1/5/2012

Minnesota Wild 4 , Colorado Avalanche 1
Shots: 38 - 18
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/75=92 %, Challenges:49/62=77 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:26/39=65 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 465000 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:09 1-0 Ilya Kovalchuk [6] (Wojtek Wolski)
02:35 1-1 Taylor Stefishen [3] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Marc Staal)
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22:32 2-1 Jonathan Tavares [4] (Ken Friesen, Steven Wagner)
24:07 3-1 Nathan Horton [3] (Jay Bouwmeester)
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41:59 4-1 Steven Wagner [2] (Jonathan Tavares)
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Penalty summary:
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00:17 Jeff Carter (5 min for fighting)
00:17 Rick Nash (5 min for fighting)
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30:13 Rick Nash (5 min for fighting)
30:13 Cam Barker (5 min for fighting)
38:43 Matt Greene (2 min for roughing)
38:43 Nathan Horton (2 min for roughing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Edward Smolinski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Ken Friesen 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 15.40 7
R Mikko Koivu 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 -1 17.50 7
R Nathan Horton 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 2 17.00 7
C Albert Byakin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
C Jonathan Tavares 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 15.40 8
C Wojtek Wolski 0 1 4 5 0 3 0 0 18.10 10
C Jeff Carter 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 1 16.40 7
L Zach Boychuk 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Ken Burke 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 15.40 8
L Dany Heatley 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 17.10 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 5 2 0 2 0 2 17.40 10
D Steven Wagner 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.00 8
D Colten Teubert 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 2 21.30 7
D Mark Topchin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 16.10 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 20.00 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
R Artem Anisimov 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 -1 15.30 8
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Jack Skille 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 18.30 5
L Phillip Gogulla 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Taylor Stefishen 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 17.10 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 21.50 7
L Rick Nash 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 15.10 6
D Teemu Laakso 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 17.30 7
D Marc Staal 0 1 0 9 1 1 0 -1 20.50 9
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 16.30 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 -1 22.50 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 2 3 1 3 2 -1 20.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 4 0 34 0 0 60.00 7
G Jeremy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Tavares
2nd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
3rd star: Steven Wagner

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Mikko Koivu had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Steven Wagner ended his 6 game goal drought.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Dainius Zubrus had his 10 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Rick Nash beat Jeff Carter in a fight.
-Rick Nash beat Cam Barker in a fight.

St. Louis Blues 3 , Los Angeles Kings 2
Shots: 33 - 17
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:23/38=59 %
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:79/97=81 %, Challenges:27/43=61 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:53 1-0 Alexei Cherepanov [3] (Guillaume Latendresse, Karl Alzner)
10:05 2-0 Stephen Weiss [3] (Paul Stastny, Rostislav Olesz)
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25:02 2-1 Brent Seabrook [2] (Brent Burns, Corey Perry)
29:53 3-1 Tristan Pagé [2] (Bobby Ryan, Andrew Cogliano)
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46:23 3-2 Evgeny Malkin [3] (Brian Gionta, Olli Jokinen)PP
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Penalty summary:
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16:43 Tyler Cuma (2 min for roughing)
16:43 Bobby Ryan (2 min for roughing)
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30:06 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for high-sticking)
33:15 Jason Watson (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:01 Alex Pietrangelo (5 min for fighting)
41:01 Corey Perry (5 min for fighting)
45:15 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for tripping)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 7.10 7
R Bobby Ryan 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 16.20 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 17.30 7
R Rostislav Olesz 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Richard Talich 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
C Tristan Pagé 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 7
C Zach Parisé 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 6
C Paul Stastny 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
L Kyle Chipchura 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 10.30 6
L Andrew Cogliano 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 15.40 7
L Alexei Cherepanov 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 18.10 6
L Stephen Weiss 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
D Tarmo Wirkkala 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.10 6
D Karl Alzner 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Vadim Petrovsky 0 0 0 8 3 5 0 1 27.20 8
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 19.50 7
D Brendan Witt 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 1 21.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Marek Benda 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Watson 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 6.10 6
R Brian Gionta 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 17.30 5
R Corey Perry 0 1 1 7 2 2 5 0 13.40 8
R Henri Stedstrom 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 19.50 6
R Ove Iversson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.10 4
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 5
C Brian Boyle 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 21.00 9
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 2 4 1 4 0 -1 21.50 8
L Vitali Gurgev 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.10 4
C Petr Kalus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
L Vincent Benson 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16.30 5
L Olli Jokinen 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -1 20.40 6
D Brent Seabrook 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 7
D Brent Burns 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 19.30 7
D Tyler Cuma 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 -2 23.00 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.20 5
D Yaroslav Germanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 27.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Devan Dubnyk 3 0 30 0 0 58.00 9
G Ben Bishop 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tristan Pagé
2nd star: Alexei Cherepanov
3rd star: Stephen Weiss

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Guillaume Latendresse had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Zach Parisé had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Vadim Petrovsky had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Evgeny Malkin ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Brent Seabrook ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Alex Pietrangelo fought Corey Perry in a fight.