Wild win 4-3! Once again had some issues holding on to the 3 goal lead, but they pulled it off.
Hockey Wilderness' Three Stars of the Game:
3. Marc Savard (2 goals, 6 shots, +2 on the night)
2. Niklas Backstrom (34 saves)
1. Erik Belanger (2 goals)
GAME RECAP
Scoring Summary
1st Period
Boston 8:03, Phil Kessel 2 (Patrice Bergeron, Marco Sturm)
Minnesota 18:32, Eric Belanger 1 (power play) (Colton Gillies, Kim Johnsson)
2nd Period
Minnesota 4:01, Marc-Andre Bergeron 1 (power play) (Mikko Koivu, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
Minnesota 10:19, Antti Miettinen 1 (Andrew Brunette, Mikko Koivu)
Minnesota 12:28, Eric Belanger 2 (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Owen Nolan)
3rd Period
Boston 11:51, Marc Savard 2 (Michael Ryder, P.J. Axelsson)
Boston 18:22, Marc Savard 3 (Michael Ryder, P.J. Axelsson)
Penalty Summary
1st Period
Minnesota high sticking - 2 min 3:06, B. Burns
Boston high sticking - 2 min 9:22, M. Stuart
Boston holding - 2 min 17:01, M. Stuart
2nd Period
Boston high sticking - 2 min 2:08, D. Krejci
Minnesota holding - 2 min 15:17, J. Sheppard
3rd Period
Minnesota roughing - 2 min 16:50, O. Nolan
Minnesota slashing - 2 min 16:50, O. Nolan
Boston cross check - 2 min 16:50, Z. Chara
Boston roughing - 2 min 16:50, Z. Chara
Minnesota puck over glass - 2 min 19:44, S. Veilleux
Shots on Goal
Boston: 14-11-12 for 37
Minnesota: 9-12-5 for 26
Power Play Conversions
Boston: 0/2
Minnesota: 2/3
Look for links and complete recap in the morning. Night all!