National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Columbus 2
Saturday, October 8, 2011 8:00 PM
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 8, 2011
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Darren Gibbs
Attendance: 19040
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123T
Columbus 0112
Minnesota 2204
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Columbus 0-2-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 L2
Minnesota 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Wild have a 1-0-0-0 record at home this season. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a 0-1-0-0 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Wild have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Columbus has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Blue Jackets have won 0 of their last 10 games.
  • Dany Heatley played for 20:03 during 25 shifts and scored 2 points. Dany Heatley had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Derek Dorsett played for 10:03 during 18 shifts and scored 1 point. Derek Dorsett had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Minnesota had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
  • Columbus had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
Columbus   Minnesota
Derek Dorsett 1 Points Dany Heatley 2
Derek Dorsett 1 Goals Dany Heatley 1
Matt Calvert 1 Assists Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2
N/A Power Play Goals Dany Heatley 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Curtis Sanford 1.000 Save Percentage Niklas Backstrom .935
Steve Mason 19 Saves Niklas Backstrom 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Columbus 31 2 0-6 2-4 8 30
Minnesota 26 4 2-4 6-6 12 31
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Wild have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Columbus will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.