Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild
Regular season · Saturday, December 29, 2007 · Xcel Energy Center
XM 208 · FS-N
Game summary
The Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 in overtime on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild outshot the Oilers 35-27.
Goals came from Joni Pitkanen, Andrew Cogliano, Kim Johnsson, Fernando Pisani, Jarret Stoll, Brian Rolston, Marian Gaborik, Brent Burns and Petteri Nummelin.
Niklas Backstrom made 23 saves on 27 shots for the win; Dwayne Roloson stopped 30 of 35.
Scoring
1st period
Joni Pitkanen (6)Marty Reasoner (7), Kyle Brodziak (7)1–001:23 EDM · SHG
Andrew Cogliano (7)Ethan Moreau (1), Fernando Pisani (2)2–015:45 EDM
Kim Johnsson (2)Eric Belanger (16), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (24)2–117:53 MIN · PPG
2nd period
Fernando Pisani (3)Dustin Penner (12), Sheldon Souray (4)3–104:40 EDM · PPG
Jarret Stoll (4)Kyle Brodziak (8)4–108:35 EDM · SHG
Brian Rolston (14)Pavol Demitra (13), Sean Hill (2)4–217:33 MIN
3rd period
Marian Gaborik (19)Mark Parrish (7), Petteri Nummelin (5)4–304:44 MIN
Brent Burns (8)Pierre-Marc Bouchard (25)4–414:44 MIN
OT period
Petteri Nummelin (1)Pierre-Marc Bouchard (26), Brian Rolston (15)4–501:50 MIN · PPG
Team stats
EDMMIN
27Shots on goal35
50%Faceoff %50%
1/3Power play2/5
10Penalty minutes6
8Hits9
14Blocked shots13
4Giveaways2
5Takeaways2
Penalties
- 1st 00:33
Fernando Pisani · slashing2 min - 1st 10:40
Stephane Veilleux · hooking2 min - 1st 16:52Fernando Pisani · hooking2 min
- 2nd 02:11Dick Tarnstrom · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 03:14Mark Parrish · tripping2 min
- 2nd 06:49Joni Pitkanen · hooking2 min
- 2nd 19:08Pavol Demitra · cross checking2 min
- OT 00:48Steve Staios · hooking2 min
Season series
Edmonton Oilers
| 34Fernando PisaniR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 19:59 |
| 51Kyle BrodziakC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:07 |
| 13Andrew CoglianoL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:48 |
| 16Jarret StollC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 20:14 |
| 18Ethan MoreauL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:38 |
| 19Marty ReasonerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:12 |
| 27Dustin PennerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:47 |
| 25Joni PitkanenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:50 |
| 44Sheldon SourayD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 28:03 |
| 10Shawn HorcoffC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:27 |
| 12Robert NilssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:00 |
| 28Patrick ThoresenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:25 |
| 46Zack StortiniR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 02:52 |
| 89Sam GagnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:23 |
| 5Ladislav SmidD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:46 |
| 23Dick TarnstromD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:20 |
| 24Steve StaiosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:47 |
| 77Tom GilbertD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:39 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Mathieu GaronG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 35Dwayne RolosonG | O | 35 | 30 | 5 | .857 | 61:50 |
Minnesota Wild
| 96Pierre-Marc BouchardC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 20:47 |
| 12Brian RolstonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 20:20 |
| 33Petteri NummelinD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 17:04 |
| 10Marian GaborikR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 17:45 |
| 21Mark ParrishR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:54 |
| 25Eric BelangerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 19:34 |
| 38Pavol DemitraR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:38 |
| 5Kim JohnssonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 22:07 |
| 6Sean HillD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 16:03 |
| 8Brent BurnsD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:30 |
| 15James SheppardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:40 |
| 17Todd FedorukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 08:59 |
| 18Dominic MooreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:08 |
| 19Stephane VeilleuxL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:56 |
| 34Aaron VorosL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 11:15 |
| 92Branko RadivojevicR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:55 |
| 41Martin SkoulaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:18 |
| 55Nick SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:26 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Josh HardingG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 32Niklas BackstromG | W | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 61:25 |