in his 400th NHL game on Monday, is 11-4-1 with a 1.96 GAA in 19 career games versus the Wild.
  • Niklas Backstrom ranks among the best in the league with a 2.05 GAA and a .930 save%
  • Dallas has allowed a Western Conference-worst 74 goals.
  • Dallas is 10-2-1 in the series since the start of 2005-06, and has won three straight over Minnesota including a 4-2 home victory on Oct. 29.

Questions to Answer

  1. Can the Wild get an early lead? If so, can they hang on to it without giving us a coronary?
  2. Can the veterans take over a game, please?
  3. Can the Wild take advantage of a weak defensive team and use the counter-attack to rack up the goals?
  4. Will Burns finally find the back of the net up front? If not, should he really be there?
  5. Will the energy line of Clutterbuck, Pouliot and Boogaard continue to put on the pressure?

Jacques Lemaire Pregame Interview

James Sheppard Pregame Interview

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Wow, this game looks like it’s in slow motion. Much different feel than the past few against Eastern conference foes

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:14 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Ohh, just wide from Sheppard on a great tip on Skoula’s sho

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:16 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Mikko beat Turco badly, but rung the pipe

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:16 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hey, Owen Nolan, nice to see you. Feel like doing something on the ice tonight??

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:18 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

that should have been waved off. Boogaard was hit as the puck came to him. Bad call there

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Crap. Dallas goal – 8:41, J. Neal goal (L. Eriksson, B. Richards)

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

1-1

WILD GOAL!!!!! Erik Belanger on a rebound from Brent Burns

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

9:49, Eric Belanger 5 (Brent Burns, Marc-Andre Bergeron)

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Wild powerplay

2:00 for interference on Landon Wilson

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:28 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

2-1 Wild

WILD GOAL!!!! Owen Nolan on the powerplay!

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:31 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wild penalty – Faceoff violation. WTF is that? I’ve never heard of that. Ridiculous.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:33 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Period Summary

Scoring Summary
 1st Period

 Dallas 8:41, James Neal 4 (Loui Eriksson, Brad Richards)
 Minnesota 9:49, Eric Belanger 5 (Brent Burns, Marc-Andre Bergeron)
 Minnesota 12:45, Owen Nolan 2 (power play) (Mikko Koivu, Antti Miettinen)

Penalty Summary
 1st Period

 Dallas interference – 2 min 11:05, L. Wilson
 Minnesota face-off interference – 2 min 13:26, served by A. Brunette

Shots on Goal
Dallas – 11
Minnesota – 9

Faceoffs Won
Dallas – 12
Minnesota – 10

Power Play Conversion
Dallas – 0/1
Minnesota – 1/1

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 7:50 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

3-1 Wild

WILD GOAL!!!! Martin Skoula from the half-wall!!

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:03 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wait

Might be Brunette

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:04 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Nope

He Who Must Not Be Named gets his first of the season!

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:05 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

FIGHT – Boogaard and Barch. Barch is trying to make out with Boogie.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wow

What a horrible call on Boogaard. That was NOT an elbow. Bullshit.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:10 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Can Burns please come back to the blue line so we can get Reitz out of there?

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wild Power Play

T. Petersen hooking – 2 min

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:14 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

WILD GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mikko Koivu with a rocket on the power play

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:16 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hmm

This will be reviewed.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:16 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That’s Mikko’s second slapper that has completely befuddled Turco and rung the pipe, though this one “went in”

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:17 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Nevermind. It’s waved off. I think that’s the right call

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:23 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Ha

THey changed the Skoula goal back to Brunette. Not surprising.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Great job by Mikko to draw that hook on Grossman. Wild on the power play. 2:00 hook on Grossman.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:38 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

The Stars are anticipating every move on this PP

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:40 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

And the Wild immediately give up a goal. Terrible letdown

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:42 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Great goal

James Neal’s second of the night.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:43 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wild Penalty

B. Pouliot roughing – 2 min

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:44 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Period Summary

Scoring Summary
 2nd Period

 Minnesota 1:06, Andrew Brunette 7 (Martin Skoula, Eric Belanger)
 Dallas 17:40, James Neal 5 (unassisted)

Penalty Summary
 2nd Period

 Dallas fighting – 5 min 2:56, K. Barch
 Minnesota fighting – 5 min 2:56, D. Boogaard
 Minnesota elbowing – 2 min 2:56, D. Boogaard served by P. Bouchard
 Dallas hooking – 2 min 6:01, T. Petersen
 Dallas holding – 2 min 15:29, N. Grossman
 Minnesota roughing – 2 min 18:06, B. Pouliot

Shots on Goal
Dallas – 11-11
Minnesota – 9-14

Faceoffs Won
Dallas – 20
Minnesota – 22

Power Play Conversions
Dallas – 0/3
Minnesota – 1/3

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 8:48 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

SHould be a penalty shot for Turco knocking it off the moorings. Terrible call there

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 9:09 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

3-3

Brad Richards scores for Dallas. HORRIBLE defending right there

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 9:15 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Shocking, missed assignment by Reitz. He’s absolutely awful.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 9:16 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Dallas is absolutely in control right now.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 9:23 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Ugh

Mittens still can’t pass. He’s terrible out there right now. Definitely squeezing the stick.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 9:29 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

There goes Burns for slashing. BAD MOVE BRENT

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 9:30 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

First St. Louis

Now Dallas. What a joke. Time for Burns to come back to the blue line. He’s not doing enough up front to counteract Reitz being in the game.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 9:31 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Empty net for the Wild. 33 seconds remaining. Faceoff coming to Turco’s left.

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 9:36 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Horrible loss tonight. Absolutely horrible.

I counted 5 pipes for the Wild tonight and one net that Turco shoved off the moorings

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 9:38 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Game Summary

Scoring Summary
 1st Period

 Dallas 8:41, James Neal 4 (Loui Eriksson, Brad Richards)
 Minnesota 9:49, Eric Belanger 5 (Brent Burns, Marc-Andre Bergeron)
 Minnesota 12:45, Owen Nolan 2 (power play) (Mikko Koivu, Antti Miettinen)
2nd Period
 Minnesota 1:06, Andrew Brunette 7 (Martin Skoula, Eric Belanger)
 Dallas 17:40, James Neal 5 (unassisted)
3rd Period
 Dallas 8:30, Brad Richards 6 (Loui Eriksson, Landon Wilson)
 Dallas 13:00, Loui Eriksson 10 (Stephane Robidas)

Penalty Summary
 1st Period

 Dallas interference – 2 min 11:05, L. Wilson
 Minnesota face-off interference – 2 min 13:26, served by A. Brunette
2nd Period
 Dallas fighting – 5 min 2:56, K. Barch
 Minnesota fighting – 5 min 2:56, D. Boogaard
 Minnesota elbowing – 2 min 2:56, D. Boogaard served by P. Bouchard
 Dallas hooking – 2 min 6:01, T. Petersen
 Dallas holding – 2 min 15:29, N. Grossman
 Minnesota roughing – 2 min 18:06, B. Pouliot
3rd Period
 Minnesota slashing – 2 min 17:13, B. Burns

Shots on Goal
Dallas – 11-11-8 for 30
Minnesota – 9-14-5 for 28

Faceoffs Won
Dallas – 29
Minnesota – 32

Power Play Conversions
Dallas – 0/4
Minnesota – 1/3

by nathaneide on Nov 26, 2008 9:42 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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