Columbus Blue Jackets vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Saturday, October 25, 2008 · Xcel Energy Center

ColumbusBlue JacketsAway

1–2

26–23

MinnesotaWildHome

XM 239 · FS-N

Game summary

The Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Xcel Energy Center. The Blue Jackets outshot the Wild 26–23.

Goals came from Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Owen Nolan and Rostislav Klesla.

Niklas Backstrom made 25 saves on 26 shots for the win; Fredrik Norrena stopped 8 of 9.

Goals
CBJ	0	0	1	1	26
MIN	1	0	1	2	23

Scoring

1st period

Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1)Marek Zidlicky (1), Owen Nolan (2)0–119:34 MIN

3rd period

Owen Nolan (1)Mikko Koivu (9)0–207:59 MIN
Rostislav Klesla (1)Michael Peca (1)1–211:34 CBJ

Team stats

CBJMIN

2623

48%52%

0/20/4

84

1718

1914

23

53

Penalties

4:02 into the first periodR.J. Umberger · interference2 min
8:46 into the first periodMarc-Andre Bergeron · elbowing2 min
11:59 into the first periodMarc Methot · hooking2 min
12:45 into the first periodRostislav Klesla · hooking2 min
1:25 into the third periodJakub Voracek · tripping2 min
16:25 into the third periodNick Schultz · hooking2 min

Season series

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

19Michael PecaC	0	1	1	−1	1	0	1	0	60	15:35
97Rostislav KleslaD	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	2	–	20:30
12Jiri NovotnyC	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	38	12:18
15Derek DorsettR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	06:35
16Derick BrassardC	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	43	13:28
17Andrew MurrayC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	0	–	15:00
18R.J. UmbergerC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	2	–	16:35
20Kristian HuseliusL	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	100	19:14
21Alexandre PicardL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	04:49
25Jason ChimeraL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	16:31
27Manny MalhotraC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	45	18:30
61Rick NashL	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	–	19:39
93Jakub VoracekR	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	–	14:58
3Marc MethotD	0	0	0	−2	1	2	0	2	–	14:17
5Christian BackmanD	0	0	0	−2	1	1	0	0	–	18:38
8Jan HejdaD	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	0	–	20:21
22Mike CommodoreD	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	0	–	23:32
51Fedor TyutinD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	–	22:10

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
30Fredrik NorrenaG	L	9	8	1	.889	33:56
31Pascal LeclaireG		14	13	1	.929	25:24

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters

11Owen NolanR	1	1	2	+2	4	1	0	0	50	19:13
9Mikko KoivuC	0	1	1	+1	6	1	0	0	62	21:22
96Pierre-Marc BouchardC	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	18:16
3Marek ZidlickyD	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	–	19:04
12Craig WellerR	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	08:48
15Andrew BrunetteL	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	–	17:55
19Stephane VeilleuxL	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	–	18:07
20Antti MiettinenR	0	0	0	−1	1	1	0	0	–	18:16
22Cal ClutterbuckR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	06:31
24Derek BoogaardL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	04:46
25Eric BelangerC	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	33	16:31
51James SheppardC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	2	0	46	15:34
67Benoit PouliotL	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	100	14:29
5Kim JohnssonD	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	23:29
8Brent BurnsD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	2	0	–	23:55
41Martin SkoulaD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	17:03
47Marc-Andre BergeronD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	14:29
55Nick SchultzD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	2	–	18:23

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
29Josh HardingG		0	0	0	–	–
32Niklas BackstromG	W	26	25	1	.962	59:49