National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nashville 5, Minnesota 4
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:00 PM
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brad Lazarowich
Attendance: 17325
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Nashville 0145
Minnesota 2114
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Nashville 31-16-3-1 16-7-2-1 15-9-1-0 W5
Minnesota 24-19-2-5 13-7-1-2 11-12-1-3 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Minnesota Wild have a 13-7-1-2 record at home this season. The Nashville Predators have a 15-9-1-0 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Wild have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Nashville has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Predators have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • Dany Heatley played for 20:29 during 27 shifts and scored 3 points. Dany Heatley had 2 goals and 1 assist.
  • Mike Fisher played for 18:02 during 23 shifts and scored 2 points. Mike Fisher had 2 goals and 0 assists.
  • Minnesota had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 1 of them.
  • Nashville had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
Nashville   Minnesota
Mike Fisher 2 Points Dany Heatley 3
Mike Fisher 2 Goals Dany Heatley 2
Matt Halischuk 1 Assists Matt Cullen 2
N/A Power Play Goals Dany Heatley 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Pekka Rinne .840 Save Percentage Josh Harding .833
Pekka Rinne 21 Saves Josh Harding 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Nashville 30 5 0-1 0-1 4 32
Minnesota 25 4 1-1 1-1 4 37
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Wild have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .346 after a loss.
  • Nashville will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Predators have a W/L % of .613 after a win and .600 after a loss.