Scoring Chances for Game Number 20128 : Wild @ Blues

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20128

Team	Period	Time	Note	MIN						Opponent
STL	1	19:06		5	9	14	20	32	34	18	26	28	33	50	57	5v5
STL	1	19:05	Goal	5	9	14	20	32	34	18	26	28	33	50	57	5v5
STL	1	13:14		3	21	27	32	55		6	7	21	50	57	74	4v5
STL	1	12:58		5	6	9	11	32		9	10	22	28	42	50	4v5
STL	1	12:48		5	6	9	21	32		9	10	22	28	42	50	4v5
MIN	1	12:22		3	8	9	21	32	34	10	22	42	43	46	50	5v5
MIN	1	11:31		3	14	25	32	34	67	15	18	26	43	46	50	5v5
MIN	1	9:37		3	21	27	32	34	36	10	28	42	44	50	74	5v5
STL	1	4:06		5	6	9	14	15	32	10	21	43	46	50	74	5v5
STL	1	0:02		8	25	32	51	55		6	7	21	50	57	74	4v5
MIN	2	19:37		3	6	12	25	32	67	6	10	42	44	50	74	5v5
MIN	2	19:35		3	6	12	25	32	67	6	10	42	44	50	74	5v5
MIN	2	19:26		8	9	14	15	32	55	18	26	43	46	50	57	5v5
MIN	2	18:49		3	6	11	20	32	51	9	21	22	28	33	50	5v5
MIN	2	18:38		3	6	11	20	32	51	9	21	22	28	33	50	5v5
MIN	2	16:37		3	8	9	14	15	32	42	43	44	50	74		5v4
MIN	2	15:17		3	8	9	14	15	32	18	28	43	44	50		5v4
MIN	2	14:57		3	8	9	14	15	32	18	43	46	50	57		5v4
STL	2	14:39	Goal	8	9	14	15	32	55	18	43	46	50	57		5v4
MIN	2	13:45		11	25	32	34	55	67	18	28	46	50	74		5v4
STL	2	11:45		3	6	9	32	51		6	7	21	50	57	74	4v5
STL	2	10:11		3	6	25	27	32	67	9	10	15	22	28	50	5v5
STL	2	9:43		9	14	15	32	34	36	18	26	43	46	50	57	5v5
STL	2	2:52		8	12	32	51	55		9	10	22	28	42	50	4v5
MIN	2	1:21		3	12	25	32	34	67	10	42	43	46	50	74	5v5
MIN	2	1:19	Goal	3	12	25	32	34	67	10	42	43	46	50	74	5v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
3	M. ZIDLICKY	18:36	9	1	2:05	3	0	5:24	0	2
5	K. JOHNSSON	4:57	0	3	0:00	0	0	1:20	0	2
6	G. ZANON	18:03	4	2	0:07	0	0	6:14	0	3
8	B. BURNS	16:06	2	0	1:35	3	1	3:16	0	2
9	M. KOIVU	14:58	2	4	1:26	3	1	4:14	0	3
11	O. NOLAN	11:24	2	0	2:00	1	0	1:03	0	1
12	C. KOBASEW	15:14	4	0	0:00	0	0	0:45	0	1
14	M. HAVLAT	15:00	2	4	1:26	3	1	0:00	0	0
15	A. BRUNETTE	14:51	1	2	1:26	3	1	0:00	0	0
20	A. MIETTINEN	11:51	2	2	0:00	0	0	2:46	0	0
21	K. BRODZIAK	6:44	2	0	0:00	0	0	4:12	0	2
25	E. BELANGER	12:44	5	1	1:58	1	0	1:35	0	1
27	N. SMITH	6:28	1	1	0:00	0	0	1:39	0	1
32	N. BACKSTROM	45:34	10	5	3:26	4	1	10:00	0	6
34	S. HNIDY	12:40	5	3	0:56	1	0	0:00	0	0
36	J. SCOTT	8:24	1	1	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
51	J. SHEPPARD	13:04	2	0	0:02	0	0	3:46	0	3
55	N. SCHULTZ	16:09	1	0	2:09	1	1	3:46	0	3
67	B. POULIOT	14:55	5	1	2:00	1	0	0:00	0	0

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	3	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
2	11	5	7	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	14	12	10	5	4	1	0	0	0	6	0	0

This was an interesting game in that there were no scoring chances in the third period. The only event that I considered labeling as such was a shot by Brad Boyes near the end of the period. While the shot was not taken from a dangerous area of the offensive zone, Boyes managed to use the defenceman Shultz as a screen by shooting the puck between Shultz' legs, thus requiring Backstrom to make a somewhat difficult save. After considering all of the relevant factors, I concluded that the shot was not sufficiently dangerous to warrant counting it as a scoring chance.

The Blues were clearly in shutdown mode and played excellent defensive hockey for the entire period. Particularly impressive was the Blues checking line of Perron-McClement-Crombeen, which Murray had matched up against the Wild's top line of Havlat-Koivu-Brunette. The latter trio was the only Wild forward grouping that was outplayed at EV.