Minnesota Wild vs. New York Islanders: Game 31
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 4:45 PM CST
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New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Dec 19, 2008 7:00 PM CST
Minnesota Wild (15-13-2) vs. New York Islanders (10-18-3)
Xcel Energy Center @ 7:00 CST
Television: KSTC (45/12)
Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM
For the Islanders perspective, check out Lighthouse Hockey
Tonight's lines:
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Minnesota Wild |
New York Islanders |
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Brunette - Koivu - Mittens Johnsson - Schultz Backstrom |
Bergenheim - Weight - Guerin Witt - Streit |
Holy crap! Look at those injuries! How on earth do they even field a complete team?
Notes
- Marian Gaborik, "If I would need to rest it, I’d definitely consider it. But I’m playing tonight and hopefully everything’s going to be good."
- Eric Belanger is out . Krys Kolanos will take his spot. Colton Gillies is in and if Gaborik can’t play, then Weller will.
- Kyle Okposo is indeed expected to play tonight.
- Mike Comrie is set to return to the lineup after missing the past 17 games with a hip injury.
- Russo says Lemaire is unavailable as is Risebrough. Is a move in the works? Rosters lock tonight at midnight tonight for a week.
- The Islanders have allowed an NHL-worst 115 goals.
- Does Gaborik play? If he does, will he be tentative?
- With Kolanos, Gillies, Clutterbuck and Pouliot all in the lineup, will the youth movement prevail?
- Should Reitz be the odd man out?
- When the team giving up the most goals plays the team scoring the least amount of goals, can the anemic offense get the boost they require?
- Is a trade actually in the works?
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Injuries
Look at those injuries! How on earth do they even field a complete team?
Not very well, is how :)
But Okposo is back, and so is Comrie (which version, we do not know), each after lengthy injuries.
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by Dominik on Dec 19, 2008 5:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Good luck tonight. Hopefully your squad gets run out of the building!
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 5:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Okposo
I hope they Boo his Ass out of the Xcel Center.
by Tony_O on Dec 19, 2008 6:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
hee hee
I was wondering how the reaction would be. The Isles broadcast said he had to buy 40 tickets.
And I was expecting some, “Oh, so this is how you develop a player, Garth? In this environment?”
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by Dominik on Dec 19, 2008 8:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Doug Woog on the Lets Play Hockey Call
Game underway from the Xcel Center…GOOO WILD!!!!!!!
by Tony_O on Dec 19, 2008 7:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
10:00 left in the first. Scoreless between the Islanders and Wild.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 7:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Penalty on Richard Park for hooking. Wild powerplay coming up.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 7:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Interesting. Looks like it’s Brunette – Koivu – Bouchard right now. Still think Gaborik should be on that line.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 7:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
agreed
it produced the 2 goals vs Calgary…Why split it up Jacques?
by Tony_O on Dec 19, 2008 7:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it even Jacques?
I haven’t checked, but with Tremblay running things today, I wasn’t sure who was going to run the show tonight.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 7:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wild on the PP. T. Pock puck over glass – 2 min. Boogaard on the pp unit!
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 7:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
nothing
And we’re at full strength. Wild are 0/3 on PP
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 7:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We need to start capitalizing
No Wonder why we are in a major Slump.
by Tony_O on Dec 19, 2008 7:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wild penalty. Kim Johnsson 2:00 for slashing. Not very captain-like there Kimmy.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 7:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Blech
First intermission interview with Kyle Okposo. Sell out dink.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 7:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Period Summary
Scoring Summary
1st Period
None
Penalty Summary
1st Period
Minnesota high sticking – 2 min 4:57, C. Gillies
NY Islanders slashing – 2 min 7:48, B. Guerin
NY Islanders hooking – 2 min 10:43, R. Park
NY Islanders puck over glass – 2 min 15:34, T. Pock
Minnesota slashing – 2 min 19:40, K. Johnsson
Shots on Goal
NY Islanders – 7
Minnesota – 11
Faceoffs Won
NY Islanders – 9
Minnesota – 5
Power Play Conversions
NY Islanders – 0/2
Minnesota – 0/3
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 7:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Islanders goal
Antti Miettinen now going off. And the Isles score easily on the 5 on 3
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
10:00 left in the 2nd. We’re 1/2way through the game and it’s 1-0 Islanders. Wild are 0/4 on the PP, and outshooting the Isles 16-9
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Good lord, who is this Joey MacDonald, and how do we defeat him???
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What is it with this team
we score vs Big Name Goalies like Kiprusoff…But we get shut out against no Name goalies Like Joey McDonald.
by Tony_O on Dec 19, 2008 8:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What the hell happened there? Looks like it’s waved off
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wild outshooting the Islanders 23-9, still down 1-0. Terrible
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
If recent form holds...
then just give it time.
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by Dominik on Dec 19, 2008 8:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
WILD GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STEPHANE VEILLEIUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Tony_O on Dec 19, 2008 8:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
WILD GOAL
Goal for Stephane Veilleux!! Wild 1-1 Islanders.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wild Goal
Veilleux from James Sheppard and Antti Miettinen @ 18:58 of the second period.
by Tony_O on Dec 19, 2008 8:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Period Summary
Scoring Summary
1st Period
None
2nd Period
NY Islanders 3:28, Richard Park 7 (power play) (Doug Weight, Mark Streit)
Minnesota 19:03, Stephane Veilleux 3 (James Sheppard, Antti Miettinen)
Penalty Summary
1st Period
Minnesota high sticking – 2 min 4:57, C. Gillies
NY Islanders slashing – 2 min 7:48, B. Guerin
NY Islanders hooking – 2 min 10:43, R. Park
NY Islanders puck over glass – 2 min 15:34, T. Pock
Minnesota slashing – 2 min 19:40, K. Johnsson
2nd Period
Minnesota interference – 2 min 2:47, M. Bergeron
Minnesota hooking – 2 min 3:19, A. Miettinen
NY Islanders tripping – 2 min 4:54, B. Guerin
Shots on Goal
NY Islanders – 7-3
Minnesota – 11-15
Faceoffs Won
NY Islanders – 18
Minnesota – 18
Power Play Conversions
NY Islanders – 1/4
Minnesota – 0/4
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Nice to see that late goal. Really needed that. Hopefully it’s proven that MacDonald can be beaten and the floodgates will open in the 3rd
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Doug Weight and Bill Guerin are the leading scorers for the Isles. What is this, 1997?
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
the Wild are playing so much better than the Islanders right now. How they’re not leading by 3 or 4 is all because of Joey MacDonald.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
STEPHANE VEILLEUX DOES IT AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FROM KRYS KOLANOS!!!!!!!! WILD LEAD!!!!!!!!!!
by Tony_O on Dec 19, 2008 8:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Colton Gillies with his first career goal. Good for you kid. Assists from Kolanos and Boogard.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
They gave it Gillies
Thats his First NHL Goal…
Damn Greenlay Screwing up the call on the goal again…
by Tony_O on Dec 19, 2008 8:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wild up 2-1 and my wife is giggling at Bombardir’s commentary. She can’t breathe.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Are the Wild announcers as good as the U. of Minnesota announcers?
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by Dominik on Dec 19, 2008 9:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Man...Dont be Dissin Mazzaco and Wooger....
Best Hockey Announcers Next to Don Cherry….
by Tony_O on Dec 19, 2008 9:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No, I'm serious!
I love those U. of M announcers. Just call it like they see it, actually talk about the game.
(I’ve got a Minnesota-native teammate, so he forces me to watch.)
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by Dominik on Dec 19, 2008 9:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
(whew)
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by Dominik on Dec 19, 2008 9:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OK...My Bad Sir
BTW….The Wild announcers arent that great hahaha
by Tony_O on Dec 19, 2008 9:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, that’s too bad. I know I’ve heard them once or twice, but I can’t recall.
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by Dominik on Dec 19, 2008 9:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My god. How did Clutterbuck get stuffed by MacDonald there.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 8:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wow. Wild outshooting the Isles 31-10
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 9:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Boy
I seriously can’t believe this isn’t 6-1.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 9:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Mikko Koivu. Great move, great shot. MacDonald had no shot.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 9:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Nice play by Burns there. Pinched Park off the puck
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 9:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
WILD GOAL
Oh what a goal! PMB scores!!
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 9:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The Islanders are pleased
to serve as your official slumpbusters tonight.
It is customary to tip your slumpbuster with draft picks. Please enjoy the rest of your ride.
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by Dominik on Dec 19, 2008 9:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ball game
Man, that felt great. I had forgotten how nice it felt to win.
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 9:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
4-1 Win
Scoring Summary
1st Period
None
2nd Period
NY Islanders 3:28, Richard Park 7 (power play) (Doug Weight, Mark Streit)
Minnesota 19:03, Stephane Veilleux 3 (James Sheppard, Antti Miettinen)
3rd Period
Minnesota 4:28, Colton Gillies 1 (Derek Boogaard, Krystofer Kolanos)
Minnesota 12:10, Mikko Koivu 11 (Kim Johnsson)
Minnesota 14:34, Pierre-Marc Bouchard 6 (Benoit Pouliot, Nick Schultz)
Penalty Summary
1st Period
Minnesota high sticking – 2 min 4:57, C. Gillies
NY Islanders slashing – 2 min 7:48, B. Guerin
NY Islanders hooking – 2 min 10:43, R. Park
NY Islanders puck over glass – 2 min 15:34, T. Pock
Minnesota slashing – 2 min 19:40, K. Johnsson
2nd Period
Minnesota interference – 2 min 2:47, M. Bergeron
Minnesota hooking – 2 min 3:19, A. Miettinen
NY Islanders tripping – 2 min 4:54, B. Guerin
3rd Period
Minnesota puck over glass – 2 min 15:33, K. Kolanos
Shots on Goal
NY Islanders – 7-3-6=16
Minnesota – 11-15-13=39
Faceoffs Won
NY Islanders – 27
Minnesota – 29
Power Play Conversions
NY Islanders – 1/5
Minnesota – 0/4
by nathaneide on Dec 19, 2008 9:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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