Phoenix Coyotes vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Saturday, December 31, 2011 · Xcel Energy Center

PhoenixCoyotesAway

4–2

Final

SOG 30–30

MinnesotaWildHome

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Game summary

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Xcel Energy Center.

Radim Vrbata scored twice. Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Daymond Langkow, Matt Cullen and Ray Whitney also scored.

Curtis McElhinney made 28 saves on 30 shots for the win; Niklas Backstrom stopped 26 of 29.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
PHX	0	1	3	4	30
MIN	0	1	1	2	30

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1)Nick Johnson (1), Matt Cullen (1)0–106:19 MIN
Daymond Langkow (1)Unassisted1–115:02 PHX · PPG

3rd period

Radim Vrbata (1)Ray Whitney (1)2–104:15 PHX
Radim Vrbata (2)Kyle Chipchura (1), Keith Yandle (1)3–106:16 PHX
Matt Cullen (1)Unassisted3–208:12 MIN
Ray Whitney (1)Rostislav Klesla (1)4–219:41 PHX · EN

Team stats

PHXMIN

30Shots on goal30

28%Faceoff %72%

1/3Power play0/1

2Penalty minutes6

15Hits21

10Blocked shots13

1Giveaways4

2Takeaways2

Penalties

1st 13:59Nate Prosser · slashing2 min
2nd 13:59Greg Zanon · holding2 min
2nd 19:11Kyle Brodziak · interference goalkeeper2 min
3rd 09:27Michal Rozsival · delaying game puck over glass2 min

Season series

Phoenix Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes skaters

13Ray WhitneyL	1	1	2	+2	5	0	0	0	–	21:16
17Radim VrbataR	2	0	2	+3	4	0	0	0	33	17:55
22Daymond LangkowC	1	0	1	0	4	2	1	0	41	20:30
24Kyle ChipchuraC	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	18	12:54
3Keith YandleD	0	1	1	0	5	0	1	0	–	16:46
16Rostislav KleslaD	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	0	–	20:42
12Paul BissonnetteL	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	–	08:06
14Taylor PyattL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	10:18
18Patrick O'SullivanC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	100	15:45
19Shane DoanR	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	–	20:01
26Cal O'ReillyC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	13	11:46
28Lauri KorpikoskiL	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	13	15:53
37Raffi TorresL	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	–	11:56
89Mikkel BoedkerL	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	–	17:15
6David SchlemkoD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	–	17:17
23Oliver Ekman-LarssonD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	21:45
32Michal RozsivalD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	3	2	–	20:21
33Adrian AucoinD	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	–	17:48

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Jason LaBarberaG		0	0	0	–	00:00
31Curtis McElhinneyG	W	30	28	2	.933	59:46

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters

7Matt CullenC	1	1	2	+2	2	0	0	0	63	19:11
25Nick JohnsonR	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	16:37
96Pierre-Marc BouchardC	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	–	18:33
9Mikko KoivuC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	74	20:48
14Darroll PoweC	0	0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	–	14:57
15Dany HeatleyL	0	0	0	-1	5	2	0	0	–	18:34
18Colton GilliesC	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	–	09:07
21Kyle BrodziakC	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	2	100	16:25
22Cal ClutterbuckR	0	0	0	-1	5	1	0	0	–	19:00
28Matt KassianL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	06:19
41Jed OrtmeyerR	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	–	09:57
43Warren PetersC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	67	08:03
3Marek ZidlickyD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	–	21:02
5Greg ZanonD	0	0	0	-2	0	2	4	2	–	17:43
39Nate ProsserD	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	–	19:34
44Justin FalkD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	–	20:55
46Jared SpurgeonD	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	–	20:15
55Nick SchultzD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	–	19:09

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Niklas BackstromG	L	29	26	3	.897	58:49
37Josh HardingG		0	0	0	–	00:00