Minnesota Wild vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Sunday, November 15, 2009 · RBC Center
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Game summary
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 5–4 in a shootout on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at RBC Center. The Hurricanes outshot the Wild 35–32.
Robbie Earl scored twice. Jussi Jokinen, Joe Corvo, Ray Whitney, Antti Miettinen, Brandon Sutter and John Scott also scored.
Michael Leighton made 28 saves on 32 shots for the win; Niklas Backstrom stopped 31 of 35.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jussi Jokinen (1)Tuomo Ruutu (1), Matt Cullen (1)0–102:45 CAR
Joe Corvo (1)Bryan Rodney (1), Ray Whitney (1)0–217:49 CAR ·
2nd period
Ray Whitney (1)Brandon Sutter (1), Joe Corvo (1)0–304:59 CAR · 
Antti Miettinen (1)Brent Burns (1), Andrew Brunette (1)1–308:43 MIN
Brandon Sutter (1)Ray Whitney (2)1–410:08 CAR · 
Robbie Earl (1)Mikko Koivu (1)2–413:46 MIN
John Scott (1)Kim Johnsson (1), Owen Nolan (1)3–414:06 MIN
3rd period
- Robbie Earl (2)Unassisted4–402:21 MIN
Shootout
- Jussi JokinenUnassisted4–500:00 CAR
Team stats
MINCAR
3235
52%48%
0/33/6
126
1320
912
49
96
Penalties
- 9:21 into the first period
Scott Walker · cross checking2 min - 15:02 into the first periodChad LaRose · hooking2 min
- 16:42 into the first period
Mikko Koivu · tripping2 min - 19:04 into the first periodAntti Miettinen · hooking2 min
- 4:48 into the second periodDerek Boogaard · tripping2 min
- 5:39 into the second periodAndrew Brunette · holding2 min
- 9:58 into the second periodCal Clutterbuck · roughing2 min
- 10:29 into the second periodAntti Miettinen · slashing2 min
- 6:56 into the third periodTuomo Ruutu · interference2 min
Season series
Minnesota Wild
| 38Robbie EarlL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 10:28 |
| 9Mikko KoivuC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 5 | 22:05 |
| 11Owen NolanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:52 |
| 15Andrew BrunetteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 17:52 |
| 20Antti MiettinenR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:36 |
| 5Kim JohnssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 25:58 |
| 8Brent BurnsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 25:15 |
| 36John ScottD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 03:31 |
| 14Martin HavlatR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:46 |
| 21Kyle BrodziakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 16:11 |
| 22Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:14 |
| 24Derek BoogaardL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 05:41 |
| 25Eric BelangerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:36 |
| 51James SheppardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 13:36 |
| 3Marek ZidlickyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:31 |
| 6Greg ZanonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:45 |
| 34Shane HnidyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:32 |
| 55Nick SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 18:03 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Niklas BackstromG | O | 35 | 4 | .886 |
| 37Josh HardingG | 0 | 0 | – |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 13Ray WhitneyL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20:32 |
| 16Brandon SutterC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20:59 |
| 77Joe CorvoD | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 3 | 31:52 |
| 8Matt CullenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 18:44 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 21:35 |
| 36Jussi JokinenL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 16:10 |
| 33Bryan RodneyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | 17:41 |
| 14Sergei SamsonovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 15:05 |
| 17Rod Brind'AmourC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 15:55 |
| 18Stephane YelleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:46 |
| 24Scott WalkerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 01:29 |
| 26Erik ColeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:24 |
| 29Tom KostopoulosR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:58 |
| 59Chad LaRoseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 7 | 16:28 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | 24:44 |
| 7Niclas WallinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:40 |
| 25Joni PitkanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 08:51 |
| 41Andrew AlbertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 21:17 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Manny LegaceG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 49Michael LeightonG | W | 32 | 4 | .875 |